Posts by Xanthippe

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Did being raised a Jehovah's Witnesses result in psychological damage? An interesting read in the New York Times.

by Balaamsass2 in

interesting read in the new york times book review.

food for thought on a subject 3rd gen and i have discussed between ourselves and with our daughter.

in our case, the answer is yes.

Diogenesister13 hours ago

For these children, there is no obvious forfeiture of common sense or flight from existential chaos that informs adult conversion.

She's a real blue stocking, is Amber, but can someone smarter than me explain this sentence please??! 😜 (genuine question

Diog I think she means cult raised kids don't go through existential crises, worrying what the point of life is and fearing death.

Rather they don't even get that far. They don't fear death or worry what's the point of life because of the cult teachings, until they leave and reprogram their minds. Which is why it's so devastating for ex-jws.

It's normal to have doubts about life and wonder what it's all about. It's not normal to have all the answers to the big questions at a young age ...... or ever!

Some struggle with concepts of reality and existential angst is the normal human condition.

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Why Are People Licking ,Spitting On Food And Contaminating??

by minimus in

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lately it seems to be the popular thing to do.

spitting and licking food and drink is supposed to be funny??

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Xanthippe

Never heard of it is it an American thing?

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Profile BOE Arrived & Couple More!

by Atlantis in

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2019-07-09-new features on jw.org.

https://docdro.id/zrl1ojx.

instructions for congregation secretary.

Xanthippe

Thanks Petra!

So if they are going to be able to apply for regular pioneering and bethel service online soon does this mean the elders do not have to approve of the application? Perhaps they will email the elders. The GDPR applies to online information and they will be gathering a lot of information about individuals.

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dinner out..

by zeb in

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took myself out for dinner.. a family mum dad and two girls came in.

mum had the 50 yard stare dad had no convo at all and the two girls went at it like demented type writers.

why is it that girls of an age seem to need to say every word they think.

Xanthippe

We used to invite JW families round for dinner and they would often sit staring at us while we made conversation.

No internet or smart phones back then but my husband and I would often say when they'd gone it was like they were watching TV.

Not surprising is it Zeb with the level of reading matter available to them, or at least allowed.

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India's "Anti-Shunning" Law

by blankspace in

this is not an all-encompassing law and has been introduced at the moment only in the state of maharashtra.

the prohibition of people from social boycott (prevention, prohibition, and redressal) act 2016 makes social boycott in the name of religion a criminal offence.

here's link to an article explaining the law: .

Xanthippe

I hope this makes life better for the Dalits (untouchables). There are about 150 million of them in India. The problem is the Hindu caste system and the belief in Karma is ingrained in Indian culture. They still do all the low paid menial work.

I was told by one Indian guide that they don't blame disabled people for having a disability they just accept it as part of them working out their Karma (from bad things they'd done in past lives). He thought we would see this as forward thinking!

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Is there such a thing as true religion?

by Half banana in

“it is the only religion which doesn’t go to war.

we have friends in every country on earth and we all think alike---we have the true understanding of the bible.

we are the true religion which god approves………..” says the jw.. to put jws in the context of the question of true religion, we first have to get an insight into how a jw thinks and these points above are the selected criteria chosen by jws to judge themselves.

Xanthippe

Surely the true religion would have all the answers. How the universe began. Is there life on other planets. A cure for cancer. The chemical formula to correct the faulty neurotransmitters of people with depression or bipolar disorder.

Instead they have endless convoluted reasons why God or gods can't provide anything useful at all. Jesus loves me doesn't cut it.

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Trying to imagine living under Jehovah’s Theocratic Rule!

by I believe in overlapping in

imagine living in a time when medical facilities weren’t even a concept.

imagine living during a time where a police force didn’t even exist.

imagine the culture you lived in was that you have as many kids as possible and hopefully none of them were girls, or at least just a few girls, like jacob who had twelve boys.

Xanthippe

Blondie, so much for the mark of true Christians being love among themselves eh?

At the end just before we left an elder came to our house to basically yell at us because we had just started leaving during the final song to get away from the hurtful people. With having depression I felt like I didn't have any skin on my body and the verbal attacks hurt so much.

I said to the elder I had given up hoping the people I'd shown love to for years would show love to me and now I just wanted them to leave me alone. They even picked on me with their snide remarks if I just sat quietly and waited for my husband while he did his eldering. So glad I don't have to do that any more!

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Smurf Girl Confronts Brothers

by APieceOfShitNamedTate in

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listen at how the brothers start squirming at the end.

they've definitely asked those questions:.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=662rz6fdi9g.

Xanthippe

I can't get any sound on this.

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Serving where the need is nicer

by Xanthippe in

so there isn't a congregation in my town, they come from the congregation about five miles away about twice a year to do fs.. this morning i was driving out of the town on the country roads and there were four jws (obvious by men with briefcases and women in very long dresses).

they seemed to be walking to the next place, a village about 15 minutes walk away.. why not drive?

they must have left the cars in my town!

Xanthippe

Such a sad waste of time. -tiki
It's all quite sad really, on reflection. - Alive!

It is a sad waste of life, especially on a sunny Saturday. I remember when I was a JW calling on a mag route on a Saturday with my young husband and he said 'what are you doing wandering around the streets on a hot day like this? Get your shorts on and get in the garden!'.

Well now I do! Yesterday I was driving to a national trust garden to have a nice walk round there then a coffee in their lovely cafe. I just wish my sister would leave the cult and do the same. She shouldn't have angina, she's very slim and a vegetarian! Stress is so bad for you, that cult is killing you. B please leave and enjoy your summer.

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Serving where the need is nicer

by Xanthippe in

so there isn't a congregation in my town, they come from the congregation about five miles away about twice a year to do fs.. this morning i was driving out of the town on the country roads and there were four jws (obvious by men with briefcases and women in very long dresses).

they seemed to be walking to the next place, a village about 15 minutes walk away.. why not drive?

they must have left the cars in my town!

Xanthippe

Yeah I agree Half banana they're trapped in a mind control religion that bleeds the joy from their lives, why not enjoy the countryside on a summer day. I don't blame them.

I suppose it's the double think that baffles me. Jehoover watches you so shun loved ones or even let them die from want of a blood transfusion or you won't get into the New system.

But their God doesn't care if they cheat on fs and lie when they report it.

As I've said before I think many don't believe in God they only believe in the GB who will punish them by kicking them out of the club.