Posts by Xanthippe

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Favourite New Film

by jhine in

l recently went to watch green book , which l thought was excellent , it had everything , it took me though the whole range of emotions , from anger to joy , laughing then wanting to cry .

the quiet dignity of dr shirley mixed with volatile nature of tony lipp and seeing their emerging friendship was wonderful .

what really shook me was that these attitudes existed in my lifetime , not that long ago .

I saw The Favourite, I see everything with Olivia Coleman in, she's a brilliant actor. I thought it was a sad film, a woman who had lost seventeen babies descending into mental illness. I didn't know anything about Queen Anne so it was interesting but dark.

Apart from that I've only seen Bohemian Rhapsody since Christmas which was very, very good, love Queen's music. So glad Rami Malek won the BAFTA, well deserved.

There's been nothing else I wanted to see but now I want to go and see Alita, Battle Angel, about the young cyborg. It looks good.

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Economist article on JWs

by usualusername1 in

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have not read it yet but will later.. https://www.economist.com/erasmus/2019/02/09/jehovahs-witnesses-often-clash-with-earthly-powers?fsrc=gp_en?fsrc=scn/fb/te/bl/ed/jehovahswitnessesoftenclashwithearthlypowersreligioussects.

Xanthippe

Interesting article, I didn't have any problem reading it.

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Apostasy film just got nimonated for a BAFTA.

by Xanthippe in

it didn't win but it was nominated in the outstanding debut film category!

wow!.

they showed a clip and gave a very short explanation of the plot.

Xanthippe

It didn't win but it was nominated in the Outstanding Debut film category! Wow!

They showed a clip and gave a very short explanation of the plot. It's all good publicity.

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Does home schooling really work?

by eyeslice2 in

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it strikes me that 'home schooling' is something often favored for jw kids, i've come across a number of families that do just that lately.

and, that got me thinking, is this just a cop out for a proper education?.

i am sure it is pretty difficult for a home schooled kid to get into a good university to study something like law or medicine.

Xanthippe

It depends on the intelligence of the parents. My niece was home schooled by very intelligent parents, both exJWs, he's a computer programmer, she taught herself to speak Japanese. My niece now has a bachelors degree, a masters and a PhD.

My sister's children on the other hand were raised by JWs and haven't done so well. My eldest nephew is very bright and is doing 'something in computers' which could mean data entry for all they've told me. The other two nephews as far as I know are still living at home, they're in their thirties, not sure if they even have jobs. I haven't seen them for fifteen years.

My niece did struggle with sixth form college at sixteen to do her A levels because she hadn't been socialised by school but she seems to be very confident now and she works in London.

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Toughest time in life

by ZindagiNaMilegiDobaara in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekf6ghfcqic&list=pl3-srm8xazy-w9gs19plxmyfrtujcuujy&index=11.

cant say much song says it all.. hope can come out of it alive and in one piece.

(hope this is not my last comments).thanks everyone for all your support and kind words.. peace.

Xanthippe

I hope you're okay Zing, hang in there!

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The Prodigal Daughter

by azazelthegreat in

lego animation about the prodigal son with a twist... includes part of a recorded elders reinstatement meeting.

jw wolves at their best.

https://youtu.be/jl3lu1u4rlg.

Xanthippe

Welcome to the forum Azazel. Thanks for the vid, very good one.

"(in the prodigal daughter parable) Jesus must have forgotten the part about the judicial committee."!

Wow that recording of the reinstatement meeting was so powerful, the emotion in her voice and the complete lack of compassion in the elders. Plus the obsession with asking about her sex life.

Thanks.

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"That is going to be the last..." feeling

by paradiseseeker in

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it's been a long time since i last kept you up to date with leaving process.

well, i got another teaching job, i started to work in october and my contract will expire in july.

that's is almost a year of financial security and i have the certainty that i will be called in a different school in september until i eventually get a fixed post - this is how it works in state schools in spain.

Xanthippe

Congratulations on your teaching contract and moving out to live on your own! I hope you get a permanent post soon.

I'm not going to tell you what to do, you seem happy with your life so why worry about making a big show of leaving the JWs. Hopefully your life will simply move on and be filled with your job, enjoying your new home and the new friends you will make from your job. It will happen naturally.

Either your JW friends will drop off as you do less in the religion or they will stick with you. No need to make a big deal with your parents just take your time.

You say you know you need to make that final step but nobody here is telling you to do that. Do what makes you happy.

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Awake magazine: "Help for those who grieve" ?? Appalling omission!

by stuckinarut2 in

i have just had the opportunity to read a hard copy of the awake no3 2018 entitled "help for those who grieve".

wtf?.

it really is appalling in its glaring omission of any recommendation to see a professional grief counselor!

Xanthippe

'Even so, there are some basic guidelines that have proved practical for many. They are frequently cited by grief counselors, and they echo timeless principles found in an ancient book of wisdom, the Bible.'

They mention grief counsellors but then don't recommend you see one. Instead they take it upon themselves to distill the advice given by the experts and tag on a scripture with it.

I can't decide if it's arrogance, they know better than the experts or fear that JWs getting professional help will find out that the real world isn't so bad, there are compassionate people out there. It's probably both!

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10 years ago I woke up and found this site

by cantleave in

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this was my first post on here...... https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/177753/hi-hope-am-welcome .

there have been a lot of changes since then .. i am healthier, happier, wealthier.

i have put the jw's well and truly behind me.

Xanthippe

I am healthier, happier, wealthier. I have put the JW's well and truly behind me. I no longer care about any of their opinions, their teachings or their existence.

It sounds like you're living the life of Riley. Good for you!

but who needs toxic people in their lives?

Yeah I agree, a lot of people would like to get rid of their toxic family and we had it done for us. Result!

Congratulations on moving on!

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A slice of heaven or whatever turns you on.

by Half banana in

in piccadilly in the west end of london there sits a church called st james and most mondays they hold free lunchtime concerts.

i went yesterday and marveled at the coming together of so many cultural wonders.

the church itself was built under the direction of one of england’s most celebrated architects sir christopher wren, who also built st paul’s cathedral.

Xanthippe

Arrive a bit early say at ten minutes to one so as to get a front seat for full immersion in the performance.The programme of the day is found on the internet under St James, Piccadilly.

Thanks HB.