i hope you're not dealing with wildfires in your area.
currently, california is under siege.
we, in the sierra nevada foothills, had our major conflagration last october and needed to evacuate.
I hear about this and it makes me anxious. Years past a fire from a rural trash burn came across our pasture. Relatively small as it was and young and strong as l was the smoke robbed me of breath. I was shocked at how leaden my feet became and how weak my arms were as l flailed at the flames with a wet gunny sack.
I have a fear of what wind and a spark can do. People have posted good advice already, it seems.
Stay as well as you can and far away from the smoke, Coco.
what a bunch of idiots.
its not like a disease you catch because someone coughed in your direction, we are talking about unprotected sex, and a country that believes if you have sex with a baby it cures aids.
so i don't give a shit.
I watched that link — I like what Cherize Theron spoke of. Ubuntu.
It’s a short clip. Worth watching.
Thanks, blownaway.
i'm not proud of the fact that it took me over 50 years to realized what the organization really was and to finally leave it.
not proud at all, i feel pretty stupid.
however i didn't lose my children.
Funny isn't it how we all want some slack cut for ourselves but justice for everyone else.
Right. The take away is to cut some slack to everyone else..
That wasn’t the training in the religion we all left. This is what love really is though. “Forgive is our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us”.
This is the final scar we suffer. But we don’t have to carry this through for generations. Think about it.
i'm not proud of the fact that it took me over 50 years to realized what the organization really was and to finally leave it.
not proud at all, i feel pretty stupid.
however i didn't lose my children.
New Boy, You did the best you could. That you left at all says it.
Your kids are not seasoned in life. Maybe never will go through anything like you did— not even a divorce is thehrad f**k that religion is. And theJW religion! Whew! A closed system. Wow.
Just hold your peace. Considering all, they should just love the hell out of you.
from the shepard the flock book.
"discernment is needed in considering claims.
of rape, taking into consideration such factors as the.
Amelia, l am so sorry! There is nothing l write that can say anything properly. Indeed l write and erase over and over.
My heart goes out to you. That is all. ((((Amelia❤️🌺)))
i was thinking about how the borg screws up and sexually neuters their flock by telling them when single to "deaden their body" and then boom as soon as there's a ring on the finger to not be denying eachother.. do any of you know of jws who have been screwed up by these teachings?
i know 2, 1 elder came back from honeymoon having a nervous breakdown unable to cope with the cd that sex produced in his head.
and the other called up her parents while on honeymoon, crying and begging for themto come and get her, since she was so shocked that sex hurt.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vpqilhw9ui.
There was a discussion here recently ( couldn’t find it) on IQ.
This seemed relevant so ...here it is.
i just want to say something which the vast majority of jw's who are active, fading , hard-core, doubting or what have you who don't know about malawi and mexico.
i'm just ''over generalizing'' by saying the above, about most jw's who don't know about the mexico/malawi scandal.
i strongly encourage any jw who is doubting or ''wondering'' about this ''organization'' to browse jwfacts.com.. just watched the john cedars rebuttal of the 2018 regional convention the sunday program.
As l was waiting for the ax to fall after l sent the elders a letter, l read Crisis of Conscience. That piece of hypocrisy you mention was stunning. That the Malawi brothers and sisters endured all that you said while the GB gave the Mexican Witnesses an “out”.
WHY?
Every piece of teaching their WTBS sent out was to convince us of the non-negotiable integrity of the organization.
Everything was absolute. Absolutely no blood -absolutely no birthdays -no holidays no association with unbelievers or churches -absolutely absolutely everything.
But they were absolutely inconsistent about this. And people died and were raped and were tortured.
Evil. Absolutely.
it seems that many believe that a liberal in the usa must be a democrat, pretty much following the party core teachings and some even think it means approving the party history of, during the 19th century, supporting or tolerated slavery and opposing civil rights reforms after the civil war.
some even insist that a liberal loves anything and everything obama did..
balderdash!!.
People are people and they don't typically fit nicely into broad categories.—OTWO
Well, your thread is still right-side up, OTWO. Your reminder above is necessary for respectful give-and- take.
More specifically, the proslavery South was Democrat until recently, now is Republican. Am I supposed to believe that Southerners have become enlightened by switching parties. I don't think so. Racist views remain for generations and have very little to do with Democrat or Republican labels.—neverajw
good point
the only thing that makes sense, is for people to vote regardless of political parties, and start voting based on individual character, competency and position on issues.—redvip
I wish.
it seems that many believe that a liberal in the usa must be a democrat, pretty much following the party core teachings and some even think it means approving the party history of, during the 19th century, supporting or tolerated slavery and opposing civil rights reforms after the civil war.
some even insist that a liberal loves anything and everything obama did..
balderdash!!.
Good try OTWO.
I wish there were a way to talk about issues without someone checking to see your political card, your “team”.
I don’t wear a football jersey when l just want to punt an idea around with others on the forum.
