just stopped by my desk for a sec to hope you all are having a good one.
my house is packed and a zoo.
maybe i am finally having a good christmas after leaving the tower.
Merry Christmas everyone. This is my fifth Christmas out. Now it's almost totally natural to enjoy the holiday. I must confess to feeling a little out of place still. But having a new family that were never JWs but understand them really helps. Anyway I hope everyone here can find some comfort today.
Isaac Carmignani
when my littlest one was born we knew finding affordable daycare would be tough.
a sister in her congregation was suggested over and over and we finally checked her out and allowed her to keep the baby.
my oldest has had a fairly normal life (thanks largely to me and my wife before she became a witness) and because of that she is quick to speak of birthdays, holidays, etc.. i want her to continue to have a fairly normal life as i know how hard it would be for her to be 'singled out' because her friends decide to do these things.. she's about to start kindergarten and my wife wants to try some sister from her congregation who is looking to make some extra money providing before and after care.
I've been through this and am still experiencing it. While it's still too early to say what effects my daughter will have from JW babysitting I can say from my experience that what Scully and Lady Lee are saying is preferable. JWs do not know genuine respect for other belief systenms and are quick to work behind a person's back. As Lady Lee states "theocratic warfare" strategies dictate being deceitful and duplicitous.
Isaac Carmignani
man im so drained right now and tired i cant say a whole lot.. but you know, i was thinking about going back to them and just to see a bit more about it all.. i dont know to be very honest with you if its thr right thing to do or not on a personal level.. .
i guess i need to mull things over.. .
any suggestions from previous jw's would be awesome for me.
Darren, cattails correctly states that they "will always use the truth as a hook to reel you in." Remember this: If you don't do as told you can never be fully "in." It's not possible. Now many who are JWs find a measure of peace flying under the radar and doing what they please without getting caught. But they are the "weak" ones who "can never get their act together" in the mionds of JWs. In some congregations they get "marked" and on the "outside." If you're not in, why enter a situation like that? It's very schizophrenic. It generally leaves peole conflicted and chasing their tails when they could be out in the "real world" with all of us making life happen for them. Just some thoughts.
Isaac
jehovah's witnesses hierarchy charged.
immediate press release: 26 july 2011. link to this press release: http://wp.me/p1g1hc-4o.
worldwide church hierarchy charged with child abuse.
I'm sure WT has some legalistic argument to use here. I can't see them incurring the wrath of the government without some legal justification however distasteful it might be. One they like to bandy about when calls are made for religious instructors to be vetted is that they don't teach "Sunday school." Or some other folderol which ignores the fact that whether the school is called "Sunday school", a Bible study or something else the law's intent is to vet people who spend time with children. the name of the activity is not important. But I'm sure we will hear some such silliness from their legal and PR people if this case goes public.
Isaac Carmignani
jehovah's witnesses hierarchy charged.
immediate press release: 26 july 2011. link to this press release: http://wp.me/p1g1hc-4o.
worldwide church hierarchy charged with child abuse.
Wow!
here's an excerpt from this weeks watchtower study in 1950: .
*** w50 6/15 p. 180 a victory dedicated to jehovahs honor ***.
the strategy, and the attack.
I think there may have been somewhat talented individuals who have left, couldn't take the cultish ways, some may have passed on. Now what's left are the drones who can't bring out that creative writing. I noticed this when I was in some years ago.
Isaac
dear sir,.
a complaint has been registered against you with the federal authorities in the usa.. the complaints center on slander and character assassination emanating from members posting on your jehovah's witnesses network forum, and online stalking.
all details have now gone to the fbi on federal plaza in new york for their immediate attention.. ([email protected]).
Oh my, what do we do now?!
even my wife had no idea what to think.
the "separating work" described here is taking place today?
wtf.
Amazing how they just keep going round and round recycling these ideas while trying to turn understanding the Bible into some kind of a science.
Isaac
dear all,.
i'm new here and this is my first post.
i hope to introduce myself in order to gain more friends online.. to begin, i'm middleage and has just left wt with my family intact (praise god for that).
Welcome Party Delights. I'm starting to post here again after a bit of a hiatus. My bio tells my story. I look forward to chatting here on line with you.
Isaac
as we all know that las vegas is about gambling, but not everything is about gambling in las vegas, is there a way for the dubs to enjoy their vacation in las vegas without gambling?.
Funny, just returned from Vegas on the first leg of my honeymoon trip. My wife who has never been a JW doesn't gamble either. But together we tried one of the airport slot machines. I couldn't help thinking though how JWs and many religious people see Vegas solely for it's gambling. Yet we did the Strip, Hoover Dam, Red Rock anyon, Planes of Fame Museum, stargazing and the Grand Canyon. All are fairly accessible from Vegas.
Isaac
