i used to be very active on this board - 14 years ago (redpill2006...still remember blondie, barbara and many others).
then left the cult for good 10 years ago (ex-bethelite, ex-elder).
today, after so many years, i decided to come back because there is an issue that is nagging in my mind.
I spoke with my JW mother today who informed me that the congregation has been told they may have the current vaccine because there is no blood in it.
She did not mention anything about what methods were used to create the vaccine.
This is in the UK. I don't know what the stance is in other countries.
CM
came across this today and wished to share it with any that might want to hear.this happened within and over the last few months as you can tell from their references to covid-19 and the precautions they are having to take and you will hear a few dates mentioned as you listen.the first part is good but it gets even better in the second part (final).i'm really impressed with the knowledge this "apostate" has and how well he conducted himself.so much i could say but will let you see for yourself.love to see when others aren't intimidated or humiliated by the so called "loving" brothers on the committee.part 1https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bz0tm1mrbfcpart 2https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i92w4mv5gf0.
I have only listened to the first part so far but it seems to me their sole argument was to repeat "we are doing things Jehovah's way" yet they did not turn to one scripture to back up these claims that their judicial procedure is theocratic.
I am so glad that more and more JCs are being recorded and shared online. No one listening objectively could come to any conclusion other than that the elders are brain washed puppets of an organization led by cruel ego maniacs.
I feel ashamed that I was part of this organisation for so long.
CM
https://youtu.be/2nacvosx8n0.
good to see the caring brothers help establish depth of guilt..
I found this extremely uncomfortable to watch.
Robbie was told :This is not a court of law" That became all too apparent. He would have received less harsh treatment in a "worldly" court. The elder said that they must all be convinced of his repentance in order to show mercy. Isn't this entirely the wrong way round? Law courts have the responsibility to establish guilt beyond all reasonable doubt to return a guilty verdict.
Their creepy, pseudo-gentle demeanour cannot fool anyone. This organisation is cruel, self righteous and judgemental.
Appalling.
i was a witness from grade school ( 1976) until 2007. i seem to remember an important aspect that was always talked about at the hall as being a fact.they would say that "the rocks themselves would cry out" if the public preaching work was to stop,,,,, all i've seen and heard these past few months are the witnesses complaining about the witnessing work coming to a halt.but i've not heard one rock crying .. .
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i received this in an email from a non jw friend this week. It made us both chuckle
CM
we were supposed to be dedicated unconditionally to jehovah god.
we were willing to be persecuted to the death if need be.
if it came to taking a blood transfusion or dying, we were loyal to jehovah and would be a martyr for god.
I am afraid that I was absolutely loyal to the ideal. I refused a blood transfusion.
While drifting in and out of consciousness, my two main thoughts were "I must not accept blood" and "What will happen to my young children if I die"
I find it difficult to comprehend just how indoctrinated I was. It is scary.
CM
i`m thinking of "the life of brian " .
chevy chase and one or two of his" vacation" movies .
i will give a miss on mel gibsons "the passion of christ" ?
Went out and bought The Muppet Christmas Carol especially to watch on Christmas Eve.
this is an hypothetical question...i am doing well.
but i was thinking about how my jw family, grandchildren and all will feel when their inactive grandfather dies with no hope of being reunited in paradise.
of course there would be immediate rejoicing if i came back to the "truth" and a surge of conditional love from the "friends".
No. Never going back.
having a conversation with a pimi elder and i asked him how he deals with the fact that he never expected to get old.
i get the feeling that some dubs still have the original generation explanation hard-wired, even though they claim to accept the new version.
so my question is, how old do you have to be to be considered old?
I'm over 50 and still feel young 😃
I feel younger at heart now I'm out than I did 10 years ago when I was in the religion .
i was driving through the high street in highbrooms, royal tunbridge wells, uk yesterday.. in amongst the shop fronts was something ive never seen before.
a large shop front with big glass windows,posters in the windows saying "start your free bible study today" (or something along those lines.
where the shop name would be there was a large jw.org logo and a blue banner.
Borg off and scruffmcbuff : I have sent a PM
CM
admit it, we all have things that we reel off when people ask what our favourite music is, just the same as if people ask what our favourite movies are.
we're meant to say "citizen kane" and "casablanca" and not "battleship" or "pacific rim" but we know what we're going to watch if they are ever on tv at the same time (and which ones we've never actually seen).. so how about some confession time?
what do you listen to when no one else is in the house?.
@Blondie Rach2 is my favourite ever classical piece. I have lost count of the number of times I have listened to it, yet it still always makes me catch my breath. I heard it live in concert a couple of years ago and it was the most emotive, incredible experience. My husband treated me to a Rachmaninov Concerto No3 concert last year and that was also incredible.
That said, I love a bit of ABBA and Erasure
CM
