Posts by jemba

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this is horrible!

by independenthinker in

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this is just sickening, no respect for other human beings!.

on a jw facebook forum .

original post: --- ------: while riding with my work mate he plays podcast the whole time and i learned that the gay community is becoming powerful and huge like an infection!

jemba

I come from such a homophobic JW family, their intolerance always disturbed me, now it just disgusts me.

They dont seem to understand that the attraction to a person of the same sex could happen to anyone. Even the youth book talked about being attracted to same sex persons so at least they acknowledged it.

These comments were exactly the kind of comments I grew up with, no tolerance or love. They love to bully those who are different to them. So haughty, arrogant, unloving. I bet Jesus would be disgusted with their attitude too.

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The Perfect Jehovah Witness Couple, Should I Envy Them?

by Bubblegum Apotheosis in

is ignorance really bliss?

may i share the qualities of the perfect jw couple with all you here?

i mean no ill will towards these decent people, they are kind, but ignore everything evil that is happening around them.

jemba

There are lots of couples that try and make themselves out to be in the perfect marraige, have perfect children and are as happy as you could possibly be. But so many of them are getting divorced and their kids are going astray big time!!

Its all an extension of the 'happiest people on earth' act that they try and present. Being a born in I have seen so many of these families for what they really are. Realistically, how can they be happy at all? you can never do enough for Jeh... preaching, meetings, study, assemblies, fear of armaggedon, guilt for not doing as much as Bro Zealous, secular work, household duties and the pressures of being a freak on the outside of society, missing out on so much of the good stuff in life.

I truly believe so many of them are deeply unhappy and you see it with all the mental illness like depression in the congs.

The cracks eventually appear, they cant hide their true selves forever.

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Can we come up with some tips for newbies and the huge silent audience on JWN to make it easier and more fun for them to post?

by Fernando in

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jwn was the first forum i posted on.

at the moment it is still largely the only forum i post on.. in the begining i was totally green, but just jumped right in.

for me that was not too hard since i can be outspoken by nature.

jemba

Yes I agree with the posters here. I was given such a lovely warm welcome. I also knew from lurking for a while what was acceptable behaviour on here and what kind of comments get slammed by others.... theyre usually the ones I also didnt like!

Forums are like in life. You are always gonna get the ass who is rude and gives you grief. Lurking also gives you the opportunity to learn some of the forum language like... 'borg', 'ttatt' and some of the WTWizards famous words like 'washtowel' and 'kingdumbhell'... lol

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8/15/12 WT--Naughty Elder's Wife Teaches Students "The Deep Things of God"

by sd-7 in

page 28, paragraph 13:.

"an improper romantic relationship could develop within the congregation.

daniel and his wife, sarah, were regular pioneers.

jemba

Well done sd7, on your comments and on the fact that you can be bothered to read this crap!

It was good for a laugh though. It reminds me of my parents... my Dad has no time for his wife or 5 kids and 8 grandkids. He has a full time job and is PO. My Mum likes it like that as she doesnt have to see him much, except at meetings and she HATES sex so keeping my Dad busy is only good for my Mum.

Although the bible does say if you cant look after your own family youre as good as useless to God anyway. Theyre so busy in everybody elses business that they have no time for anything else.

Stupid Org expects so much sacrifice from people!!

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Horrid Time for Me

by Band on the Run in

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my pain has been in remission.

i have a morphine pump.

pain broke through toward the end of the medication.

jemba

Sorry to hear about your pain BotR. I'm thinking of childbirth to get a feel for you. Geez that hurts!! Im sending positive energy your way, hope you can start to feel everyones energy around you wishing you well!

Jemba

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One cute canadian sister

by thomyorke in

i like her videos about self-injury and other mental and physical problems, that could happened to young people.... she say that she is an active jw and regularly visit the meetings and go to service.. http://www.youtube.com/user/idranktheseawater.

but... what can you say about her wearing and hair style?.

it's cool, but it's "non-spiritual" style, not for "true" jw, isn't it ?!

jemba

You have to watch her in 'tourettes syndrome on the bus' to see that she probably doesnt go to the KH or preaching, she swears uncontrollably and is using her offensive language problem as a social experiment to gauge peoples reactions.

