Posts by Darth Yhwh

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Mother violates privacy and gets burned!

by Darth Yhwh in

i started a word document in early october regarding the failed predictions of the wbts.

i titled it as false prophets and my intent was to have a resource for information regarding wbts publications that verified that they claimed the end of the world was happening on such and such date and they knew about it because of their privileged status of having an open frequency with the almighty itself.

the document was basically a cut and paste from the quotes website with a little commentary from myself in-between biblical and wbts quotes.

Darth Yhwh

Stillajwexelder,

I do not know whether to be angry on you behalf about privacy invasion - or laugh at her absurdity

Do what I did, get angry and then laugh it off. What else can you do right?

Thanks lisavegas420. I only hope that she read the entire document. I could easily see her not even reading it because she’s afraid that the real truth might slap her in the face.

You might want to add a little note of your own to that document that snooping around in your private affairs is not only rude, but none of her affair. Then don't say a thing about it.
After giving her enough time to find it, start pass wording stuff you don't want her to see.

You know Forsher, I thought about pass wording that document but I really don’t have anything to hide, besides my initial thought was to give it to her any way. Your rite, it’s a shame that I have to be concerned about who might be snooping around in my files in my own home.

No, it isn't, even if it were an obsession. I consider it to be a healthy hobby and a humanitarian effort, while others choose to look upon their invasion of others' privacy as an inalienable right and not an obsession. The WTS ruins relationships, both within the families and within their borganization.

Well said Frannie Banannie

Obsession...hmmm. I was told the same thing more than a few times as I race to the computer every morning (and several times throughout the day) to see what's up on some different forums! Some family members can't understand why I "let it eat at me" and that I should just put it in the past and move on. So....maybe I am obsessed...but who'se got a better right than former JWs who were duped by a printing company into believing that they were "God's ONLY chosen and approved" religion as we patterned our ENTIRE LIVES around this lie!

Sunspot, I do tend to spend a little more time on line than I should, but I would hardly call it an obsession. And the amount of time that I do spend is unknown by my mother so she has no rite to make such a claim without factual information to support it. Besides if you want to talk about obsession, the amount of time I spend researching JW's and posting on this forum pales in comparison to the amount of time active JW's, including my mother, spending serving their master the WBTS, right?

You also bring up an excellent point regarding my mother’s history of putting her nose where it doesn’t belong. When I was a kid I always had to worry about her going through my stuff and wondering what she would find objection to. It is totally unbelievable that as an adult I still have to be concerned with these same issues.

I would print out what she typed and give it to her.

Atypical, I think that this is my plan. I will type a carefully thought out answer to each and every one of her questions and give it to her while simultaneously forgiving her for her blatant disregard of my privacy.

Garybus, I have read your story some time ago and I am having difficulty recalling the specifics at this point in time. I’m sorry to hear about your children shunning you. I also agree with you. Your right, my mother is afraid of me. I represent every fear she’s ever had regarding independent thinking and stepping out of the society’s controlling dogma.

Skyman, I’m glad you enjoyed my story. That’s why I wanted to share it because I new many others would at least get a kick out of it.

Thanks for your comments everyone. I appreciate it.

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A Demon Haunted World

by wednesday in

someone just recently posted the name of a book, i believe it was called 'a demon haunted world" .

i went to amazon, and the author they have is carl sagon.. is the correct book?

or is there a lesser known writer who wrote another book?

Darth Yhwh

The book is primarily about debunking psuedoscience and relying on the real deal to help us improve understanding of the natural world.

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Mother violates privacy and gets burned!

by Darth Yhwh in

i started a word document in early october regarding the failed predictions of the wbts.

i titled it as false prophets and my intent was to have a resource for information regarding wbts publications that verified that they claimed the end of the world was happening on such and such date and they knew about it because of their privileged status of having an open frequency with the almighty itself.

the document was basically a cut and paste from the quotes website with a little commentary from myself in-between biblical and wbts quotes.

Darth Yhwh

I started a Word document in early October regarding the failed predictions of the WBTS. I titled it as False Prophets and my intent was to have a resource for information regarding WBTS publications that verified that they claimed the end of the world was happening on such and such date and they knew about it because of their privileged status of having an open frequency with the almighty itself. The document was basically a cut and paste from the Quotes website with a little commentary from myself in-between biblical and WBTS quotes. My initial intent was to give a copy of it to my JW mother or at the very least bring up points from it when the appropriate time presented it self.

Yesterday my wife and I attended a Pittsburgh Penguins hockey game with her mother. One in which the Pens won over the NY Rangers by a score of 4 to 3 in sudden death over time (sorry to all you Ranger fans out there). I arranged for my mother to baby-sit my three children while we enjoyed the hockey game. When we returned, although my mother was presenting a pleasant façade to my wife and myself, I couldn’t help but sense some frustration in her mannerisms. After I came in and sat at my computer I decided to see if she had been poking her nose around into my personal affairs. Sure enough she had opened the Word document and typed me a little message. Here it is for your reading enjoyment:

Why do you spend your Families time trying to condemn your mother’s religion?
If it’s so wrong, then why bother?
Why not just let God take care of it?
Don’t you think he can?
Do you really think he needs you to help him?
Before you sit in judgment of others, try perfecting yourself.
Accept the good in people,
Especially those who try to do right in their lives because of their religious convictions.
Look around you, can you really say this World has a lot more to offer you and your children than God can?
Do yourself and your family a favor, read only the Bible trust it as it really is the word of God.
What do you have to lose?
Don’t hook up with people whose total goal is to destroy the religious freedom of anyone, including Jehovah’s Witnesses.
If you love me, you will drop this obsession. It is ruining our relationship!

