Posts by carla

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Annual Meeting 2019 - part one

by TheFadingAlbatros in

the jw.org organization looks every passing day more and more like a building firm made in usa:.

https://www.jw.org/en/library/videos/#en/mediaitems/studiofeatured/pub-jwb_202001_1_video.

carla

Some of us won't go to jw dot org, want to tell us more?

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Does Anyone Elses PIMI Family Do A "Not Christmas" Day?

by pale.emperor in

i was told today that my jw family had a massive family gathering with presents exchanged, drinks and a big roast dinner.

they even wore paper hats.. the day they chose for this family day?.

26th december.. totally not christmas or anything - honest.. does anyone elses family do that?

carla

So, just like the non Thanksgiving meal that they have right?

Good for the jw's who actually do give gifts and have a family celebration. I wonder what the gb thinks of it?

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1st Cent.Crucifixions to Order and for Sport

by BluesBrother in

i found this video interesting, from the smithsonian channel.

it explains how commonplace crucifixions were with specific mention of the patebelum crosspiece.

https://www.smithsonianchannel.com/videos/crucifixion-became-a-very-popular-roman-spectator-sport/69754?an=history.

carla

I remember a site that showed that if Jesus was hung the way jw's claim He would have died within 10 minutes or so. Showed my jw some of the articles, obviously made no difference.

Here is one article-

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2004/apr/08/thisweekssciencequestions

"....One of the most severe methods of crucifixion put the arms straight above the victim. "That can [kill in] 10 minutes to half an hour - it's just impossible to breathe under those conditions," Ward says."

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My BPD Sister Passed Away

by babygirl30 in

jw
friends

i have started this, then restarted it, and it still sucks to even write this out - but my younger sister passed away unexpectedly last saturday (on my birthday).

i am going through all the grieving emotions, but there is more to the story that i could never and would never talk about to anyone that didn't understand the jw rhetoric.

so...here i am.. my sister has had borderline personality disorder (bpd) for as long as i can remember.

carla

I am so sorry for your loss and all the jw bs that you have endured and will continue to endure. I'm sure a former ex jw here will have something more profound for you. Wishing you peace.

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Poll: When my PIMI wife comes back from meeting. she is a different person. how many out there experience the same and why?

by goingthruthemotions in

so i am trying to understand if i am the only pomo that experiences the situation where the pimi spouse comes back from a meeting a different personanlity.

it may not be obivious to the untrained eye, but i notice it and i know my sons notice it.

this last round after all the loyalty bs and armagedon bs it's like she has stayed stuck in it.

carla

Yes!!!!!

You can't bother pointing it out to them because they will say something stupid like, "well, if I'm being brainwashed everybody should be" or something as ridiculous. They see it as a good thing.

After a convention? it can take anywhere from a few days or weeks to wear off. Guess it depends on the convention, their personal feelings of dubiness at the moment or state of the world. That is my opinion.

When mine first joined up his eyes actually glazed over like you might see in the movies, scared the crap out of me. My jw changed so much after meetings the kids noticed as well. Now it is not as much if at all on a regular basis. Maybe he got better at snapping between worlds? his jw life and then home to non jw wife & family.

From a purely psychological point of few it can be an interesting study. Just wish I was looking in at will not having to live it.

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Don Adams has passed away

by RubaDub in

jw
friends

i received a call from a friend in new york city that don adams passed away late last evening (30 dec 2019).

many of you bethelites know him and he was the president of the society for a number of years after the gb got out of the corporate structure business.

from what i understand, he was generally liked by many there.. some in my family knew him.

carla

Do the r & f learn of a big wigs death at the kh? Will they do some sort of video memorial for him or any of the gb?

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What Makes JWs Unique?

by neat blue dog in

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carla

"They are the group of Christians..."- only in their own minds. Nobody I know considers them 'Christian'.

"...His will.."- you mean like hiding pedophiles? breaking up families and not allowing natural affection? making requirements on dress, make up, hair cuts, etc...? Those things do make them 'unique' as far as religious folks go. Most religions claim love, family, helping widows and orphans, feeding the hungry, clothing the poor, etc...

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