jehovah's witness cemetery trolls disrupt a mothers grief .
http://www.concordmonitor.com/home/13013058-95/ray-duckler-witnessing-a-mothers-sorrow-at-a-very-private-moment.
by ray duckler.
As a JW I was never taught how to grieve properly and dead people are talked of as just sleeping. As a result is is very difficult to appreciate the loss and pain someone suffers when they have not been cushioned from the impact with false promises.
This can make JWs insensitive and unfeeling and lacking in judgement and sometimes legislation is the only way to go.
it will obviously make a difference to how jw's obtain their literatrash, they will have to download and print it all themselves before long.. it will make a small difference to the dtod work, they will now refer even genuine questions and interest etc to the site, not taking the opportunity to "witness" on the initial call at all.
this has been happening already to a degree.. the difference i am mainly interested in is the capture of new suckers in to the borg.. we will be able to see when we get 2014's figures, sometime next year, what the rate of increase was over the last ten years.. phizzy the prophet predicts that the rate of increase over the next ten years will not be significantly up.
probably down, but certainly, i feel, not so different from the last ten.. should i be around in ten years to do so, i will wish to ask jw's:.
I find th emphasis on JW.org uncomfortable. As a witness growing up there was alot of emphaisis on the importance of God's unique name and how it should be respected. This emphaisis on initials and websites reduces this name to an initial. It seems cheap and disrespectful. It is as though the name is an embarrassment to them now and by using a single initial they provide some distance. They are not Jehovah's Witnesses they are JWs. This means nothing and stands for nothing.
The organisation I left though bad at the time has got worse in the short time I have been away. Yes it is useful strap line and an easy way to give witnesses the idea they are doing something but in terms of the core principle of being a witness to gods name then it is nowhere near it.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=678180165590951&set=o.585807931515647&type=1.
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Truly shocking to deprive a man of his view. The kingdom hall looks like a factory a total eyesore. Is there any way they can be forced to demolish and rebuild in a more appropriate place?
besides having to sit through endless boring meetings during the evenings when they should be in bed getting their necessary rest for school the next day, they are falling asleep in the chairs with their little heads falling over.
then all their fun is taken away by such a strict religion and a desert god which makes them grow up with no self esteem whatsoever.
they tell them they're all sinners from the womb up and only a rod will remove it.
The publications designed for children gradually rob them of their self esteeem and individuality telling them that pride in their achievements is boasting and that they should always trust the elders. The lessons from the Bibile are designed to draw a wedge between themselves and their peers and isolate them from anyone outside the faith. This causes them to grow up emotionally stunted and conditioned to accept this religion as the absolute authority in their lives.
The topics discussed at the meeting are sometimes totally inappropriate and the society has made it clear that they take no responsibility for their welfare.
Meetings are not a healthy place for anyone let alone impressionable minors.
since it is the convention season (and i am not attending this year or ever again), and i have been seeing other posts about some of the goings on at the various ic's and rc's, i am reminded of some of the truly embarrassing behavior i have "witnessed" (pun intended) over my lifetime of being a jdub at the various conventions and assemblies.
probably the most disillusioning experience at a convention that i have ever had was one year when i volunteered to be an attendant.
all of the volunteers were asked to attend a special meeting a few months beforehand to get instructions for our duties as attendants.
At the Bournemouth convention we would spend most of the sessions in the car. This was because we had a son who was hypersensitive to noise, light and if uncomfortable would make a fuss. We had tried sitting in the stands but had one rude sister tell us if we couldn't get our son to sit still she would be forced to leave. I told her not to bother we would go and never sat in the stands again.
The car gave the children leg room, they could get up and go to the toilet without causing a disruption and if necessary we could find somewhere shady to sit. The programme was on the radio and we didn't have to deal with selfish people. When they then stopped having car parks and told us all that we had to come by coach we just refused to go.
I did seriously consider finding a nice park somewhere close enough to pick up the reception and park there without going to the convention centre.
since it is the convention season (and i am not attending this year or ever again), and i have been seeing other posts about some of the goings on at the various ic's and rc's, i am reminded of some of the truly embarrassing behavior i have "witnessed" (pun intended) over my lifetime of being a jdub at the various conventions and assemblies.
probably the most disillusioning experience at a convention that i have ever had was one year when i volunteered to be an attendant.
all of the volunteers were asked to attend a special meeting a few months beforehand to get instructions for our duties as attendants.
seating just seemed to bring out the worst in everyone. End seats or front rows were preferred and regardless of the needs of others were chosen first.
Assemblies were bad for the children since we were often in the middle of a row and with an autistic child it was totally inappropriate. If we got up to take him for a toilet break or for a break from the noise or other hypersensitivity triggers I stayed out until the next song or break.
They will break you and test you to the limit.
there is life outside the organisation, which i have the pleasure to have experienced, since december.
i went to a lovely church wedding saturday, followed by a reception.
hic!!.
I had my birthday party on Saturday with people coming and going all day. I caught up with old friends and met some lovely new people. I cooked for 2 days solid and the food was eaten and enjoyed. On Sunday a good friend took me and my family out to lunch as a thank you which was a lovely surprise.
Today I have to say I took time to recover fun can be very exhausting.
What was lovely was that there was no feeling of guilt, that I should have done something more spiritual I just was able to enjoy the day and the company it was priceless.
hey everyone,.
well me, fraz and laika had a little meetup before we went on holiday.....it was great to meet fraz for the first time.
our hols were teriffic and i have enjoyed dating too.
It is nice to see the positives happening in your life.
Only you can live your life and your choices are yours to make. Just remember stick to your time limit, know your own limits and if things are not going as planned have an exit strategy. Remember you need to keep yourself healthy both physically and mentally having a caiuse is noble but in terms of your wellbeing don't loose yourself.
after missing 63 years of birthday celebrations, i'm making up for it in spades.
cake, presents & parties.
i tell everyone i meet that today is my birthday just to hear them say "happy birthday".
Happy birthday to you. It was mine yesterday, they can be special days even if you wait decades to celebrate.
breaking this subject down into categories.
this is--obviously --only my opinion.
any offence caused is simply intentional.. .
They want to be informed when I die. Perhaps they are hoping I have a change of heart and leave them a bequest. Seriously this is not going to happen.
