It turns my stomach. Not the name itself but the power they give it. I have heard too many experiences on here where people were told by family members or former friends that they have left Jehovah. They will never accuse someone of leaving God or Jesus. That just infuriates me because it is code for the watchtower society and they don't even realize they are doing it. The name Jehovah is nothing more than a typo. They will never give it up though because the connotation is so much more than just God.
Posts by JeffJ
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24How do you react when you happen upon the name jehovah
by jean-luc picard inwhenever i here that name, maybe in conversation with someone who doesnt know my past, i feel anger welling up instantly inside me.. if there were a jw in sight, i think i could give him a jolly good shaking.. just hearing that name does things to me.. jesus = love.
jehovah = hate, selfishness, divisiveness, and domineering manipulation.. so much for jdubs "honoring " his name.
he's sure got a bad reputation based on how they live their lives..
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This thread is for people that do not really understand the control mechanisms of the Watchtower Society
by Iamallcool inplease feel free to explain the control mechanisms of the watchtower society.
thank you!.
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JeffJ
"This is *the* issue, and we can't explore it enough."
I think that is key Tal. You can explain how JW's are wrong and you will get no where. Start explaining to someone how they are being controlled, especially with no scriptural backing, and they get angry. First at the one telling them that and eventually with the control itself.
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I'm officially INACTIVE....Cheers!!!!
by Gojira_101 inwell i'm sorry i've been absent, it's been a rough few weeks and still having to work....i ended up having a nice happy surprise by having the day off, so i'm finally going to get caught up on things.. .
april 1st was my 6 months of not reporting service time and i am officially inactive now.
i think my hubby and i are going to celebrate!
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JeffJ
I think a little stick figure throwing a bookbag in the air would be good celebration tat for this occasion.
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Asher Allen - MN Vikings
by elder-schmelder inasher allen, a defensive back who has played three seasons for the vikings and who just turned 24 years old, has abruptly retired.. vikings coach leslie frazier told reporters today that allen informed the team last week that he decided to call it quits.
frazier described himself as very surprised by allens decision, and its impossible not to be surprised: nfl players just dont walk away from the game, by choice, at the age of 24.. .
allen retired because he recently became one of jehovahs witnesses.
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Jordan Timothy Ciaccio · Cologne, Minnesota
What a stand-up guy! I'm going to check out that jw.org website right now.
Reply · 22 · Like · Follow Post · February 15 at 1:14pmNice try by this dope. I find it hard to believe though that he is unfamiliar with the website when his grandfather was an elder when I worked for him 20 years ago.
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Twelve foot high Jehovah's Witnesses
by RayPublisher inconan o'brian doing a funny skit about jws:.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=el-wufuzagc.
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JeffJ
I like this Youtube comment on it: "Cute... We will laugh one day too!" That sums up the smug attitude many of us had as witnesses, like a petulant 6 year old in timeout. That commenter probably has called dibs on Conan's house after armegeddon.
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POLL: How long did you remain a JW from point of baptism to leaving the KH
by Terry ini was baptised --1963. left in 1978. fifteen years.
pre-baptism, another 5 years.
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JeffJ
baptized in 1987 at 15. Out for good at 28. It feels like it was longer than 13 years.
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JeffJ
Cantleave, we are lucky enough to have several social workers and teachers in our pack so they are very helpful with the kids when they struggle. I have been actively trying to get kids with aspergers and autism spectrum disorder to join because it is a safe place for them.
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JeffJ
I have seen Temple Grandin being interviewed. She is very inspiring. My children do not have Autism Sepctrum Disorder but I see alot of it as a leader in Cubscouts. I have seen several kids learn how to socialize better because of scouting and am confident they will be able to do anything they want when they grow up. Removing the stigma of it is a huge first step, even with some of their parents.
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December 15 Watchtower --- A New Low in WT Anti-Intellectualism
by Room 215 ini wonder whether any of you took note of the article in the 12/15 study edition wt "the simplified watchtower .. why introduced" i couldn't believe they actually had the temerity to put such tripe into print and onto the record.. i was flat-out astonished with its put-down of vocabulary building and self-improvement:.
one egregious example: " the time spent looking up words and explaining expressions (ostensibly from the "smart people's" watchtower) is now spent gaining an understanding of the scriptures and how they fit into the lesson.".
one jw cited in the article actually blames her college education for causing her to fall into the bad habit of "speaking and thinking a way that was more complicated than necessary.
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JeffJ
They are starting to sound like the cult version of the movie Idiocracy. In another 10 years the WT will just be pictures of people getting hit in the groin. (you need to watch the movie to get that reference)
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Distrust and paranoia among faders
by cedars inhi guys.
i'm interested in knowing whether any other faders out there ever find themselves feeling a little paranoid about establishing contact with other faders or former jws, just in case the unthinkable happens and things turn sour.. personally, i'm now fairly comfortable with the idea that i will be disfellowshipped or disassociated within the next year or so.
i see it as inevitable, and an essential transition in order to do what i want to do with my life.
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JeffJ
I think I am mostly over the paranoia but it will still be awhile before I wear my sparlock shirt out in public just in case.