Donating his rare blood to save babies is fine so long as he doesn't start eating meat sacraficed to idols.
exwhyzee
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If THIS MAN were a Jehovah's Witness 2 million babies would be dead
by Terry injames harrison has magical blood.. specifically, his blood contains an extremely rare enzyme that can be used to treat babies dying of rhesus disease.
if you've never heard of that disease and figure it's not a big deal, well, wait for the numbers.. harrison, being a generous type, has donated his rare, life-saving blood roughly 1,000 times over 56 years.
this has saved the lives of--seriously, you're not going to believe this--over two million babies around the world.. .
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EX JW teen just signs with legendary producer!!!!!
by Lady Liberty indear friends,.
it has been a long time since i have posted.
time heals much pain, and finally, my family and i have been able to move on with our life outside of jw land.. many of you became our friends, our support system, and you know very well our exit story...we were labeled, slandered and disfellowshipped for having questions regarding the date 607. we sent out letters exposing the elders and circuit overseer to over 200 families.
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exwhyzee
I can only imagine what every JW that knows her will think when they hear her on the radio!! LOL...
Yes, I thought the same thing as I read your story. It would be nice to truly say "who cares what they think" But realistically, we often do care what those that we were once close to, think of us and especially so when it comes to how our kids are viewed. Every parent is over the moon when their child does well but even more so when all those near to them predicted otherwise and even tried to pass along the same rut inducing poison that they fell for themselves . It reminds me of when a person wants to get away from a dead end job or a small town but others who are too afraid to leave themselves, try their best to keep the person stuck right along side them.
Witnesses only discuss the ones who did poorly after leaving. It makes them feel better. They are silent about the majority who leave and do OK or better than OK. Their words of dire warnings and supposed concern are mearly used to cover up their real hope. The hope that those who dare to leave will fall flat on thier faces. It's sad really, but it's hard to pity them isn't it?
Your JW family and friends seriously punished/are punishing you for breaking the old mental chains that hold them down and that once held you down. It is only natural for you to be just that "proud" that you'd want "the folks back home" so to speak, to know that y'all are doing more than just fine.
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exwhyzee
I wonder if Dionne Warwick "saw" this coming?
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Possible Facebook blunder
by exwhyzee inso i made a couple of comments on my older brother's fb and i think i might have gone too far.. a little background.
my brother is a pretty popular guy... i am about a year younger than him and although we currently live on opposite coasts of the us., i know most of his jw friends.
he has about 600 fb friends and is on his page daily making announcements on there as if he's ashton kutcher talking to his fans....or something.
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Possible Facebook blunder
by exwhyzee inso i made a couple of comments on my older brother's fb and i think i might have gone too far.. a little background.
my brother is a pretty popular guy... i am about a year younger than him and although we currently live on opposite coasts of the us., i know most of his jw friends.
he has about 600 fb friends and is on his page daily making announcements on there as if he's ashton kutcher talking to his fans....or something.
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exwhyzee
So I made a couple of comments on my older brother's FB and I think I might have gone too far.
A little background. My Brother is a pretty popular guy... I am about a year younger than him and although we currently live on opposite coasts of the US., I know most of his JW friends. He has about 600 FB friends and is on his page daily making announcements on there as if he's Ashton Kutcher talking to his fans....or something. He also makes all these "encouraging" JW comments like " Great Assembly progam today guys...just what we needed !" and then all his friends "like" his comment or make simmilar comments of their own such as ."What a banquet Jehovah provided for us to feast on"
He has told me that he doesn't think JW's are the only truth and he doesn't believe the GB is correct on a lot of matters, yet he has no problem acting as if he's a full fledged believer. He is a fun guy and has a lot of friends and pretty much does and believes what he wants and finds a way to justify it all. He's been married 3 times and never was even so much as reproved. Each wife gets younger as he gets older. His current wife is another pretty young 27 year old and is 6 months younger than his only daughter. (Daughter not happy, Wife jealous of Daughter)
Anyway he had a milestone birthday this week as well as his wedding anniversary. He went on FB and talked to all his fans about how quickly time flies and how he manages to keep a youthful outlook and shared all this other corny wisdom with them. Many of his JW friends said "Happy Birthday....can't wait till we're a thousand years old and are still young etc." Then he'd reply with " That's right my brutha' we'll only be just beginning " yadda yadda. (since when is Happy Birthday an acceptable JW expression I wondered? )
All his friends are chiming in, one after another, about living forever and the new system being so near.
