I'm going to try to find out reliable and accurate information about this (not relying on wild JW rumors).
If I'm able to find out anything definite, I'll post it.
The cult has claimed another victim. Sad.
http://www.myfoxkc.com/myfox/pages/news/detail?contentid=7071308&version=3&locale=en-us&layoutcode=tsty&pageid=3.2.1 .
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I'm going to try to find out reliable and accurate information about this (not relying on wild JW rumors).
If I'm able to find out anything definite, I'll post it.
The cult has claimed another victim. Sad.
a bizarre explosion at a church east of kansas city killed one man on saturday afternoon.
atf agents said the explosion at the jehovah's witness' kingdom hall on foggy bottom drive was intentionally set, and that the person who died appears to have committed suicide.
witnesses described large amounts of smoke pouring out of the building, which they said was just recently completed.
I'm from the Independence/Kansas City area. The local JW's are in full chatter over this. My father had even helped on the quick build of this KH.
I'm going to try to find out details over this. If I can gather anything that is accurate, and not wild JW rumor, I'll let the board know!
The authorities are leaning towards suicide bombing, so I'll be curious as to what had happened to this guy to push him over the edge like this.
The cult has claimed another victim. Such a tragedy.
http://www.myfoxkc.com/myfox/pages/news/detail?contentid=7071308&version=3&locale=en-us&layoutcode=tsty&pageid=3.2.1 .
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My folks called me a few hours ago with this.
The rumor going around here is that the guy was a JW at the KH by himself and committed suicide by blowing it up.
My father helped on the quick build of that KH.
some persons need to feel they are validated because they don't have much going for them otherwise.
being a part of jehovah's organization makes them feel special.
being different from other religions makes them feel recognized,.
Amama-
We had the same FS experience as children it seems.
I had a dog sic'd on me as well (bit my calf) and f**kheads w/ firearms. The firearm wasn't pointed at me, but rather was aimed at the eldery JW man I was working with (I was standing right next to him).
http://www.myfoxkc.com/myfox/pages/news/detail?contentid=7071308&version=3&locale=en-us&layoutcode=tsty&pageid=3.2.1 .
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I live in the Independence/Kansas City area and the JWs are lighting up each other's phones.
for years the gb has been creating these dramas for the conventions, trying to use the bible to provoke guilt trips and make the r/f obey, but none of those have the whole message they wanted to get across, meaning: "the perfect jw family".
so, they decided to create this non-biblical account and voila!
they have the perfect drama.
I remember one DC drama from years ago. I can't remember the year is was presented or it's name but it was basically about how JW children will do naughty things if they're not constantly watched, hounded, and made to feel like shit 24/7.
I think it was put on in the 80's. Hopefully my memory is serving me correctly.
It was a "modern day" drama. A JW family (women wore dresses while at home relaxing donchaknow) had 2 teenagers; a boy and a girl.
The boy liked football a lot and wanted to play. He talked to his parents. Naturally they pulled out a bible and a WT that warned against playing sports. The family discussed that while playing football is fine, if the son joined the team, he might miss meetings and field service. The son agreed that playing football and missing meetings is wrong.
The girl kept wanting to go out with her friends, one of whom was another JW kid who was not good association. The parents warned her not to go out with her friends, especially if the other girl would be going. The daughter said she wouldn't go anymore but then snuck around behind their backs. The girl was spotted by another member of the congregation hanging out with the bad association girl. They appeared to be going into an R rated movie. The cong. member went running to the girl's parents.
When the girl arrived home, the parents were waiting for her. The father looked concerned and a little angry. The mother was sobbing on the sofa. Sobbing.
The girl was lecutred and chastised (with scriptures and a WT), grounded, and had to call the other girl's parents (while her parents listened in) to tell them where she and their daughter went.
some persons need to feel they are validated because they don't have much going for them otherwise.
being a part of jehovah's organization makes them feel special.
being different from other religions makes them feel recognized,.
No. I felt worse.
I guess when you're told how sinful, lowly, worthless, not-good-enough, you are nearly every day of your life (doubly so at the meetings) you tend to believe it.
I was brought up thinking I was scum.
as heard at the district convention.
9 part symposium on how to display the fruitages of the spirit.
goodness.
as some know here - i was born in the witnesses .
raised in it and stayed in for 44 long years !
i don't believe in armageddon.
Thanks Flipper (Mrs. Flipper too).
I was feeling angry, hopeless, and sad because of the damage this cult inflicts on people, but your post cheered me up a little.
i've been thinking about what its like to be born and raised as a jw and the mistakes that parents make as an almost direct result of this cult.
for one thing, the children are not allowed to think freely, and if they say or do one little thing their parents disapprove of, they are chastised and basically bullied into abandoning that thought or action.
another thing is that no matter what you do, and no matter how good your reputation is among friends, teachers, administrators, etc if you don't want to go to meetings, and don't believe in this faith, they do what they can to make you feel lower then dirt for this and will often resort to verbal abuse, and sometimes violence to force you to believe in them and conform.
Vent away. I was born and raised in this insipid cult and I still carry the damage with me.