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  IT IS NOT A CULT!!

  by Butterflyleia85 in

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  it is not a cult!!!

  if you weren't mesmerized by the internet since ya know it never lies!

  read the bible how do they go against it.

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  Mum

  My non-JW brother-in-law has had a brother, two sisters-in-law (his brother's wife and me) and a daughter who have been dubs. Only his brother and sister-in-law are still dubs, his brother being a recent convert whose wife converted in the early '70's.

  Recently, my b-i-l's mother died, and hs brother and sister-in-law behaved arrogantly. They would not come inside the funeral home, although they did show up for the funeral. We don't know if it is because my ex-JW niece was there or because a Baptist minister was performing the service. Either way, they stayed outside.

  A few weeks ago, some JW's showed up at my sister's and b-i-l's front door. My b-i-l started yelling at them and told them they were a crazy cult and that there was no way he was going to let some old men in Brooklyn run his life. They asked him about his brother. He said that he never sees his brother since his brother became a JW (just a year or two ago, I think, after living with a JW wife for many years).

  My sister was not present when all of this occurred, but she found out about it and told it to me the other day.

  I was the first to become a JW in our family. I feel almost responsible for some of this nonsense.

  When a man won't go to his own mother's funeral after that mother did a lot for him, that's a sure sign that he's in a cult.
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  OATMEAL

  by compound complex in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i wanted eggs for breakfast when i was a kid, but we were poor.

  bobby, my little brother, got an egg once a week for breakfast and sis and i got oatmeal.

  oatmeal everyday with blue powdered milk.

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  Mum

  Here's a funny story about eggs. You were not the only egg-deprived child, it seems. Sam Levinson was, too.

  If you've ever read any books or articles by Sam Levinson, you've had some good laughs. In one of his books he explains why he and his brothers never got to eat eggs. There was only one sister and about eight brothers in the Levinson household. When Mrs. Levinson had eggs, she gave them to her daughter to ensure that her daughter would reproduce when she got older. I think Sam describes it as a "fertility ritual" of some kind.
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  Neo-Nazi Buddhists persecute Muslims in Myanmar.

  by fulltimestudent in

  1. social
  2. current

  in myanmar and thailand, islam is a minority religion and the buddhists are supreme.. both nations are the scene of atrocities committed by buddhists against muslims, (the difference is that in thailand, muslims have been fighting back).. this asia times report tries to analyse the myanmar problems.

  myanmar's neo-nazi buddhists get free rein: .

  (which is another way of saying that neither the government or aung san suu kyi's opposition party speaks agains the persecution).

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  Mum

  I suppose Buddhists can be crazy, too. Buddhism teaches that it's fine to stick with whatever religion you grew up with. You can be a Buddhist and have another religion at the same time, though the other religion may not agree.

  I have heard of Muslims desecrating Buddhist temples and statues, but this is the first of heard of Buddhists persecuting those of another religion. Am I ill-informed?
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  Support your Brand/Cause/Campaign

  by jgnat in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  i just figured this out; how to put that icon on my avatar for my favorite brand/cause/campaign.. twibbon does it.

  http://twibbon.com/discover .

  i don't think i could figure out how to do it to my avatar here, but i've done it successfullly on twitter and facebook.

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  Mum

  National Childrens' Cancer Society

  Shriners' Hospitals for Children (where I spent signifcant portions of my childhood)
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  OATMEAL

  by compound complex in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i wanted eggs for breakfast when i was a kid, but we were poor.

  bobby, my little brother, got an egg once a week for breakfast and sis and i got oatmeal.

  oatmeal everyday with blue powdered milk.

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  Mum

  Wow, CC, that's such a sad story. We were very poor when I was small, but we had chickens and fresh eggs every day. To me, oatmeal was a treat because we put lots of sugar, butter and milk on it. We had fresh milk from the cow every day, too. My grandmother made fresh butter as well. I can see her churning now - a precious memory.

  Eggs are one of the cheapest items at the supermarket. They're getting more expensive, but still they're a lot cheaper than meat.

  I can certainly relate to the favoritism issue, as I'm sure many others can as well. But I was the lucky one in our family regardless of favoritism. My life has had much more adventure and learning than either of my siblings'.
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  What If Before You Enter The Intersantum (KHall) you had to write, on a piece of paper...

  by LoisLane looking for Superman in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ...what you think the top 10 doctrines of your, jw religion, (cited bible scripture as well...not cited corporation publications), are.

  lol.

  it is my guess, some of the answers would be "old" thinking that would get you df for not keeping up with, "this week's... what the governing body heard from god", stories, regurgitated as gospel.

