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  Dubs and homeschooling-- coud the BORG begin promoting it for more thought control?

  by Alpaca in

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  do you guys think the borg will begin to encourage more home schooling of dub kids as a means to control independent thinking?

  that's what other fundies do to keep their kids from being exposed to the evils of evolution.. most dub kids who attend public schools (especially the really smart ones) will get at least a modest exposure to critical thinking in their science and literature classes.. with all of the weird changes and tightening of the screws on the dubs being able to think for themselves i could easily see the borg "suggesting" that parents "prayerfully consider" the "spiritual advantages" to schooling their kids at home.

  then they would go into a discussion of how the ancient israelites did not have formal schools for their children but it was the parents responsibility to teach them....blah, blah, blah..... when i was still in the borg there were lots of kids who were home schooled and at one point a bunch of dubs from 5 or 6 congregations actually started their own school.

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  aSphereisnotaCircle

  I doubt if they will promote it.

  The preaching work is done mainly by the great army of women.

  Can't have those wimmen teaching their own kids instead of racking up hours in the filed service.
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  How do some stay in despite violating the Society rules over and over?

  by donny in

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  what i still find strange is how one person can "fornicate" or violate some other major rule of the society and elders swarm on them and almost shove them out the door, yet others can violate the rules endlessly and never seem to receive any consequence.. my oldest daughter (baptized) married a jw back in 2002 and they divorced in 2005. she then went through various boyfriends over the next couple of years and in early 2007 she married a "worldly" guy who was in the u.s. marine corps.

  and shortly after the marriage was sent to iraq.

  nothing was ever said about this as far as i know, but according to jw teaching when i was part of the "mess", this constitues "fornication".

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  aSphereisnotaCircle

  It could be that the elders just don't see her as a threat.

  While my ex and I were still JW's, i went to the elders a couple of times because my husband began using meth and other drugs. The elders just didn't seem to care. They barely even talked to me and they never even bothered to talk to my husband about it.

  I think that for what ever reason, they just didn't care and didn't see it as much of a problem.

  (btw we were both baptised and in good standing in the congo)
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  Beat to Hell.......were you as a child as a JW?

  by restrangled in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  there was a scripture about a rod.......it seemed to be in every other watchtower.....it was an excuse to beat children.

  i was a little girl.

  i was beat with my pants down every time they could.

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  aSphereisnotaCircle

  To be fair, your monster parents were not "created" by the WTBTS; they were no doubt "created" by their own family upbringing combined with society's expectations of parents.

  It is true that your family of origin have a lot to do with how violent parents are.

  But I was born and raised a dub. We were constantly told not to spare the rod from infancy onward..

  In thirtysome years of being a dub, I never once heard the society say that we should be careful not to physically harm our children.

  We were just constantly reminded that in bible times evil children were stoned to death by their parents.
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  Jehovah's Witnesses NEED To Feel Special About Themselves

  by minimus in

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  being a witness is like belonging to a club.

  certain "qualifications" are needed to get into the membership.

  and like most clubs, there are different levels to establish how low or how high you are on the totem pole.. for many (without a life) being a witness puts you in a category above anyone else.

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  aSphereisnotaCircle

  Yeah, when your poorly educated, have a lousy job, no savings or retirement fund, no time to develop your own interests and hobbies.

  It really helps to believe you are appointed by god to do the most important work in the history of mankind.
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  Did there ever come a time where the meetings became unbearable?

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i try to attend about 3 sunday meetings per month just to keep my whole family from disowning me.

  every week the meetings become more difficult to attend.. the singing is awful,the prayers are all about the ''faithful and discreet slave''.the talks are boring and repetative.the watchtower study reminds of trained seals at the zoo where they do the same tricks over and over just so they can get their treat of fresh fish.

  the answers are short and read off the watchtower magazine word for word.

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  aSphereisnotaCircle

  I always thought that all the printed material was deliberately confusing. I have allways been good at reading

  and comprehension. The only time I wondered about my self was when I read the societies crap.

  I couldnt agree with you more. I have excellant reading and comprehensive skills........ But reading the societys lit always made me feel stupid, until I finally realized that I wasn't the one with the problem. (sorry, can't turn the highlight function off)
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  Why I am an atheist

  by Awakened at Gilead in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  someone (a born-again exjw) on youtube asked me why i was an atheist... i crafted a brief response... it follows:.

  1. religious reason: there is no proof for god outside of the bible.

  once i dropped my belief in the bible, the judeo-christian concept of god fell apart like a house of cards.

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  aSphereisnotaCircle

  Your reasoning makes sense to me.

  Particularly point C
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  Yoga

  by shopaholic in

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  i started doing yoga regularly about 2 months ago.

  i have yet to float or have an out of body experience.

  but i do feel more "centered" and have greater flexibility.. anyway, yoga is not allowed as a jw.

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  aSphereisnotaCircle

  I have tried many types of stretching, exercise, physical therapy, chiropractic, massage therapy, etc.

  And they are all quite helpful.

  But Yoga is the only thing that eliminates my chronic pain. Hot yoga is my favorite.
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  how did we cope as kids?....to feel less freakish?....i think i...

  by oompa in

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  decided humor was the answer........i am not a looker and have been described by one here as lookin very "normal".....and i took that as a huge compliment......but i learned early on.....at least by third grade.......that those around me liked to laugh, and that if i made them do it.......it made me feel good..."normal" maybe.......anyhoo........i have done some stand-up comedy and had fun with it (as in i did not bomb)........and written more material than i have ever used..........i think if i could have any job it would be letterman's........but would be happy just to write for him, conan, or snl..........so what did you do or not do to feel more normal as a jw kid?........i also made valentine cards and did the pledge!

  !.....serious double lifer here...........soory................oompa.

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  aSphereisnotaCircle

  I just tried to blend in with the back ground scenery.
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  lascivious governing body

  by possible-san in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  it is said that jehovah's witnesses will learn about "oral sex" again in the next watchtower study although i do not know well.. i think that the governing body is really foolish.. why do 3 years old children need to study such an obscene word with adults?.

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  http://godpresencewithin.web.fc2.com/.

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  aSphereisnotaCircle

  I learned about fellatio and cunnilingus in 1972 at the age if 11.

  It was an international assembly in Victoria BC. During the talk I noticed the entire assemblage go deathly quiet, no one was whispering or moving around or doing anything, that made me extremely curious about what fellatio and cunnilingus meant, I made a mental note and looked up those words as soon as I got home.
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  Your View of Platonic Relationships with Men & Women- Change as EX-JW ?

  by flipper in

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  2. friends

  i know my view certainly changed for the better i feel after leaving the witnesses 5 years ago.

  in part, thanks to my current wife as well ( who has platonic guy friends in her life she has known for years ) it helped me to see it is healthy, normal and natural which in my opinion helps both sexes add more insight into the thinking of men and women enabling a more balanced view of life.. most of us as ex-witnesses know of the tight control which was hammered into our brains about being " just friends " with the opposite sex.

  i mean, it was ridiculous.

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  aSphereisnotaCircle

  Those old goats in NY are the sexual deviants.

  While I was growing up dub, I was constantly cautioned about being alone with the opposite sex. Plus I was constantly chaperoned. I was never alone with a boy even briefly.

  Then as a (semi)adult, I remember the first time I was alone in a room with a male. Even though it was my future brother in law and he was an elder, all I could think about was sex, sex, SEX!

  Was he gona lose control? Was I? It was extremely uncomfortable, and one of the weirdest experiences of my life.

  The GB teaches a very twisted and unrealistic view of human nature.