Posts by wizardca

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Crazy & Irresponsible JW Things We Did

by snowbird in

on atj's thread about making jw's seem "normal,' outlaw asked the questions:.

what the hell are a bunch of jw ladys doing in the wilderness... .

driving around in a beater car?.

wizardca

Was a family in the hall that took their kids to every flippin meeting. Kids' high school graduation...meeting. Sick...meeting. Contagious...meeting.

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i posted about this on my own website, but i'd like to get thoughts here as well, since jw's are big proponents of the 'violence is the answer' side of this debate.. new research is suggesting that spanking children may result in lowered iq's.

(la times article) one hypothosis i've read elsewhere as to why this may be is because when faced with an unexpected result (the glass broke) the non-spanked child wonders why the glass broke and how much abuse a glass can take before breaking (essentually, the problem-solving/scientific parts of the mind find the unexpected result interesting, and want to learn more).

the spanked child immediately enters fear mode - he's in trouble, his parents will be dealing him pain soon.

wizardca

Blue Grass, you would assault Joshnaz...kicking his ass, huh? That makes you an abuser just like the person you claim he is. BTW, you would be the one going to jail for assaulting him. Think before you speak.

There is a difference between abuse/excessive force and discipline.

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Is this really smoking gun of Obama's Kenyan birth?

by What-A-Coincidence in

time to spicy up this joint wid sum conspiracy, been too boring around here... here u go.... http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=page.view&pageid=105764.

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wizardca

yawn. really is a not an issue my ex-gf was born in Brasil to a Brasilian Father and a US Citizen Mother. She has Brazilian citizenship AND US citizenship by birth due to her mother being a US Citizen.

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Why were you baptized?

by bluecanary in

inspired by another thread.. i was baptized at 12 years old.

i had a cousin, two years older than me, who was prettier, more outgoing and more popular in the hall than i was.

i couldn't beat her at any of that stuff, but i figured i could be a better jw than she was.

wizardca

I was 16 and believed what I was taught...and thought it was expected of me. I do remember at the time thinking it was a bit...odd that my JW mom questioned me wanting to make sure that's what I wanted to do. If I only knew then how I would feel about it now.

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Another JW Caught in the Act

by jamiebowers in

this was posted on facebook by a fellow exjw:.

http://www.facebook.com/ext/share.php?sid=115905575893&h=iugq7&u=dfsnw&ref=nf.

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wizardca

I wonder why it is that when a JW is arrested or sentenced for child abuse, rape, murder, whatever it always says they are a JW. I don't ever recall seeing it stated that they are agnostic, atheist, a Wiccan, Catholic, Methodist, Lutheran, etc. and certainly JW members don't have the market cornered on these crimes. People pose as plumbers, water officials, police officers, etc.

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Witnesses "Policing" People...Is It True?

by CrimsonBleu in

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my sister told me once she likes to "police" people, that it was sort of a game she liked to play.

she is true to her word, she does just that.

always seeking the negative, rarely acknowledging positive...anything.. is this common among witnesses?

wizardca

wasn't even attending the sales meetings any more and my sister threatened to go to the elders about my camping trips and an upcoming europe trip with a girlfriend. they saw nothing, but heard things so of course gotta be the JDub Police. maybe if i was actually going to the sales meetings it would have been a real threat....

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by wizardca in

just need to vent for a minute..... sister's husband out of work (both jdubs).

it was suggested he go back to school and try to become a radiology tech.

good money and fairly in demand around here.

wizardca

Just need to vent for a minute....

Sister's husband out of work (both JDubs). It was suggested he go back to school and try to become a radiology tech. Good money and fairly in demand around here. Sister spouts out that they know a JDub HIGH SCHOOL kid taking classes at the local community college so he can more easily get into that program and have less to do out of high school. Then sister says they knew of a brudder who left the coveted radiology program to go to Bethell even though he was so close to graduating from the program.

First question is, higher education is ok again? Can we say flip-flopping, yet again? Then if you are that close to graduation and taking the Boards to be a Radiology Tech...why not delay Bethell a few months and finish? You'd be worth more working in a medical area at Bethell. I'm just curious if new Bethell member will be kept or sent back.

Stupid people.

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How ZEALOUS a JW were you?

by BonaFide in

or maybe you are still a zealous jw.

i became a regular pioneer while i was still in high school.

i used to set my alarm for 5 am three times a week and walk a few blocks to do streetwork.

wizardca

sold magazines auxiliary pioneered summer after getting dunked. wanted to be a MS, but didn't go out selling witnessing with the group enough on weekends. regular pioneered for 5 months (faked the hours for all 5 months) but realized i didn't give a sh!7 about it and it was a bunch of crock. :) although it was kinda nice to be an attendant at the DC...ugh the Cow Palace was always so damn hot in the auditorium.

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South America: JWs == Christian Congregation?

by MissingLink in

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ok - so i have 3 brazilians (illegal aliens) working at my house doing some stone work.

the boss came to me near dinner time and said that he had to leave soon (not that i care, i'm not paying by the hour).

now imagine, their english is not great.

wizardca

Could be the same, dunno. I do recall letters from the Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses before, for what it's worth....

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Does this site only make you angrier?

by homeschool in

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friends

hubby says this site is making me obsessed, in a way that's making me angrier and angrier about jw's.

it's been almost every single day that i read a thread that seriously gets under my skin or makes me sick about them.

he's right, there's a lot on here that will only fuel my fire and help me to go into an angry spiral instead of bettering my life and forgetting about all the stuff i hate about the witnesses.

wizardca

No, but I do find my self being a bit obsessed searching for new threads. The site confirmed what I thought. I'm thankful I found it.