Posts by JWdaughter

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A question for my friends in the USA about cowboys.

by punkofnice in

as a kid growing up in the uk we used to play 'cowboys and indians' and watch high chaparal and bonanza along with other cowboy films.

later, in the 70's kung fu would be shown with caine going through the 'old west'.

we even had a chocolate bar that was marketed with a 'cowboy' theme...milky bar.. as far as i know the 'wild west' as shown on tvdidn't actually exist.. are there people that believe it did?.

JWdaughter

I have seen the Alamo and the quote from Davy Crocket "You may all go to hell. I shall go to Texas".

The Alamo is a tiny building and it was part of the mission system here in Texas. In San Antonio there are several within a few miles of each other. We have hispanic cowboys now and supposedly the difference between a real cowboy and a fake is how shiny new his boots/truck is. There are still cowboys and Indians and ofttimes(in Texas, anyway) they are the same guys.

Being a cowboy is a JOB and there are still cows, still cowboys all over the world. The basic conflict in the 1800's was won by whites as they control most of the land now. The conflict was about land then (and where I am from, fishing rights, now) but it usually IS about land-everywhere in the world, isn't it? Just different native populations-results vary!

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Old Books

by Jeannette in

i have about 30 old books that i have collected over the years and i don't know what to do with them.

i wouldn't mind getting a little money for them, after all, i did contribute and spend tons of money in car gas.

i have: you may survive armageddon into god's new world; what has religion done for mankind?

JWdaughter

It's funny how much "food" they put out that has no value. It's like JWs have been eating fried pigskin and cotton candy all these years.

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December 1,2014 watchtower saying buying house is bad

by hoser in

page 15.

"take for example a christian couple in asia.

in their younger years, they admired those who could afford to own a house.

JWdaughter

The article was about a couple that "in their younger years". They are not so young now, presumably. Maybe they can't work now. Too bad they didn't buy a home to live in and their kids are bugging them for money to help support their ministry as Pioneers or Bethelites (If they haven't shunned them for being DFd).

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"Jehovah's Witnesses do better after surgery without transfusion" - Article (July 3, 2012)

by Da.Furious in

this article from 2012 published by the birmingham news showed up on my facebook page.. what i would have liked to see in the statistics is the inclusion of total jws refusing blood transfusion and their survival rate not only the ones taht surviced, taking about only survivors is not like for like comparison in my opinion with patients who take blood transfusion and then dont survive.. .

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JWdaughter

I haven't looked at this particular referenced study, but if related to the one I DID look at, they really skewed the results by readying the JWs with nutritional and other medical preparation for some time before surgery to make sure that they were as well prepared as possible (all proped up with as much help as possible). It wasn't really a fair study as the patients who took blood did NOT get any special preparation beyond normal. EVERY single patient would have had significantly improved results had they had the same preparation. So, to me, it looks like a study that was commissioned by the borg. If this is the same one-there you go.

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I phones...I dont understand it?

by new hope and happiness in

is it worth queing two weeks for a phone?

i mean why que two weeks for something we already have a phone?.

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JWdaughter

Eh, my samsung galaxy something works pretty darn good. I have a really cute pink case on it and really, if I can call and text then what else matters? I don't answer the phone (or care where it is) half the time. It is here for my convenience and no one elses and now that I have googlemaps mastered and all my numbers in there, why upgrade? You know they will break or get lost or stolen usually before they go totally obsolete.

I'm very content:) Aren't folks OVER the whole I-Phone thing yet?

I wouldn't stand in line to see Jesus arrive. As we have seen, even that is a wasteful use of expectation!

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December 1,2014 watchtower saying buying house is bad

by hoser in

page 15.

"take for example a christian couple in asia.

in their younger years, they admired those who could afford to own a house.

JWdaughter

In many Asian countries, the dilemma may be between owning, renting and living with family. Rent in most asian countries I have been to is not really cheap. The only way many people have homes is that they live in large family homes with several groups or generations-which is likely what that couple resorted to rather than renting. Just helping out mom with utilities is a lot cheaper!

IF the "story" actually has any basis in fact.

