I agree, there surely is much more to the story. Perhaps the woman was a major pain in the ass, but barring extreme circumstances I would be inclined to cut someone a little slack considering what they're going through.
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Bad Press for WT
by aniron inbad press for jws in d.c.. .
the washington post.
14 october 2005. metro section, page b 1. .
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Bad Press for WT
by aniron inbad press for jws in d.c.. .
the washington post.
14 october 2005. metro section, page b 1. .
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It's usually frowned upon among JWs to say things like "Thank God". It sounds like she wasn't JW enough for the JWs.
Maybe she was thanking God because Jehover wasn't coming through.
I'm surprised any JWs helped at all. The ones I knew never helped anyone unless there was something in it for them. The only JWs I ever saw displaying any generosity were the poorest among them. The wealthy ones were always the stingiest. The wealthiest congregation I was in also had the shabbiest kingdom hall in the city, and every month the account servant™ reported a deficit.
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Local KH gets shafted
by sinis ina while back three local halls (same building) donated their saved up money to a new hall being built in a nearby town.
appearently the new hall could not get a loan for the work.
well the other halls got together about 50k and gave it to the the new hall with the promise that they would be payed back as the donating hall needed to use the money within the next few months for repairs.
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Funny how the society accepts not only donations, but interest free loans as well. Then they turn around and loan it out to halls at 3% interest.
Shouldn't they be paying tax on the interest income? I wish I didn't have to pay tax on my interest income.
It amazes me that the publishers™ don't see the watchtower is nothing more than a money hungry enterprise.
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Do stupid people have more children? What are the implications?
by AlmostAtheist inno offense to those with large families (and no compliment to those with small ones), this is a thread speaking of averages and groups, not specific people and families.
your mileage may vary.
dealer participation will affect consumer cost.
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I don't have any children. I guess that makes me a genius.
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treatment of jw's w/ubm's
by carla inhow are jw's treated by the cong when they have a ubm?
on one hand they could hold them up as how wonderful they are for suffering such persecution but on the other hand wouldn't they be looked down upon because they couldn't even get their own spouse 'in'?
if you can't even get your own spouse to believe how well could you do in service?
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Bullshit. Take it from the me, they are more callous to those with ubms. And lets not start on how they treat their kids.
This is true. Those with UBMs have a very hard time fitting into any of the JW social circles. My dad was an UBM, and the JWs were very rude to him many times. I was an adult when I became a JW, so I don't know what the kids go through, but one time I overheard an elder speaking abusively about my dad, and my dad wasn't around. I went over to him and warned him that he'd be beaten within an inch of his worthless life if he ever said anything about my dad again.
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Anybody just plain get fed up and DA?
by toby888 ini'm sick and tired and i just can't take it anymore.
i think i can "be all i can be" by joining the world and thinking about da pretty soon.
slow fade may not really work for me.
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I DA'd, but I don't view it as playing by their rules. They never asked me to do it. My purpose was to advise them, in no uncertain terms, that they had better get the hell out of my life. It was to shatter any delusions of authority they thought they had - to hurl their impotence into their teeth. It also served as a warning to them to refrain from harassing me or they would face legal consequenses.
While I was living a double life I was the one who was looking over my shoulder when I lit a smoke; I was the one who hesitated to answer my door or phone. I had to watch every word I said. Now things work differently. If the JWs see me at the mall, they are the ones who scurry away like the frightened rats they are.
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Because They Treat People Like Sh*t!
by metatron insorry about that title.
i rarely use such language - except when it makes a point that needs emphasis - and this one does.. .
i have run into 3 witnesses in the past couple of days.
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Treating people like sh*t is probably the only thing the witnesses are good at. You're right - you don't need all the research to refute them. Even when I was still a believer I decided I'd rather burn in the catholic hell than live in the JW paradise. I stayed in for family, but had resolved to shoot myself if I were unfortunate enough to survive armageddon.
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Mmmmmm bread machines
by Lady Lee ini have a bread machine and have been experimenting with it this week.
my first breads were really dense and heavy.
they were ok but definitely not great.. so i went to the books and they said the liquids need to be lukewarm not cold from the fridge.. so after yet another white bread heavy i just tried a raisin bread recipe.. ok i'm addicted.
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Ok, now I'm getting hungry just thinking about this. I need to try the onion bread, but I'm also looking for a good recipe for cinamon rolls.
If anyone has one feel free to share!
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Mmmmmm bread machines
by Lady Lee ini have a bread machine and have been experimenting with it this week.
my first breads were really dense and heavy.
they were ok but definitely not great.. so i went to the books and they said the liquids need to be lukewarm not cold from the fridge.. so after yet another white bread heavy i just tried a raisin bread recipe.. ok i'm addicted.
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I bought one of the Black & Decker bread machines and love it. I usually make the whole wheat bread, but sometimes I'll make the white or careway rye. So far I've only tried recipes that came with the machine, but I'm on vacation for the next 2 weeks so I might get more adventurous.
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Ever thought of going back...
by undercover in...and raising hell?.
i read a lot of experiences that so many went through while a jw...the judicial committee meetings, the verbal abuse from elders and pioneers, the intrusion into private matters, the list goes on and on.
i haven't had to endure some of the terrible things that some have endured, though there was always the constant counsel about grooming, music, movies, cars, etc.. sometimes i think, knowing what i know now, that if i ever had to go back for whatever reason, i could really enjoy being a thorn in the side of many of the elders and over-righeous zealots.
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It's a waste of time. I gave the elders and others hell many times before I DA'd. It didn't do any good - it never does with people who are stupid by choice. I'd like to give some of them a damn good beating, but they're not worth a single minute of jail time.
I have nothing to say to them and nothing to prove to them.
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