Posts by sparky1

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Did being raised a Jehovah's Witnesses result in psychological damage? An interesting read in the New York Times.

by Balaamsass2 in

interesting read in the new york times book review.

food for thought on a subject 3rd gen and i have discussed between ourselves and with our daughter.

in our case, the answer is yes.

sparky1

"I often ...nurture the little girl that was physically abused and forced to behave like a mini-adult." - 3rdgen

When I was in the fifth grade, Christmas was a big deal for my home room class. My mother never came to school to explain the holidays or the flag salute. My siblings and I were left to explain our 'Christian stand' as Jehovah's Witnesses by ourselves. I was so frightened and physically sick to explain about Christmas to the teacher that she took me outside into the hallway. She urged me to 'calm down, relax and don't worry'. 'You see', she said, 'we have something in common. I am Jewish and I don't have Christmas, either. Everything will be fine.' I knew if I didn't explain 'my stand' properly, my mother would slap me around and eventually, Jehovah would destroy me. To me, it seemed as though my teacher cared more for me than my own mother. Yes, I would say that many raised as 'mini-adult' Jehovah's Witnesses have deep psychological scars.

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If You Could Invite Any 3 people

by new boy in

jw
friends

to dinner living or dead..... who would the be?.

sparky1

Rollo May

Jiddu Krishnamurti

Thomas Szasz

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What is the longest distance you drove to attend a summer Convention?

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

here is a photo of the milwaukee brewers ( american baseball team) county stadium.

for some reason, we were assigned this outdoor stadium for our 1975 four-day summer convention.

our congregation was located 90 miles away on the north side of chicago.. some congregation members stayed at milwaukee hotels for the four-day convention.

sparky1

In 1969 my family drove from Massachusetts to Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles for the convention; a distance of over 3000 miles. We camped about a 2 hour drive from the assembly! That was the original 'long, hot summer.' We spent a month traveling and visiting relatives. If it weren't for the time wasted at the assembly, it would have been a great vacation.

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It’s Your Last Meal...What Would It Be??

by minimus in

jw
friends

i’m watching a restaurant tv show and i’m getting hungry 🐷...i think i would enjoy a prime rib end cut with buttered baked potato and definitely a greek salad with plenty of feta as the first course..

sparky1

A nice, cold, tall glass of pure ice water.

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If you saw a governing body member being pummeled would you help them?

by Tenacious in

before you answer; .

think about how they could care less how many families are broken up just to retain their power.

how they could care less if members are driven to suicide because of the deep programming and severe depression or strained family situations.. how they would rather let members die in order to retain their power and refuse to acknowledge their faulty bible reasoning regarding blood.. i could go on and on and on.

sparky1

If they were being eaten by maggots, I'd leave them alone. It would be rude of me to interfere in a 'family reunion'.

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Why Aren`t The G.B Members Representive Of All Nations ? and not just America ?

by smiddy3 in

are all of the governing .body .members american citizens ?

shouldn`t they at least represent a greater proportion of nations in light of jesus being a saviour of all the world ?.

god loved the world of mankind right ?

sparky1

Wouldn't a more accurate question be:

Why has the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses always been comprised mainly of individuals of Caucasian Anglo-Saxon descent from 'Westernized countries/cultures'? It does seem though that through the years, White Americans have mostly been in control of this religion.

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If you saw a governing body member being pummeled would you help them?

by Tenacious in

before you answer; .

think about how they could care less how many families are broken up just to retain their power.

how they could care less if members are driven to suicide because of the deep programming and severe depression or strained family situations.. how they would rather let members die in order to retain their power and refuse to acknowledge their faulty bible reasoning regarding blood.. i could go on and on and on.

sparky1

If I did not help them...what would that say about ME as a person?

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Hellfire justifies torture = Armageddon justifies shunning?

by slimboyfat in

a few weeks ago the watchtower study condemned the teaching of hellfire, among other things, because some religions have used the hellfire doctrine as a justification for torture:.

the false teaching of hellfire has been used to justify torture, including the burning at the stake of those who opposed church teachings.

according to a book on the spanish inquisition, some of those responsible for this cruelty may have believed that they were only giving heretics “a taste of what perpetual hellfire would be like” so that they would repent before dying and be saved from hellfire.. it occurs to me that jws justify disfellowshipping on a similar basis.

sparky1

I wholeheartedly agree, Slimboy. Christendom uses Hellfire to keep their congregants 'in line' and Jehovah's Witnesses use the fear of Armageddon to keep their congregants 'in line'. Fear and not love seems to be the religious leaders primary 'spiritual (psychological) tool' for ruling their flocks.

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2019 International Convention in Atlanta, Georgia, USA

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

i watched this convention video and do not recognize this religion any longer.

there are attendants singing and dancing in grass fields.

later, you see sisters holding up this silly sign that makes me laugh.

sparky1

Face painting? WTF???!!!

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I Am Now Officially an O.B.E member

by smiddy3 in

hi friends ,.

i just thought i should share with you my entry into the o.b.e.

club on this 5th of july.not everybody makes it and to tell you the truth ,i never thought i would.

sparky1

Old B@stard Emeritus?