Posts by Lee Marsh

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Do you think the brothers who wrote watchtower articles are living in real world?

by Longlivetherenegades in

do you think the brothers who wrote watchtower articles are living in real world?........

david splane........ powerful by faith convention 2021 video.

please i got an excerpt of this from another video but the response by david splane is not included.

Lee Marsh

@fulano

When you live for decades with a sense of entitlement all the perks, including getting up for breakfast and being looking upon from the time you leave your room until you go back to it, and being thought of as the closest to God mast JWs will ever get; well that tends to go to one's head after a while. That is how narcissists think. They are entitled so they do enjoy those things. It is part of their entitlement for the work they do. And working for God gives all of them a sense of entitlement.

Also, when you live in an environment that constantly reinforces those beliefs it is hard to see beyond the veil. If you get a glimpse you most likely condemn yourself for weakness and falling into Satan's trap.

Plus the longer you live this life, the harder it is to let it go even if you don't really believe it. The GB are just people, like everyone else. To become one of the fallen is unthinkable, certainly not doable. They have nothing if their leave, not even the means to support themselves. No pensions in JW dot org.

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Kneel before me, for I am an ... Activist!

by Simon in

i thought it was just me that had a negative view of people who proclaim themselves to be activists.. but no, it seems i'm not alone!.

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Lee Marsh

Listener said:

The Miriam Webster dictionary states
: one who advocates or practices activism : a person who uses or supports strong actions (such as public protests) in support of or opposition to one side of a controversial issue

I don't know but over the years here I have seen many strong protests (written, of course) that protest the actions, inactions, beliefs and practices of Jehovah's Witnesses. I have done it myself. I don't have to be rude or obnoxious about it. But I can clearly and calmly voice my opinion and that is in itself a protest.

Doesn't this site protest the same things? Of course it does. Actions do not need to be violent or loud, in person or in video to show protest.

And while I don't approve of some of the attacks on JWs that happen online they most definitely are protesting what a JW believes.

In reality we are all activists. The degree to which we do that may differ but the purpose is the same - to show we do not agree. And we do that actively. by text. or video or in action out there somewhere.

They branded us apostates. Yup we are. We left their set of beliefs for whatever we have or may adopt in the future. Heck many JWs who left their original set of beliefs became apostate to those beliefs when they joined the JWs. Now we are proud apostates.

Well I am a proud activist. That doesn't mean I have lost my moral ground. I have not become a raving, lunatic. My activism is very much like my apostacy, calm, reasoned, moral and ethical.

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Do you think the brothers who wrote watchtower articles are living in real world?

by Longlivetherenegades in

do you think the brothers who wrote watchtower articles are living in real world?........

david splane........ powerful by faith convention 2021 video.

please i got an excerpt of this from another video but the response by david splane is not included.

Lee Marsh

Most have not lived in the real world for decades. Even before they went to Bethel they weren't living in the real world, with real jobs and rent to pay and groceries and bills to pay. They have no idea what the real world is anymore. They think what they hear on the news is real but it is almost always the most negative events in our environment that gets reported.

The news does not report the good things that people do. okay maybe occasionally but it is so unbalanced that anyone relying on the media for what the world is really like will have a very skewed picture of what it really is.

In reality is is people going into professions that pay poorly because they want to make a difference in the lives of others. Nurses, teachers, counselors. Even the garbageman makes a real difference in the world we live in.

During covid the clerks in stores, the cleaners in hospitals, the people who kept our communities functioning. Yes they needed to pay their bills like everyone else but many put their lives on the line to help.

Churches, food banks, community centers that helped out. So many stories that will never be told. And most of those people gave until they burnt out

These people are the heroes but we don't hear about the good they do.

But cult leaders, like the GB and those who write the articles they want have no idea about any of that. They only see good in what they doo, which right now seems to be to steal from the poor people they created and lied to and manipulated

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Throwing rice at wedding banned! J.W don't want you to have kids!

by Witness 007 in

rutherford in his last book in 1942 ironic that it was called "children" told witnesses don't have any kids!!!

armageddon is just afew years away.

2022 many witnesses still live by this ideal...i have no kids at 50 years old because of this idiot!.

Lee Marsh

Many cities banned throwing rice or confetti at weddings due to environmental dangers to birds and the cleanup of confetti is a nightmare. It might depend on where you live but I suspect in NYC it was banned decades ago.

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Personal Message on this forum

by Michael76 in

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hi all,.

is there anyone who i can send a pm to?

i have a question that i don't want to make public because it's a bit too personal.

Lee Marsh

Most people here would tell you I am a pretty safe person to ask questions or confide in

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Still here.

by Lee Marsh in

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the last 2 1/2 years have been extremely stressful.

while the rest of the world was dealing with covid, i was also dealing with cancer.

in fact it seems none of my doctors knew about it.

