Posts by LisaRose

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VA shooting suspect was raised a JW! He mentions it on his Twitter account

by WingCommander in

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anyone in the usa following this morning's shooting "on-air" live tv will know what i'm talking about.

bryce williams (not real name, but on-air name) shot and killed 2 people on live television this morning in roanoke, va. he was wearing a go-pro camera, and uploaded his first-person video onto his social media accounts.

i've seen his twitter feed (before it was taken down), and not very far down he mentions being raised a jw.

LisaRose

What we can't do is have this circular-type religious reasoning by the gun lobby where every time there is a shooting they claim the real issue is mental health and the proof they give for it being mental health is that the person shot someone.

I don't think they believe it's a mental health issue only because he shot someone, but because of the reason he shot someone. If he shot his wife's lover, or someone who harmed his child, that would be somewhat understandable but it just seems crazy to shoot someone because of being disrespected at work. This guy probably did have mental issues of some sort, but I agree that doesn't make him insane, either legally or otherwise. By what we know about him at this point it seems he was just a miserable human being, narcissistic, petty and self absorbed, possibly he was a sociopath.

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The social institution of the Kingdom Hall.

by The Rebel in

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it is a warm sunny day, blue skies and i am excited by the prospect this sunday holds.

will i dismantle a motorbike?

paint a picture?

LisaRose

I went to the movies with my husband, we saw a foreign movie called Phoenix, it was quite good. Now we are barbecuing a tri tip, which is the triangular end of the sirloin. We are having mocktails, non alcoholic drinks which tastes kind of like a cocktail. We have been saving alcohol for Saturday and Sunday night, we want to be a bit healthier. The mocktail today is sparkling lime water, a splash of tonic water and a few drops of orange bitters.

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Crazyguy is going batshit crazy a Rant

by Crazyguy in

yesterday some jw's came over to my house and were even being nice to me, most of the time if they do come by an elder or ms may say something but the others will not, its even hard for them to say just hello (how pathetic).

( they also do this behind my back as if i don't know).

i now realize by not being their i've handed my kids right over to them!.

LisaRose

I don't know why you think you cannot talk about the truth not being the truth, but It's usually more effective to ask questions designed to get them to think rather than telling them things. For example, point out the dew claws on a dog or cat and ask them why they think God put them there, since they are functionalluly useless.That way you are not criticising the religion, just pointing out things that creationism doesn't explain. There are lots of things like that. Redundant DNA, the fact that we share so much DNA with chimpanzees, etc. Get a subscription to National Geograpic if they are older, it will expose them to science.

It might be good to also expose them to the beliefs of other religions. Most JWs know nothing if the beliefs of others, it adds to the illusion that they are special. Go to a United Church of Christ (UCC) service, it's way more interesting and fun than the dry boring meetings. The idea is not to get them interested in another religion, but to expose them to the idea that there is more than one way to be spiritual, the JWs are not the only way, or even the best way.

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Hello

by Munster Abu in

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new here but looking forward to joining in some of the discussions with you all.. a small bit about me: i'm shane.

was raised as a jw in the uk by my mum (single parent family) from about 2 years of age.

got baptised at 15 for all the wrong reasons.

LisaRose

Welcome Shane, come on in, sit down, kick your shoes off.

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Gettin' my garden on - looking for inspiration! !

by Mary J Blige in

gardening is my physical activity thing.

i like to have a productive garden but dot it with a bit of pretty.

the front lawn is around 40m2 and i am converting it to potager this year.

LisaRose

That is really nice heaven, what a great idea!

Have been wanting to make a pergola also, due to the lot sloping down towards the back fence we have no privacy from the back alley. For now I have a potting bench I made, you can see it in this picture of some of the inventory from my business. I used an old window and some wood from Urban Ore (used building materials). The potting bench is OK, but I really want a pergola, but I have never built anything that big before, it seems intimidating, my carpentry skills are not that great.

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Gettin' my garden on - looking for inspiration! !

by Mary J Blige in

gardening is my physical activity thing.

i like to have a productive garden but dot it with a bit of pretty.

the front lawn is around 40m2 and i am converting it to potager this year.

LisaRose

I have foxgloves too, one of my favorite flowers. Mine have come back every year, although I think there have been less lately, I should try that.

