Posts by millie210

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Hello. New here.
by ULFBERHT in
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2. friends
new around here.

wanted to say "hello".. +ulfberh+t.
millie210

Welcome!
(and so interesting learning about your user name also)
Millie
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Impressions of the Governing Body; who's smart, who ain't?
by Room 215 in
1. jw
2. friends
based on what we've seen, it seems to me that of the seven, splane and jackson are the smartest; herd, lett and morris the least intelligent; and sanderson and losch somewhere in the middle.

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what's your impression?.
millie210

Good question.
I think to measure actual intelligence quotient, you would have to see who they were when they were very small - as in young - in character they are still small.
The reason I say that is because unfortunately, there is a big difference in being intelligent and using that for good.
Add to that, the fact that their indoctrination has been plowed deeply in to their consciousness by the constant reinforcement that they are a little earthly representation of God and there you have it. That is what we see before us.
So who could know which of them could be (is) synapsing at a more appreciable rate than the measurable average?
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My mom passed away yesterday....
by minimus in
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2. friends
thank you all for your sincere encouragement during these last few weeks.

finally, she is at peace.

i was with her , holding her hand when she died.
millie210

I am so sorry Minimus.
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re construction halts. Go to Berean Pickets
by umbertoecho in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
meleti has not been wrong so far.

if anything he can be too cautious.

have a read of his last post on a wt study this week past.
millie210

Thanks Splash. I read it no problem.
I love his reasoning. It is dead on and he puts in to words all the things that have been whirling around in my brain much better than I could have.
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IMAGE QUIZ -just for fun
by nicolaou in
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2. entertainment
first person to identify this building and its location gets to post the next image .

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and on we go!.
millie210

What an awesome idea for a thread, I bet I am going to learn a lot!
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Who Are Your Past Circuit Overseers? It's a small world..
by mentallyfree31 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
who were your past circuit overseers?

i'm sure a lot of us actually know mutual people, as the co's relocate all over the country.. here's a few from the southeast us: (let me know if you recognize any names and post yours too please...).

ellwood johnson (new york/philadelphia area for several years also).
millie210

Ole Harfmann really got around! I knew him too Oubliette.
I may or may not have laughed at hearing him called "Barfmann"
jus sayin...
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Finally! The perfect JW!
by ToesUp in
1. social
2. humour
the gb is happy to announce the perfect jw.

no more obedience problems!.

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millie210

He must be a ministerial servant at least, because he has a female companion....
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Hello to everybody!
by John Free in
1. jw
2. friends
i wanted to introduce myself.

like many of you i was born-in, am married with one child.

after 36 years of this cycle: doubts-thought stopping- suppression- indoctrination-cult mode i realised enough was enough.
millie210

Hi and welcome John Free,
I look forward to getting to know you and posting with you!
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Introducing...ME
by Heartsafire in
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2. friends
long time lurker here.

i'm a fifth gen born-in baptized jw.

to say i've been struggling with doubts is an understatement.
millie210

Heartsafire
I hope I didn't offend anybody in my original post by saying your posts make me laugh. I mean no disrespect at all. What I meant to say is that I'm stoked to read everyone's unique perspectives, and I really identify with gripes about the Borg. It's been such a relief to find people that I can relate to and who can relate to me in my weird situation. *wipes away happy tear*
No one will be offended by that!
One thing we all agree on is what a tremendous relief it is to just be ourselves, finally.
I love this place. I think it saved me from years of struggling and being sad on my own.
I am so glad youre here for that very reason.
Welcome, welcome, welcome!
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The right to shun - wrong?
by Simon in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
many people are understandably upset and angry at the notion that jws have the right to shun people.

it seems such an obvious "no brainer" cruel and inhuman thing to do - it must be wrong ... surely?.

of course we look at things from the perspective of those hurt and harmed by shunning.
millie210

Simon
Everyone has to have the right to shun people. There is simply no way on earth that the opposite can be legislated for.
You are right Simon.
Shunning is a behavioral response normal to humans.
Anthropologically speaking, shunning happens for heinous actions that threaten group well being. This would result in the shunned ones immediate survival being at risk and thus a return to conforming to group behavior.
What is wrong is the Org took this basic human behavior and harnessed it in to a weapon of their own. THEY tell you who to shun and not shun based not on things people would naturally exclude someone over but based instead on warped concepts and ideals they have come up with.
It is clever group manipulation and JWs are certainly not the only ones who have utilized it.
As man evolves and adapts to a modern world, hopefully this behavior will be recognized as
what it is and will be shunned itself! Imagine that. A world where people shun the concept of shunning.
Then it would fall out of vogue and new tools that work better would be employed by high control groups.
But people on their own? They are always going to shun various individuals based on their own ideas. That is the part that is hard wired in to us.
Which is what makes it the very reason any attempts to legislate it will be relatively ineffective.