Earthquake in Canada, Halloween. This video seems to fit.
The Guess Who
just heard about the quake and possible tsunami warning.
i hope all you guys in bc are ok!!!
check in and let us know!.
Earthquake in Canada, Halloween. This video seems to fit.
The Guess Who
if i could tell my mom and other family jw's that i wasn't going back, didn't believe it and wanted to move on with my life without worrying about being df'd or shunned, i'd do it in a heartbeat.. but, that is not the case.
wonder how many the wtbs would lose if they changed their policy on this?
how many of you would have left sooner if there were 'no strings attached' to the wt?.
The Watchtower claims the purpose is to cause those who stray to see the error of their ways and repent but the real truth is that the purpose of shunning is to keep witnesses in fear of leaving if they start having doubts. It is a very effective way of controling people.
Recently on this board I mentioned my second cousin on my wife side of the family. When she left about four years ago her parents turned their back on her. She knew I was a Jdub at one time who left and she wanted to contact me. No one would give her my number. My wife had her number but didn't want to give it to me. They still try to control you after you leave. It really is quite the evil system.
One channel on Direct TV is running a program called " The Mormon Candidate". It is about Mitt but it cover how Morons treat those who leave the church. Very similar to what the Dubs do.
so we all know the jw vocabulary is a weird one.
what words or phrases bugged you the most?.
a few of mine:.
"marriage due" Didn't that mean putting out?
so we all know the jw vocabulary is a weird one.
what words or phrases bugged you the most?.
a few of mine:.
One thing for sure Emery. You can't accuse the Witnesses of having no class.
so we all know the jw vocabulary is a weird one.
what words or phrases bugged you the most?.
a few of mine:.
"the friends" always sounded cultishly creepy
car group
pioneer
and of course "SPECIAL pioneer"
Jehovah's day
Jehovah Latte..... sorry got Starbucks jargon mixed up with Witness speak
spiritual paradise
zealous As in he's zealous for the truth
funny convo my wife had, an old friend called who connected with her on fb.
i was messing around in the kitchen when i hear my wife say jovially but forcefully "oh i dont go anymore cause my husband says its a cult!!!'.
seams she was on the phone with a fence sitter she grew up with but that statement was amazing lol.
She was concise and made her point. I like that!
so we all know the jw vocabulary is a weird one.
what words or phrases bugged you the most?.
a few of mine:.
"Waiting on Jehovah"...So you're having the chicken fried steak with gravy on the side. I'll be right back with that martini.
just got word that my youngest brother died of pancreatic cancer.
he was diagnosed in early august.
this has been really tough for me and my family..
I'm so sorry to hear this Poppers. I'll keep you and your family in my thoughts and prayers.
it's just a thought right now, but one of those thoughts where i have that itch.
it's that same itch felt before i purchase something major.
i'm just wondering what i might be getting into based upon others experiences in this regard.
I know what you are saying Dario but also notice here that those who eat meat are rubbing their meat eating in the face of someone who is just thinking about going vegetarian. I see this all the time. I think most people don't want to think about where their meat comes from. Look up gestation crates and you'll get an idea of how these animals are abuse before they show up nicely packaged in the supermarket. It is a far cry from the methods used a hundred years ago or by a hunter whose prey is living a normal, probably happy existance up till the moment it is killed.
it's just a thought right now, but one of those thoughts where i have that itch.
it's that same itch felt before i purchase something major.
i'm just wondering what i might be getting into based upon others experiences in this regard.
For some reason a lot of people get very defensive when you find out you don't eat meat and feel the need to justify their eating of meat by getting some kind of dig in with a horror story about someone they know who is a vegetarian who looks sick or is too fat or looks unhealthy or is too thin. The answer to this. "Hey dumb ass, how may people do you know who eat meat look sick or are fat or are too thin? People stop eating meat for all sorts of reason. Some people aren't against eating meat just the inhumane way we get it from factory farms rather than hunting it ourselves. Some people go vegatarian because of heath issues. Some people feel we shouldn't eat anything that has a mother. All I can say is try it and see if it works for you. If it doesn't then McDonald's will be waiting with open arms to welcom you back. Oh, and so will the surgeon who performs the triple bypasses.