here's mine from january '08:.
so let us analyse this thread shall we.. a person under the influence of drink starts a thread on an international discussion board in which he talks suicide and despair.. some people {{{{{{{{hug}}}}}}}} him.
some tell him to pull himself together, get some professional help and stop piling anxieties on people who are not in a position to do anything about his misery.
Here's a very recent post by Hillary that I like:
Tex,
Bendrr is on undercover operations, planting digital bombs under digital websites and cannot chat at present. Only when they explode will we know the full power of the Bendrrrrrrrrrrr!
I speak to you using my covert name......HS
Howitzer Sandwich
i've had this theory for some time and alluded to it occassionally but have never explored it in detail.. it is of course a huge generalisation so no, not everyone will fit into the boxes and i'd like people's opinion.
i don't know everyone's circumstances so it's based on a small sample of some of those i do know something about.
it could be completely wrong, it's just an idea.. basically, i have seen a difference between some of those ex-jws who walked out vs those who were kicked out.. the most bitter and obsessive seem to be the kicked out and, i must add, those who were legitimately kicked out.
If you say so. No point in continuing the yes-he-does-no-he-doesn't routine. And I don't doubt that you know of one of the moles there, but there are a lot more than you think. However, it's been a bore over at No Chat. Not surprising considering the high quality posters you've got, like Celty.
i've had this theory for some time and alluded to it occassionally but have never explored it in detail.. it is of course a huge generalisation so no, not everyone will fit into the boxes and i'd like people's opinion.
i don't know everyone's circumstances so it's based on a small sample of some of those i do know something about.
it could be completely wrong, it's just an idea.. basically, i have seen a difference between some of those ex-jws who walked out vs those who were kicked out.. the most bitter and obsessive seem to be the kicked out and, i must add, those who were legitimately kicked out.
And how can you be so certain that he can't view your board? It's not that hard. Either get a fake account or talk to someone who can view your board.
i've had this theory for some time and alluded to it occassionally but have never explored it in detail.. it is of course a huge generalisation so no, not everyone will fit into the boxes and i'd like people's opinion.
i don't know everyone's circumstances so it's based on a small sample of some of those i do know something about.
it could be completely wrong, it's just an idea.. basically, i have seen a difference between some of those ex-jws who walked out vs those who were kicked out.. the most bitter and obsessive seem to be the kicked out and, i must add, those who were legitimately kicked out.
I wouldn't say that I'm sore. Sore is too strong a word. Annoyed is more appropriate. I liked that name "CaptainKoons." Anyway, I have another account I can browse with.
Boss? Please, we're friends who chat and goof off on yahoo messenger. Besides, EF always described any kind of organized effort as "herding cats." Regardless of how you imagine the posters over at you-know-where, it's not like some para-military group. How is operation chaos?
i attended the guided by gods spirit district convention this summer.
out of an abundance of caution (some may say paranoia), i will not elaborate further on when and where i feasted at jehovahs table.
my observations on the program are below.
It's interesting that they didn't appeal to the organization being chosen in 1919 as evidence for their spirit-directedness. Perhaps they thought it was too difficult to explain or they're doubting it themselves.
i've had this theory for some time and alluded to it occassionally but have never explored it in detail.. it is of course a huge generalisation so no, not everyone will fit into the boxes and i'd like people's opinion.
i don't know everyone's circumstances so it's based on a small sample of some of those i do know something about.
it could be completely wrong, it's just an idea.. basically, i have seen a difference between some of those ex-jws who walked out vs those who were kicked out.. the most bitter and obsessive seem to be the kicked out and, i must add, those who were legitimately kicked out.
Hi Bendrr.