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Gettin' my garden on - looking for inspiration! !

by Mary J Blige in

gardening is my physical activity thing.

i like to have a productive garden but dot it with a bit of pretty.

the front lawn is around 40m2 and i am converting it to potager this year.

LisaRose

I live in California, which is usually a gardeners paradise, I am in the San Francisco bay area, the climate is very temperate, you can grow just about anything. But we are in a major drought this year, so that has been challenging, we have to be very frugal with water. We have a small lot, our house is in a "new urban" development, which means houses are close together, only five foot easements on the side. It's amazing what you can grow in such a small space. We grow a lot of things in pots, all pots are on a drip system with a timer, that makes it a lot easier, no daily watering, and it takes less water. I mix herbs and veggies in here and there, we are somewhat challenged in that many areas do not get a lot of sun, so there is no place for a dedicated vegetable garden. I compost food scraps with yard waste, that allows me to use less fertilizer.

We have been here five years and I just completed this project. Our living and dining room look out on this fence. I have been wanting to do something since we moved in, but couldn't decide what. I finally decided on sedums, they are drought tolerant, very hardy and don't need a lot of maintenance. I built the boxes from some old wood I had on hand. I bought some vintage children's chairs from the antique mall where I sell my goods, I put some petunias in them, I can easily switch them out for something else as the seasons change. I am not finished, I am plans to do the entire length.

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A True Story: PORTRAIT OF A GIRL and her dog

by Terry in

portrait of a girl and her dog.

(a true story by terry edwin walstrom).

her name was cheryl ann draper and she was about 11 years old the day she begged her daddy, who worked at a gas station, to let her go with him to work.

LisaRose

Very nicely written, I can see these people in my mind, you brought them alive.

I buy and sell antiques, I love finding old photos and speculating about the lives they might have led. I sometimes make up stories about them, sometimes I do a collage art project inspired by them.

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Royal Commission taking our emails to heart

by wannaexit in

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during the proceedings of australian royal commission, as many of you, i also took time to share with the office of mr stewart, my thoughts and perspective on what what being said and not said by the witness elders on the stand.

within a day a received a reply from office of angus stewart thanking and appreciating the insight from those on the "inside".

yesterday i received a further email that my correspondence was passed on to case study 29 (jehovah's witnesses) team for their consideration.. it sounds like they are taking all our collective experience and knowledge into account as the commission continues its work..

LisaRose

Yes, it's amazing. These people get it, more than you would have thought possible. Other government organizations just look at individual cases here or there that are limited due to statute of limitations or other problems. The royal commission sees the bigger picture, that there is a systemic problem, ant it's not about the actions of a few people, it's the leadership that has consistently failed to protect children for their own selfish needs.

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People Magazine: Who Was Vester Lee Flanagan, the Man Who Allegedly Shot 3 People on Live TV?

by AndersonsInfo in

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http://www.people.com/article/vester-lee-flanagan-bryce-willams-the-man-who-allegedly-shot-3-people-live-tv.

people magazine: who was vester lee flanagan, the man who allegedly shot 3 people on live tv?.

born in 1973 in oakland, california, to vester and betty flanagan, he was raised as a strict jehovah's witness.

LisaRose

It's impossible to know how much his Jehovah's Witness upbringing contributed to his issues, it's probably a mixture of both his his upbringing and his bi-polar condition. If he was bi-polar it's likely he would have had issues no matter what his upbringing, but being raised in a doomsday cult can't have helped any that's for sure. The Watchtower engages in very extreme, black and white thinking, not a good thing for people with mental health issues. Perhaps early intervention with a good diagnosis and treatment could have helped, but of course that is discouraged in the religion. We will probably never know what could have prevented this tragedy if anything.

I worked with a woman who had this condition, it was heartbreaking watching her decent into madness. She become more and more manic, decorating her cubicle with plants pictures and rugs, just stuff everywhere, then she photocopied all her poetry, diary, doodles and musings of the last twenty years and gave a copy to everyone in the building, over 100 people, then sent a long email to everyone she knew, including higher ups, listing the many problems of her team and the many failings of her manager. She also had an affair with a married man and nearly destroyed his marriage. It was hard seeing a smart, beautiful woman fall apart, she finally went into depression and never came back.