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Why I hate Tuesdays

by kneehighmiah in

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all throughout my life tuesdays were my meeting nights.

well tuesdays and thursdays to be more precise, when we had book study but book study was at my house so it wasn't terrible.

anyways as a kid i hated coming home from school, doing homework and then going to the meetings.

JWdaughter

Missed "Happy Days" and "The Waltons" We got home in time for "Three's Company" and "Benny Hill" though. I would have preferred the "wholesome" shows, but family programming was over on tv by time we got home. . .

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Watchtower made money off Hurricane Katrina?

by Coded Logic in

so i just heard from someone who was on the rbc that when they were working on homes after the hurricane before they could start work on a brother or sisters house the brother or sister had to first sign a form that the wtbts could collect all their insurance money.

and that since all the labor was free (and many of the brothers on the rbc provided construction materials our of their own pockets) that the wtbts actually made money off of the disaster.. has anyone seen or heard this before and is there anyway to confirm it?

it really sounds like something the wtbts would do.

JWdaughter

I know that there are quaified brothers to help those in need-so they should give immediate (financial, food, clothing, shelter) assistance to any JW who needs it,but repairs only to those who have no insurace or way to pay for it. Why would anyone with insurance want a bunch of dodgy construction guys doing their repairs? I knew that while many brothers would eagerly help, that many were ridiculously unskilled. My dad helped at a few quick builds and often around different halls (he was not a JW, but he was part of the community via my mom and called upon regularly). He commented on the "yahoos" (direct quote) that worked along side him at times. He had the same comments about a lot of the Habitat for Humanity volunteers that had much better intentions than they had know how or ability. My dad was a "do it" kind of guy, not a guy that showed folks how to do it. He had no patience for incompetents or training, unfortunately. Anyway, I would rather hire a known professional construction crew to repair my home. Just sayin'. My dad could only do so much. . . and turned down paid positions with H4H because of it. Dealing as a contractor for years he knew too much about OSHA and dealing with homeowners, subs and everyone else. :) He would rather build a house alone than with folks who needed constant direction. (He appreciated kind intentions, he just didn't have a personality to be patient with training situations)

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Forcing child to watch JW.org kid's videos?

by Darth Fader The Sequel in

we recently were visiting lifelong friends of ours in another state.

these people are uber-devoted jw's.

i mean they are prototypical "witness zombies" who do exactly what the gb tell them to without fail and always with a smile on their face.

JWdaughter

I don't know--- I used to hate broccoli and now I love it. Same for a few other things. Cooked a little differently than my mom did (boilling veg todeath ando overcooking steak), I love things I loathed as a child.

So, while its good that she isn't eagerly going for the caleb crapola, YET, that is what brainwashing is for, right? So that she WILL go to it all eagerly ad think it is as wonderful as her foster gramma.

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Will the kingdom hall of jehovahs witnesses signs eventually come down?

by hoser in

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it is clear that the leaders of the jehovahs witness religion are rebranding.

so as a strategy they could have both the jw.org signs and kingdom hall signs running at the same time and then in a few years instruct congregations to remove the kingdom hall signs.

this happens all the time with commercial products when there are mergers and company takeovers.. .

JWdaughter

For many years the ostensible reason for meeting at homes for the book study was for building closer relationships(we knew our JW neighbors in the hood) and of course, so that we can more easily stay in communication during the 'great tribulation".

I think they are going to invent a great tribulation to have a good reason to rid themselves of the expense of the KH's while getting the assets. I fully expect that this will happen in the next few years. Not because I am psychic, but because I am paying attention and have been doing so for over 40 years. They are and have been playing with the minds and building up the paranoia in JWs across the board for decades. Here is the thing-even the LEAST faithful in attendance that have been indoctrinated with this stuff will likely fall into the JW way of life again if they get them falling for it again by appealing to that built in paranoia about the world. Like the Manchurian candidate-they just need to use a code word or a situation (even invented by them) to get lax Jws activated. There are plenty who believe the crap, they just aren't willing tolive it or go along with it or don't care to bother their pretty little heads with the details. Most people are not that intellectually curious. But, push the right buttons and you get things like extremists, birthers, preppers, tea parties and those border activists of various sorts.

the WTBTS has been pushing buttons for years, seeing what works or not with various crowds. People aren't that complicated. And the WT is a master of manipulation.