JWs would be telling her to hide in her home and keep her problem to herself.

I think shes cool and quite funny but not a JW

Actually even when shes able to control herself she drops the F*** bomb a few times.

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Aussie Delicacy Vegemite Loses Some of Its Savory Appeal

by Scott77 in

the a-hedupdated may 10, 2012, 12:29 p.m. etaussie delicacy vegemite loses some of its savory appealyeasty spread is acquired taste, but kids today are a hard sell; edgers and streakersby rachel pannettvegemite is australia's best known snack, but maker kraft foods has been struggling to get a new generation of aussies to eat it.

now, some chefs are seeing the strongly flavored spread as a unique gastronomic opportunity.

wsj's rachel pannett reports.. sydneyvegemite, australia's best-known condiment, is leaving a bad taste in little mouths.. beloved for generations down under, it has been derided elsewhere: formula one race-car driver mark webber travels with it in his kit and actor russell crowe eats it with tomato.

jemba

My husband, although Aussie, loves Bovril... an english spread a bit like marmite. He spreads it on toast and sandwiches. I dont like it but it works well for gravy.

I love vegemite on toast with lots of butter. Its a concentrate so you only need a scraping for lots of flavour. A jar lasts us ages.

My fav vegemite conconction is the new cheesymite, its vegemite mixed with cream cheese. Yummo! Even better on really fresh bread and butter.

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Is your 3-day Watchtower Emergency Kit all ready?

by FatFreek 2005 in

have i missed something by not browsing each and every posting here?.

up till very recently, my two sons (one a jw and one, a non-jw) lived in the same community.

the never-baptized son decided to move to a different u.s. state and within a few miles of my home i'm a df'd person as of 33 years ago.

jemba

The witnesses here in Queensland Australia I know are buying caravans, stocking up on non-perishables and waiting for the call to 'head for the hills'. They are dead serious that the governing body will tell them when and where to run. So weird and cultlike.

When they discuss this event they refer to a drama a few years ago when Gods people had to flee because Jerusalem was about to be destroyed but it took decades and they had to wait on Jehovah but some gave up and headed back home to their jobs and homes only to be destroyed. So I get the idea that they dont believe it will neccesarily be a quick camp-out.

How can you trust the governing body with a decision like this when they have stuffed up so many times in the past?......CULT

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How Did/Has the WTBTS Affected Your Social Skills?

by ABibleStudent in

good or bad?

how did/has the wtbts affected your social skills, social development, and/or how you interact with other people?

i have many questions about different social skills that i will ask either after other people post to this thread or to keep this thread active.

jemba

So true what Simon17 said.

You are never really your own relaxed self as youre always waiting to be knocked back down to size. So you try and be someone youre not to fit in and not get in any trouble or make waves.

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How Did/Has the WTBTS Affected Your Social Skills?

by ABibleStudent in

good or bad?

how did/has the wtbts affected your social skills, social development, and/or how you interact with other people?

i have many questions about different social skills that i will ask either after other people post to this thread or to keep this thread active.

jemba

Zordino said it all for me. I am 100% behind those comments.

Depression and mental illness is huge because of the guilt and fear, guilt and fear... meeting after meeting. Very negative really. I also had to change some major judgemental issues I had of others and the huge mistrust of anyone 'worldly'.

My parents required us to always be submissive so I have huge self esteem problems from always being the underdog, turning the other cheek, letting others think theyre right, not standing up for myself. Especially when it came to elders 'counselling' me on matters of dress, conduct and friendship/relationships when I knew I wasnt doing anything wrong. Usually the elders kids were doing the same things anyway.

But in the end all the BS pushed me away and now I know TTATT. Yay!!