Posts by milligal

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Will Racial Issues Change In The USA Now?

by minimus in

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do you think that this country will change for the better now that we've elected a new president?

milligal

Shop-I agree that black issues are real issues, just like women's issues and homosexual issues. Race is still an area for expansion of civil rights, HOWEVER, credit should be given where credit is due. I think what some non-African Americans are getting at (at least how I feel) is that some activists need to let the intensity die down some. Be happy that white America voted for a black man, and I have to tell you, the people I know, (white and all : ) stood behind Obama 150%. he wasn't just the lesser of two evils, but he represents an American icon -another JFK. THAT is a great thing, many white people adore Obama and are proud that he's President elect. Can't we take a breather and see how this affects the racial barrier? I believe that it will affect that barrier positively, even if it doesn't solve all racial issues overnight.

Hillbilly- Are you indicating that by disagreeing with you I could not have possibly read what you wrote? I read your post and I disagreed with it. While Obama has a full plate and race will not likely be a key issue in the first four years, he won by a landslide. I do not think his 'political neck' is in issue. Now that you see I disagree with the context of what you said, would you mind cutting out the name calling? It's beneath you.....

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Will Racial Issues Change In The USA Now?

by minimus in

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do you think that this country will change for the better now that we've elected a new president?

milligal

I guess I disagree with hillbilly totally and completely;

The voters that contributed the MOST to getting Obama elected were actually white middle America. Yes, the youth vote helped and the African Americans turned out in record numbers for him, but white people were on board. I think this is a historic moment for America; not only is Obama black, he also has a middle eastern name which was a hurdle for a lot of people. Frankly, Hillary had a good portion of the black vote and it wasn't until she conceded that Obama gained the full black vote. This is a historic time for America, people have shown they are bigger than race, and bigger than culture. Americans want to save their country.

Republicans who want to critisize this new administration before it even gets going would do well to remember the last eight years, the GOP have NO RIGHT to critisize. The American people have spoken loudly against them.

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Are Jehovah's Witnesses Truly Politacally Neutral & No Part Of The World?

by Tired of the Hypocrisy in

i have some hot discussion going on at yahoo answers on this question.

please go check it out and respond with your opinions, i would love to keep this one going for a while.. here is the link: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080912004110aa62uee&r=w.

thanks y'all.

milligal

Everytime you post these I go on Yahoo and respond to them. i'm gald you're doing this....

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XJW Blog and Podcast

by tastyrerun in

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i'm pretty new to jwd but i know it's supposed to be the place for xjw's to hang online.. .

anyhow, i am posting here because i am an xjw who maintains a blog (who doesn't these days, right?

) and also produces a monthly podcast from the perspective of an xjw-freethinker and deals with jw related themes and information.

milligal

The letter he posts to the elders on his web site is so legalistic and forceful...it was great.

I wished I had these kinds of resources when I left. The elders were following me all over town and some other 'brothers' were following me and photographing me. I wish I had the nerve at that time to legally challenge their behavior. I'm waaaayyyy more mouthy now : )

Welcome to the board btw.

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It's official!!!!

by junctions-wife in

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it's official, i am on vacation for 2 weeks!

i have a trip planned, i am going to roswell new mexico.

i am so excited and scared at the same time.

milligal

Roswell? That's so cool. I hope you have a great time and tell us all about it when you get back.

P.S.

Watch out for alien abductions...: )

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My wife has Paranoid Personality Disorder

by Witness 007 in

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my wife accused me of putting sleeping pills in her tea so i could turn her best friend against her???

she says everyone at work is against her so one saturday she quit and went to another city {her mums}sydney to start a new life.....she found it to be alot more expensive so she asked me if she could come back.

i told her it's half her house and she can come and go as she wants.....then she asked me to buy her a plane ticket back since she blew her last paycheck {$900} on clothes and laser hair removal.

milligal

I'm really sorry you are going through this. Mental abnormalities are so hard for friends and family, and the patient as well.

Do you have a support system? Does she have friends or family that she trusts and has not accused of bad behavior yet? You may need to come right out and tell her she needs to go to couples counseling with you in order to maintain your relationship, through the counseling the professional can help you decide the next step, whether an intervention is needed OR if your wife becomes harmful, someone else can be responsible for having her put into the hospital and you don't have to be the bad guy. I widh you the best.

