Posts by PoppyR

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Number of people joining and the significance

by Cabin in the woods in

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wow, i have never seen it this quiet.

must be with the weather clearing things are getting a bit more active for everyone.

i have a question... since i joined about 6 weeks or so ago i have noticed people joining almost every day for a while.

PoppyR

I joined the same day I found the forum too.. But after an inital flurry of posts I took a month or so off to digest it all! I was still reading, but didn't post at all.

I dont think it's a sign to be discouraged when people post just a little and move on. But now I'm enjoying reading and posting again. But am (and will be forever) grateful to people who have been around a while and always lend an intelligent word to a meaty post!

I can honestly say this website has been the turning factor in me having the courage to face up to what I believed, and not only me, but hopefully my two children and maybe in time other members of my family!

Poppy

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Boycott Tom Cruise and his Mission Impossible 3 movie!

by Elsewhere in

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the church of scientology is trying to censor comedy central because of the scientology south park episode!

please write to comedy central about the scientology episode!.

please express support for south park and denounce the way tom cruise is trying to censor south park!

PoppyR

I used to like the guy, til he tried to prove he HADN'T had sex with nicole during a certain month so he wouldn't have to pay her more in divorce settlement because it meant they had been together 10 years. Because I mean, he was obviously so strapped for cash

Then it came out she was pregnant with his baby.. Utter, total complete B*****D!!! Hate him with a passion.

Poppy,.(wont be seeing the movie!)

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Bethel Police pulled me over for a violation

by What-A-Coincidence in

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wearing faded jeans only as a bethelite is a cause for concern for the governing body.

i had jeans that were not totally faded as the "world" would consider them.

so one freaken' weekend as i passed by a wt building, a tightwod bethel elder (now just an elder) asked me how i was doing (bla bla bla).

PoppyR

Our PO once came up to me and said "how much" and I said "sorry?" and he explained that in old times only prostitutes wore skirts with slits and the length corresponded to how much they charged.

As I had a modest skirt on with a small slit just so I could damn well walk!! I said.. "Guess I need a bigger slit Eric, dont want anyone accusing me of being cheap!" and I laughed, he didn't, but what could he do, I was a woman and had no privileges to remove!!!

Cheesed me off for years after, what a disgusting thing to say to a young girl in the cong.

Although a CO we had then (anyone remember Brent Smith?) did comment to one of my friends that he could see through her top, which i thought was hideous, if something HAD to be said then I think he should have asked his wife to do it! Just an opportunity for him to embarass her I think.

Anyone remember modesty patrol at conventions?? Sisters that were asked to go around and comment to others if they were dressed innapropriately!!

AAARRRRRRRRRRRGHHHHHHHH, Once again, I cant believe I was there so long.

Poppy xxx

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1975 Article: The Mental Health of Jehovah's Witnesses

by Wild_Thing in

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taken from http://bjp.rcpsych.org/cgi/content/abstract/126/6/556

the british journal of psychiatry 126: 556-559 (1975).

1975 the royal college of psychiatrists the mental health of jehovah's witnesses

PoppyR

It begs the question ... what came first: the chicken or the egg

LOL!! I was thinking this just as I read it. I think the witnesses attract weirdos! My old congregation certainly had it's fair share, my stepfather was diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic, personally I just think he was a nasty bastard but he was loved by the congregation, he nearly murdered my mother before the elders sanctioned her leaving him .. she would never have done that before of course, because it was better to die and have all your children scarred for life than risk the dissaproval of Jehoover!

Poppy

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I conducted a "free home bible study" this afternoon.

by unclebruce in

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g'day bible imbibers,

i had a hard day today installing hot and cold water and drainage to an old railway carriage for a woman named sue.

unc: "sue it says concubine"

PoppyR

I cant imagine any pain greater than losing one of your kids, but the way people give up after losing a partner is something that bothers me, it's almost as if their own life means nothing, that they can find no pleasure in doing things alone. Personally I have loads of things I love to do alone and give me pleasure and I think it can only add to a relationship if you both have separate interests.

