........so far to date. You've been warned....https://youtu.be/JjjNt5l5tS0
Diogenesister
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The Utterly most appalling terrible JW music video you will ever see
by Diogenesister in........so far to date.
you've been warned....https://youtu.be/jjjnt5l5ts0.
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Ladies and Gents.... Domestic violence!
by Theonlyoneleft indomestic violence in the “tooth”... is this a thing?!.
you are starting to know me by now as i’m always full of questions... my clogs are always in motion and never stop... so another question for you to give me some guidance if you can.
based on pasts experience or cases you might heard of or seen, what advice could you give me in helping someone that is a jehovah witness, married with another jw but lives a marriage that is plagued by emotional domestic abuse and financial control?
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I think in cases of physical abuse the advice is clear cut. No one should tolerate it and there is plenty of help available although many mothers fear loosng their children if they make the authorities aware ( I'm just being honest here). And that is in western countries. In many places homelessness rears its ugly head if a wife chooses to leave.
But in many ways the real problems arise when the abuse is more subtle, as in the case above. Financial control, psychological and emotional abuse. Shouting and name calling etc aggressive and demeaning speech.
Without therapy people rarely change and if they are young the stress of raising a family and JW demands can bring out the worst in men who cannot cope with that stress in a healthier way. Either that or it is learnt behaviour..
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A Must Read Update on WBTS and Darkspilver from reddit
by ZindagiNaMilegiDobaara inmany of us know that watch tower (yes, two words in this case) has issued a subpoena to reddit to try to gain darkspilver's identity due to accusations of copyright infringement:.
tl;dr: on april 9, watch tower filed a response to the eff's motion to quash (filed march 26) regarding the subpoena submitted to reddit in an attempt to find /u/darkspilver's identity.. the wt response is publicly available here as a pdf, from the site court listener.. a number of other documents relating to the case are available on the same site, here.. and the eff's motion to quash is available on the eff's website here.. details: as i'm sure many of us know, watch tower (yes, two words in this case) has issued a subpoena to reddit to try to gain /u/darkspilver's identity due to accusations of copyright infringement.
specifically, watch tower is claiming copyright infringement for two things: first, darkspilver posted the back page of the november 2018 watchtower which was an article entitled "what gift can we give to jehovah?” which explained how to donate.
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Thanks so much Blondie for posting. It sounds all good and I'd be very surprised if the judge rules in Watchtower's favour
It seems as if Reddit has met the requirements of the Takedown and taking the issue any further doesn't serve to achieve anything from a copyright point of view or "taking traffic away' from JW.orgs website (Lol). It also seems from a procedural point of view Magistrate Kim should not have ruled the way she did without first consulting with Darkspilver (consent).
Either way the harms would be very great for future (1st amendment) rights to annonymous commentry, which surely must be the courts first priority given that DS is not a US citizen anyway.
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Hi I'm really not familiar with your mother's work but I want to become so. Has the first volume of Watchtower History been published yet Vienne's daughter? Or will 1 & 2 be published together?
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Funerals
by Theonlyoneleft inso i have a question about a not so spoken subject.
so if you feel inappropriate please feel free to ignore me!
has anyone given a thought about what they would like for their funeral one day?.
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Eaton RIP means to me being laid to rest. In the peace court. How about an upright burial?
Sounds good to me
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Funerals
by Theonlyoneleft inso i have a question about a not so spoken subject.
so if you feel inappropriate please feel free to ignore me!
has anyone given a thought about what they would like for their funeral one day?.
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And finally, that natural burial I spoke about:
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Funerals
by Theonlyoneleft inso i have a question about a not so spoken subject.
so if you feel inappropriate please feel free to ignore me!
has anyone given a thought about what they would like for their funeral one day?.
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In case anyone ( or anyone you know) is strapped for cash or disagrees with expensive funerals, here is some information about "direct cremation". It doesn't mean you don't get to celebrate the persons death in the way they wish, it just means cutting out the major costs. Once you have the persons ashes you can really be creative, individual and personalize the celebration of their life.
Again, " Ask a Mortician" explains:
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Funerals
by Theonlyoneleft inso i have a question about a not so spoken subject.
so if you feel inappropriate please feel free to ignore me!
has anyone given a thought about what they would like for their funeral one day?.
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I've thought of it a lot. There are so many options, especially in the states.
Whatever you do don't embalm it's so bad for the environment. Nasty chemicals. Have a natural burial where you help the soil. It's also much cheaper. Lots of undertaker don't tell the truth and over charge. I love this lady who is a qualified mortician and does affordable natural burials. She's very honest about all aspects of the funeral industry - as well as gorgeous and super entertaining!
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Introductions
by Lobsto inwell, i finally made an account.
i’ve been lurking on here for four or so years, enjoying the debates and experiences of all of you.
it really helped in that initial year after i woke up, when the frustration and betrayal felt strongest.
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Welcome!
Amazing story! I’d love to hear more about your families experience as refugees. Was your Dad a jw when he was an activist or did he become one after defending them in your country of origin?
GetMeOutofhere I loved your post; too ;)
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Blew it this morning with 4 JWs
by Vanderhoven7 inso i decided to go hunting for jws this morning.
walked to the end of my driveway and who should be approaching...but 2 ladies, one old (dianne) and one younger both with watchtower mags in hand.
dianne shared how the world was under the control of satan etc.
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"In any given moment, there is more right with you than wrong with you" - Jon Kabat-Zinn
I like that Sparky, who is he? Never heard of him, sounds like a wise dude. Interesting.
Anyway, Van, you meant well! As did the JW if we're being honest. Just because the Org is hypocritical doesn't mean most JWs are. I find the most effective method is to drop one, or at most two, thoughts/questions/statements of fact. That way they don't get overwhelmed & can remember what you've said later on when they calm down.