Lee Marsh

Thank you so much Aude

as for that bathing suit— can’t say I ever saw that before but I know I never want to see it again

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Still here.

by Lee Marsh in

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the last 2 1/2 years have been extremely stressful.

while the rest of the world was dealing with covid, i was also dealing with cancer.

in fact it seems none of my doctors knew about it.

Lee Marsh

Okay okay

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Still here.

by Lee Marsh in

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the last 2 1/2 years have been extremely stressful.

while the rest of the world was dealing with covid, i was also dealing with cancer.

in fact it seems none of my doctors knew about it.

Lee Marsh

@ Beth Sarim I am so glad that I was able to help even in a little way.

Thanks top so many of you who have wished me well and congrats. Thanks for even remembering me.

Not dead yet @ ozziepost so save the legend status

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Still here.

by Lee Marsh in

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the last 2 1/2 years have been extremely stressful.

while the rest of the world was dealing with covid, i was also dealing with cancer.

in fact it seems none of my doctors knew about it.

Lee Marsh

Thank you everyone. I am still recovering from the pneumonia. The coughing gets worse at night. Which is why I am still up trying not to cough a lung out.

I run out of energy frequently during the day so still need plenty of rest breaks. But each day is a wee bit better than the last

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Still here.

by Lee Marsh in

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the last 2 1/2 years have been extremely stressful.

while the rest of the world was dealing with covid, i was also dealing with cancer.

in fact it seems none of my doctors knew about it.

Lee Marsh

The last 2 1/2 years have been extremely stressful. While the rest of the world was dealing with Covid, I was also dealing with cancer. My first surgery in April 2020, was one of the last surgeries before they closed all non-emergency surgeries due to the number of people entering the hospital due to Covid. In fact, my surgery was on the last day and only one of 3 that day.

It was terrifying to go into the hospital knowing that catching covid was a possibility. I had no idea what to expect. And because of covid I had to go in alone and for the few days I was there, I was not allowed any visitors. But I got through it and came out of the hospital laughing and joking and pretending the world was fine. And although I knew cancer was there I ignored it. Years of trauma had taught me all about the powers of denial and I used every bit of denial I could to get through the next few months.

Chemo side-effects were so bad they had to stop and start it several times and eventually gave up because of how hard it was on my body. The really weird thing though, was that I had been through so much physical pain and trauma in my life that the chemo didn't seem so bad to me. The doctors disagreed and it was stopped.

Then, covid threw another wrench into my life. I did not get the normal follow-up tests, usually every three months. I didn't get a check up for a year. And got hammered again with cancer that had spread to my upper right lung. Denial wasn't going to get me through this. reality was hitting home hard. On the advice of a surgeon and my oncologist I had the upper right lobe of my lung removed as well as a section of the middle lobe. Like the first time they got the tumor out but they warned me that others too small for the tests to see might be lurking so I will continue with tests every 3 months.

About 2 weeks later I was having problems breathing and had to return to the hospital. They kept me for observation over night. Before they released me the next morning a doctor asked me what they were going to do about the tumor in my lower left lung.

I had no idea what she was talking about. No one had said anything. In fact it seems none of my doctors knew about it. They only reason this doctor found it was because someone had gone back and actually looked at the previous CT scan and compared it to the scan taken the night before. The previous person to write the report after he checked the scans had failed to mention the new tumor. No one knew. Thank goodness that I had gone to the hospital and someone had compared the 2 scans instead of simply relying on the report.

But I was in shock. Denial wasn't going to work anymore. Angry that it had been missed. And scared that a third go-round might kill me. I became depressed. Didn't want to get up, or dressed. I had to force myself to do normal things. I underwent radiation this time, refusing to let them take out another piece of my lungs. I was having enough problems breathing. No guarantees with radiation though. Maybe it will work and maybe it won't. And if new ones pop up then keep burning my lungs.

I forced myself back into my garden as a way to see something positive in my life. I had not seen my family in over 2 years. And at times felt like I would never seen them again before I died. The last few weeks have been very hard.

Two weeks ago I got pneumonia. With a hospital swamped with patients, they gave me antibiotics and sent me home. Fine with me. I wasn't in the mood to sit with a lot of people who might add to my health problems. The meds helped and I am doing better every day.

Today I spoke with my radiation oncologist. After 28 very long and challenging months I finally have a positive report.

NO SIGN OF CANCER ANYWHERE.

I am relieved. This is not to say there isn't anything lurking in there. Some tumors might be too small to appear on the tests. Future testing will find them if they are there.

But right now, today there is no sign of cancer in my body.

It will take a while for this to settle in. I have been living with it so long now that it seems it will never go away. And really that is how most cancer survivors think. It can always start up again.

But for today there is no sign of cancer.

Thank you to all of you who have supported me. Photos of chocolates, images to make me smile and cheer me up, and words of encouragement. They have all meant more than I can say.

Thank you. I'm still here.