Posts by Mum

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A Test of my Principles

by fulltimestudent in

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yesterday, a friend i'd helped with a problem at university came to see me.

he wanted to thank me for that help, and gave me a beautifully carved image of the boddhisattva guan yin for me to wear around my neck.. i like the buddhist guan yin story.

as a story of sacrifice and compassion it beats the similar jesus myth hands down.

Mum

If you have negative feelings about the gift, explain them to your friend and ask him/her if he/she wants the gift back.

Throwing it away would only add insult to injury. It's this way: I own a fur coat, Throwing it away would not help the animal that it was made from. At least in its present form it's useful and beautiful. I bought it used, so I did not participate in the purchase of new fur. If I threw the coat away, it would not change a thing that has already happened.

Keep the gift and treasure it, or give it back. IMHO.

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Young people growing up as Jehovah's Witnesses

by socstu in

it's been a while since i've posted on here, but the last time i did i was looking for young people to take part in my dissertation research.

well that was a whole year ago now and i can tell you i was very happy and relieved to have received a first class on the paper.. i've subsequently just wrote a blog post on the topic.

it's not a copy of my dissertation, but more of a musing which is very much informed by all my interviews.. anyway i hope you find it somewhat interesting:.

Mum

Congratulations! And bless you for giving those kids an opportunity to express themselves freely.

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Of Jailing Americans, the Criminalization of Poverty,Traffic Tickets, Medical bills and Court fees.

by Scott77 in

"...rather, they reflect a justice system that in effect criminalizes poverty.

"it's a growing problem nationally, particularly because of the economic crisis," said inimai chettiar, director of the justice program at new york university school of law's brennan center for justice..." http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505143_162-57577994/as-economy-flails-debtors-prisons-thrive/ i thought of this one with regard to the watchtower andhow it indirectly encourages poverty amoung jehovah's witnesses.

thousands of americans aebeing jailed for failure to pay medical bills and other.

Mum

When I was young, one could be arrested for vagrancy, but I think that is no longer the case.

We who have a support system and/or a caring family forget how lucky we are. Most Americans are a paycheck or two away from the street.

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My Psychiatrist

by Mum in

so, i went to see my psychiatrist the other day.

she asked me, "does anyone in your family suffer from mental illness?".

i replied, "no, actually we all enjoy it!

Mum

So, I went to see my psychiatrist the other day. She asked me, "Does anyone in your family suffer from mental illness?"

I replied, "No, actually we all enjoy it!"

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how do you cope with the stress of fading?

by brainmelt in

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friends

i'm really struggling with it.

i've been learning the ttatt for the past 6 months now and i've been inadvertantly fading - either one of us or the children have had coughs/colds/flu/chicken pox/stress over the past 3 months which has meant we've missed a lot of meetings and field service with good reason.

we've only been out in service twice this year, so far no ones mentioned it to us but i'm waiting for our group overseer to bring it up anytime soon.

Mum

You may need the services of a professional at some point. I know it makes you crazy, not because of what you're doing or not doing, but from all of the pressure and hounding you get.

Personally, I moved to the other end of the country, and that made it so much easier.

PM me if you need to vent.

Regards,

SandraC

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Will AAWA Become another cult?

by His Excellency in

please sorry for english, i have only been learning for 18 months.

everyone please think about it, and beware of any initiative designed to solve "a community problem".

becasue russel also started his own cult on a similar premise like this , claiming to have all the answers to issues whose solutions seems obscured to the majority in his days, and here we are today, constantly bashing our fingers on the keyboard in a bid to finding comfort from the mess he had put all of us into.

Mum

When I was in college, I remember my Amerian History professor telling us that charities (which I consider AAWA to be, at least in part) end up like government agencies, steeped in bureaucracy and rules, and rarely helping anyone.

My daughter found an essay once that stated that all organizations should set a date to dissolve at the outset because organizations which start out with noble aims at some point become focused on keeping the organization going and lose sight of the ideals they started with.