So, how long will it take before you're booted for outing people and posting personal info? I have to admit, it's quite amusing to see you sucking up to the one person you've vilified for years.
i've had this theory for some time and alluded to it occassionally but have never explored it in detail.. it is of course a huge generalisation so no, not everyone will fit into the boxes and i'd like people's opinion.
i don't know everyone's circumstances so it's based on a small sample of some of those i do know something about.
it could be completely wrong, it's just an idea.. basically, i have seen a difference between some of those ex-jws who walked out vs those who were kicked out.. the most bitter and obsessive seem to be the kicked out and, i must add, those who were legitimately kicked out.
wilyloman,
I know exactly what you mean. I noticed the same thing when I first posted years ago and it's still a problem now. There was always too many people on the board and too many of them are struggling for attention. There's a lot of lip service paid towards listening to each other's experiences, but really few here really actually care. They just respond with the scripted responses and cyber-hugging.
i've had this theory for some time and alluded to it occassionally but have never explored it in detail.. it is of course a huge generalisation so no, not everyone will fit into the boxes and i'd like people's opinion.
i don't know everyone's circumstances so it's based on a small sample of some of those i do know something about.
it could be completely wrong, it's just an idea.. basically, i have seen a difference between some of those ex-jws who walked out vs those who were kicked out.. the most bitter and obsessive seem to be the kicked out and, i must add, those who were legitimately kicked out.
Here is part of my story. I have wanted to leave the organization for about seven years. For many years before my decision (about 2002/2003), I did what most people raised in the religion do. I uncritically and unreflectively went along with the path given to me by my family. My parents are witnesses, my grandparents are witnesses, and all my relatives, save on aunt, are witnesses. I never disobeyed the rules and lived like many sheltered witness kids.
I always had doubts about the society's teachings, especially concerning the anointed, and when my family moved to our current residence, I had access to the internet for the first time. I gradually came to the conclusion that I had to find out why these people doubt the organization. You know what many here have thought: if it is the truth, it should be able to withstand criticism. I read some sample chapters of Franz's Crisis of Conscience from the Commentary Press website. I read some online articles by Carl Olof Jonsson. Then I ordered myself a copy of Crisis of Conscience at a local bookstore, read it in two nights, and decided that I couldn't continue being a witness for the rest of my life. Later, I ordered a 1917 edition of The Finished Mystery which further confirmed my stance.
Quickly after that, I decided that I should find people who either have been or are currently in my situation. First, I found this tiny yahoo forum and a MSN chatroom. Nothing much there, so I eventually found this place. I posted here for a while (using an older account than this one), a noticed several things.I felt the forum was so huge that my posts were swept off in a sea insubstantial posts. However the worst impression I got was that most of the prolific posters have left the organization years ago, but still remain here, still grieving their loss. Of course, many here will give the self-serving excuse that their helping other people, but really this forum has become an emotional crutch, a tool for the eternal task of validating their decision to leave. I realized that leaving the organization wasn't enough for me. I must become more than an ex-witness and gradually become just another worldly man with goals that make my life meaningful. That's why I'm getting close to getting my BA.
So, my first time posting at JWD was short lived, especially since I became more interested in Thom's Chat, with it's sexy video-enabled chatroom. While there, I eventually got initiated into the sport of flame wars. In another recent thread, Dogpatch mentioned the joyful game of griefing posters. It pretty much explains some of the thrill of the flame war. Anyway, I also got involved with the now infamous JWO, having registered there at it's beginning, but never really posted there much until I got involved with the conflicts at Thom's. Eventually, Thom's was sunken, so JWO became my regular posting place. The rest is history.
So my wild ways are not due to bitterness as much as the sport of trolling and flame wars.
(Sorry for the JCannon-length post. I hope it was interesting.)
the danish movie about the life of a jw girl is being releases soon in english on dvd:.
http://www13.cd-wow.com/detail_results_2.php?product_code=2969017&subcat=region2.
(not sure about the region 2 thing but dvd player can overcome this).
Here's a page at allmovie.com:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4618008a10.html.
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latest: samurai swordsman antonie dixon has told a high court jury he was raped and sodomised by his jehovahs witness elders and chained to a clothesline by his mother.. .
I think this guy is probably not insane. Remember, did these these crimes high on meth and has a previous criminal record, mostly theft and burglary. At best he has a personality disorder (probably a typical psychopath) and is trying to convince the jury that he's insane. If you'd look at most of the online news articles covering the trial, they report that many think he's faking it.
