LisaRose

Joined

• started 38 topics
• posted 6,078 times   see topics posted on
• send a message

Posts by LisaRose

• 
  16

  Another "damned if they do/don't" Thread & the Perpetual Motion Machine

  by DarioKehl in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a few days ago, a jw apologist posted a thread with a similar title.

  although he was defending their behavior, i've observed this cycle as well.

  i have a different spin on it, though.. how often do you see posts from people who are upset that "no one even bothers to check in on me," only to read as many threads about "they keep calling & texting--why won't they leave me alone?

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  LisaRose

  It might seem to be a contradiction, but it's really just two sides to the same coin.

  The culture of the JWs is one without social boundaries, so sometimes attempts to fade are met with an immediate inquisition. If someone just wanted to leave quietly that can feel very threatening and intrusive.

  It's also a culture of situational friendships, so it can be shocking when people who you thought were friends are willing to cut you off without even a conversation about it. It can and does feel very hurtful, as if they never valued you for yourself.

  It's also possible for both things to happen to the same person, the elders mounting an abusive and overbearing campaign to get you back, while friends drop you like a hot potato. I guess the ideal would be if people expressed concern, but backed off when the individual says they are fine, but it's a cult so that's not going to happen.

  
  

  
  
• 
  40

  Intelligent design my ass

  by Doltologist in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so man was made by god in his image was he?.

  so the human body was intelligently designed was it?.

  you are kidding me !!.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  LisaRose

  Why do we have redundant DNA? The coding is there, but it's not functional. In evolutionary terms it's an advantage, as some of it might be be useful at some point, but if we we designed to be perfect, why the junk DNA?
• 
  50

  Demon Stories

  by humblepotato in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so we all know that "crazy" brother or sister.

  every kingdom hall has one.

  they give the best comments (from a hilarious perspective), have experiences with the "demons", but most importantly, they are on about 10 deifferent kinds of medications.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  LisaRose

  People lie, exaggerate and pass off made up stories as real all the time. I believe the young man was mentally ill or took drugs, then had a meltdown and threw himself around. Obviously the brothers were scared and afraid of demons and jumped to conclusions. Elders usually know very little about mental illness

  I say proof or it didn't happen.

  And it does not take faith to not believe in God any more than it takes faith to not believe in the Easter Bunny.
• 
  19

  New to the site

  by LexIsFree in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my name is alex.

  i have been a reader/lurker of this site for over a year now.

  first time i am posting.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  LisaRose

  Welcome to the forum. Congratulations on getting out and moving on.
• 
  76

  By “evolution,” we mean “macroevolution”—apes turning into humans, for example.

  by FadingTruth in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  august 2015 awake .

  quote in title taken from article footnote.. anyone have information on who gene hwang and yan-der hsuuw in the article are?.

  why do they repeatedly state that apes turned to humans when that's not what evolutionists teach at all?.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  LisaRose

  (Besides, I think a strong argument could be made that, genetically, humans are a subset of ape. We're really closely related to them, that's for damn sure.)

  According to the National Geographic, we share 96% of our genome with Apes. I guess Jehovah was tired by then and didn't want to start from scratch.
  
• 
  31

  and Moses came down the mountain on his....DUCATI

  by snare&racket in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  worst day in the last ten years, was the day i hit 0.00 with one and a half years of university to go.

  nobody to turn to, nobody to ask for help.

  i was 32 and as an ex jw had two family members in contact with me.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  LisaRose

  She's a beauty. My BIL worked as a Ducati mechanic.
• 
  13

  It's 2015 already

  by Doltologist in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  it's 2015. isn't it about time man stopped believing in all of this illogical and superstitious nonsense i.e.

  belief in god?.

  isn't it time we grew up?.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  LisaRose

  Yes, religion isn't doing much for anyone any more. Religious belief gives people the mistaken impression that they are better than those not of their belief system, a dangerous mind set that assumes nothing is as important as rigid acceptances of ones belief system. What is more important now is reducing mankind's impact to the earth via climate change, learning to live in peace, fighting poverty and famine.
• 
  7

  Question for non-jw spouses

  by FreeGirl2006 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  a dub i know was recently reinstated.

  she was dfd for leaving her hubby for another man.

  she married the other man and then began the process of being reinstated.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  LisaRose

  What makes a person want to attend religious services where the loved one is not spoken to (initially) and has to go through silly hoops to be accepted back in?

  I believe in most cases they are doing it to strictly please their new love. In my experience they soon tire of the religion and don't end up getting baptized.
• 
  12

  Big eyes- jw's all excited about the movie

  by purrpurr in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  for those still attending.

  have you seen an excitement go through the dubs about the tim burton film big eyes?

  they reckon it will give a "fine witness".. i've seen it and found it really irritating, basically margaret keane is such a timid mouse that she allows her husband to take all the credit for her work.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  LisaRose

  I can't imanlgine why anyone would be excited about this. I would think most people don't care and won't remember what religion she was by the next day. If they do think about it they will probably see she just went from being a doormat for her husband to being a doormat for her religion.
• 
  21

  How do you feel when you see the Witnesses in the door to door work? Angry, Sad, or dumbfounded?

  by John Aquila in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  im here sitting and listening to youtube video songs and practicing on my guitar and checking out posts on jwn.

  and one more thing, im seeing the spanish jws going door to door in my street.

  they work my street every single week.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  LisaRose

  I feel sad that these are good people that are wasting their time doing nothing of any value whatsoever.