you've seen or heard about the ripley's believe it or not museums, where different weird & wacky items are displayed from human culture.
let's compile a list of the weird & wacky items from the jw religion that would make a great jw believe it or not museum.
maybe the wts could open one up it's own historical museum in brooklyn to make some big money.
There were some WT and Awake! articles and "special" issues about 1975 that I would place in this museum. Countless people have "demonized" jewelry and articles of clothing that should be included. Stories about how many otherwise intelligent, sensible people were converted, indoctrinated and pushed out would also be great.
SandraC
matt 24:29-31: "immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.and then the sign of the son of man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will beat themselves in lamentation, and they will see the son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
" the watchtower says no: "the rendering of judgment on the sheep and the goats is future.
23).. so, according to current watchtower teaching, we are now living in the "hour of the judgment", but the "rendering of judgment on the sheep and goats is future".. confused?
My issue with the parable of the sheep and goats is that it associates the left hand with evil. It is time to let go of the superstitions related to irrelevant factors, such as left-handedness. Some of the best people I know are left-handed.
Regards,
SandraC
my daughter who's in her 30's, just loves the holidays and birthdays!
i even love giving xmas presents and birthday gifts.
and i think i like it more than some "worldly" people.
By American standards, we were very poor when I was a child. I grew up in the heart of Appalachia. The holidays were a bright spot in the dull, grey poverty. No one in my family was a JW back then. Lots of relatives came to our house and the "old folks" would sit up late telling funny stories about their childhood years. The kids had a pallet on the floor and would stay awake half the night with anticipation. Our families sacrificed and saved to ensure that we had a happy Christmas with store-bought gifts.
When I was 5 years old, my sister and I got a tiny wooden table and chairs and newborn baby dolls. My grandfather took us out to look for Santa, as he had "heard" Santa had been seen in the area. We didn't see Santa, but when we got back to our 3-room log cabin with no plumbing, he had been there!
JW's need some fantasy in their lives, especially the children.
My daughter grew up as a JW. She goes overboard for holidays, as if to make up for lost time. My granddaughter has never been involved with JW's, so she takes it all for granted. Her parents are very generous at birthdays and Christmas. She has had a party of some kind for every birthday.
We love the holidays and take no part in the silly speculation as to whether they are "pagan." Almost everything is pagan. So we can enjoy life as happy pagans instead of miserable as faux Christians.
Regards,
SandraC
remember when we used to have thanksgiving, under the guise of "the turkey was on sale...."?
this year, i'm going to dress up as a pilgrim.
what are you doing for thanksgiving?.
I wondered about Thanksgiving because it did not seem to me to be a "pagan" holiday. Of course, I never expressed my thoughts to anyone. Thanksgiving is simply a feast to give thanks for a good harvest and share the same with family, friends, neighbors and strangers. If it honors anyone, it is the Pilgrims (who were very much like JW's) and the Native Americans who helped them survive.
SandraC
can you find answers to anything you want to know currently via the internet?
is all accumulated knowledge "out there"?.
When I was a child, my grandmother used to sing a song to me that she called "The Skeptic's Daughter." Others call it "Rosedale Water" or "On the Banks of Rosedale Water." We lived in east Tennessee, right in the heart of Appalachia, where a lot of songs exist that outsiders never heard of. I have looked for the lyrics of this song for years, and finally found it recently online!
I also learned to knit the continental way on YouTube.
There is a lot to know from people who don't have access to technology, and people who have long since died. It is the people who lived without technology, who grew and preserved their own food and made everything from scratch who we have the most to learn from, IMHO. They are a dying breed.
A friend pointed out recently that books of phosphorus can be altered. She's on a campaign to save paper books, just as others have started seed banks because of hybridization of plants.
Regards,
SandraC
this is bailey 2 1/2 (the big sister) and zoey who is almost 4 months old, my youngest granddaughters.
is zoey sending a secret message?
look closely!
What beautiful babies! They both have mischief in their eyes. Better start building a high fence!
