Nope.
The borg doesn't allow, or acknowledge, love and appreciation; that must be done on your own time outside of the wash-towel sphere.
Disillusioned Lost-Lamb
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Do Elders give ''goodbye'' talks when leaving their congregations?
by RULES & REGULATIONS ini've had the same elders in my congregation for the last 25 years.
they've added two new elders in the last five years.
none of them have ever moved to another congregation.. i would like to know: if an elder decides to move to another congregation,will they let him give a little ''goodbye'' talk at the service meeting to thank everyone?
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I Had a Dream!
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Disillusioned Lost-Lamb
I’m also living the double life and know beyond a doubt that I will eventually leave/fade; I'm just “buying out the opportune time” (tehehehe).
I too wish I could go back in time.
First to convince my grandparents.
If that didn’t work, I’d visit my parents next.
If that didn’t work, Id visit my sister and I as children.
If I didn't pay attention, then I’d go to 1996 and let the teenaged me know YOU’RE RIGHT it’s complete crap; I would have listened then and it would have prevented me from getting flea-dipped (baptized).
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Disillusioned Lost-Lamb
If "IT" is the truth than I'll have to answer for that (own up to MY mistake).
But the fact that I find so much peace in saying "destroy me if I'm wrong, but I won't follow ______" tells me it's most certainly not the truth.
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Donating blood
by SweetBabyCheezits inour daughter's school is having a blood drive today and me and mrs. babycheezits thought about signing up.
it's been on my bucket list i just haven't done it yet.. .
just curious if many members of jwn have donated?.
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Disillusioned Lost-Lamb
I'm still "in", but if there were a place I could go (locally), where no one would find out, damn skippy I’d donate.
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Foreclosed Identities
by Norcal_Sun inhave been doing some enlightening reading today about what the psychological community dubs as "foreclosed identities.
" this is where you never reach the identity creation phase due to another's (usually your parents) beliefs being forcefully imposed upon you.. this is a very interesting article from a psychologist's point of view.
his example is a highly religious person.
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Disillusioned Lost-Lamb
True dat! True dat!
I think witlesses have foreclosed identities.
Babies are born with no conceptual ideas and are shaped by the influences and world surrounding them. The notion of God or religion (and right or wrong within) is unknown until implanted.
Individuals can have their psychological identities manipulated, and although the concept they are fighting will not harm them, their constant physical fear/wear to keep up the twisted perception will.
So ironic and yet so sad.
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My 8 year old gets it
by discreetslave inmy 8 year old has recently discovered star trek and loves it.
the other night we watched an episode "return of the archons".
whenever someone spoke differently or questioned, it was recognized that they were not one of them or "of the body".
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Disillusioned Lost-Lamb
Children see through things so very easily and simply; do not let anyone "train" this out of her.
If you protect this ability it will serve her well through life and beyond the WTBT$ grasp.
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The JWs reaction to bible movies not produced by the WTS is crazy!
by serenitynow! insome of the reactions are funny and sad.
the librarian on the jw news, library, etc.
page has posted a bunch of movies based on bible characters and jws are freaking out!
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Disillusioned Lost-Lamb
Uber-right wing witlesses remind me of Kathy Bates in The Water Boy; everything not from momma (her) was "THE DEVIL".
Watch the movie, but imagine her as the wash-towel; it ads a whole new level of hilariousness.
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Was I Truly Baptized?
by TOTH ini have been running this through my head now and again for decades.
was i truly baptized as a jw?.
i ask because although i was dunked at a da in el paso, tx in 1981, i never prayerfully dedicated myself to anyone, including jah.
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Disillusioned Lost-Lamb
TOTH, I did the exact same thing. I only got baptized because I was the only one from my age group left and was starting to get looked down on and my mom really wanted me to. I too never felt a connection with anyone or "the truth" nor made any dedication; I was in my late teens and didn't know what I wanted, so I did what everyone else wanted me to do and got flea dipped.
Being a woman the only offices you are encouraged to reach out for is pious-sneer and elder’s wife, so I went into business with my dad; boy did that cause a stir. I am only still in to "support" my mom and to continue being able to visit with my sister and her family; at least my business keeps me busy enough to get the “wolves” off my back and gives me a good excuse for why I don't go out in field circus much (I play the, oh woe is me the overworked Christian, role pretty well).
To this day I still feel, not just weird, but uncomfortable and awkward.
To answer your question about baptism, technically speaking yes we got baptized and, unfortunately, willing went through wash-towel initiation; according to the borganization we’re one of them. However if you believe in God, and no dedication was made, your baptism is null and void.
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Phone call from the local JWs this evening...
by Jim_TX ingosh i wish i was better at having religious discussions with jws.
this evening, as i am at home trying to relax, i get a phone call from the local jws who are evidently sitting in their kh dialing out.. i got this man who starts off by asking me if he can ask me a question.
"okaaaaay..." i say slowly.... "do you think..." he starts... and then stops... obviously losing his place in his pre-prepared sermon....
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Disillusioned Lost-Lamb
Great job Jim!
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You Might be a Jehovah's Witness if . . .
by sizemik inyou might be a jehovah's witness if .
you know when nisan 14 is but you forget you own birthday.
you wash windows for a living but you own five suits.
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Disillusioned Lost-Lamb
Me too.
You really know you're a JW when you grew up in a small town that your family has been in for at least six generations and can count on one hand how many relatives you know (especially when you later learn you're related to nearly half the f**king town).