Posts by Mum

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The Botchtower's attitude towards using the Internet

by Composer2005 in

has the botchtower discouraged or spoken against members using the internet?.

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satan / devils environment & all that j.w bs!.

Mum

Fundamentalist groups in general are suspicious of new technology. My grandfather was a country preacher back in the day. He and his fundie buddies were against radio, against TV, not to mention jewelry, sports, movies and a plethora of other things that cost money. Gradually, they came to accept all of those things. Now when I see televangelists and their minions on TV, I can't recognize that they adhere to a similar belief system.

Like most issues, the WT has flip-flopped on this one. The internet used to be Saan's tool. I was warned by my mom that there could be "anybody on that internet," that you couldn't know who you were really talking to. (In real life, apparently, everyone I spoke to had been throroughly checked out and approved by somebody for appropriate social interaction).

Now that the WT has made the internet their own, I assume all danger one might encounter has been removed. More realistically, the WTS might hire somebody to come up with some sort of filter to block any information they don't want their drones to have access to. They're probably planning it as I write.

Information is their enemy. It's out there now, whether they like it or not, and they haven't been able to hide it. So they're building a compound of "safety" because everybody might come to know that they protect pedophiles and make up "doctrine" on the fly.

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I hope I'm not stumbling you, she said as we sipped drinks at the track...I

by MissFit in

i have a sweet jw friend.

she is elderly and had heart problems and is hard of hearing.. she is a tiny thing and very loving.

she is a convert and had been "in" for around 20 years.. she came "in "after her divorce.. we started hanging out together a couple years ago when i called her for a ride to the meetings.. .

Mum

Both of you are lucky to have each other. Bless you for bringing some happiness into her "golden years." Our primary "duty" is to enjoy life to the extent possible while we're still here. Keep up the good fun!

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"Aren't you going the wrong way at this stage of your life?"

by donny in

that was a question posed to me by a friend who just recently discovered my switch from one who used to have a belief in god to one that has a lack thereof.. they stated "most people i know, including your truly, were not much interested in closely following the tenants of the faith we were brought up in when we were in the prime of our young adulthood.

you on the other hand, were much more zealous back then and now have pretty much left it all behind.

surely it is not because you are not sowing your oats at this time.".

Mum

We all would like to have a Big Daddy who can take away our pain and make us feel good about ourselves in the midst of whatever life throws at us. I think fear, for many people, is at the root of needing God -- for protection, for solace, for hope. Others build social networks around church and commonality of worship.

Once I was listening to "Science Friday" on the radio. A rabbi was being interviewed. She stated that in Judaism it was acceptable to believe in God, not as a being, but as Being itself. So, in that sense, there is a God, but not a Sky Daddy.

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Return to the Kingdom Hall!

by One Last Kiss in

i recently did just that and had an unexpectedly uplifting experience.

whilst on vacay i was informed by my jw friend (only dimly aware of my faded status) that wed be visiting the local kh .

so there i was, far from home, not been to a kh in over a year and heading to the sunday meeting.

Mum

Being away for a while and going back certainly gives some perspective! I can't recall the last time I was at a KH. I do remember seeing a JW woman abusing her child for being childish. And I recall a speaker on the platform criticizing the appearance of an inactive "brother" he had run into. The negativity is soul-numbing.

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August vacations cancelled

by wandasoo in

had a vacation planned for august, but got the rug pulled out from under my feet.

hubby said he wanted to go in september, but gave me no reason.

i finally told him i knew he had to pioneer in august.

Mum

Take a vacation on your own! Lots of married women I know do that. Do you have some "worldly" friends who would like to get away and enjoy some relaxation? Call them!

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is going to a strip club a disfellowshipping offense?

by monis1 in

jw
friends

i'm pretty sure it is, just wanted to confirm.

this would be someone who went once and only looked....

Mum

A female JW probably would be dealt with more harshly than a male JW. I had a co-worker who loved Thunder from Down Under, so a bunch of us would go with her to see it once a year because she was dying of cancer. Oh, that and the gorgeous male dancers!

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Does The Governing Body Have A Plan B For When The End Never Comes?

by frankiespeakin in

what say all you thinkers out there?.

Mum

"Jehovah told us that, because of your wickedness, he is extending the last days for another overlapping generation. Suck it up!"

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Idiotic WT reasoning for birthdays

by Batman89 in

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friends

additionally, birthday celebrations tend to give excessive importance to an individual, no doubt one reason why early christians shunned them.

(ecclesiastes 7:1) so you will find that jehovahs witnesses do not share in birthday festivities (the parties, singing, gift giving, and so forth).

school and jehovah's witnesses p.18.

Mum

The real reasons for not celebrating birthdays: (1) It creates expectations of gifts, costing money that could go the the worldwide pedophile fund' (2) JW's might have a good time, enjoy themselves, and come to prefer that feeling and participate in activities other than meetings and field service; (3) if the party is loud, it might be heard by the neighbors and bring "reproach" on the corporation; (4) having birthday parties could lead to going to college; and (5) Gerrit Loesch doesn't like cake and, therefore, disapproves of eating it for any reason.

Birthday parties! Why not just take a gun and shoot yourself in the head and get it over with!

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Handing in '' Field Service Report '' even if you're very ill.

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

my mom has not been to any meetings or participated in field service since august 2013. she cannot walk due to all her medical conditions.

she is either in bed or sitting in a wheel chair.. our family hired a caretaker monday - friday to help her eat, take her to the bathroom and sit with her in case she needs anything.

in the evenings and weekends, we have family members take care of her.

Mum

Does your mother have the motor skills and mental capacity to write letters? I'm not advocating that she do that, but that is how an infirm sister in a congregtion I attended allegedly got her hours in.

What a drag it is getting old - especially if you're a JW! It's probably too late for her to learn to stick up for herself and tell them where to go! Sad indeed!

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Had an argument with my wife about tinkerbell :(

by BU2B in

one of my co workers mother made my 4 year old a blanket with the disney character tinkerbell on it.

as soon as i got it i knew trouble lay ahead.

i wanted to reason with her before my daughter saw it so as not to cause a disruption, but it didn't work out that way.

Mum

Wow! It's no wonder that kids brought up as JW's don't understand good from evil, right from wrong, appropriate from inappropriate, that other people have feelings, and a lot of other basics. Clearly, BU2B's wife doesn't understand these things. Who gets hurt if a blanked has an appliqué of a fairy on it? Or eats a cupcake at a school party? Or gets a gift-wrapped present? I could go on and on.

What kids need to learn is to be safe and not to hurt themselves or others, not a bunch of gobbledygook about imaginary things! Bless you, BU2B, for exposing your child to some normalcy. She will remember how she felt when you guys did things together, not a bunch of nonsense rules!