Wild_Thing

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  11 new things made illegal in a relationship

  by Amelia Ashton in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was subjected to more than one of these whilst married.

  a partner should be treated as an equal.

  i wonder how that will work out in a jw household?.

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  Wild_Thing

  I read the rules. Sounds like a typical JW marriage to me.
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  Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  trump’s state department is having all sorts of religions and groups from around the world meet for discussions on how to insure that they have freedoms.. i wonder if jehovah’s witnesses will be there..

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  Wild_Thing

  With Trump's ties to Russia, perhaps they might.
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  Great show! "You can't ask that! Former cult members"

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. social
  2. current

  this is a great episode of a very candid and well produced australian tv show called "you can't ask that".

  this episode focuses on cults.

  while it doesn't speak about jws, we will relate to many points it raises.. http://iview.abc.net.au/programs/you-cant-ask-that/le1717h003s00.

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  Wild_Thing

  I'm guessing it will only play in certain countries. :(
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  I Think There Should Be Laws Against Political Discrimination

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  i think it’s terrible and simply wrong not to serve a person in a restaurant simply because you disagree with their political views.

  i think that when a uber driver dumps a car load of people simply because they speak amongst themselves about politics that the driver doesn’t agree with—-it’s discrimination!

  this type of discrimination will cost people their lives someday!.

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  Wild_Thing

  The difference is that the other examples of discrimination that are against the law is about who you are, and not what you think. You cannot change your race, sexual orientation (presumably), or age. You can change your political ideas ... they're just thoughts.

  Don't get me wrong, I agree with you that no one should discriminate against you for your political ideas, but what you call discriminate, other people may call taking a stand against something they strongly believe in. It really is such a fine line, I don't see how they could make a law about people's political views.

  If I had a restaurant and you came in wearing your Trump hat, even though I detest him, I would have no problem serving you. I understand that other businesses would not, so I would gladly take the business from them and spread the word. Again, vote with your dollars, advertise with your mouth ... no law needed.

  However, if you are otherwise being a jerk about spouting your ideas in my restaurant or harassing customers, I would probably ask you to leave. If you are a person that is directly involved in doing something that I find morally reprehensible (like the Sec. of Homeland Security separating families at the border and putting them in kiddie cages), I would definitely tell you to go eat somewhere else. You may call that a political issue, but I would call it a moral issue. I feel like that would be my right as a business owner. It would probably lose me customers to take a stand in that a manner, but I would have to decide what is more important to me ... using my business to take a stand on an issue, or serving you anyway.

  And if you don't think businesses should take a stand on moral issues, go talk to Hobby Lobby. They took their moral issue all the way to the Supreme Court and won.
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  I Think There Should Be Laws Against Political Discrimination

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i think it’s terrible and simply wrong not to serve a person in a restaurant simply because you disagree with their political views.

  i think that when a uber driver dumps a car load of people simply because they speak amongst themselves about politics that the driver doesn’t agree with—-it’s discrimination!

  this type of discrimination will cost people their lives someday!.

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  Wild_Thing

  Example: I want to go with my family to a restaurant and I am denied service because I work and support Trump who happens to be a politician.

  Vote with your dollars. Go to a different restaurant. If everyone would do that, the businesses that discriminate would quickly disappear.
  
  
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  I Think There Should Be Laws Against Political Discrimination

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i think it’s terrible and simply wrong not to serve a person in a restaurant simply because you disagree with their political views.

  i think that when a uber driver dumps a car load of people simply because they speak amongst themselves about politics that the driver doesn’t agree with—-it’s discrimination!

  this type of discrimination will cost people their lives someday!.

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  Wild_Thing

  For someone who leans toward conservative, minimus, I am surprised you are advocating for more laws.

  The laws against racial, sexual, and gender discrimination is already on the books and we seem to have a hard time as Americans enforcing THAT law. I can't imagine trying to enforce a discrimination law against what people THINK. (meaning their political views). It seems it would be very hard to prove someone's thoughts and that you were discriminated against because of them.
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  A concise list for my therapist...any suggestions?

  by Straw Man in

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  2. friends

  been a lurker here for a long time.

  i am just now starting to deal with the issues from my witness upbringing.

  it's been about 10 years since i was df'd.. just recently i started to see a therapist and i am trying to get across the depth of the effects of growing up a witness.

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  Wild_Thing

  What OTWO said. The BITE model is the best way to measure whether a group is a cult or not.
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  Invited to a talk: What to do?

  by Fred Franztone in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my sister texted me last night with an invitation to watch our dad give his first ever public talk.

  i don't live particularly near to my family, but i'm not too far from them to make the journey, and i am on good terms with them, having never been baptised and so not disfellowshipped; they don't shun me and likely wouldn't even if i were disfellowshipped, it's not in their character.. i haven't been inside a kingdom hall since 2006, and i would like to keep it that way; i only intend to step inside one again in the event of a family wedding or funeral service.

  i don't want to be rude to my sister, ignoring the text isn't an option, so i need a diplomatic way of declining her invitation.. i've considered saying that i'm busy, but this leaves things open for her to ask again in the future, and i'd rather she got the message that i'm not interested, without me having to say so in an explicit way.. any suggestions from those who have been in a similar situation?.

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  Wild_Thing

  Keep it friendly and non-confrontational. You can decline and still them well.

  "Thanks for the invite. I wish I could! Give dad my best!"

  Short, sweet, nice.
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  Chaunte Cardwell – from Near Death to Freedom

  by Lee Elder in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  we have just published a new experience about the near death of a pregnant jw who found her way to freedom with the help of ajwrb.

  http://ajwrb.org/chaunte-cardwell-from-near-death-to-freedomchaunte cardwell – from near death to freedom.

  chaunte cardwell – ogden, utah – 1986. .

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  Wild_Thing

  No religious institution should have the right to impose their views of medical care upon their members.
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  Montana court case

  by belogical in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  https://www.theworldnewsmedia.org/topic/55482-ever-lose-patience-with-recalcitrant-contrarians/.

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  Wild_Thing

  I wonder why this hasn't made the news more prominently. It needs more attention.