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Phobic about churches

by Mickey mouse in

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i am reading releasing the bonds at the moment and yet again steve hassan has brought to my attention a phobia i didn't even realise i had.

entering a church.

i remember on a couple of occasions being with jw's who refused point blank to enter a church even when they had cause to do so.

milligal

I have this same fear! My husband wants to attend church for social reasons (we are both df'd witnesses) I said fine to that, and then when we started researching which church to attend I had a meltdown!

"I can't do this, churches smell bad, and what about all that Jesus freak nonsense, am I going to have to listen to Jesus this, and Jesus that (thoughts of the 'jump for Jesus trampolene from the Fletch movie)....I'm not going!" My husband was like, "Okay, it's no big deal we don't have to go" and he walked away laughing....

I'm a churchaphobic.

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How are they convinced that armageddon is around the corner???

by milligal in

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i just read another thread about the co changes and plans for upcoming persectution.

i can speak for america and say that out constitution is based on religious freedom-this is the same constitution the society hides behind in all of their 'champion' court cases where they defend their right to go in the door to door ministry.

this country is sooooo far from turning against any religion, that we are even allowing terrorist religions to remain as long as they don't act against anyone (please no thread hijacking about that : ).. how in god's name do the jw's think the government is going to turn against religion and start persecuting them, and armagedon is to follow -right 'around the corner'????.

milligal

The tax thing is a great point, I hadn't thought of that, I knew about the God putting a hook in the jaw of ...was it Satan, or the governments? Anyway, yes I think some of them are stupid enough to buy into an idea that social/cultutral revolution CAN happen overnight, when in fact it can't/won't/it's wishful thinking so they can be right and demolish all of us wrong people.

heathen-I gotta tell you-they are nowhere NEAR being persectued as much as they like to whine about. This was one epiphany that I still can't get over. Schools in the US don't even have 'Christmas' celebrations (the majority that is) they have 'holiday' celebrations, and this year my 4th grade son will not be having any celebrations because the schools are trying harder and harder to please everyone. People with traditional christian lifestyles are bending over backwards to accomodate other lifestyles including Jewish, Mexican, Buddhist, etc. and the JW's are benefitting from it. I'm afraid they haven't had cause to bitch and whine since the 1930's and 1940's and they still can't stop talking about it.

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How are they convinced that armageddon is around the corner???

by milligal in

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i just read another thread about the co changes and plans for upcoming persectution.

i can speak for america and say that out constitution is based on religious freedom-this is the same constitution the society hides behind in all of their 'champion' court cases where they defend their right to go in the door to door ministry.

this country is sooooo far from turning against any religion, that we are even allowing terrorist religions to remain as long as they don't act against anyone (please no thread hijacking about that : ).. how in god's name do the jw's think the government is going to turn against religion and start persecuting them, and armagedon is to follow -right 'around the corner'????.

milligal

I just read another thread about the CO changes and plans for upcoming persectution. Here's what I don't get:

I can speak for America and say that out constitution is based on religious freedom-this is the same constitution the society hides behind in all of their 'champion' court cases where they defend their right to go in the door to door ministry. This country is SOOOOO far from turning against ANY religion, that we are even allowing terrorist religions to remain as long as they don't act against anyone (please no thread hijacking about that : ).

HOW in god's name do the JW's think the government is going to turn against religion and start persecuting them, and armagedon is to follow -right 'around the corner'????

My family court judge who oversees my post divorce case won't even discuss religion in the courtroom for fear he might trample on the constitution. We are nowhere NEAR the contemplation of turning against relgion.

Can anyone explain to me what the most recent explanation for this JW anomaly is? I've been out for almost 8 years now and apparently I've lost the juju or the force or whatever it is they use to foresee world events....

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Completely taken advantage of!

by Gill in

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not to make light of a very important illness, but i have, i believe 'grandmother's postnatal depression'!!.

i feel totally taken advantage of and a laughing stock and a 'nothing'.

infact i feel totally unappreciated.. i am looking after my sweet little grandaughter for around 60 hours a week!

milligal

I totally agree with the idea that you should not feel taken advantage of by your kids;

My parents are JW and not around at all for my kids, I am jealous of the people who have parents like you who are willing to help out-but you know what? I work out my problems anyway-without the help of my mother, I think your daughter can work around your schedule.

One possible solution for your situation could be to have a heart to heart with your daughter and tell her your plight-honestly: you love your granddaughter but because of your other responsibilities you have no choice but to cut back your cihldcare hours. Then you could give her a reasonable time frame to find someone else, like two weeks. Then make it very clear to her that in two weeks you have made other committments (just so she's not tempted to push you on the subject). Maybe she doesn't realize that things will be just fine without your constant supervision.

Good luck!