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  Thoughts of Suicide?

  by Simon in

  1. forum
  2. announcements

  we are not a support forum for people with serious depression or thoughts of suicide.

  if you or someone you know are struggling with such issues there are professional support services in most countries with people who are experienced and qualified to help:.

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/list_of_suicide_crisis_lines.

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  ShirleyW

  I think the folks that climb the bridges and tall buildings (and post here) and just sit there for hours and put trained personnel in jeopardy for trying to save them, those folks never to go through with there actions, I think because although they are definitely going through something, they just want some attention, which they do need, but that's not the way to handle the situation.
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  Who is going to make the earth a paradise?

  by Sour Grapes in

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  2. beliefs

  when i was a jw elder and dreamed of living in paradise, i pictured all of the animals, beautiful people, perfect weather, welcoming back the dead and teaching them about god.

  the only problem is to get to the point of making the earth a paradise first there will be around 8 billion bodies to bury.

  then how are we going to dig through all of the rubble and collapsed buildings using what tools?

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  ShirleyW

  That's a question that most of the blind followers haven't thoroughly thought out that much.

  Back in the early 80's NYC area had a hurricane just about like Sandy and we lost power in part of the house, which was weird, the outage lasted from Friday around noon until Sunday afternoon, but at least we still had some lights and could cook, the back of the house where the bedrooms were totally out, but I remember my mother saying, she's just about had it with these lights being out, etc, so I said, how are you gonna live after Armageddon when there won't be any electricity? . . . . no answer.
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  Crooked Teeth

  by Introvert 2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  well 55 yo this summer times flies.. was in my late thirties when i started thinking about getting braces or some other treatment for my crowded teeth.

  decided to put it off a few years later as 'the new system' ™ was right around the corner.

  then went through a huge burn out depression and my teeth became a lesser priority.

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  ShirleyW

  One thing I've heard as an adult from Dentists after wearing braces as a child is they wear down your bone density in the mouth which is my problem, so if you're already an adult an still have great bone density in your mouth then I guess it's no problem, but for those who wore them as a child, of course that was never pointed out t our parents
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  Can anyone name a single incident when bethel has fed the poor ever ?

  by Chook in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  charity is lacking from the house of god.

  i remember reading once about some young pioneer sisters who needed emergency accommodation and where turn away from brooklyn because they weren’t special pioneers.

  charity begins at home..

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  ShirleyW

  I heard that on 9-11 they opened the doors and handed out cookies or sandwiches as people fled Manhattan over the bridge.

  I heard they just handed out water for a while then went inside and locked their doors
  
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  Thanks, but no thanks!

  by FadeToBlack in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  that was essentially my reply to a recent sms i got from the elder of the group i am supposed to be in, requesting a visit to encourage me and get to know me better.

  my wife has been attending english language meetings in warsaw for the last year or so (i have never been) and i think they are getting antsy about where i stand.

  i've met many of them at events my wife hosted at our house, but so far nobody has pressed me on the issue of my inactivity.. at one of the events, an elder mentioned that he'd heard i 'had been' a jw for many years and he was curious what first attracted me to the org.

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  ShirleyW

  That is a great reply, so if they contact you again just tell them to fuck off, I've answered you already, it's my home and I'm head of the house (they still believe in that stuff) and I don't want you in my home.
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  What does shunning acomplish?

  by poopie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well in order to shun someone you must dehumanize them much like what occurred in slavery.

  dehumanizing someone now allows you treat them worst then an animal.

  and now you can justify ignoring them there not human anymore.

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  ShirleyW

  Shunning is basically saying "it's my way or the highway" if you want to talk to me or anyone else the Borg again, pure mind control and a power move.
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  Damon Wayans

  by label licker in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  this just breaks my heart.

  one of my favorite actors.

  i wonder why he went back.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgxx7knkwzc.

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  ShirleyW

  I remember an interview he did with Howard Stern more than ten years ago when he said that while he was on SNL he was still attending and knocking on doors and people would recognize him. He's conflicted, like a lot of two faced dubs I know, they think it's still da troof and will attend here and there, but they're still living their lives as they want, doing things that would get them DFd, but they just don't feel guilty. Same ol' story most of the Dubs are living, but his checks to the Borg are just a bit larger than the regular check a hardworking brother contributes.
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  JW's and crack heads

  by James Mixon in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  tiffany haddish, comedian.

  "life in south central los angeles in the 90's, "there were gang violence, crack heads, drive by shooting and jw's".

  how interesting she associated all the bad things in south central and jw's.....door to door work in south central can be a little dangerous, my hat off to those folks.

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  ShirleyW

  She used to attend as a kid. Look on YouTube for her first interview on The Breakfast Club, with Charlemagne, another person who was raised as a JW. She's had a hard life, foster homes, mother turned bi-polar after car accident which is why she was in and out of foster homes.
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  Shunning leads to murder / suicide.

  by Lost in the fog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  did you see this sad story in the news tonight?

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  http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/woman-kills-family-shunned-jehovah-witnesses-friend-article-1.3831457 .

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  ShirleyW

  I''m thinking the person who taped that must be PIMO because that clip is attached to a few articles regarding this story.
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  "Brother"? Larry Graham of Sly And The Family Stone and Graham Central Station

  by HappyDad in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  i heard a sly and the family stone song a little while ago and out of curiosity, looked up larry graham....the innovator of the slappin and plunkin bass.

  he became a jw about 1975 and was the influence for prince becoming a jw.

  on his official web page is the list of his tour dates this year.

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  ShirleyW

  Just look at the pic Sparky1 posted above, then think of an Elder giving the talk at one of your relatives memorial service and he shows up in that outfit . . you would think that he's lost his mind.

  the difference between Bro Graham wearing a suit like that at all, and a regular Bro. wearing a suit like that is the difference, the difference between the check Graham writes to the Borg and the check the average Bro. sends in when he's able