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  Mum

  Here's my list (of the ones that don't change):

  1. Obey us at all times, no matter how old you are or how much education you have, or how many of our dirty little secrets you know.

  2. Don't associate with "worldly" people or "apostates." They might persuade you that you deserve a life of your own.

  3. There is a pecking order here, and you'd better know your place. Women and children are at the bottom no matter how "faithful" they are.

  4. It is okay to harm others, but only if they are women, children, disfellowshipped, disassociated, marked, or otherwise on our sh*t list.

  5. Thinking will get you a meeting with the Thought Police (i.e., a JC)

  6. Don't get an education, because it is likely to give you enough critical thinking skills that you will no longer want to be our slave.

  7. If you want to have a social life, check with us first, To us, you're all incorrigible second graders.

  8. If you or your child needs a blood transfusion, even to save your life, you must choose death over disobeying us.

  9. Don't smoke because you might smell bad and keep householders from wanting you around.

  10. Don't read books (except WT publications) or go to movies because you might learn something or even enjoy yourself.

  Any others?
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  Are you more ecological, more economical or more wasteful? Did your habits change at all when you left the borg?

  by likeabird in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i know from living on a borg budget, you don't have much choice but to live economically.

  recycling, while ecological, can also be a form of economy.. did the verse "god will bring to ruin those ruining the earth" play a guilt factor in your ecological habits?

  i know it used to hum along in the back of my mind.. did any of your habits change when you left the borg?

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  Mum

  My habits have nothing to do with my association with the borg.

  I grew up in the country in east Tennessee. We hillbillies were recycling and reusing before it was cool. We had to go outside and pump water, so we didn't waste it. When our clothes wore out, we cut away the parts that were not worn to make quilts. My grandfather plowed with a mule and planted. My grandparents hoed and weeded and harvested and preserved. So we didn't waste food. Any food we didn't eat was fed to the hogs. We saved large jars for milk (yes, my grandmother milked the cow every day). We saved any kind of container that might be useful.

  I have kept these habits of preserving. However, it is not useful anymore. I have piles of "stuff" that is useless to me. I end up having to get rid of it. I love the soft life.

  I have used material things to fill the emptiness at times. I am in the process of getting rid of much of that, too. I have given away carloads of books, yarn, art, and clothing.
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  Men & Women - How true this is!

  by SkyGreen in

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  2. humour

  http://s80.photobucket.com/user/dot_rpg/media/man-woman-switchboard.jpg.html .

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  Mum

  Once an employer of mine, a physician, was talking about how hard he worked compared to a female employee at the hospital. I asked him, "Do you prepare your own food?" Answer: "No." I asked him, "Who does your laundry and folds your clothes and keeps things where you can find them?" Answer: "My wife." I asked him, "Who sees that your children are fed, clothed, and nourished?" Answer: "My wife."

  I have worked for attorneys who actually had me write pleadings while they went out of town. I have had to keep track of their cases and help them with their bumbling attempts at word processing as well as correct their spelling and grammar.

  Men are good at assembling furniture and auto mechanics. I have seen male bartenders who have the patience of ten women.

  Labeling is useless. We are all individuals.
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  Why A True Believing Governing Body Member Cannot Be Humble?

  by frankiespeakin in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  governing body admonish all their members to be humble christians repeatedly almost to the point of verbal beatings to keep them in line with the corporation and humbly do the work they are asigned.

  they will use this scripture to examine whether or not a brother qualifies for being used as an elder:.

  2:24"but a servant of our lord ought not to fight, but to be humble toward every person, instructive and long-suffering,".

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  Mum

  "True Believing Governing Body Member" is an oxymoron. They belong to the Inner Party. They know it's all BS.

  They are control freaks and benefit by being arrogant while their patsies support them in grand style.

  The pope is 'way more humble than the GB.
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  Your own mortality, how do you cope with it?

  by CookieMonster in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've been a lurker here and an inactive jw for a number of years.

  i've always had some annoying doubts but brushed it aside but over the last few years i've had time to "think" away from the wt.

  perhaps there is no paradise, maybe no god and this life is all there is.

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  Having a limited time here motivates us to do something with our time. If we knew we would live forever, where would the motivation be to achieve? When the time comes to die, I figure I'll be ready.

  Do what you want to do with the time you have. Free yourself, and don't worry about what anyone else thinks.