So I got on there and simply asked..." Hey....where's my Lion ???"
I checked back a few hour later he replied " Lion....what Lion Bro ?? "
I said. " Weren't we supposed to be perfect by now and have our own pet lion ...the Paradise Book said we'd all have our own pet lion....where's my Lion, we' ve been waiting our whole life for this Lion and we aint gettin' any younger? "
It's been days now and what was once a lively conversation has come to a screeching halt. There have been no further comments and I'm not sure if I should lay low or call him. Do you guys think I went too far and maybe embarrased my Brother? Maybe I was out of line butting into his conversation. I Hopefully he won't unfriend or unbrother me.
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I finally watched Saturday Night Fever
by Billy the Ex-Bethelite ini remember back when the movie came out how it was condemned by wt.
cos, dos, elders, all ranted against the movie.
other than the profanity, travolta adjusting himself in his undies, some violence, sex, and drug stuff, it was not "bad".
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exwhyzee
I was at Bethel during that time period. Everything was Disco, the Bee Gees,Earth Wind and Fire etc...even at certain JW weddings. Your post reminded me of something that happened while I was there in NY in 1976. I was always a pretty good dancer so it was a good time period for me. I went to an amazing wedding one Saturday in the Bronx on a humid summer night. The people in attendance were mostly black and hispanic. The lights went down and it was non stop dancing. Somehow all us good little Witnesses knew the latest worldly dance moves. A sister got up and sang "Inseperable" by Natalie Cole and it gave you goosebumps to hear her voice. I was wearing my nicest clothes that night. A nicely cut dark green jacket, an open necked quiana shirt and a pair light tan colored wide legged cuffed pants and platform shoes (not too high) all of which I had gotten in Europe the summer before I went to Bethel. I danced all evening with a girl I met named Zan, we didn't talk that much because it was so loud but we danced like we had known eachother for years. I'm not really someone who sweats too much but it was so hot and humid that any movement at all made you stickey. Everyone's faces were shiney, Zans bare shoulders were damp and everyone was just sort of clamy but nobody cared. I danced with Zan until the bitter end and walked from the dark reception hall to the the Subway station a few blocks away. Compared to the crowded dance floor I noticed the street was refreshingly cool. Going down the stairs to the platform below and I noticed people were looking at me oddly. When I borded the well lit train I saw a group of cute girls my age checking me out( I thought) but they were kinda giggling too it seemed. I casually gave myself the once over and saw to my horror that my light tan pants were soaking wet all around the waist area and the moisture had sort of wicked downward making dark streaks that looked like I'd wet my pants. All I could think to do was to take my jacket off and tie it around my waist. The girls really giggled when I did that but they were pretty nice, I told them I'd been at a wedding and explained that I had been dancing all evening. They seemed like they were looking for somewhere to go for fun that summer night but of course they weren't JW's so it didn't even enter my head to ask where they were headed.
With all the dire warnings about the wicked world, they rubbed much of the sparkle of youth out of our lives. Still they couldn't vanquish all of my fresh youthfull outlook. I managed to have a pretty good time for myself back then but still I look back on how much I missed out on and how my narrow JW circumstances made me miss opportunities and experiences that are only available to the young. Anyway, years later I dared to see Sat. Night Fever I liked the music but I wondered what all the fuss was about...I was expecting it to be much more shocking.
