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  Why does this crap happen to me?

  by Darkknight757 in

  1. social
  2. physical

  i swear i must have bad luck or just happen to be in the wrong place at the right time or maybe i'm just blowing this out of proportion.. so the other night my wife and i are packing the car to head home from vacation in the smokeys in tennessee when i get the brilliant idea to take out the garbage at 9:30 at night.

  i walk in the dark to the caged garbage can with a flashlight, put the trash away and walk back to the house.

  afterward i decide to load up the car.

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  millie210

  Out of all of this, talking to the in laws sounds the scariest to me....

  whats a bear? (next to a mother in law?) :smile:
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  Got a call, my dad is in hospice...

  by dubstepped in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  our last conversation was him yelling at me because i "loved the gays".

  translation, i pointed out that nobody chooses their sexuality.

  i've been shunned since daing last september, and really for a year or so after visiting my df'ed brother.

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  millie210

  Dear Dub,

  I think what you said about being called in to pitch at the bottom of the ninth was so well put. That is just so true isnt it?

  With that said, the fact that the hospice caregivers commented on the love in the room says so much about you and your character.

  Lots of good thoughts to you as you go through this with your family. :heart:
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  The danger of thinking we know everything.

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a thought occurred that there is a danger in thinking we know everything, or have it all figured out in life.

  especially when it comes to matters of doctrine or faith.. witnesses (or at least the society as a whole) are so self-confident, so proud to be the only ones who know "the truth" about everything to do with the universe, the earth, our past and our future, that pride kicks in.

  and pride is dangerous...(.and before a fall).

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  SecretSlaveClass
  Personally, if I ever found myself with an attitude that "I knew everything" I would have to acknowledge that not only had I become lazy and stopped learning new things, but also that I had become the ultimate liar

  
  It isnt often one comes across a thread where you can appreciate each post but this thread seems to be it!
  I highlighted SSCs because it is exactly how I feel...the lazy part in particular.
  Nothing like a lazy liar is there? lol (shudder that I become that!)
  I think my biggest fear is to end my life knowing I didnt get "it". It being what makes things tick, go round, move forward, mesh together....you name it.
  That includes people, animals, the natural world, books, etc.
  I always want to know why. I dont want to ever stop asking why or feeling that curiosity about what could possibly be around the corner for me to learn
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  Got in a bad wreck.....uuugh

  by brandnew in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just happy to be alive....can barely move ☺.. a girl who just got her license , and a new suv....thought it might be cool to pass the person in front of her....at a curve......on a two way road!!!!!😠😠😠.

  very mad puppy.

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  millie210

  Hey my friend :heart:

  glad to see you are mostly back to your self.

  One day at a time you are getting there!
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  How much do you think GB enjoy their lives?

  by elbib in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  many who have watched the gb know that they seem to be desperate to be admired, to be looked up to…….

  now the question arises—do they really enjoy their lives?

  does their superiority complex make them feel good?.

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  I have wondered if there is rampant paranoia and political positioning up there at the "top".

  The other thing I wonder are if they are true believers in what they are promoting, how happy can they be? The whole religion is built on judging people and finding them unworthy, or "missing the mark".

  Lastly, what are they thinking now about the child abuse stuff that is closing in on them? The dropping membership? The apathy? The failure of the end to come?

  The one bad thing about being at the top is it makes you an easy target.
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  TheAtlantic.com - Disowning a Daughter Over a Church

  by defender of truth in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a reader from south carolina has a heartbreaking story:" i am 31 years old.

  i was raised in a strict bi-cultural (af-american and nigerian) jehovah’s witness family, one of six children.

  though it’s generally looked down upon for jws to attend liberal arts universities (vocational schools are recommended), i somehow convinced my parents to allow me to go to university and major in theater (!!

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  That commenter is stating the liberal JW viewpoint. The way that is the official "way" to phrase it "technically".

  And yet, many JWs DO shun children or congregation members who are not disfellowshipped for "in house" infractions that dont appear directly in print.

  Included would be, poor meeting attendance, low field service hours, marrying a "weak" person or nonbeliever, etc.

  There are many more ways that you can slide up or down the scale in the JW pecking order. While the leadership may claim they leave that up to the families, there is tacit approval for doing so.
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  Got in a bad wreck.....uuugh

  by brandnew in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just happy to be alive....can barely move ☺.. a girl who just got her license , and a new suv....thought it might be cool to pass the person in front of her....at a curve......on a two way road!!!!!😠😠😠.

  very mad puppy.

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  millie210

  Looking good brandnew!

  Glad youre feeling better!
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  BOE: 2016-03-21 Re: Donations to “Jehovah’s Witnesses of India”

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  march 21, 2016 to all bodies of elders in the united states branch territory re: donations to “jehovah’s witnesses of india”

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  millie210

  Is there really phenomenal growth in India?

  I know we cant go by what the Org says....
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  Time to Change my Avatar (after nearly 15 years)

  by Perry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm sorry scooter.

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  millie210

  Perry I always read your posts and now I wont know its you!!!

  Goodbye Scooter but pretty wife and you look happy!
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  This week's resurrection video, will it backfire on the wt?

  by prologos in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the resurrection is supposed to be a joyous occasion?, if it ever happened!

  --well, this week's showing at the hall was the opposite, it was about death with violins playing in the background.

  a recently bereaved member, , full of tears, (like many others) could not contain herself.

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  Doubtfully Yours
  It was very well done, in good taste.
  Is it not a principal part of our faith?! So, why not scenify how it might be?

  
  

  Lets take your thought above and follow it through....

  wouldnt the same thing be accomplished if they focused the video on the resurrection?

  The focus is not fully on that however. Time is spent on death.....on using that to build emotion and then ta da! The resurrection!

  What people are having an empathetic reaction to is the detailed scripting of the dying that is portrayed in the video.

  The fact that the Society feels they have to go to such a detailed and visceral level to present the Resurrection "hope" is what is being questioned.

  True sensitivity could include things as simple as showing it at a separate time so grieving ones dont feel obligated to go or miss their meeting.

  Or perhaps an announcement the week before?

  "The video to be shown next week about the resurrection contains subject matter that might be sensitive to some."

  Now wouldnt that be thoughtful?