there are many good universities in the central part of the us but why do so many innovative things, i.e.
silicon valley, seem to happen on one side of the country or the other (california, new york, massachusetts to name a few)?
even what is considered the most high tech area in the center of the country, austin texas, is a huge liberal bastion.
We liberal-minded intellectuals prefer living within driving distance of the ocean. It is conducive to creative thinking and critical analysis. The very thought of being surrounded by cornstalks and miles upon miles of flat plains is devastating to our collective souls.
Seriously, major universities are the hubs of innovation....and they are mostly located on the coasts. The fine arts abound in such areas as well....drawing curious minds. Progressive thinking is encouraged and enhanced.
bit of background: a couple of years ago i was reproved after i slept with a brother that i was in love with but we were not married.
in fairness, the elders were kind and supportive.
the problem is, i had always been the model witness before that.
Sex is a normal and natural human function. Religion dictating right vs wrong regarding human copulation is simply another way power hungry men endeavor to rule their subjects. You most certainly should not have been made to feel dirty and disgusting, but that mindset likely was drilled into you by the religion.
Work on loving yourself....being the best you can be. Suicide attempt indicates an awful lot of inner turmoil....I do hope you have gotten professional therapy....and keep at it.
"when someone is disfellowshipped from the religion, normal family relations continue, with the exception of spiritual fellowship.”a watchtower lawyer clears up this common misunderstanding:.
https://jwvictims.org/2017/11/19/watchtower-lawyer-lies-outright-in-court-about-disfellowshipping-and-shunning/ .
"Normal family relations".....in that cult abnormal family relations are far more prevalent.....dffed or not.....
a jobo i know has cancer.
her son goes and cleans her house and generally cares for her.
so does another non-jobo relative.. the congregation, interestingly, has shown very little support apart from the odd one rabbiting on about 'bible promises this and that'.. so, the co visited and said, 'but your son is an apostate(tm).
They will have to see "if he is allowed"?!?!? They are assuming responsibility or authority over an ill woman and her son!?! What utter gall.
This scene plays out over and over again....elderly incapacitated....unable to be seen at meetings or in service are soon forgotten. That "love among us" supposedly identifying them as the one true religion is utter bullsh!t.
several of the jws i know have recently graduated/incorporated wifi sensitivity into their (self) diagnosis of chemical sensitivity.
they seem to be particularly terrified of the new 5g, with some even believing that it's the new 5g that's causing coronavirus in china.
the fact that even though they maybe able to turn off their own wifi but will still have all the other wifi signals around them doesn't seem to occur to these jws.
Thank you all for the clarification. I feel better already.
i just had this flashback when commenting on another thread about how they used to announce reproof or dfing from the platform.
at least in our congregation, it was a dramatic event (this is what i can remember from back in the mid-late 60's or early 70's when i was a kid).. at the end of the service meeting, just before singing the final song, the brother would announce, "we have a letter that must be read.
the "congregation servant" (my grandfather or later my father) would then slowly walk from the back of the kh to the platform.
"Conduct unbecoming a Christian"....
Probation was replaced with " reproof" that was announced...but no reasons given. That was all left up to the imaginations and enhanced by the gossips.
several of the jws i know have recently graduated/incorporated wifi sensitivity into their (self) diagnosis of chemical sensitivity.
they seem to be particularly terrified of the new 5g, with some even believing that it's the new 5g that's causing coronavirus in china.
the fact that even though they maybe able to turn off their own wifi but will still have all the other wifi signals around them doesn't seem to occur to these jws.
This is in jest, correct?
the full episode 'the witnesses,' from 🇺🇸 us oxygen(viewable from 🧶 outside of the us!
)https://www.facebook.com/jws4justice/videos/543483709706749/
I watched about half an hour last night and couldn't stomach anymore. Excellent expose of the cess pool that cult is. I am appalled and revolted that I, thanks to weak minded parents and a bizarre grandparent, was inveigled in this mire....and overwhelmed by it and the anxiety and lack of life skills it caused.
Looking back at it from the perspective presented ...while no surprises...just reinforces what an awful cult it is...insidious too as they love to present that squeaky clean image. What a crock and how sad for those believing the lie.
there's a wonderful channel called "the blue envelope" and the vlogger does exjw topics, oftentimes from a very interesting and unusual perspective.
a real treasure - he's a nerd's nerd!.
anyway this ones subject is the western new york connection with jws.
Is it seriously true they wouldn't do field service there??? What about the bloodguilt should a sheep be missed?
i was balding and grey so i asked my witness barber friend to "just shave it all off" many brothers were doing the comb over which looked friggin stupid.
but oh no in the 1990's this was rebellious he had to call a brother we knew at bethel to see if it was ok. we got his ok to go ahead but at the time i could help thinking about the no beard rule and how controlled and cultish we were..
I recall a man with alopecia who came into the religion...probably in the 70's.....the elders had to meet and question and get input from the higher ups as to the appropriateness of allowing him to go in service ( okay so long as he kept a hat on) and if it was okay for him to sit anywhere but the back row at meetings.....
