Sea Breeze

Joined

• started 278 topics
• posted 3,560 times   see topics posted on
• send a message

Posts by Sea Breeze

• 
  68

  Where it all went wrong for the WT - JF Rutherford

  by LoveUniHateExams in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was thinking a bit about this the other day.

  ct russell, from what i remember about him, kinda seemed like a genuine, nice(ish) guy, although he had a few eccentric but harmless ideas.. during the russell era jws (actually bible students) could still celebrate christmas, worship in other churches if there was no kingdom hall available, and accept blood transfusions.. then after russell died, along came rutherford - a major league a-hole, for sure.. rutherford had plenty of eccentric ideas but at least some of them weren't/aren't harmless.

  some have been long forgotten about - jesus depicted without a beard, the plan to rename the names of the week because names such as thursday (thor's day) is pagan, the articles about the 'dangers' of aluminium, etc.. one key contribution of rutherford which does a lot of harm is no blood transfusions, even in life-threatening situations.. another is shunning, something which never occurred under russell, or at least was much milder.. rutherford has a lot to answer for, i reckon ....

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Sea Breeze

  Pretty much sums it up Ding.
• 
  39

  Beat to Hell.......were you as a child as a JW?

  by restrangled in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  there was a scripture about a rod.......it seemed to be in every other watchtower.....it was an excuse to beat children.

  i was a little girl.

  i was beat with my pants down every time they could.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Sea Breeze

  I got beat with a belt by both parents once. Mom wasn't doing a good enough job with the beating so Dad took over. What for? The sin of walking silly with my 12 yr. old friend at a convention when I was supposed to be in my seat. They were going to make sure I got life if they had to kill me to do it.... or something like that.
• 
  56

  Senior JW member in Australia charged with sex crimes and torture

  by Nathan Natas in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  see: https://7news.com.au/news/crime/senior-jehovahs-witnesses-member-charged-with-rape-torture-and-assault-of-teenage-boys-c-8044666.

  "senior jehovah’s witnesses member charged with rape, torture and assault of teenage boys...".

  the 61 year-old man "faces 21 counts of rape, 17 counts of sexual assault, 13 counts of procuring sexual acts by false pretence and one count each of incest, torture and common assault.".

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Sea Breeze

  Looks like it was an elder according to the news.

  Apparently, a lot of abuse took place.
• 
  10

  End of watchtower

  by Hellothere in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  shouldn't gb tell members to abandon organisation?

  surely things are pointing at watchtower being part of babylon the great.

  in with way is watchtower being bless and been shown god's favour this days?

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Sea Breeze

  This is why:

  
  

  
• 
  18

  Watchtower Basketball Guidelines!

  by Atlantis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  watchtower basketball guidelines.

  click image to enlarge.

  https://postimg.cc/btgxcgcb.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Sea Breeze

  Wow! After ruining the lives of millions of kids who wanted to to play team sports, they turnaround and build all sorts of sports facilities for themselves. Then, they post a sign that essentially says if you aren't one of the elite, then get the hell off our court.
  
  It is difficult to take in the breath of this hypocrisy!
  
  
  
• 
  14

  10 years on and I’m still indoctrinated

  by joe134cd in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  this experience highlights the level of my indoctrination, after 10 years of been a pomo.

  a few months back my gf was hinting to me about what we could do for my birthday.

  to be honest i just had no idea, that i even had a birthday.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Sea Breeze

  I really can’t be bothered with birthdays and Christmas. I actually see this as an advantage of been a former JW.

  Well, the way my (non-jw) wife explained it was that it wasn't about me, it was about the people who want to display love to you on those occasions. So, it's one of the things that is cultural and will likely create hard feelings and hurt others if not participated in. Just another nagging left-over issue from WT mind control.

  Now go get some cake!
• 
  56

  Senior JW member in Australia charged with sex crimes and torture

  by Nathan Natas in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  see: https://7news.com.au/news/crime/senior-jehovahs-witnesses-member-charged-with-rape-torture-and-assault-of-teenage-boys-c-8044666.

  "senior jehovah’s witnesses member charged with rape, torture and assault of teenage boys...".

  the 61 year-old man "faces 21 counts of rape, 17 counts of sexual assault, 13 counts of procuring sexual acts by false pretence and one count each of incest, torture and common assault.".

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Sea Breeze

  Mmmm?
• 
  14

  Dumb 'experiences' you were told as a JW

  by BettyHumpter in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this one stands out in my mind.

  it was reported that 'a brother', unnamed of course, was out in field service and was set upon by a pack of vicious dogs.

  he made it back to the car and was injured quite badly with his arms, hands and leg bleeding heavily.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Sea Breeze

  One of the many I have heard over the years goes like this:

  A JW couldn't reach the doorbell because a wrought iron fence encircled the home. So, he banged on the bars and a big German Shepherd came running up and pushed the gate open. Thinking fast the JW shoved a Watchtower into his mouth and said, "take me to your master". The dog calmed down and dutifully trotted away. So, he followed. He found the owner of the house far back in the back yard.
  
  A discussion ensued and the HH remarked that his dog had never acted like that to anyone before because he was a trained guard dog. He took the literature and later accepted a home bible study. Last report was that he was making fine progress along the road to life.

  Not sure if the German Shepherd ate his spiritual food as well.
• 
  35

  Useless Majors

  by Sea Breeze in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was passing through a very liberal college town recently during rush hour.

  so, i decided to stop for some refreshment at a fine-looking establishment and wait for traffic to die down.

  a young waitress waited on me who probably could have been stevie nicks twin when she was young.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Sea Breeze

  Anna, I think I have already been out a bit too far on the ice pond with this thread. I'm skating back on thin ice to have tea with BettyHumpter.
• 
  35

  Useless Majors

  by Sea Breeze in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was passing through a very liberal college town recently during rush hour.

  so, i decided to stop for some refreshment at a fine-looking establishment and wait for traffic to die down.

  a young waitress waited on me who probably could have been stevie nicks twin when she was young.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Sea Breeze

  Doubtless someone far above my pay grade ended the Millennial generation birth year in 1996, and not at the start of the new Millennium. They probably didn't study Sociology like I did.

  No whipping going on here. Just a reminder that you catch what you chase.