Xanthippe

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  I realized today what I am, and why they look at me with contempt

  by Tameria2001 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  today my inlaws wanted to meet their new great-grandson.

  they hadn't been in our lives since we left the jws back in 2001. but every time, even though very briefly, i was around them, they always had this same look on their face.

  it was of utter and complete disgust.

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  Xanthippe

  Well, guess what? This "zombie" was seated right next to my JW father-in-law, and nowhere to run, and he had to sit there for two hours. lol

  Tameria I'm sorry these awful people treat you like this and it is exhausting I know but I'm glad you managed to have a little fun with it. I have to deal with my family at funerals and at my uncle's we all had to go back to my aunt's for food afterward.

  Of course they all sat on their bums but I went in the kitchen to help her. She wanted me to go and ask each person what type of sandwiches and which drink they wanted so these people who've shunned me forever were forced to speak to me!

  My brother who's an elder was getting more red in the face every time I went up to him. He was so angry I thought he was going to explode! You have to laugh and I'm sure you will when you've recovered. Just enjoy remembering how uncomfortable you made your father-in-law by sitting next to him and all because of a fantasy belief. Silly man.
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  I am a proud Jehovah's Witness Defender

  by Matthew Jefferson in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  my name is matthew j and i have just ended my study with the jehovah's witnesses.

  no, i did not stop studying because i believe the jehovah's witnesses are a 'cult', i left due to the minor beliefs that i hold that remain separate from the organization.

  i called my elder who is still an amazing man and great counselor, affirming that i do not wish to continue my studying.

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  Xanthippe

  Hi Matthew, welcome to the forum. I have to say it's not much of a defence. Two posts and then you run away.
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  Do you believe?

  by rolliepollie in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  do you believe in a higher power?.

  why or why not?.

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  I can't see the evidence for a loving higher power. Life for humankind has been thousands of years of hardship and heartbreak. Only by trial and error have we learned to relieve the pain and suffering caused by illness and old age.

  If such a power exists and he/she knows more than we do about biology why wouldn't he/she tell us? If he/she has less compassion than doctors, nurses, healers of all kinds such a being must be completely cold-hearted.

  Certainly not someone deserving of worship and not someone I want to locate or communicate with if such a higher power even exists.
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  Who Wore it Better?

  by Wake Me Up Before You Jo-Ho in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  in a bizarre world where spaghetti straps are a machination of the devil and a clean browsing history can bestow powers to resurrect your dead child, examining religious claims brings to you a side-by-side cringe fest of watchtower propaganda and latter day saints "education".. this video is part of a series revealing the "one size fits all" nature of high-control organizations.

  warning: be prepared to get hot under the collar and squeamish in your tight pants.. https://youtu.be/hio0e2ioz-8.

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  Xanthippe

  This video is part of a series revealing the "one size fits all" nature of high-control organizations.

  Yes Wake Me, forcing humans to control impulses that are impossible to control and only result in layers of guilt upon guilt are what cults are all about.
  
  
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  Who Wore it Better?

  by Wake Me Up Before You Jo-Ho in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  in a bizarre world where spaghetti straps are a machination of the devil and a clean browsing history can bestow powers to resurrect your dead child, examining religious claims brings to you a side-by-side cringe fest of watchtower propaganda and latter day saints "education".. this video is part of a series revealing the "one size fits all" nature of high-control organizations.

  warning: be prepared to get hot under the collar and squeamish in your tight pants.. https://youtu.be/hio0e2ioz-8.

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  Xanthippe

  Omg talk about cringeworthy. Men wearing tight underpants are committing the sin of masturbation? Do children watch these talks? Why is is that religious people are more obsessed with sex than anyone else!
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  Disfellowshipped

  by Pinky in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  how long is one disfellowshipped for committing adultery?.

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  Depends how vicious the elders are. I know one man who was made to sit at the back of the KH with everyone ignoring him for five years. For all I know he's still there.
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  Is Being a “Manly Man” a Bad Thing?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so much is said regarding men , in a negative way.

  shaving commercials are now lecturing us as to how bad we really are.

  men should be less masculine.

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  It's just pure coincidence that all the people called out for toxic behaviour are exclusively men.

  No you're forgetting your rant about your wicked step-mother who stole your inheritance LUHE. You got very angry about that toxic woman.
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  Is Being a “Manly Man” a Bad Thing?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so much is said regarding men , in a negative way.

  shaving commercials are now lecturing us as to how bad we really are.

  men should be less masculine.

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  Xanthippe

  Yes Cofty, in ancient societies eg ancient Greece looking after small children was the province of women, mothers, aunts and wet nurses. Fathers rarely went near them until it was time to teach boys to handle weapons.
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  Is Being a “Manly Man” a Bad Thing?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so much is said regarding men , in a negative way.

  shaving commercials are now lecturing us as to how bad we really are.

  men should be less masculine.

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  Xanthippe

  X, you know a manly man when you see him

  Min, my late husband used to write songs and poetry. He hated sport and loved reading, particularly about science. Is that unmanly to you? It's different things to different people. I really don't know what your definition is, because it's in your own head.
  
  
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  Is Being a “Manly Man” a Bad Thing?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so much is said regarding men , in a negative way.

  shaving commercials are now lecturing us as to how bad we really are.

  men should be less masculine.

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  Xanthippe

  Cofty that's not very grammatical could you clarify please.