With the above caveats in mind, I hope AAWS won't fall into either of those organizational traps. At this point, I have full faith in their mission and ideals. If they get to the point that they have reached their goals, then I hope they will make a decision to dissolve. I don't think anyone is participating out of greed or to get attention or be prominent in the ex-JW community, but if they are, I hope they will be dealt with. I believe the AAWA intends to be democratic, and anyone can have their say and bring it to the attention of the membership or directors if anyone is behaving in a manner inconsistent with its ideals.

It is too early in the process to start worrying. It is better to see what happens before warning that "the sky is falling."

Pressure needs to be applied to the GB to allow JW's to have normal lives. AAWA was started to do that. We can now also present a "united front." The difference is that we tolerate dissent and have no Thought Police.

So off we go . . .

P.S. I am having trouble downloading the volunteer form. I would like to be a writer/editor and presenter. I am going to get help from family members and submit my volunteer application ASAP.

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If this is true then expect the GB to get even crazier!!!!

by DATA-DOG in

https://www.anointedjw.org/memorial_experiences_2013.html .

Mum

The wine always flows freely in Nevada! So does the scotch, bourbon, gin, cognac, vodka, etc.

Gambling, booze and whores - that's Nevada.

When we have a memorial out here, it's a success!

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How many ways....

by Lady Lee in

... can you name that the wts hurts people?.

two big ones for me:.

it pushes people to the edge and when they commit suicide they say: "well he wasn't really a jw anyways soit has nothing to do with us".. it pushes people so much to do more and more and more that they get depressed, and physically sick.

Mum

It induces paranoia and fear. One is afraid to do something normal, such as seeing a movie or being seen in a social situation with a "worldly person." Spies are everywhere, and ready to report you.

It destroys your authenticity. The way you dress, what you eat, your level of education, your personality, and every other everyday matter become everybody else's business. If you're an introvert, you'd like to just run away and hide someplace. Even being an introvert is "wrong." I remember an article in one of the publications instructing JW's to be "happy, loving extroverts." I am an introvert and I can be just as happy and loving as anyone else, and it's none of their *%^@ business if I like to spend a lot of time alone, reading and relaxing.

That's enough for now. I have to watch my blood pressure.

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They gotta be kidding!

by Bella15 in

okay... soooooooooo... after 23 years my hardcore jw sister admits her 23 years old daughter may be the product of an adulterous relationship with another jw brother and is doing dna testing ... when this issue came up 23 years ago, she dismissed it as a rumor/gossip from her non-jw husband's family which happened to be source that told my brother in law about my sister's infidelity ... the reputation of this poor non-jws was just blasted to the floor as just another sign of how wicked wordly people are .... this happened in another country, so now she told the elders in her congo here in usa about this so now the only "privilege" she will have is to go door to door preaching ... i was like what ... this hypocrite has been going door to door all of this time pretending she is better than billions of human beings all the while knowing what she has done in the past ... she has played the martyr for sooooo long and she is allow to continue "going door to door" ... for me it is like they only care about bringing money/donations ... for me she should be allow to participate in the meetings and do whatever inside their kh and cult but avoid going to the public pretending she is better than the rest of human kind that will be destroyed in armageddon ... wow!.

i am sure she is not repentant, she is either going after some money - really - or now that she is divorced is trying to connect with this man again somehow ... i already made bets with my other non-jw sister ... lol ... we think she is going for both ... lol.

Mum

Your family sounds even more twisted than mine! I'm sorry you're in the middle of all this trauma/drama. I really feel sad for the children.

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Why Is Stealing From Local Municipalities Not A Sin To JWs? Construction For Example?

by ÁrbolesdeArabia in

when i begin to think about jehovah's witnesses and stealing from cesar my mind begin's to spin.

last year while walking through a very popular elder's house he showed me how he had doubled the house from the original blue print plans.. .

the inspectors of the county are incompetent or received a bribe, how can you add 1500 sq ft without the building inspector catching the error?

Mum

JW's are masters of self-deception. This is just one more example. I remember a brother saying, 'way back when I was a JW in the '70's that honesty went so far as to require us to correct anyone if they said something that was wrong. More doublethink, doublespeak.

I used to work in a municipal Community Development / Building Department. The county regularly took aerial photos and could determine when someone had put on an addition without a permit. The city or town where your JW associate lives must be behind the times or apathetic.