i was thinkin lately about the use of titles and how they can be problematic such as the ones used on here such as jedi member,emperor class etc.think why r these titles put into effect is it maybe to encourage others to stay committed to jw.com and thus strive for a better title or prominence or even to the advantage of the owner of this website to remain loyal to the website and to keep the number of visitors high.you see if any of you who are previous witnesses well know how the use of titles can serve to no advantage titles only cause envy,division,etc "thats what i think"
Well, with a name like Master Chief, one can see why titles might hold special importance to you!
Excuse me as I bow down before the altar of JW.com...
Nah, just joking around with you. I really don't think those titles are of any significance. Lots of boards use labels to indicate how much you've posted. I wouldn't worry to much about it.
my wife just left me this morning.
i've been crying all night.
i am so drained.
I'm sorry that you are in pain. I hope you will find something beautiful is born from this sadness. Take care.
just to keep you up-to-date on my not being invited to my sister's wedding reception.. (in case you missed part 1, check out http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.asp?id=23578&site=3 ).
in response to the letter i received from my sister (which explained why i could not be invited to the reception) i sent the following email reply.
and here is my case:.
The scriptures make no reference to "his organization". If she would like to point to a scripture that defines apostasy as rejecting anything more than Jehovah, I'd certainly like to know about it. As far as I know, the scriptures only link apostasy to turning away from god. If you have not turned away from god then you cannot scripturally be considered an apostate.
This is quite a sad situation. Your sister isn't even addressing your points about the photos. Personally, I wouldn't be in the photos as it's shaping up to be nothing more than a sham and a lie. I would view it as simply putting on things for appearances sake.
It's possible that I would participate because ultimately I'm a softie but my advice right now is to avoid the pictures. I feel very badly that you have to go through this. My heart really breaks for people dealing with this kind of stuff.
I'm sorry you are in such a tough spot.
if u r a dub dont go 2 anymore assemblies!
it is possible that you will die.
really.. this is not a nice friendly post to any active jehovah's witness but is something they should read anyway.
Large gatherings of religious events are as good a target as any I suppose and people should be cautious as a result. I'd say a religious assembly is just as likely a target as, say, a sporting event but I'm not sure that's entirely true. Sporting events usually have somewhat trained security guards whereas religious events do not necessarily have the same security level. However, any large event is suspect nowadays and that's to be kept in mind.
That said, I think you are talking about the Hanta virus (spelling issue or is there yet another creepy disease we have to worry about?)
emailed to me by doinmypart:.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/tmp/boe20020318.pdf.
posted on a separate thread so the topic is more related.
Oh man!! Those shameless, lusty sisters latching on... ugh!
Watch out for those commercial copiers because we care so much about confidentiality. Not, patient confidentiality, mind you, because it's okay to disclose doctor/patient information. But, we don't want get our asses caught with our legalistic, punitive god-appointed forms, so keep away from commercial copiers we don't get bagged.
The ass you save might be your own.
i do wonder if the average witless has been beat down with so much.
propaganda that they hate themselves.
willing to blame themselves for anything - and react fanatically.
From what I've seen, I think there is something of a chain reaction of self-loathing which begins at the highest ranks and filters downward to rank and file.
I've known people who are deeply self-loathing who then turn around and belittle, emotionally blackmail or insult to manipulate others into conformity. I suppose this could happen with people who are self-loathing and NOT JWs, but I absolutely think the group structure and stresses contribute heavily to the problem.
I think the "high" of being unique and special is ultimately outweighed by the "low" of not being unique or special enough to be worthy. Hence, self-loathing.
anyone have any pet peeves they'd like to air?
here's one that just happened at work that is an annoyance for me: when you are speaking and the person interrupts the conversation with a corny play on words or the like.
for example, "i had to sit on the phone on hold for about 5 minutes, waiting .
People who don't walk to one side of the hallway/sidewalk/stairway (preferably everybody keeping to the right... maybe the left in the UK?) You don't walk four people across blocking oncoming pedestrians, it's just rude. And really irritating.
honestly, i read the first paragraph and burst out laughing.
do they not have a clue that this applies to their own followers??.
i've included the first article, and am mid-way through transcribing the second one, which i'll finish tomorrow when i come home from work.. feel free to comment too!.
I used the very same buying a car analogy with my JW friend back in September. Of course, I went on to explain that while researching we occasionally find things- sometimes negative things- that we never would have otherwise expected...
If I weren't so gender-impaired and darned agnostic I would probably be an excellent addition to the watchtower writing staff.
i received this e-mail this morning.. we are terminating you membership at plnet after being shown this link:.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.asp?id=23419&site=3.
dan, plnet webmaster.
I'm guessing that the person that "dropped a dime" on you probably said that they were innocently surfing this web and didn't realize it was an apostate site. They saw mention of PLN and were shocked to find one of their own posting on this apostate site.
That is, if it wasn't the moderator himself poking around here.
I wonder how many other "apostates" are playing in their haven? (C'mon, lurker, you know it's true. Bugs the heck out of you, doesn't it?)
the state of texas will execute andrea yates for the murder of her children.
the jury decision was just announced.
she had choked and drowned her children to death, five in all.
I'm in no way attempting to excuse what happened but I also wonder about the husband's part in the tragedy. No, he didn't drown his children and presumably would never dream of doing such a thing but I think he certainly failed them. He knew his wife was mentally ill, suicidal and all around unstable. And yet he left his children with his wife in an unsupervisored setting. If his wife truly was mentally ill (I tend to believe she was), she would not be able to recognize her inability to provide care for her children. However, her mentally "stable" husband should have recognized the dangers of leaving your child in the care of a suicidal, unstable individual.
Would any of you leave a child with someone who could hardly care for themselves, was substantially depressed, occasionally incoherent and expressed suicidal ideations? Probably not. Assuming her husband was the sane one, what was thinking? Clearly, he was negligent to some degree in this situation. I think he knows it though. I suspect he stands by his wife because he knew how ill she was but also, because he feels a degree of guilt for not protecting his children's best interests and ultimately their lives.
I think life in jail- not the death penalty- because I really do believe she was mentally ill.
What an incredibly tragic situation.