Regards,
SandraC
did you notice any young jw sisters in the past that did rush to get married too young and to have a baby right away before the end comes?
did you hear any stories of regret?
i was wondering if the watchtower is to blame for?.
I have been reading Stories of Hawaii by Jack London (a great writer and a great read). In one of the stories, he refers to the very young marriages of Chinese peasants because there is nothing else for them. Back in the days when education was not available, when life spans were shorter, when work was back breaking, things were different.
What a pity that young JW's are not encouraged to develop themselves, get an education, travel and meet new people, and find who they really are. Only then is one ready for a relationship to last a lifetime.
I was a young JW once. At age 22, I married a 31-year-old elder. When I realized that becoming a JW (at age 15, convert) had not made me a better person, it was necessary, for mental health and, possibly, survival, to leave my husband and the borg simultaneously.
Subsequently, I married a man (an ex-JW friend introduced us) I loved dearly and still do. He could not handle having my daughter and granddaughter around because he was, and (I believe) still is, an alcoholic. He is an intelligent, articulate, amazing person, but I cannot live with him. So sad.
Regards,
SandraC
hello, everyone.. i have been absent from the board quite a while because i don't have internet service at home.
my financial situation is very tight right now.. a couple of weeks ago, someone posted a topic about why the wt may be moving its printing operation to canada.
i thought the best of the possible reasons given was socialized medicine for the workers / volunteers of the publishing operation.. one reason that i did not see posted -- the one i believe may be one of the chief reasons -- is that the wtbts probably would rather be in a remote location so that when there are protests and demonstrations from former members, they will not be observed by many people.
Hello, everyone.
I have been absent from the board quite a while because I don't have internet service at home. My financial situation is very tight right now.
A couple of weeks ago, someone posted a topic about why the WT may be moving its printing operation to Canada. I thought the best of the possible reasons given was socialized medicine for the workers / volunteers of the publishing operation.
One reason that I did not see posted -- the one I believe may be one of the chief reasons -- is that the WTBTS probably would rather be in a remote location so that when there are protests and demonstrations from former members, they will not be observed by many people. Since the organization decided to support child molestors, selectively applying the two-witness rule to protect the worst people in society, protests are likely to continue.
Since the 1980's, there have been quite a few demonstrations or protests at the Brooklyn headquarters. I participated in the Silentlambs march in 2002; that march got media coverage and was observed by much of the affluent population of Brooklyn Heights as well as their domestic help. The next year, one other individual and I went to the Watchtower House in London regarding the child molestation issue. The London headquarters is 'way out of the central area of the city and is set back off the road quite a bit. A large demonstration would not have had the same effect that it did in Brooklyn.
Grace Gough once said that the WTS would arrange for people using jackhammers and noisy tools to be around the Brooklyn headquarters when they knew there was going to be a protest. It has to be a bit of a hassle to plan and orchestrate all of this fake work to drown out the voices of those who care.
Any thoughts?
Regards,
SandraC
this is going to sound somewhat crazy.
having faded completely around two years ago i found myself with new found freedom and if was fun.
i developed new friendships and hobbies and did some stuff that was frowned upon by those in the truth.
Hi, rathfear. You sound like you are experiencing insecurity and social anxiety. Your reasons for wanting to return are not good ones. However, if you do return, you could learn your lesson and finally make a clean, permanent break next time around.
Many people who have been victims of violence and all kinds of abuse still care deeply about those who hurt them. It's a strange perversity of human nature, a need to feel needed and useful to someone else. Many former cult members have difficulty making a clean break and have strong feelings of wanting to return; that brainwashing is powerful.
Do what you need to do for yourself. Proceed with caution. Get counseling, emotional support, and question every move you consider.
Regards,
SandraC
chinese sick leave : "i no come work today!
" hung chow calls into work and says, "hey, i no come work today, i really sick .
got headache, stomach ache and legs hurt, i no come work.
ROFL!
