I like Oubliette's analogy above of why they stay in, you just need to add in one more MAJOR ingredient to that mix, mental illness
ShirleyW
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What Motivates Jehovah's Witnesses To Stay In The Religion?
by minimus ini believe it is mostly guilt.
many witnesses pioneer or "reach out" in the religion because they feel guilty.. they may feel they aren't doing enough.
they may have secretly "sinned" against rules imposed by the organization.
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Really stupid comment from an Elder..
by DATA-DOG inso during the serve-us meeting last night an elder says something really dumb..as usual.
it was the km part about doing better in field serve-us.
they are discussing how to reach people, and how to be nice, blah, blah.. the eldub says, "we want to be kind to our neighbors, and talk to them and take an interest.
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ShirleyW
What he should've said is "we're not their friends until they get dunked, then they will be gobsmacked with that phony, JW conditional love"
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Meeting Not Cancelled but Postponed
by wisdomfrombelow inthere's a big snowstorm on the east coast and i found out that the school and service meeting was not cancelled but postponed to tomorrow.
why do they think it's so important to have it so they ruin another evening after shoveling snow?
just venting.....
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ShirleyW
I've never heard of a postponed meeting either, they were just cancelled. Like mentioned above it's just a waste of time anyway since less than half of the folks show up anyway.
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Health Advise Needed.
by RottenRiley in.
if your sister and brother died of cancer and now your body is starting to show all the effects of the disease, would you want to know even if it might mean a death-sentence?.
my dad, sister, brother and now mom will die from this ugly disease, all of them had aggressive forms of stomach cancer, my mother's battliing it has me putting my health on the back burner because i am very obstinate and hate doctors, why should i go see a doctor if the last four people i loved all died of cancer once they got their dx?.
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ShirleyW
RottenRiley - A year or two afterTed Kennedy died, his daughter died of heart attack, although ten or more years earlier she was diagnosed with cancer that she beat. I remember reading in her obit about her bout with cancer that one Dr. told her there was really nothing that could be done for her, she found another Dr. that was able to treat her, and if she didn't have that heart attack she would probably still be alive. Also take into account that she was a Kennedy and I don't think lack of money is an issue with them, so I'm sure the Dr. who told her nothing could be done and the one that saved her life, me or you could probably not afford to sit in his waiting room.
Like I said, life is a crap shoot, ya' never know, even when you have the funds to seek out the best medical help.
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Health Advise Needed.
by RottenRiley in.
if your sister and brother died of cancer and now your body is starting to show all the effects of the disease, would you want to know even if it might mean a death-sentence?.
my dad, sister, brother and now mom will die from this ugly disease, all of them had aggressive forms of stomach cancer, my mother's battliing it has me putting my health on the back burner because i am very obstinate and hate doctors, why should i go see a doctor if the last four people i loved all died of cancer once they got their dx?.
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ShirleyW
Just looked up Mebendazole, or Vermox as it's called above, it's available at Ebay, Drugstore.com and other sites that sell pharmaceuticals..
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ShirleyW
If I'm not mistaken, I believe it's the "flu germ" of some sort.
A former co-worker of mine always made sure she got her flu shot the company gave out faithfully and the following week she was faithfully out with the the flu, or for those of you who believe in the shot, a very, very bad cold.
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Health Advise Needed.
by RottenRiley in.
if your sister and brother died of cancer and now your body is starting to show all the effects of the disease, would you want to know even if it might mean a death-sentence?.
my dad, sister, brother and now mom will die from this ugly disease, all of them had aggressive forms of stomach cancer, my mother's battliing it has me putting my health on the back burner because i am very obstinate and hate doctors, why should i go see a doctor if the last four people i loved all died of cancer once they got their dx?.
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ShirleyW
I DEFINITELY WOULD NOT WANT TO KNOW.
I have several reasons for thinking like that, I've never had or never will have a mammograhy or colonoscopy to whatever cancer test there is out there. It's a to each his own situation
I myself have seen many, many folks, inlcuding my dad get diagnosd with the Big C, have the positive attitude to beat it , some did chemo, my father didn't and of all the people I'm referring to they ALL died.
That's why my mantra is "life is crap shoot".
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Fifty Years Ago-The Beatles Enter My Life
by Band on the Run inthe beatles were on ed sullivan for the first time fifty years ago.
it blows my mind.
i gave them three months and i was a fan before they appeared.
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ShirleyW
Me neither BackseatDevil
When is The Stones's 50th Anniverary?
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ShirleyW
I watched on THursday night and the thing that stood out in my mind regarding the similiarities of the Borg and the Amish are when a woman mentioned that you're never to miss attending church and if you do "they will talk about why you weren't there" similar to the "we missed you at the meeting" phone call or question you get when you run into the Dubs after you miss a meeting
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Four Questions Logical JW's Can't Answer
by Suspicious inhere are 4 simple questions most jw's (even elders) cannot logically answer.. .
1)if jw's are to completely stay away from all forms of demonism, why do many jw's watch magical disney movies?.
* watching magic/demonism is not a matter of conscience.. * there is no gray area when it comes to magic.
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ShirleyW
Questions 3 and 4 can really make them look stupid dipshits that they are if you ask the proper follow up questions as well.
Regarding blood, just ask them where does blood fraction come from, is it similar to bone fraction coming from bone, like orange juice coming from an orange?
I think there is a scripture that they twist and turn about why they record their time, but ask them where did the Apostles turn in their time and see what answer (if you could call it that) you get