Sue probably never will find happiness because she's one of those women who invested everything in her family, and now they're gone there is nothing left for her. Reminds me of my mother, now we've all left home she spends her days phoning us and wondering why we haven't asked her round more often! I wish she'd be more independent, but nothing else appeals to her!

But I also agree, I have friends who've contemplated suicide and now years later are so glad they didn't, I really dont feel it's the answer.. except maybe in cases where the person is physically unable to look after themselves and wants out.. but that's a whole new debate!!

Poppy xx

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People can buy your cell phone records. Does this scare you?

by free2beme in

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the company i work for has a huge part in the cell phone business.

i know that people are seeing these online sites that claim that you can buy a person's cell phone call records.

as a person who knows and works in this industry, i want you to know this is 100% true and possible.

PoppyR

Why should it scare us?? I'll post my bill here if anyone is going to be so fascinated with who I called and who called me..

I think it's fairly obvious which way it will go in the courts, it will be illegal as it's clearly an infringement of privacy, until then I must stop my heavy breathing phone calls to Vin Diesel.

Poppy xx

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Dearest JamesThomas...

by AGuest in

the one that is called the holy one of israel, my lord, jaheshua mischajah: christ, of course!

by means of him, all creation came into being.

thus, they "arise" in christ.

PoppyR

I'm sure some of what Aguest says is interesting, but it's Sunday morning, I have a slight hangover and really why use a thousand words when one will do??

I thought this discussion was going to be good to read, but ended up scrolling down huge pages of Aguests commentary because it's just too WORDY!! You have probably reached very few people because they haven't got the time or energy to wade through all the flowery born again insincere words to get to what is actually being said.

Also this is a classic case of someone who MUST have the last word..lol. Because every time someone has replied Aguest has cut and pasted and justified and will carry on doing it until we are all asleep or dead from boredom and then presume they have won because nobody has anything to say, but in fact we will have merely closed the window and gone back to see if there is anything in active topics!

Poppy

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Bible stories swept under the carpet

by jgnat in

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i'll start.. judges 4:21 jeal drove a tent peg through the head of a sleeping king.. judges 19:29 a man cut up the body of his raped and murdered concubine and sent the twelve parts to the twelve tribes of israel.. .

PoppyR

Haven't got anything intelligent to add! But this thread has been so enlightening.

The god of the old testamant and the Jesus of the new, they are not only not the same person, i dont even think they are the same species. How can those two be reconciled?

I was always horrified that the JWS would parade the story about Lot being willing to send his daughters out to be raped and murdered to protect the angel who in theory could have wiped out the whole nation in one night!

That and Job.. How did it make it all ok for him to lose 10 grown up children because he got some more... oh joys! And what about them? How is that fair, just because Jehovah did not intervene the devil supposedly wiped them all out.

As each day goes by I shake my head more and more that I was so gullible. The bible reads like a grimms fairytale and is just as realistic.

Poppy

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Placed 6 magazines this morning

by stillajwexelder in

just thought i would let you all know, that as part of my ongoing theocratic warfare strategy i placed 6 magazines this morning.

i will be recording about 20 on my time slip though

PoppyR

I did the false reporting for probably my whole witness career, definitely when I was pioneering! But eventually I realised I was only adding to the statistics, can you imagine the REAL hours and placements if so many of us made/are making it up??

Near the end I just put 2 or 3 hours even though I wasn't doing any, to keep the elders at bay, and eventually of course stopped reporting, but now I honestly feel if you MUST put a report in then try and keep it as low as possible to avoid adding to any already inflated report figures!

Poppy

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There's something happening here.

by nicolaou in

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hey watchtower!

can you feel it?

that cold, hard knot in your stomach?

PoppyR

I have been wondering about the 1914 date and if the GB have stopped mentioning it in literature??

When was the last time it was really emphasised? Will it be one of those doctrines that they are hoping will gradually fade away and then they can say it was 'new light'.

Does anybody know about this?

Poppy x