Posts by Little Imp

I have found it a wonderful place when my mind was all over the place. I married into a JW family and was too embarrassed to talk to my own family and friends about it as I am sure they would have thought that I was making it all up. No-one outside would never believe what really goes on unless they see it for themselves and would have thought I was potty for putting up with it.

Fortunately, my husband was a born in and never believed in it and we have at last escaped. We are just bating our breath for his mother to start sending the local elders round to enrol us in our new local KH. Hopefully, though, this won't happen!

Thank you to everyone on this site, it certainly has helped me (and my husband) a lot.

LI

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JW MIL having surgery - Elders there are the "blood nazis"

by Robert7 in

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so my jw mother-in-law is having some rather major abdominal surgery today.

given the type of surgery, there is a chance that the blood issue may come up, where in worst case if there's a loss of blood she may need a transfusion.. so in the waiting room for the entire 3 1/2 hour surgery are two elders.

these guys don't know my mil that well, and they are not there to support her... when it comes down to it:.

Little Imp

My daughter is a specialist childrens' nurse and in her experience JW parents have in every incidence in which she has been involved have said give the transfusion just don't tell us.

No parent would want their child to die to gain their own salvation.

Glad MIL has made full recovery without the need so much better if you can.

LI

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Private Discussion

by besty in

simon.

as most people seem to have worked out the private discussion and support part of the forum is not private beyond requiring a username.. today nugget and cantleave are having printouts of their posts in this section being used in evidence at their jc.. http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/members/private/204436/1/nugget-and-cantleave-are-no-longer-jehovahs-witnesses.

my suggestion is, if its possible, to create an invite-only section of the board for truly private support.. .

Little Imp

It appears that the lurkers must have spent an awful long time on the site to glean enough information to work out who the people are.

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WT Repayment AFTER 1975...HAHAHAHA

by VM44 in

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this is my own actual experience from about 1967. .

i was sitting in a california kingdom hall, listening to an anoucement that the .

watchtower society was either taking a loan out, or was stretching payments .

Little Imp

Another point, surely it is definitely not Christian behaviour to take out a loan that they believed that they would never ever repay.

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Jehovah's Witnesses and the Media

by Spade in

http://www.watchtower21.org/2011/01/jehovahs-witnesses-and-media.html.

at times, jehovah's witnesses are mentioned in the media in connection with a violent crime.

people shouldn't always believe everything they read--especially, it seems, on the internet.

Little Imp

alanv you have said it all! That is exactly right.

To the victim the paedophile's background is irelevant the damage to the victim is the same.

However, it is the fact that we expect more from a Christian person, higher standards etc. etc. that therefore they are going to get more criticism when they commit the crime than if it was say an atheist. Furthermore, it can be argued that because someone is a Jehovah's witness our expectations are so much higher, our barriers are down and we are far more likely to trust them and let our guard down thus giving them more or easier opportunity to commit their crime.

It is for this latter reason that they will be criticised more than others.

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Your advice is requested

by mrsjones5 in

ok, last night my oldest son's friend was over again.

he comes up to me and says that he's feeling alot of pressure from his mom and the congregation (my mother's .

Little Imp

Firstly, Mrs Jones I have read many of your posts since I became a member of this site and I think you give good advice.

I see where you are coming from with this boy. It is important like you say to keep the door open as anything said which may get back to his parents and they don't like could stop his trips to your house and as you know JW children don't often have much of a social life.

I think many have given good advice here. Sometimes I think if you say something positive that can work. For example as you have detected he doesn't like the work he has at the moment you could state that any experience is a good experience because it helps someone to make up their mind more fully about what they don't want do and lead them onto something that they really want to do. This could leave to the conversation where you say something like as you are not keen on this kind of work has this helped you to focus on something else that you might like to try.

Also, I felt with my children that working as students is an advantage as they can try many different things and none of it affects the CV in the way that full time employment does. If, for example, one leaves school for full time employment and keeps changing because they don't like the job it looks bad. However, as a student he can try many different jobs and it just won't matter and in fact can be seen as a positive.

Good luck I am sure you will give excellent advice.

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To all lurking JW elders

by Mickey mouse in

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friends

come on in, the water's fine.

you may even realise you have close friends and family here.

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Little Imp

I think Jah1914 has probably hit the nail on the head. There probably isn't one religion that is 100% correct. It is all down to interpretation.

The most major thing that put me of JWs was that they would preach untruths about other religions from the platform. Most listening, if they were either born ins or hadn't attended church before they joined the witnesses would be unaware of the inaccuracy of some of the statements.

In my opinion no Christian would include in part of their preaching slanderous statements about other religions - it is not Christ like behaviour at all. They should concentrate on getting what they are doing right, i.e. attending to the plank in their own eye.

Furthermore, surely just treating others how one would wish to be treated comes above everything else if one is living a Christian life. Being a Christian is liviing every second as one not just when mixing with one's own kind.

Everyone on this site can quote eloquently about what scriptures and verses we should be using etc. I only attended the KH for six years so am nowhere near as conversant but I can simply tell by someone's behaviour as to whether it is in harmony with what God would want for his people.

I KNOW that it is certainly not Christian to shun people so that they sometimes commit suicide, or that if people leave they may never see members of their families again or that spending more times knocking on doors or attending more meetings than others makes you a better Christian. Anyone can do those things to LOOK like a Christian but it is meaningless.

When I worked in Central London I was amazed at just how many volunteered from the various churches each night to give out soup and sandwiches to the homeless, they really got out there and helped the needy just a Jesus wanted us all to do.

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Would you buy a 2 cylinder, 875cc petrol car that returns almost 70mpg?

by lifelong humanist in

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i've bought lots of cars over the last 35 years or so - mostly fiats and alfa romeos.

i'm a dedicated italian car fan.. my very first car was a tiny fiat 500 with a tiny air-cooled motor in the rear (trunk).

it was a 1967 car - they first appeared in 1957. it was cheap to run, slow, and very basic - but i just loved it!.

Little Imp

We live halfway up a valley in West Wales and though we had very little snow it then froze into ice and made getting in and out of the village impossible for two wheel drive cars. However, four wheel drives are gas guzzlers if you don't need one very often and therefore if you look at the following link for snow socks. Apparently, a car with snow chains or socks is better than a four wheel drive in snow. Snow socks are quick and easy to put on and remove. Has anyone tried them?

http://www.autosock.co.uk/

I would definitely buy an economical car but I have to have an automatic because of problems with my leg and unfortunately you lose some economy with an automatic.

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Would You Ever Go Back To The Kingdom Hall?

by minimus in

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friends

ever?

?.

Little Imp

I echo fokyc exactly

Never, never, ever.

I feel sick just being anywhere in the vicinity of the Kingdom Hall.