Posts by Diogenesister

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Question and answers for fisherperson regardingy time at bethel

by _Morpheus in

so fisherperson sent me a pm asking a bunch of questions re my time at beth hell.

rather than respond in a pm i will post the q/a here as i have nothing to hide.

q:what years did you serve in brooklyn bethel?

Diogenesister

You bethalites didn't get to go to cbgb's did you? I am sooooooooo jealous!!!!

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it hasn't been easy at all... trying to care for two kids- ages 3 & 6, while working fulltime, barely any support from immediate family, my ex has only seen the kids twice for a few hours, ughhhh.... i make way to much money to qualify for any sort of help, ex barely makes anything so that's out.... this is a million times harder than i could have even imagined... but, we are managing somehow; abeit, a little creatively at times.... i had just started thinking to myself, "we can do this!

" then, my house got robbed, about 10k worth of stuff stolen... ughhhh..... this is so depressing....

Diogenesister

Hey kiddo, I am so sorry about the robbery, have a good sound off here. Forget the money... why the crap hasn't he had the kids more???!!!! Is he a male chauv JW male?? Or is it cos you have just seperated so its difficult to see each other just now? Early stages are so hard... you just feel like giving in, come home!l Hey I would get honest and say you are having a hard time and get him to take the kids for the weekend at least. Especially if you get no extended family support, you are gonna burn out if not! I send you a karmic HUG 😀💋

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The Watchtower is stuck in the 1950's for science

by HowTheBibleWasCreated in

sure they have embraced the internet and electronic media etc.

by their science is so far off it's sad ...but understandable.. the wt published several articles in the past dealing with reletivity etc.

yes great....100 years old science today.. where are the quantum mechanic articles?

Diogenesister

Couldn't agree more, quantum mechanics = something can come from nothing

Genetic science= evidence for many types of hominids, denisovian & neanderthal dna in modern sapien populations, switched off genes for all sorts of atavistic traits like human full body hair &tails and whale legs etc, we can also work out the no of generations back until our common ancestor with chimps etc

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Where are all these New Anointed Ones Coming from?

by John Aquila in

back in the early 70s, right before 1975 we had about 7 or 8 thousand professed anointed.

cant remember the exact number.

but at every convention we were told that the end is close ---because---the number of anointed is getting smaller and smaller.

Diogenesister

Jw leaks. I guess that must be from an upcoming Caleb and Sophia book! Its just the kind of incredibly inappropriate stuff the WTBTS print for kids!!!!!!

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Is Watchtower imploding? 10 reasons why the end could be nigh

by WildeLover in

http://jwsurvey.org/cedars-blog/is-watchtower-imploding-10-reasons-why-the-end-could-be-nigh.

i dont know how to hyperlink the link above,.

it's a link to an article by cedars on the possibility of the wt imploding?.

Diogenesister

Thanks - spiritual food indeed!

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Serendipity

by konceptual99 in

jw
friends

noticed this whilst trawling the stream of convention instagram spam..... http://t.co/ptndxmg8k0.

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Diogenesister

All those boobs and short skirts! Regulation 2 inches below the knee in my day 😃👵

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Hitchhiking robot embarking on coast-to-coast tour across US

by TerryWalstrom in

hitchhiking robot embarking on coast-to-coast tour across u.s.. .

did you hear that, honey?

i dont have time for tv!

Diogenesister

By the way the real Hitch would totally love it I reckon too!

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Hitchhiking robot embarking on coast-to-coast tour across US

by TerryWalstrom in

hitchhiking robot embarking on coast-to-coast tour across u.s.. .

did you hear that, honey?

i dont have time for tv!

Diogenesister

Terry I really, really enjoyed that! Best short story I've read in ages. Have you read ' The Children Act' by Ian McEwan (an old buddy of the real Hitch). In case not, it centres on the relationship between a dying JW teenager requiring a blood transfusion and the high court judge scheduled to decide his case. Be a good thred no?

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Grieving for the Living

by StinkyPantz2.0 in

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friends

i originally wrote this blog a few years ago, but yesterday a friend that is struggling to decide whether or not she will tell her family that she no longer accepts the jehovahs witness religious doctrine reminded me of it so i am re-sharing (with updates).. its not always completely freeing to come out of the closet (as an atheist in my case) and i wanted her to understand that.. i had a very strange realization recently: i dont know what its like to be someones adult child.

my parents didnt get the privilege of seeing me come of age.

i didnt get walked down the aisle when i got married.

Diogenesister

Sometimes I think the grief is MORE intense in your situation, its so hard to get closure and the frustration and anger that fades with normal bereavement can raise its ugly head anytime - my heart goes out to you. You are a courageous and principled woman, a humanitarian soul.

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Judicial committee letter to elders

by Israel Ricky Gonzales in

warning: this is rather lengthy.

i thought i would post this information that i took with me to my judicial committee.

the elders promised that we would talk about everything that was bothering me, yet, we ended up talking about less than 10% of it.

Diogenesister

Wow, thanks for posting. Beautiful.