i know of someone who's daughter is dating a young man from the bahamas.
the girl is 20 and he's 24 and was already married to an australian woman 10 years older than him.
he has no use for his crack addicted mother and he tolerates his younger sister that seems to be on the same course as her mommy.
It does not matter what race or ethic group this man is from.
She is truly inexperienced and that should be your main concern.
If you have tried to talk to her on the basis of her inexperience and not on the basis of race, and she still is determined to go forward with him, there is nothing you can really do.
Try to be supportive and advise her when you can.
Ronin1
when i call my mother she says she can't talk to me because i am dfed.. i asked her to help me and my pregnant wife move and she said "i don't think i can do that"... whos not allowing her to do it?.
she always calls me if her car or her computer breaks.. she called me today because her computer broke.
so.... i turned the tables on her.
Good.
She's your mother and of course you love her.
But she has to learn you and your wife have feelings like everyone else.
Good decision.
Ronin1
here is one question that has been bothering me for quite some time.
do you think a revolution, so to speak, within the organization is possible?
in other words, can any conspiracy against the watchtower succeed?
Hi Worf:
You still posting?
This is your sister, Ronin1.
Give me a call.
Thanks,
can't explain this one.. right in the middle of my shift i became disassociative.. my brain locked and i threw my hands up and kept repeating, "i can't do this!
i can't take this!
right out the front door of the bookstore.. i wasn't angry.
Hi Terry:
I'm glad you are going for help.
Many years ago I was at work in my boss' office and was having a nervous breakdown and did not know it.
My boss took one look at me, told me I was having a breakdown, gave me the name of a mental health professional and told me to go immediately.
His quick thinking and help eventually saved my life.
Get all the help you need and please take care of yourself.
Ronin1
i was baptized at the "sacred secret" district convention in 1976. funny thing really i don't remember the 1975 issue as i was studing at that time and some how the subject never came up.
i was baptized at the inglewood california dc...
I was baptized in 1971. Does that help?
just had a conversation with my mom about 13 million spent on defending and losing court cases by the society.. i argued that they can't argue against the catholics when they themselves are guilty of the same.. she replied she didn't care.
(after sending them $100,000.00 dollars) she stated that the catholic church had spent billions defending them selves and if the jw's had only spent millions .
that the society had spent billions sending a message, and if i didn't like their message then leave her alone and the rest of the group.. i am burning with rage......i was accused of trying to destroy her beliefs, and if i was not in agreement to reject the entire religion........which of course i have already done many moons ago.. r..
Please do not stay frustrated.
Many of us on this board have family members that are truly brainwashed and no matter what wrongs the WT commits, they will still by them.
Once you presented the facts to her, let it go.
She will only believe you when her eyes are truly opened. And unfortunately, that may be never.
Ronin1
jim osborne.
age: 50. baptized: 197136 years.
married 29 years 4 months 9 days to his bride donna.
Thanks for the post. However, I could not download.
i joined awhile back and haven't posted much - just lurking like many others.
for the past year or so i have been trying my best to fade away sooner rather than later, but the wife and most of our family have decades of involvement in this mess and well, it's difficult.
little by little i have been sowing seeds of doubt and it does seem to be working somewhat.
I haven't heard of this but I would not be surprised.
This not only smacks of kick-backs but of cult organizations' ways.
The Borg certainly does not want any of its members to think or act on their own.
It's scary.
Ronin1
is this a legit excuse?
is this balanced and fair?
here is the link- http://www.jehovahsjudgment.co.uk/watchtower-un-ngo/appendix_jonesletter.html.
The point is many ex-JW's and active JW's did not like the fact that even if there was some indirect connection between the NGO's and the UN, the Borg had no business registered with the UN because of all their literature against the UN.
Also, if the Borg were so innocent about their involvement or lack of involvement with the UN, there would have been no reason to remove themselves from the NGO UN list.
Jesus Christ and the apostles when falsely accused defended themselves to the end.
The Borg removed themselves because they knew they were hypocrites and their literature and writings attested to their hypocrisy regarding the UN.
Ronin1
http://www.godtube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=33bf935e94036b41979b.
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It seemed that after a while the JW's put the brother with the shades in front of this religious speaker to block him from the JW's leaving the convention?
Quite tacky and disrespectful, if you ask me.
Ronin1
