Isambard Crater

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  Unhappy being asked to give a Disfellowshipped Sister a ride to and from Meetings

  by Isambard Crater in

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  i'm pimo, very much against disfellowshipping, and going to a meeting leaves me feeling confused and angry at the best of times.

  except an elder asked me on thursday night if i can start giving a ride to a disfellowshipped woman because she lives near me and nobody else from the hall lives in my village.

  it seems the elder and his family who have been giving this woman a ride for the past six months can no longer stomach the time it takes them to go out of their way.. i thought all normal publishers weren't to have any contact with disfellowshipped people?

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  I'm PIMO, very much against disfellowshipping, and going to a Meeting leaves me feeling confused and angry at the best of times. Except an elder asked me on Thursday night if I can start giving a ride to a disfellowshipped woman because she lives near me and nobody else from the Hall lives in my village. It seems the elder and his family who have been giving this woman a ride for the past six months can no longer stomach the time it takes them to go out of their way.

  I thought all normal publishers weren't to have any contact with disfellowshipped people? I mean, this woman is told to sit at the back, and I was told six months ago (when I didn't know who she was) not to speak to her as she's disfellowshipped. So why are the Elders in my Kingdom Hall being relaxed about asking people to give this woman a ride? It freaks me out being told not to say a word to her before she gets in my car and not a word once she's gotten back out, but it's fine to chat to her on the car ride. What the hell? I've heard from others in the Hall that she asks weird questions and can get angry, so these are extra reasons I'm unhappy.
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  Synonyms of the word pioneer include discoverer, innovator and architect, but...

  by Isambard Crater in

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  ... in the j.w's it means to spend 50 or 70 hours each month in wasted time, perhaps stood at a cart that nobody pays attention to..

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  ... in the J.W's it means to spend 50 or 70 hours each month in wasted time, perhaps stood at a Cart that nobody pays attention to.
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  Oxfam sex scandal - Remind you of anyone else?

  by Esse quam videri in

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  top of form.

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  uk official warns oxfam to hand over all info on sexual misconduct scandal in haiti.

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  Great idea to contact Nigel Evans. He will also be shocked to see homophobia regularly promoted by J.W videos and publications.
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  North and South Korea making up will start JWs saying the cry of Peace and Security is here

  by Isambard Crater in

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  i can see it happening.... https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/10/kim-yo-jong-meets-south-korean-president-in-seoul-as-thaw-continues.

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  I can see it happening...

  https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/10/kim-yo-jong-meets-south-korean-president-in-seoul-as-thaw-continues
  
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  Shouldn't the literature carts be covered by insurance?

  by Isambard Crater in

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  i mean, they're in a public place and may get blown into someone by the wind, perhaps hurting a child.

  surely because of their position, some kind of public liability insurance or similar should cover the literature carts/trolleys?

  other charities like oxfam require insurance, i'm pretty sure, or a licence..

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  I found this and am disgusted;

  https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/2vrqtw/interesting_bit_of_info/
  
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  Shouldn't the literature carts be covered by insurance?

  by Isambard Crater in

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  i mean, they're in a public place and may get blown into someone by the wind, perhaps hurting a child.

  surely because of their position, some kind of public liability insurance or similar should cover the literature carts/trolleys?

  other charities like oxfam require insurance, i'm pretty sure, or a licence..

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  I honestly don't believe my local Congregation has taken out insurance for their Carts. Might that be a possibility?
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  Shouldn't the literature carts be covered by insurance?

  by Isambard Crater in

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  i mean, they're in a public place and may get blown into someone by the wind, perhaps hurting a child.

  surely because of their position, some kind of public liability insurance or similar should cover the literature carts/trolleys?

  other charities like oxfam require insurance, i'm pretty sure, or a licence..

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  Isambard Crater

  I mean, they're in a public place and may get blown into someone by the wind, perhaps hurting a child. Surely because of their position, some kind of public liability insurance or similar should cover the literature carts/trolleys? Other charities like Oxfam require insurance, I'm pretty sure, or a licence.
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  Jesus fulfilling old testament prophecies like his legs not being broken

  by Isambard Crater in

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  what are everyone's thoughts on this, how his legs weren't broken, he was pierced with a spear and he wore a thorny crown?.

  i'm pimo and very much not wanting to believe, but like the daniel statue prophecies, these ones about jesus stick in my mind and give me "hmmm, maybe" moments..

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  What are everyone's thoughts on this, how his legs weren't broken, he was pierced with a spear and he wore a thorny crown?

  I'm PIMO and very much not wanting to believe, but like the Daniel statue prophecies, these ones about Jesus stick in my mind and give me "hmmm, maybe" moments.
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  They have nowhere else to go!

  by Crazyguy in

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  i think the overwhelming problem with trying to wake up friends and family is they have nowhere else to go.

  i mean these people all their friends are jws a lot of them their family is jws.

  if they wake up or agree with you in anyway they know instantly that they loose all this, many will even loose jobs.

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  I do know what you mean and sure do hope more people are indeed awake, but for me as a PIMO, I find it almost impossible to give a comment in the meeting, gushing with love for Jehovah and the G.B's instructions. If lots of meeting-goers are awake in reality and just go because they don't have any other options, they are very good at acting, vomiting out very righteous comments indeed at the meetings.
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  Anxiety, OCD, Hoarding, and the JWs

  by Spiral in

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  i'm noticing what seems to be a higher incidence of the above among the local jws than in the "general" (read: worldly) population.

  i don't say this lightly, my wanderings around the fringes of jw society locally is revealing an alarming trend here.

  the poverty doesn't help (there are good jobs, but you need a degree or qualifications to get one).. anyone else see this?

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  I suffer from all of these things very strongly and I put a large percentage of this down to being trapped inside the J.W's for family reasons.