Posts by expatbrit

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Bethel responds to Muramoto on blood therapy

by Marvin Shilmer in

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bethel has responded to dr muramotos recent article in the british medical journal about the watchtower societys ridiculous teachings about blood abstinence.

this response comes in a letter to the editor of bmj from the director of hospital information services in great britain, one paul wade.

the reply is not only embarrassing for all thinking jws, it is disgraceful!

expatbrit

However, as the Royal College of Surgeons and others point out, this process should occur without the consultant or medical team paternalistically imposing their value system(s) on the patient through coercive questioning or other means.

And of course, the individual witness can make their decision knowing that there will be no coercive questioning or other means of paternalisticly imposing the WT's value system on them, right?

You know, it's the hypocrisy of the WT that made me sick enough to leave. The same hypocrisy that still sickens my stomach.

Expatbrit

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Am I unwelcome here?

by Esmeralda in

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i've been sitting here a little while lurking about and reading posts...and.

forcing myself not to post to several threads that i know would get me.

i have a comment that i have to make though, and i hope that.

expatbrit

Esmeralda:

When my grandparents reminisced about "the good old days", it didn't make me feel unwelcome in their corner of the world because I'd barged in, so to speak.

While the old-timers here are not exactly our grandparents, their reminiscing doesn't make me feel unwelcome. In fact, those long in the tooth here have been most welcoming.

You gotta let the old duffers reminisce! Doesn't mean they don't appreciate and enjoy the rest of us.

The only unpleasantness here is caused by idiots like StiLLinTruth posting insulting bollocks. If people like yourself leave, our coffee shop will be the poorer for it.

Expatbrit

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Public service announcement for Americans

by expatbrit in

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do not be alarmed.. the huge plume of smoke you see travelling south at mach 4 is in fact expatbrit and mrs expatbrit going on vacation!

wooohooooo!!!!!!.

wishing happiness to everyone.

expatbrit

Do not be alarmed.

The huge plume of smoke you see travelling South at mach 4 is in fact Expatbrit and Mrs Expatbrit going ON VACATION! WOOOHOOOOO!!!!!!

Wishing happiness to everyone. See you soon.

Expatbrit

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Why I had no choice..and why it's not any easier.

by LDH in

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first of all, i'd like to say a warm hello to everyone here.

i'm going to try to be coherent in this post, but if i should stray, please forgive me.

i hope you'll enjoy what i'm about to say; i look forward to reading your responses.

expatbrit

LDH:

It hurts, yes.

I don't miss the WT in any way. I will never go back. I rejoice in my newly-found freedom.

But it hurts to see my wife and family still in that web. It hurts to see them think I will die "any day now". It bloody well hurts when I consider their thoughts: that I've joined Satan's side, rejected the good, embraced the bad.

I have no real hope for them in the future. They're all committed JW's. My Father's a zealous newly appointed elder; my Mum is so happy that her formerly opposed spouse is now with her. It was her spiritually dead son, of course, who performed the conversion. Something to torture myself with on insomniac nights.

So I will never truly be extricated from the WT web. There will always be hurt and conflict caused by the venomous spiders in Brooklyn.

It's not all doom, though. There are small victories every now and again. And to read of others' successes (such as yours) is most encouraging.

We've all been hurt by the WT. Yet reading about your daughter and her normal, happy, achieving life made me think that, together, all of us contribute to a victory. We can all take some pride in your daughter's successes, because together we are making a triumph of humanity over dogma and totalitarianism.

So thank you for sharing that with us.

Expatbrit

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Only Supposin'.

by Englishman in

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just suppose that jw's had got it right about 1975, and that we are now in the 26th year of the 1000 year reign.. so, how are we spending our time?.

i guess that we're not watching boxing on the telly.

probably not enjoying any barbecues with the meat eating ban.

expatbrit

I would be looking admiringly at my new possessions. Namely, the entire contents of the British Library, Cambridge University Library, and the Bodleian Library, all of which I would have miraculously saved from the fires of armageddon.

And get those greasy little fingers off my Gutenberg.....

Expatbrit

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Trends Where The Society Is Impotent

by metatron in

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the world is rapidly changing, making the watchtower.

organization with every passing day.

consider some trends they .

expatbrit

Metatron:

Spot on. Social impotency is the forthcoming doom of the WT unless it changes beyond recognition. It will no doubt be a long, painful and drawn out decline, as most of those inside simply will not pull their heads from the sand and confront reality. New converts will dry up, leaving an ever aging and more frantically desperate membership, urged on to more and more sacrifices by the WT leadership.

This is merely a repeat of what has happened in most of the world to other religions. Religion itself is the product of ignorance, imo. As humanity advances, so superstition declines.

Legal challenges and "persecution" are not the greatest threats to the Watchtower. Their nemesis is free information and social derision, and swiftly may it increase!

Expatbrit

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Keeping their light under a basket?

by expatbrit in

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i'm just curious.. does anyone know why the bible discussion forum on greatcrowd.com is password protected?.

are there all sorts of naughty speculations going on in there?.

expatbrit

I'm just curious.

Does anyone know why the bible discussion forum on greatcrowd.com is password protected?

Are there all sorts of naughty speculations going on in there?

Expatbrit

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Is there anything better than SEX ????

by Latte in

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expatbrit

Sex AND chocolate.

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WE WON!!!!

by mommy in

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hey all you lovely people.

i just want to scream it out loud!

we won!

expatbrit

Mommy:

Many, many, congratulations!

I knew you'd come out on top! Way to go!

Expatbrit

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Things to do when they come knocking

by Skimmer in

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i encourage people not to either verbally or physically harass jws when they come knocking on the door.. saying this, i recognize that it is ever so tempting to try the following:.

1) answering the door wearing a t-shirt with a logo such as "satan rules", "member of the evil slave class", and "1914, 1918, 1925, 1975, what's next?".

2) answering the door wearing only underwear (or less).. 3) dropping a name of some governing body member and suggesting that you got to know him when he and you were in jail together, and then ask if they know if he's stopped some particular filthy habit.. 4) answering the door while brandishing a pitchfork.. 5) say that you're so glad they came and that it's good for people to have an open mind about their religion and to be willing to change; once you get them excited with this, show them a copy of the wtbts failed prophecy list (backed by quotes from their own literature) and ask if they are open minded as well.. 6) as most jws have never looked at a copy of _studies in the scriptures_, tell them that you've gotten many of your religious beliefs by pyramidology; then show them a copy of _sits_ and point to the wtbts copyright notice.. i have #5 and #6 ready for the next visit.

expatbrit

COMF:

That was a rather great little story. I never knew field service could be so erotic! Maybe I'll give it another try........

Expatbrit