Posts by Joel Wideman

please note, placing a paw print in the middle of my plate and food does not stake a claim for it becoming your food and dish, nor do i find that aesthetically pleasing in the slightest.. the stairway was not designed by nascar and is not a racetrack.

beating me to the bottom is not the object.

Joel Wideman

That was killer, Brenda. Mind if I reproduce it on my blog?

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WHO is TED JARAcZ

by What_is_ur_point in

what is the proof behind his child molestation accusation.

is he not part of the gov body?

?

Joel Wideman

Let's not forget the witch hunt of the 80s. By all means, go after abusers and those who harbor them. A women says she was sexually abused as a child, that's believable. She says it was an occult ritual, that's absurd. It is likely she was abused, but it is very unlikely that the abuse had nothing to do with any type of ritual. The very subject is the topic of much debate among experts. Even what constitutes Satanic Ritual Abuse is up for grabs.
I'm all for locking up molesters and throwing away the key. Witch hunts, not so much.

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The spider in the bathtub

by DannyHaszard in

forget about the spider in the bathtub

( whole lotta cognitive dissonance going on)

jehovah's witnesses watchtower whitewash-the elephant in the room.

Joel Wideman

I remember watching the movie about Jim Jones and being oblivious to the implications. I remember watching a movie about another cult and it didn't affect me at all. And this was even after I had begun to have doubts. I read anti-Scientology websites and it was barely a blip on the radar. It wasn't until the WTS sued Quotes that it all came together.
"What elephant?" indeed.

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The story of my life (part 7- Bethel, the end)

by onacruse in

jw
friends

ya know, it's odd how the "big" things just sometimes seem to bounce off your forehead, rather like seeing the trees instead of the forest.

well, fwiw, that was the state of mind (if you can call it that) i was in, after less than a year at bethel.

i was reassigned to the night-shift janitorial crew.

Joel Wideman

What a long strange trip it's been!

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WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO CONFESS?

by stillAwitness in

jw
friends

o.k i confess: sometimes i still wish i was in high school where i was tucked away safely away from the real world.

oh yeah, and i pick my nose sometimes.

what are your confessions?

Joel Wideman

I confess that I have nothing to confess. I'm perfect as I am. And humble too!

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JWs picking and choosing which rules to follow

by kristyann in

jw
friends

does anyone else find that many, many jehovah's witnesses pick and choose which rules they want to follow?

my boyfriend's parents are jws and i have many, many examples to share with you!

i'd love to hear if any of you have known of similar type things, or if you know any other rules that jws commonly break.

Joel Wideman

For all but the last, so what? Good for them!
As for the last, that's entirely in line with JW teaching. Spare the rod, spoil the child. Don't abuse your kids? Meh. Given all the abuse stories, particularly where the abuser was an elder, that doesn't seem to be a rule at all.

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