Posts by blubberyk9

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The "Financial" New System of Things!

by Atlantis in

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the "financial" new system of things!.

yes, in the new system it will be "business as usual" with the watchtower society's financial arrangement.

all those beautiful homes are to be built to make paradise complete.. .

blubberyk9

One must wonder if WTS understand how a financial sector even works on such a global scale. What is worth more...money or food? Salt used to be currency. It was edible and even necessary. Gold is not until or unless another entity sees it as desirable and is willing to trade for it..

A "financial authority" would have no power if the "minions" decided they had none. It is a numbers game in the end. Do you think the scenario described by the OP would "wake" others during such a time?

At any rate it does not sound like the WTS is planning to wait on J for their instructions. Not with those kinds of declarations!

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Please help

by Dano3456 in

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my wife and i are not religious nor do we want to be.

we are very set in our spiritual beliefs.

we have worked with a jw who's family have been like a part of our family for 6 years.

blubberyk9

Just a note here...I agree with the comments above. However, even if you should have a heart to heart talk with these people, you must understand they think nothing of violating any religious preference you may instruct them about. e.g. "Please don't take my kids to meetings or read your literature to them." They would consider that God does require them to do so and they must obey God, not the children's parents. This also shows up when a JW has enough and quits, thus becoming an ex-JW. The JW's will attempt to show up for the children of the ex-JW, especially if said children were baptized. This is NOT OK.

I would also recommend talking to your children about why it is not OK for them to go to meetings and not OK to listen to the religious propaganda. But if the children are exposed to this indoctrination anyway, they may be encouraged to lie about it. And the JW's will further encourage them as your disapproval will be looked at as persecution (i.e. support that they are the "true religion.")

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Believers: How do you know your view of your chosen holy book is the correct one?

by punkofnice in

don't start fighting, darlings.

i am genuinely curious.

after all i was a jobo 50 years and thought the wbt$ was 100% correct.. i ask this because i see that, for example, christian denominations (or whatever), likely have differing interpretations of the same writing.

blubberyk9

Why must everyone be identical? I think that since the Bible is widely used, it is a handy device for those still tethered to it. One only knows that their God is real from within themself. Thus, however many people are on earth, I would expect that many religions. Some have faith--others do not. We do not know whose understanding will change. (I know mine did from the JW days!) But you take the best and highest thoughts that appeal to you and you work with those. In fact, those thoughts may be different for each person here and many may not even come from a recognized 'holy book'!

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A Better View of Trauma

by Sea Breeze in

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i ran across this short essay and thought it was worth passing along.

trauma is not your fault, but healing is your responsibility.

what happened to you was not your fault.. it was not something you asked for, it was not something you deserved.. what happened to you was not fair.. you were merely collateral damage on someone else’s warpath, an innocent bystander who got wrecked out of proximity.. we are all traumatized by life, some of us from egregious wrongdoings, others by unprocessed pain and sidelined emotions.

blubberyk9

If you google 'what are the signs of being in an abusive relationship' the results that show up are applicable to being involved in the JW religion. It is the exact same technique in use which erodes the person targeted until they can no longer speak for themself. These techniques, provided in abundance, are used to conform a person to the abuser's beliefs and erode the individuality of the target. How many times were we told what terrible sinners we were before God? How many times were we discouraged from "independent thinking"?

I do agree that we learn in adversity and that there exists a path whereby we can heal therefrom.

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Can't deny my JW's past

by StephaneLaliberte in

today was a beautiful day and so, decided to drive by my old town with my wife.

at some point, she asked me to stop talking about jws to which i said: i'm talking about were i lived, what i did and who i knew.

its just that all of it was jws!

blubberyk9

I know I cannot forget those years...even if they were tinged with pain, far too much by the end of it.

When I remember my time as a JW, I remember why I went through the pain involved. I do not consider it a total loss as I did it because I was in a search for God and for the religion of love as per His Son. I learned some valuable stuff there, even if it was with a JW slant. With meditation and prayer that slant can be corrected and the info is then no longer what it was (with their take attached) but rather something useful and hopeful to me.

In fact, the reach for understanding of God need not end just because we got caught in the JW trap! God looks for sincerity of heart does He not? I feel for those who were so hurt they gave up all faith, altogether. I certainly understand how that can happen.

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Algebra

by HappyDad in

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what the hell?

it's after 4 am here in minnesota and my brain just won't shut down.

of all things....in the middle of the night,algebra is bugging me.

blubberyk9

I did not enjoy algebra until I was being educated in Electronics.

Even to troubleshoot the little conveniences we have around us, supposing we aren't just going to throw them away, algebra is useful. In my previous work (re-furbishing phones) I was able to fix some built-in power supply problems because the caps were not rated with a sufficient voltage margin and would stop functioning. Yes, I use algebra.

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My kids are watching Atheist Content on Youtube!

by Miriam in

i was looking at my children's watch history on youtube when i saw that they were watching atheist content!!!

what should i do?

.

blubberyk9

I am curious as to what constitutes "atheist content".

Children will eventually make their own choice. The best thing a parent can do is provide a wide arena of education and allow the children to make their own choices based on the widest possible education that they can have. Even if children do view "atheist content" it won't make them atheists by itself.

I agree that watching it yourself so you know what they have been exposed to is a good idea. Do not disparage it. Kids can reason, too. Afterwards you may even have a good discussion with them!

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Ever notice this about X JWs

by JimmyYoung in

its not just x jws but religious people in general.

they feel free to post this crap on the internet about jesus is lord share this post, or some drivel but then if you post any thing that questions it you get jumped on like someone saying the earth is a globe at a flat earth convention.

they can say what ever they want but don't dare question it.

blubberyk9

Perhaps X JW's or ( x fundamentalists?) need some time to adjust? I did. It took me the better part of a decade to stop feeling so...um...restrained let's call it. As stated above, the JW indoctrination was very effective. I may have started out quite conservative when I first faded, but I am no longer. In fact, my non-JW siblings are confounded by my current belief system. LOL! I think they feel it is too inclusive!

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Field service shit show

by solomon in

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i just got back from field service.

i haven’t been out in a few months so now we don’t keep any written records and we don’t know which houses are do not calls.

i also noticed i was the only one with a book bag.

blubberyk9

Why go out in FS? It worked for me!!

It was, in part, when I conducted a study which convinced me that the material we were studying was wrong info!! The householder was loving and kind. I could not see how a loving God could destroy one who obviously loved God like that! I am glad she convinced me...LOL!! That was in the '90's. I am certain the JW's never counted on having a study turn out like that.

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Article: What Is The Clergy-Penitent Privilege And How Can It Protect Sex Offenders?

by AndersonsInfo in

https://www.oxygen.com/the-witnesses/crime-news/how-clergy-penitent-privilege-may-protect-sex-offenders.

how clergy-penitent privilege may protect sex offenders | crime news.

it’s a practice that is centuries old: confessing one’s sins to a trusted clergy member.

blubberyk9

The JW's obviously view themselves as above the law of the land. I know of a case where the "brother" confessed his pedophilia to 4 elders (2 in each of 2 separate situations) and when a sister needed their help to keep him away from her children, they had every one of them "forgotten" the confession. He was never reproved or "disciplined" either. It is very sickening. For the actual abuse, he was never disciplined either, although he was part of their organization. Instead it was forcefully covered up.

So, even with confession there is no move to help those who may innocently fall prey in the future.