Posts by JWdaughter

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RC 2016 Leaks & Releases

by wifibandit in

in an effort to reduce the number of posts, this year i will try to add links to this post.

now, on with the leaks & releases!

first up.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nzvwhflss4.

JWdaughter

Cairo elections were a lot livelier than whatever was going on in that video.

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Watchtower State

by nelim in

i was watching a documentary from last week about saudi arabia.

there are many human rights violations going on, supported from islam ideology.

apparently is(is) is an off-shoot of saudi society.

Seriously? I spent time in Saudi and I know a very respected and loved sheik there who is Canadian, black and highly sought after as a teacher and leader in Arabia. I would say he is a rock star over there. I traveled with Africans, we were not turned away from any checkpoint, holy site or 5 star hotel. That's not the military. Wonder if they had an issue with Condoleezza Rice or Colin Powell? Oh! Or Barack Obama.

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At a certain point in time.....

by Giordano in

at a certain point in time, i am sad to say, being a jw may have been my whole life.

i knew myself by what others said about me.

i was called brother by hundreds, and it sounded right.

JWdaughter

Thanks for sharing your experience Giordano. I always questioned things-I always DO, still. I don't necessarily like my answers. Its hard to shift your mind once entrenched, but I think that life is a journey and progressing forward doesn't always mean that we leap out of one place to another. It is usually step by step. I'm glad you stepped out!

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Kids to refugee camps?

by JWdaughter in

i was at a garage sale the other day and decided from the books that they were in a ministry.

so, in talking to the husband, turns out that sold their house and are headed to greece with 4 kids to be missionaries to the refugees.

4 kids.

JWdaughter

I was at a garage sale the other day and decided from the books that they were in a ministry. So, in talking to the husband, turns out that sold their house and are headed to Greece with 4 kids to be missionaries to the refugees. 4 kids. They had a 6 month old! They plan to do that for a few months and then settle in Turkey. They are going to have some amazing experiences. I worry about them in the refugee camps, though. The Syrians only take they kids there out of desperation. I'd never bring kids there as a learning experience! Turkey will be amazing, refugee camps are a bit dramatic with 4 kids under 7 years old. This was not a pastors family, this guy never was a minister before. His wife was an employee at a church part time. I admire their intentions, but think they are nuts.

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Crumpet and PurpleSofa

by JWdaughter in

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two posters that i haven't seen in awhile that i like.

anyone heard from them?

i hope all is well!

JWdaughter

Thanks! I hope the girls are well and happy.

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No Birthday cards

by Xanthippe in

so no cards again yesterday from my daughter's uncle and aunts, my jw siblings, for her 21st birthday.

😀 no i didn't expect any but i just wonder if they even know she's twenty-one now.

do her cousins, one of whom has a baby of his own now?

JWdaughter

I'm sending warmest felicitations to your daughter. Congratulations to you on encouraging her education and celebrating her life. You had a huge bully discouraging both.

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One less JW in Scandinavia

by Powermetal4ever in

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yes that's me, i am victorious!

i had enough after about 4 years knowing ttatt.

sent my da letter and it has been anounced at the meeting.

JWdaughter

Congrats on taking back your life!

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The New World , Utopian or Dystopian?

by BluesBrother in

like many others on here i was raised and spent many years of my life looking forward to , and basing my life around the anticipated "new world" .this utopian paradise would "satisfy the desire of every living thing".

we would enjoy eternal youth in perfect health,have abundant good food ,comfortable homes ,even welcome our parents and forebears back from the dead - what's not to like?i found this description of a dystopian world on the net :"characteristics of a dystopian society• propaganda is used to control the citizens of society.• information, independent thought, and freedom are restricted.• a figurehead or concept is worshipped by the citizens of the society.• citizens are perceived to be under constant surveillance.• citizens have a fear of the outside world.• citizens live in a dehumanized state.• the natural world is banished and distrusted.• citizens conform to uniform expectations.

individuality and dissent are bad.• the society is an illusion of a perfect utopian world."hmm.

JWdaughter

made me look at n. Korean propaganda art. Their Armageddon type pics portrays them as victims of evil US military men

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A big thanks to all you good good people

by aboveusonlysky in

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"when the truth is found to be lies, and all the joy within you dies" jefferson airplane.

until that is you find websites like this!

i want to say a big thank you to all of you for everything i've learned here, as well as jwfacts, jwsurvey, coc, isocf etc.. i'm a born in and i spent more than two decades of my adult life in full time 'service' for the (b)org.

JWdaughter

Welcome!

You are right, they are bullies and it's not anecdotal, it is based on what the WT has stated explicitly as being their practice in their monolithic rulership over JWs. That they deny it, sometimes in the same bullying article, doesn't change what they state and expect.

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My Bible Study Is Wide Awake To The TTATT

by James Jack in

i ran into my old bible study at the kingdom hall recently, he was baptized as a jw 8 years ago.

we started talking about small things and catching up about our families and then the bombshell.. "my wife and i are deeply troubled by the watchtower change of doctrine, prophecy, and their history"!

"did you know about charles russell and his failed marriage... his view of pyramids... generation mistakes... and dates... that place in california for returning prophets..."and on and on he went.. i told him i knew all about it and then show him a publication on display in the foyer (i think it is divine plan of the ages), and it had a fold out of a pyramid and a description on bible verses that showed 1914 was the year the big a was going to happen.

JWdaughter

I have a family member that this.'s the org is what keeps her straight. It's her version of AA I think. I bet if James Jack got some counseling from someone sensible and down to earth, he would be able to realize that the religion is not saving him OTOH it's kind of like his blankie. You know, the one that served a purpose with the soft plush and the silken border. . They get washed hundreds of times after being peed on and barfed on and walked on and slept with. . .until you realize you don't have a blanket any .more. you have good memories, but all that is left is a few fraying inches of the binding border. You grew up and you don't need the comfort anymore. It isn't even comforting anymore. It is actually. . A rag. Trash.