I apologize if I'm wrong but this post smacks of someone engaging in"spiritual warfare" where the end (gagging WT critics) justifies the means (spreading falsehoods).
exwhyzee
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If you got apostate vids on Youtube take em off now!!! Legal Dept to Sue!
by smithmandy1 ini've posted this on the wrong section so i'm posting it on here cos its sort of to topic as i know many of you have vids on youtube.
legal department are beginning legal action against google and its uploaders regards to apostate vids that slander the watchtower and/or contain copyrighted material!!!
my hubby knows people who know so heres my warning lol.
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Have you lost your sense of "happy ever after"?
by londonlady ini'm glad to be out but i've since had the sensation that the "happy ever after" ending i always thought would come will not come.
there will be no happy ending, just an oridary life.
thats quite a werid sensation to contemplate... what do you think?.
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On some level I think all JW's and former JW's realize that the JW version of happily ever after will not happen....well at least in their lifetime. I think thats why there's so much depression and anxiety among those who are or were JW's. The dream is only as good as your last meeting. As soon as you miss one or two, the plausability of it fades. The big hook for me as a kid was not getting destroyed at Armegeddon coupled with the idea of having my own pet Lion and Dolphin but I never thought much beyond that. The idea of living forever was one they implanted in my mind, I dont think I'd have expected such a thing on my own. I never felt I could, would or wanted to be as good and religious as they said God expected me to be. It felt hopeless in a way. I didn't want to die a Armegeddon so since I was already here, I may as well try to avoid going that scary route by doing what they said would keep me alive, but it never seemed to be enough. Now the idea of living forever with the Watchtower gang running things seems almost nightmarish in a way. Just because I was randomly born all those years ago meant I was here permenently for all eternity without any choice.
Now that I'm out of the Org, I have resigned myself to the fact that I will grow old and die one day. Sometimes at the end of a long day as I lay my head on my pillow I think I wouldn't mind it so much if I could sleep forever. Don't get me wrong, I think being alive is the best way to be and I always feel like somehow I'll figure out a way to get through whatever lies ahead just like I always have before. That's my happily ever after and it seems do able and real. Once you aren't afraid of dying, you gain a certain peace that makes being alive so much better. Day to day overall I feel more worthy to be included in any good future that is planned for the human race, should such plans exist. I don't see any reason why I should be excluded...like Hitler or Ted Bundy might be. I't has also been a relief to realize that there is no such thing as "wasted time". Time passes whether you use it productively or not. Happily ever after is a day to day goal rather than an eternity goal. And that is within my grasp...my power.
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no praying before meals?
by londonlady ini was recently in the company of a jw.
this is a long time devout jw and i served them a meal.
i was surprised by their reaction, they simply sat down, grabbed a fork and began shoveling???
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Where did the notion that you should pray before every meal come from? All I can think of is the idea came from the Last Supper when Jesus prayed before they ate. I used to hate praying outloud. It seemed not only too personal but also forced and repetitive. There was always that moment when everyone was waiting to see if others were going to pray or just start eating. I used to hate meals when I'd be asked to pray. When asked, I finally just started saying " no thanks " or " why don't we just say our own prayers ?". This was just something that just wasn't done, so as you can imagine there was always an awkward silence afterward.
You could never go on a picnic or a camping trip with JW's without someone having to do a public prayer or where a watchtower study would spontaneously break out. We were on vacation in Florida a few months ago and we hooked up with a relative and his wife who are Bethelites. They'd say their prayers in restaurants, while having a snack on the beach...you name it. It all seemed so pious and ritualistic.
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What do you think?
by exwhyzee inthis is so trivial but it has been a topic at my house lately and i wanted to present it to some of the brightest minds i know of.it's a pet peeve of mine to have someone younger than myself call me hun or honey.
i know there are bigger issues in the world to worry about but for some reason this gets under my skin like you wouldn't believe.normally i just ignore it when it happens but the other day i was at ikea and the 20 something female cashier said " that'll be $128.95 hun.
" i ignored the hun part and went ahead and swiped my debit card.
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Hey Mouthy (hun) ... don't pay any attention to me....you should keep on doing what you've been doing....it's obviously worked for you so far and you've lived to tell about it !
Zid : That's what I almost said to that cashier... " Did you call me Hun...as in Atilla the ??
Tec: Some people can get away with it such as a person with a heavy southern accent or a sweet grandmotherly type. There's this one lady that is a waitress at a cafe I go to. She calls everyone Babe,Baby or Sugar. "What'll it be Baby....Ok Sugar I'll be back with your drinks.....here ya go Babe" She's a Black woman from the south and it's actually really nice when she says it. She's probably in her 40's , very kind and she isn't smacking on gum or saying it because she thinks she's being clever.