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Is this really a balanced life?
by ShawnS inmy husband who was raised as a witness & has recently considered getting baptised brought home a "personal study schedule".
this study schedule was given to him by an elder and clearly states at the top "do not post to any electronic service such as the internet" - that alone makes me wonder - why are they hiding it??.
anyway, the schedule breaks down every day, clearly states how much time you should be spending reading the bible & jw literature each day through the week.
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exwhyzee
talks" on Sunday are generally appropriate for all ages. When an Elder is giving a talk and words in the talk such as RAPE & ADULTERY & INCEST are used....sorry but I don't think those are words that should be used in the presence of small children.
I agree. Those of us who grew up in the truth and heard about the horrors of the comming persecution we'd be undergoing and the destruction of all our school mates and neighbors or even ourselves if we didn't tow the line. We'd return from the meeting with a head full of fear of the future.
At one Sunday Watchtower study I recall a little girl raising her hand and giving us all a rundown on the difference between Circumcision of the heart and literal Circumcision. I often wondered what a visitor might think hearing a child talk about such matters.
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Why Did Ray Franz Still Go On Field Service?
by BroMac inin his book he says he still went out on field service.. why would he do that?
i'm finding it so hard to go out, i only take my bible.. .
bromac.
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exwhyzee
Does anyone know Franz personally? I find it hard to believe by the way his books were written?
He was my Entrants School conductor for many months in Bethel shortly before it all hit the fan. And I shared weekly meals with he and his wife every few months. I could tell back then that something was bothering him, it was as if he beleived what he was doing yet something he couldn't quite put his finger on yet, was wrong. When I read his book I could hear his kindly and wise voice. I beleive every word he said. He put into words what I couldn't formulate.It all suddenly made sense to me and I knew from being a long time Witness and having been at Bethel he was absolutely telling the truth about what went on. The tone or voice you hear in the book is just how he was. Gentle kind and honest. Even when he was speaking against the WT he did it as kindly as he could and yet get his side of the story told. You'd have to have spent time in Bethel to really know how it was and know he was absolutely correct in his assertions.
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Do You Ever Feel Invisible?
by Broken Promises ini'm walking around the street or shopping mall.
people almost walk into me.
umm, can't you see that a person is only inches away from your body?.
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exwhyzee
I think the feeling you describe is part of being human. (at least that's what I tell myself) Best not to take it too personally(easy to say). I know that if one gets an idea in their head about something, it can "color" everything and almost cause one seek out proof that ones idea is correct.
I guess as long as you can still see yourself in the mirror....things are lookin' up !
To me you are one of the stand outs on this board.
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Why Did Ray Franz Still Go On Field Service?
by BroMac inin his book he says he still went out on field service.. why would he do that?
i'm finding it so hard to go out, i only take my bible.. .
bromac.
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exwhyzee
There are many times in life when one has to "go through the motions" until one figures out what to do or until there is no other choice but to make a big change. Looking back it seems to me that many JW's are in that state. They are in agreement with enough of the teachings, or believe they should be in agreement with all of them and feel they are to blame because they aren't or their life is so intertwined with it that leaving is just not in the cards for them. Only when there is some crisis or when they are seriously wronged does the house of cards collapse and change is unavoidable. Ray Franz was ousted. I don't know if he continued in the preaching work after that, but if he did it was likely because it was a way of life for him and he still felt compelled to spread God's word. I don't know where he would direct those who showed intrest. Perhaps he would have just encouraged them to read their Bibles or studied it with them and left it in God's hands to take it from there.
For him to have been reinstated he'd have had to acknowledge some wrongdoing on his part and admit his actions were those of an Apostate. Because of his former position, they'd likely have required him to make some sort of public apology. (example) We had a Bethelite who was made by the GB or whomever, to fly to the west coast to apologize to our congregation for breaking off an engagement with one of the sisters there.