Posts by VIII

ironically, the religion and publisher of this statement is one of the biggest offenders with their shunning policy of its members who come to the conclusion that their form of worship is unacceptable.. for some, this severe shunning is too much to bear.. ...help me through this my old friends...i really did not want to be dfd!...i am fourth generation....i had already been shunned by my lifelong friends due to my outspoken words regarding my discovering we had changed the bible to make it say what jw's want it to...but now i have lost my family....oomps.

VIII

I just logged on and read the thread on oompa. I am so sad.

I do take every opportunity to yell people about the Jdubs shunning, in context. They are always shocked.

RIP Oompa.

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I Do Not Think Everyone That is a JW Wastes Their Life

by Magwitch in

my 97 year old grandmother died last week.

she was actually born and raised a jw.

her mother (my great grandmother) was a russelite.

VIII

Sorry for your loss magwitch.

Personally, I have zero fond memories of my Grandmother. She abandoned her family to go preach Jehovah's word in the 1950's. My mother was left as a 12YO to raise her siblings.

Grandma showed up years later (decades) when I was 13 and told me I was going to die at Armagedon because I hadn't put in enough hours out in FS. This was in 1975, the summer. First time out of the two times I met the old lunatic.

While I suppose some of those "old school witnesses" could be nice, the vast majority I knew in the Chicago area were a bunch of eff'd up angry, waiting for The Great Tribulation to start nut jobs. This includes my great-grandparents, my grandparents and my Mom and her siblings.

Saying they were fulfilled and lived happy lives is like saying a Stepford Wife lives one.

But, again, sorry for your loss.

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ABOUT TERRY

by Quentin in

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terry was admitted to the hospital yesterday.

he has a severe case of cellulites which has affected his neck glands.

his face and neck are very swollen.

VIII

I'm so glad to read you are doing better Terry!

Hopefully you'll be home soon and completely mended.

Hugs!

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ABOUT TERRY

by Quentin in

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friends

terry was admitted to the hospital yesterday.

he has a severe case of cellulites which has affected his neck glands.

his face and neck are very swollen.

VIII

Hi Terry, perhaps if you're at home you'll recover quicker. Hospitals are pits of staph and other infection. Even with all the antibiotics they are giving you, you may be safer at home. My thoughts are with you. I hope you feel better!

Hugs!

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ABOUT TERRY

by Quentin in

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friends

terry was admitted to the hospital yesterday.

he has a severe case of cellulites which has affected his neck glands.

his face and neck are very swollen.

VIII

I'm very sorry to hear about Terry and wish him a swift recovery. Thank you for letting us know!

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FOURTEEN DEAD IN DENVER SHOOTING !

by Phizzy in

more than one gunman seems to be involved in this terrible act.

families were attending mid-night showings of the dark knight movie.. the media should not give publicity tothe names of the perpetrators, they often crave the fame.

give them that fame and others will crave it too.. my thoughts are with the families of all that are affected, a horrific and pointless act that will bring so much pain and sorrow.. edited to say, seems as though it was a lone gunman..

VIII

Very sad. I was so sad reading the blog to of the young woman who wanted to be a sportscaster and was gunned down. She barely escaped a similar fate recently.

Here is her brother's blog on her and her last tweet to him only 20 minutes before she died last night: Opens in new window

http://deadspin.com/5927673/aspiring-sportscaster-killed-in-shooting-at-colorado-movie-theater

I don't believe in any new gun laws. Coming from Chicago and all the gang killings going on, well, if the criminals have guns, what is a private citizen to do? Wait to be hit on by them? If we have a gun at least we have a small chance of survival.

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Irish slaves: the forgotten history of slavery in the New World

by King Solomon in

the bible, ot & nt, certainty doesn't prohibit the most basic of human civil rights, freedom from slavery.

of course, the bible was used to justify the ownership of slaves in america, as in many other lands.. an often-forgotten footnote in the history of america is that there was a time when poor white irish were imported from ireland to be sold as slaves during the 17th and 18th century.

in fact, their worth was considered even lower than that of black slaves, who often fetched a price 10x that of an irish slave!

VIII

Very interesting. You both gave information I was unaware of. I am going to research this at the library (not Wiki) just for my own information. I am sure the vast majority, if not 99% of Americans are unaware of this.

King S and BotR, I appreciate both of your efforts to educate us.

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Can You See How Idiotic The JW Religion Now Is?

by minimus in

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i was telling my gf about my mom's removal as a regular pioneer when she was about 80 years old because she went to my daughter's wedding (and she married a non-jw).. my girlfriend couldn't grasp the severity of my mother's sin and as i explained the witnesses' position, it all sounded so absurd!.

have you experienced anything similar?.

VIII

I was just explaining the Shunning to an aquaintaince and she was stunned. She kept asking me "how can they do that and be Christians? What would Jesus do? Would Jesus act that way"? That is such a common response when I have explained the JW approach. People are so unaware of how JWs treat their own, it is surprising.