After reading:

Don’t hook up with people whose total goal is to destroy the religious freedom of anyone, including Jehovah’s Witness.

my first thought was that she had logged on line and was viewing either my favorites or my history folders. Although she did log online she didn’t view anything that would make her think I’m “hooking up” with apostates. Just like the WBTS advises she stayed away from questionable content on the internet. What a good little JDub she is. The Society would be proud!

Another bit of information that she gave me was:

read only the Bible trust it as it really is the word of God. What do you have to lose?

The reason this was so interesting to me is because my father had surgery recently (http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/7/101353/1.ashx) and after listening her and a hospital liaison committee representative talk all day long about what are the do’s and don’ts according to the WBTS, I blurted out “why don’t you just read the bible?” Perhaps I planted this seed in her mind back then? I wouldn’t count on it. I think what she’s really trying to say here is to stay away from apostates. She knows I’m not going to start reading the WBTS’s publications so she figures that if I must read religious material then I should stick with the bible and stay away from anything else.

She also asks me to “drop this obsession” as it is “ruining our relationship!” Well I certainly wouldn’t call this little hobby of mine as an obsession. She acts like I bring these issues up with her every time I see her. I haven’t had a religious conversation with her in nearly two months and she wouldn’t have even been exposed to my opinion had she not be violating my privacy.

So any way, I’m sure that many here will enjoy this story. I would also enjoy your thoughts and to discuss her reaction with you all.

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A Demon Haunted World

by wednesday in

someone just recently posted the name of a book, i believe it was called 'a demon haunted world" .

i went to amazon, and the author they have is carl sagon.. is the correct book?

or is there a lesser known writer who wrote another book?

Darth Yhwh

The Demon-Haunted World

Science as a candle in the dark.

By: Carl Sagan

Good book, not his best but worth a read regardless.

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You cannot live forever in paradise on earth

by Gopher in

the watchtower society has, for about seven decades, been attracting new volunteer workers for its field ministry with the promise of life forever on a paradise earth.

even the titles of its main study books since 1968 bear the promise: the truth that leads to eternal life, you can live forever in paradise on earth, and knowledge that leads to everlasting life.

how logical is this hope that leads people to entrust the watchtower with their time, energy and worldly possessions?

Darth Yhwh

One of the things that always bothered me when considering the thought of eternal life on Earth was the fact that the Sun has a finite amount of hydrogen and helium to maintain it thermonuclear fusion. What will God do when our Sun begins to use up it's fuel? How will he prevent our star from engulfing the Earth when it swells becoming a red giant?

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More Watchtower Double Speak!

by gumby in

avove is a 1999 km quote pages 3-6 on the dangers of the internet.. .

you don't need to read all this.

just read the opening line and paragraph 19.....then read paragraph 22. in summary, the opening line below says... the watchtower does all our research for us and we need not look elsewhere.

Darth Yhwh

Thanks for the scan gumby. Very interesting indeed. I just shared some of those points to my wife for her entertainment. Basically what their saying is "dont think for your self, stay away from the internet and rely on Jehovah because, after all, he knows best".

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Here's a question.....

by Low-Key Lysmith in

jw
friends

......for those of you who have family that still speaks to you on occasion, does it seem that they are always trying to update you on goings-on in the congregation?

my grandma, every time she calls (which isn't often), likes to say "brother or sister so-and-so were asking about you the other day".

or "brother so-and-so got disfellowshipped".

Darth Yhwh

Breck, I certainly don't feel that your being to suspicious. My mother used to do the same thing untill recently. I think she finally has come to terms with the fact that I am no longer or never will be returning to her cult.

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Do you feel you have more friends now that you left?

by ButtLight in

jw
friends

its funny to me... i was just talking to someone i consider my friend.

she doesnt come on here, but she left the "truth".

i now have gotten to know her and her husband, along with their son and his wife.

Darth Yhwh

Friends as a JW: Zero

Friends as a regular worldly human being: Just about everyone.

Score: uncountable.

37

At what age did you start driving a car?

by JH in

jw
friends

i always was fascinated with cars and driving.

when i was a child going to school, often i sat in the front seat, just to look at the bus driver change gears, press on the clutch and just by looking at the way he did it helped me when i drove my first manual transmission car.. here is a picture of my first car.

an old 1974 volks wagen beetle.

Darth Yhwh

I was a late driver. Didn't get my license untill I was 17. I didn't learn to ride a motorcycle untill this summer (31 yrs old). Here's a photo of my first vehicle. Its a 1984 Ford Exp. It's a four cylinder that only seats two. I'll tell you what though...the hatchback design of this thing allowed me to haul items that my friends could only dream about. This photo is off a google search. Mine was the same brick read color but without the black trim on the bottom. Mine also had different wheels. It looks pretty pittifull to me now.

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36 years ago today, I was born (PHOTOS)...

by Funchback in

these are photos from my 36th birthday.

i was born january 1, 1970.. but, we partied on december 30!.

ps...i'm the man with the leather jacket.

Darth Yhwh

Happy birthday! Pictures look great.