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  I loathe authority

  by punkofnice in

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  2. experiences

  now i'm not preaching hatred here i am just expressing how i've felt for years even when i was a jw.. i totally loathe the police/policticians...any authority......anyone that is over anyone else.

  i have a total hatred of them all.

  i wonder if it's because i was raised a jw?.

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  Mum

  The only people who need "authority," IMHO, are out-of-control people, mostly teenagers. Office holders and emergency personnel alike are there to look out for the best interests of the people, not to be arrogant and heavy handed.

  When I was growing up, I lived with my grandparents until I was 11. They were not authoritarian, and I came to understand that their "rules" were put in place to protect me from harm, not to let me know who's boss. Then I had to go live with my sperm donor and egg donor, who were just the opposite. I still have issues about them.

  I am now my own authority, and I usually know what is appropriate and inappropriate without consulting anyone. If I do consult anyone, it won't be someone with "authority."
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  feeling sad

  by berrygerry in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  the past number of months have been traumatic for myself and my family.. the fascist practices of the wts have wreaked monumental harm to us all - with 3 members hospitalized for suicide.. researching past events brings one to the overwhelmingly sad story of bethany hughes, and her parents lawrence and arliss.. (arliss was featured years later on a dc for her courage through their ordeal.).

  larry did what any normal, loving father would do.. try to protect his daughter.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocex1eu5v6u.

  it is doubly sad knowing personally one of the wts lawyers involved, and his relatives who have left the wts despite the harsh consequences.. sometimes, i wish there were a "dante" hell.. .

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  Mum

  I'm so sorry you're going through this. Please get counseling or whatever help you need to help yourself get through this.
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  What makes a "good Jehovah's Witness"??

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so, i have been thinking...what is the formula or recipe for the "perfect jw"?.

  here are a few points i thought of...please feel free to add!.

  always dress in the jw manner...no variation in clothing / hair styles / facial hair.

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  Mum

  Where did Jesus say ANY of this? What does any of this have to do with love of God or love of neighbor!

  CULT!
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  w14 12/15-E Study Edition

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  click "premium download".

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  pdf: http://bayfiles.net/file/1kv2k/uaqn2y/w_e20141215.pdf.

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  Mum

  In the picture of someone placing something in the contribution box, look closely at the item being put into the box. Is that a lottery ticket? It has a barcode. My mondy doesn't have bar codes. My lottery tickets do. Hmmmmm.
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  Is the Watchtower a secret society?

  by marriedtoajw in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  does the watchtower teach that keeping secrets is ok?

  does its leadership believe that the advancement of the organization hinges on holding back truthful information from prospective members and others who are not in leadership positions?

  do you believe that the organization as a whole has a global agenda?

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  Mum

  The WT Society does its best to control the amount ant type of information its adherents have access to. Most rank-and-file JW's have no idea about the extent of child sexual abuse in their religion. They might know of one or two cases and see them as isolated incidents, not a source of serious WT income loss. Many of them are not aware of the false prophecies of the past or other historical information about their "religion." The Society also keeps its controversial doctrines (i.e., shunning, no blood transrusion, no saluting the flag, no birthdqay or holiday celebrations, etc.) from the public. I've met people who tell me JW's are just weirdos, but nothing to worry about.

  Their central doctrine is that "God's kingdom" is about to take over the earth soon, any minute now. You'd think people would get weary of this false promise, but the WT is very clever about keeping the carrot in front of them but never giving it to them.

  In short, they are a somewhat dangerous cult, but mostly to children. JW schoolchildren need real support and understanding. They're innocent and have no idea they're being duped, even if they're being molested.
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  Muslim loses contract because of his religion

  by usualusername in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  today i interviewed an it company to support my business run from home.. .

  the doorbell rings and i ask my girlfriend to answer the door.. .

  i meet a trendy young woman and a hip muslim.

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  Mum

  Years ago, I worked in hotel reservations in Nevada. In the department next to ours (hotel management), there was a female supervisor over a male Muslim employee. He, the Muslim, had serious issues about being supervised by a woman. He finally quit or got fired. I just remember that one day he wasn't there, and this is the story I was told.

  Being non-discriminatory religiously is a tricky business. In the book entitled The Orwellian World of Jehovahs's Witnesses, a case is presented in which a young jW woman worked for a gynecologist. She turned a "sister" who had an abortion in to the elders. I don't know the end result or this story, or even if it is related in the book. The point of the story, of course, is tht religious discrimination might be justifiable in some cases.

  If you haven't watched the movie Persepolis, I recommend you go to Youtube and do so. It is about educated Muslims and the fact that they know some of their teachings are BS. I recall in particular a scene in which a mother is trying to keep her son from joining the military. She states that he was given a plastic key to open the "door to paradise."

  So, usualusername, you may think the guy was a jerk, but, like a JW, he thought he was being "righteous."
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  It's my birthday today

  by Bruja-del-Sol in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ... but most of my new (post jw) friends either don't know my birth date (if people don't specifically ask i won't tell them), or they are 2500 kilometers away in the netherlands... so all that's left to celebrate with me are my hubby, the two doggies, cat and my two rabbits... mixed feelings, i miss my friends and family around and haven't found friends in spain yet.

  luckily our daughter will visit us the end of the month... and yesterday we've found a new rental house and we're moving into it next month already!

  i'm thrilled and really looking forward to it, then we will finally be able to let all the rest of our belongings come to spain (2/3 of our stuff is stored in the netherlands).. so with this in mind, i'll just say 'happy birthday to me' and will enjoy my third birthday in espana .

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  Mum

  Buenos cumpleanos!
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  How Have You Changed Much In Attitude & Actions Since Leaving The Witnesses?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it takes time to stop thinking or reacting like a jehovah's witness.. are you still judgmental?

  a know it all?

  a person that listens more with their heart instead of their head---like jehovah's witnesses ???.

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  Mum

  As a child and adolescent, I had very controlling parents. So I learned to appease others and to obey to avoid trouble. Knowing only how to obey and appease is a recipe for disaster because you're sure to get into situations where one person is pleased with you, but another is not. I have read sooo many self-help booka and have learned to evaluate situations and people so that I can make healthy and appropriate choices. I am much more open and talkative now - and much more confident.

  Please, people, to the extent that they are capable, allow your children to make their own decisions and accept the consequences. No one learns how to cope with life by being ordered around and humiliated if someone is displeased with them.
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  Any Senior Citizens, Retirees here?

  by AlwaysBusy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  howdy....well, what do you think?

  of everything?

  is it all crazy?

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  Mum

  66 and semi-retired in 2007. I've been living rent-free (but helping with expenses) with my daughter and son-in-law for 2 years, but they are splitting up. It makes me sick!
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  The Worst Way of Living

  by Coded Logic in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the unexamined life is not worth living.. -socrates.

  holding all of humanity in contempt and degrading every achievement of mankind as being insignificant is not a philosophy or a worldview worth having.

  tell me, oh self righteous jw, what was the price of your integrity?

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  Mum

  sowhatnow: I recommend that you go to a local community college and request a vocational interest test and other psychological instruments to determine what you might like to do or be good at doing. Then pursue an occupation or profession for which you are suited. You've still got 13 years before you turn 65, and 65 is a lot younger than it used to be. I'm 67, and I recently took a course in Teaching English as a Second Language. Now I'm taking Chinese to prepare myself to live in China and teach English.

  Don't despair. Act, and things start to happen.

  Best wishes!