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Caleb's dad
by poppers ini think immigration should check his papers, but i'll be darned if i can figure out what country he'd be deported to.
why would the makers of this dvd use such a ridiculous accent?.
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I work with a guy with this same accent and he is Brazillian so that's what I assumed his accent was. It does give it an international flair doesn't it? No one can say that they are only focusing on the USA or white folk.
I hate the way the Mom says Satan (Sayt' en) Sounds sort of Valley Girl-esque.... " Like Caleb, you could sooo totally like, make Sayt'-en happy if you like, play with that toy"
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What do you think?
by exwhyzee inthis is so trivial but it has been a topic at my house lately and i wanted to present it to some of the brightest minds i know of.it's a pet peeve of mine to have someone younger than myself call me hun or honey.
i know there are bigger issues in the world to worry about but for some reason this gets under my skin like you wouldn't believe.normally i just ignore it when it happens but the other day i was at ikea and the 20 something female cashier said " that'll be $128.95 hun.
" i ignored the hun part and went ahead and swiped my debit card.
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exwhyzee
This is so trivial but it has been a topic at my house lately and I wanted to present it to some of the brightest minds I know of. It's a pet peeve of mine to have someone younger than myself call me Hun or Honey. I know there are bigger issues in the world to worry about but for some reason this gets under my skin like you wouldn't believe. Normally I just ignore it when it happens but the other day I was at IKEA and the 20 something female cashier said " That'll be $128.95 Hun." I ignored the Hun part and went ahead and swiped my debit card. Then she handed me a pen and said " Can I get you to sign your receipt now Hun ? " As I was signing I said with a smile " Are you calling me Hun cause I've got kids older than you...anyone who calls me Hon better be over 70 and better be from the South . " She looked at me blankly and sort of made a sickly chuckle noise. Is it me or does this seem sort of condesending to to be called Hun by someone much younger than ones self ? Or should I get down off my high horse and get over myself and focus on real problems? I chided myself later for maybe having embarrased her for no good reason.
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You have to admit, Watchtower Productions have come a long way...
by exwhyzee inbut they still present their message in a very one sided, unrealistic and propaganda like manner.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzfu_vcwqso.
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But they still present their message in a very one sided, unrealistic and propaganda like manner.
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New DVD "Become Jehovah's Friend"
by treadnh2o inhey peeps,.
it's been a long while since i've posted (i am completely out - wife and kids still in) but thought you might this interesting.. they came home from the district convention yesterday with the new dvd intended for kids.
they popped it in right away and this is what happens:.
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exwhyzee
I was half expecting that toy Wizard to come flying back out of the trash can. Maybe if enough JW kids see the Wizard on this video, it will show up one day at some Kingdom Hall doing cartwheels on the literature counter and will replace the somewhat outdated smurf legend. After all viewing a wizard or owning a DVD with a wizard in it could be enough to invite the demons in.
I'm surprised that they didn't tell Caleb that when he disobeys Mommy and Daddy , it makes the baby Jesus cry. But then again might be placing undue emphasis on Jesus.
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It makes me sick that Jehovahs Witnesses Kids cannot play organized sports but it is okay for them to watch others play.
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It makes me sick that Jehovahs Witnesses Kids cannot play organized sports but it is okay for them to watch others play.
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exwhyzee
I've always been a good swimmer and diver my non believing father was a local hero of sorts in his town in Europe and taught us well. I was asked to be on the swim team in High School after the Coach saw me swimming in PE. I didn't even consider it after seeing all those dramas and demo's. at the assemblies I knew what the answer would be...."no can do...that's bad association" Mom's JW rules trumped Dad's wishes so instead I went home where there was notihing to do after school and watched reruns of Gilligan's Island and can remember the plots verbatim to this day. How I wished I could have had that simple pleasure and experience.
I decided that my kids weren't going to have this happen. I put my boys in the local basketball league l at age 6 and they continued with that until age 12. It was great to see the impact it had on them in terms of gaining confidence and social skills. Both of them were on the swim team and wrestling team through junior high and High School with much supervision from us. We allowed them to go to the dances and my youngest Son was voted Homecoming King but We couldn't discuss any of this with any of the relatives but when they and other JW's saw their trophies or pictures in the paper, there was much pursing of lips and concerned looks. It would have been nice if their Pioneer Grandmother or aunts and uncles would have came to one of their matches or events.
Now that the Boys are grown, they play Hockey and Lacrosse locally. When I see them able to interact well with others and still enjoying these activities, I'm glad they can look back on their childhood and youth and not feel like they missed out on everything because I let some religious fanatic old men or judgemental relatives decide how they should be raised.