i got a copy of the recent kingdom ministry the other day and it reminded me of something in the book the orwellian world of jehovha's witnesses by heather and garry botting.
it's on the front page of the december issue of the km, they have a heading called "not 'alternative' witnessing" where they explain that the term is no longer considered appropriate and "public" witnessing should be used instead.. in the orwellian world of jehovah's witnesses the bottings discuss the importance of the particular language jws use to set themselves apart from other people.
they redefine common words to give them a particular slant, such as "brother", "sister", "literature" and so on.
Bigmac: 40 plus years back---door knocking was called different words----the "effort"---became "rendezvous for service" ( i kid you not!!)
Bigmac I remember that, than they made a big deal NOT to say rendezvous because that can mean an affair or sexual connotation
Shoulda known back than SMDH!
it has been two years since my family stopped attending and being "active".
my daughter is in her 30's settled and teaching with a masters degree she got post her separation and divorce four years ago from a witness, she is remaried and happy.
we just celebrated our first xmas since joining jw in the early 80's.. my wife now has increasing bouts of extreme anger (that border on violence) directed primarily at me for wasting twenty years of her life and causing my daughter to have periodic problems with flashbacks and anxiety.
it has been two years since my family stopped attending and being "active".
my daughter is in her 30's settled and teaching with a masters degree she got post her separation and divorce four years ago from a witness, she is remaried and happy.
we just celebrated our first xmas since joining jw in the early 80's.. my wife now has increasing bouts of extreme anger (that border on violence) directed primarily at me for wasting twenty years of her life and causing my daughter to have periodic problems with flashbacks and anxiety.
FWIW this is a stage your wife is going thru just a matter of how long it last.
I will try and find it but there info on this site that talks about the stages people go thru when leaving a cult they range from fear and anger to finally resolve and acceptance.
http://regulatemarijuanalikewine.com/legal-and-political-analysis-of-regulate-marijuana-like-wine/.
i am ecstatic to hear that people are attempting something like this.
i have always thought that using marijuana could be likened to using wine as a medicine.
1st and foremost DGP I have not read your complaint with sab.
I would like to comment on your statement:
Drug cartels will see the same thing you see. And then my expectation is that they will not gladly give up a profitable trade.
I think maryJ is different due to the fact it can be so easily produced. A $1000 investment can set up a nice home grow operation.
I dont know if where you live medicianal maryJ is legal but here after they legalized it there were grow supply stores on every corner.
http://regulatemarijuanalikewine.com/legal-and-political-analysis-of-regulate-marijuana-like-wine/.
i am ecstatic to hear that people are attempting something like this.
i have always thought that using marijuana could be likened to using wine as a medicine.
I was talking to my brother about this and he maintains this is the main reason they will not legalize maryJ:
They cant make money off of it!
It goes beyond mere manufacturing and taxation its all the ways the govt and local municipalities can get paid.
Look at it this way the gov/auto makers could virtually eliminate drunk driving if they added a breath-alyzer to all cars. It would work like a kill switch and not allow the car to start till a breath with legal blood alchohol level was blown into device.
The reason they will not add the device is that each DUI brings in at least $10000 in court cost and legal fee's.
Now back to MaryJ they have no QUICK way to determine if a person is high off MaryJ.
once thing i've noticed and from my relatives, is they may acknowledge that things are not understood or maybe incorrect in their understanding from the wt magazines, but they say not to rush ahead, it will eventually be sorted out.
without even trying to argue about that, just think for the past 5, 10, 20 years, what 'new understanding' and changes in the deep things have come?
if that was true, then at meetings would consistently be learning new material, new insight and understanding.
Ironically the only changes or new light is just even dumber explanations to make the BS seem plausible...see generation change v3.5
i have just finished ray franz "crisis of conscience":.
i agree with him that this "truth" has become like living in a police state, in fear of saying or doing anything that might even retroactively label you a "wicked person".
i was dragged up from the late 60s.
I understand what you are saying. Born in grew up in the 70's and even tho it always had High control group tactics, due the the end time they pointed to that made a difference.
Yeah yeah I know they have always date fixed but when you are in the middle (or better yet the end) of said dates it seemed easier to accept some of the bullshit. But once that date comes and goes (and than the alternative date also) IMO your eyes should than be forced to examine.
vote 1
http://www.aclu.org/blog/national-security/behind-closed-doors-congress-trying-force-indefinite-detention-bill-americans.
this is not some made up, exaggerated joke.
the bill of rights may be effectively canceled in the next few months.. metatron.
you know how when people come out of being a jw they say things like- but the bible is a good book- its just the religion that is bad.
or when describing muslim extremists commit some atrocity, people say- the religion is bad- but the koran is a good book.
or when you observe orthodox jews abusing members of their family- it is said- its the religion that is confining and doent allow leaders to be held accoutable- but the torah is a good book.. i think we have it backwards!!
in my opinion you are right!
its all about the nature of relion and whats behind them. the abrahamic religions have ALL been about control.
thats why greek and roman gods have no effect today. while they may be older than the big 3 there was no control aspect to them.
the big 3 has embedded control devices and rules that makes it appealing to those who seek power and control over others and those who need to be under a strict religous yoke.
i was not "born in".. i was recruited.. i've told the story dozens of times.. it began as a "best friend" at school comraderie and ended with my baptism 4 or 5 years later.. i had no desire up front to join any church or attend any services or even to associate myself with people who talk about "god" and "faith".. it creeped me out.. my family was not sociable.
they were like hermits.. my grandmother had been reared catholic and had attended convent school.
she told horror stories about the stern, disciplinarian mother superior and corporal punishments by the nuns.. i had the bible read to me barely at all.
She told me I reminded her of the actor, Randolph Scott.
RANDOLPH SCOTT!!!
