hey all.
i hope you are all having a good day.
just a quick update on our fade.
Really enjoyed reading your heart warming post..
Your words about taking your babies to the park and getting to know the others there made me smile.
Time spent loving your children instead of "struggling" with them is a gift you are giving them and yourself!
not sure if anything will come of this.
but i signed it.. https://www.change.org/p/united-states-attorney-general-investigate-the-watchtower-society-of-jehovah-s-witnesses-re-child-sexual-abuse?recruiter=363165656&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink.
Signed it.
now its nine...
so last night i was having a wonderful meal in a very nice restaurant when we heard what we thought was a loud clap of thunder.................. it was a bomb.
yards from my hotel.
thankfully i made a few decision that meant i wasn't in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Seeing your beautiful pictures makes it all seem very real.
I am so glad you are ok cantleave.
a couple friends pointed me to some info on the sabbath and i just plain like it, being the workaholic i am it's a lifesaver for me and gives me the motivation to be more balanced about my business and work schedule.
so from there i looked into the adventists and found a hall near my place and went last week.
i honestly enjoyed myself and the meeting time is not disruptive and the people were great and pretty laid back.
I took a 6 week class with SDA last winter.
My impressions were that the people were much more relaxed and seemed happier than the folks in my own Kingdom Hall did.
Their growth is much more impressive than the JWs also.
about a month ago i posted what had happened to two elderly sisters who were reprimanded by a couple of elders for crying because the jw broadcasting was going to be stopped at the kingdom hall and it was up to each publisher to learn how to use the internet.
if you recall the sisters got together with my mom and talked about it and it resulted in all of them declining to make meals for the pioneers.
here is the link.
This is the greatest thing I am probably going to read today.
Way to go older ladies!!!
so i ran into this brother whom ive known for a while and the conversation led into me being invited to come back to the kingdom hall.
we talked for about an hour during which time i explained to him 607 being the wrong date and a lot of other stuff including the child abuse cases in australia.
but what i wanted to relate was the last few minutes of our conversation.
I have to laugh and shake my head at the man in the OPs conversation,
I WAS him just a few short years ago.
That whole line about "yes there are things wrong in the Org but basically what is better?" is designed to make yourself feel aware without having to really do anything different.
I think it works best for JWs who mainly use the Org as a social network. They are too aware and realistic to deny the problems but they dont want to take action - not really.
Many times it is family and fear of the unknown.
I still dont know if I would have been as brave as some here if I hadnt been smacked in the face, I might still be spouting that same line.
i believe that the bombings shortened the war in the pacific and probably saved countless lives.
i am not an expert on this subject but given the times it was probably the correct and moral thing to do.. what say you all?.
Bonsai5 hours agoThe common people were petrified of the government and of displeasing the emperor, but by 1944 most people could see which way the wind was blowing. The Japanese people wanted out of the war long before it ended
I loved your entire post bonsai but found the above words especially poignant.
hi i've been reading a web sight called borean pickets.
http://meletivivlon.com/2015/05/09/may-tv-broadcast-on-tv-jw-org/.
although the guy writes some real thought provoking stuff, i sort of don't know what to make of it.
That is interesting umbertoecho. Like I mentioned above, I really enjoyed his review of Jacksons testimony, It helped me line up the points in my mind and it was covered in a very clear way.
The site is still neutral enough that I am hoping to point some still ins but growing alarmed friends to it.
I can see that it is evolving dubstepped. I see that in myself too. I am becoming more outspoken about the Org and feel zero loyalty. When I look back, I see the path between where I started and where I am currently standing. has grown very long.
The difference for me, is I feel no need to start a religion or be an activist in that sense. I understand the compulsion though.
hi i've been reading a web sight called borean pickets.
http://meletivivlon.com/2015/05/09/may-tv-broadcast-on-tv-jw-org/.
although the guy writes some real thought provoking stuff, i sort of don't know what to make of it.
Just enjoyed reading the article on Jacksons testimony that was at this site.
I think this site is evolving. Not so much neutral due mainly to the consistent and blatant actions of the Org.
It cant be helped can it? The more you look at JWs the more you want to distance yourself from them and point out the irregularities and falsities.
i believe that the bombings shortened the war in the pacific and probably saved countless lives.
i am not an expert on this subject but given the times it was probably the correct and moral thing to do.. what say you all?.
Very interesting question truthseeker.
I would first have to familiarize myself with the definition of a war crime vs an act of war.
I come from a background of 4 generations of military men ending with my father so I know very little that I would consider "ogjective".
