Sorry for the inflammatory header but JWs suck. They live a lie and live in a self-imposed bubble judging 'worldlys' as less than. Fine if they want to be in a cult and judge fellow cult members but if they are going to step outside that cult and live among worldlys than they need need to follow the moral compass of society and be held to those standards. In my experience Jw standards are low compared to most people.
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JWs suck
by new22day insorry for the inflammatory header but jws suck.
they live a lie and live in a self-imposed bubble judging 'worldlys' as less than.
fine if they want to be in a cult and judge fellow cult members but if they are going to step outside that cult and live among worldlys than they need need to follow the moral compass of society and be held to those standards.
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I think I've planted a seed!
by OneDayillBeFree ini could be wrong, but i can't help but be a bit optimistic.last night my parents and i had our "family worship night".
i hate it, and i believe my mother does too.
my dad only does it because he's an elder but last night even he was acting like he didnt want to do it.
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new22day
Awesome story! You've come up with a great way to bring some fun to FWN.
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Need help finding a citation re: You wouldn't go to a Toyota dealer
by okage inokay, online, many jws use the line that if you have a question about a ford, you wouldn't go to a toyota dealer.
they use this to say "only jehovah's witnesses can answer questions about jws.".
i can swear that there is some version of this statement in a watchtower publication.
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new22day
LOL! My ex used this exact line on me one day. I agreed and said if I wanted to know about a Ford I would talk to people who used to drive a Ford (i.e former members). He was speechless after that.
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Iran is so beautiful - take a quick trip ...
by fulltimestudent inhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yznhd0jgh2k&feature=share .
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FTS - Wow - thanks for the photo trip to Iran. Some really beautiful pictures and diverse landscapes. I had no clue. Also appreciate the summary you provided of the history. Bet it's an interesting course you are taking. Love to go there but can't imagine it being too safe to travel. (?)
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How many ways....
by Lady Lee in... can you name that the wts hurts people?.
two big ones for me:.
it pushes people to the edge and when they commit suicide they say: "well he wasn't really a jw anyways soit has nothing to do with us".. it pushes people so much to do more and more and more that they get depressed, and physically sick.
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new22day
Introverts - check out this great TED talk about the power of introverts...
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in regards to AAWA
by johnamos inoh how i wish i could just write out something that would cause you all to know and understand that what i say is true.
or i wish i could tell yall that i am going to do something like cause an earthquake (with jehovahs spirit backing me) at a certain place and time, then after i posted such info then it occurred just as i said...then maybe you would listen and believe what i say.. .
and even more so, your lack of knowledge and belief in jehovah and in his word the bible.
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new22day
(Er, off topic and probably a dumb question... one thing I've noticed about JWs is that when there's trouble rising somewhere it's seen as a sign of the "end". And then, when there's talk of peace happening, well...it's a sign of the "end". Talk about a double-bind. Am I interpretting this wrong?)
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Has anyone seen "Grizzly Man"?
by Low-Key Lysmith ini just watched this amazing and beautifully filmed documentary about a crazy, crazy man who lived with alaskan brown bears and ultimately was killed by them.
this film is really interesting.
the guy it's about is nuttier than squirrel poop.
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new22day
I love nature too. Walking in the woods is my way of going to church. But with that being said, I'm extremely careful. Over the years, I've ran into a few black bears (from a distance) and it scares me, even though a lot of people I know aren't overly bothered by them. I can't imagine if I saw a grizzly in the wild.
Yep, GC is really beautiful -- you live in a real wild country up there. I haven't been there for years. Was thinking of joining a team for this year's Death Race but doc says the goal now is to just be able to walk unassisted in July, so no outdoors for me for awhile. You be careful up there! Esp. in the spring - everything is hungry right now.
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Has anyone seen "Grizzly Man"?
by Low-Key Lysmith ini just watched this amazing and beautifully filmed documentary about a crazy, crazy man who lived with alaskan brown bears and ultimately was killed by them.
this film is really interesting.
the guy it's about is nuttier than squirrel poop.
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new22day
Jgnat - thanks for those links. I'm going to read the material and yes, that's quite a story about Jaco Finley for sure. Sounds like his father at least made some provisions for him and his mom, the "country wife". The history of the people of the Canadian Rockies is something. My grandfather was raised by his older brother, an early park ranger, in the wild back country of Field. A few years ago, I made a trek to the little cabin where they lived, which is at the base of a mountain range that was later named after them. Parks is no longer maintaining the cabin and if I had money I'd love to fix it up as a memorial. It was quite a life they had, getting around the mountains on horse back and living in the extreme conditions of the mountains.
You mentioned Chris McCandless, for what it's worth, I read Jon Kraukauer's book about him 'Into the Wild' many years back. It's a short read and one of the best stories I've ever read. I highly recommend it. While the Alaskans beat McCandless up for being an idiot, which I can understand based on his plight, reading his story showed me he was also quite a remarkable soul and he did have quite a phenomenal understanding of nature, even though it took him in the end.
Many who try to get closer to nature in these extreme ways don't survive the call, and most of us don't understand their desires. But sometimes these people do raise awareness and leave behind a greater understanding of our natural world for others. According to Wiki, Grizzly Man educated 1,000's of children about grizzly bears, which to me is a thumbs up. It's species in peril - esp. in Alberta, where rednecks think nothing of shooting them (and every other wild animal) from the back of their motorized quads. One thing I know about "mountain men" is they all think they're smarter and better out-witting mother nature than the other guy.
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Has anyone seen "Grizzly Man"?
by Low-Key Lysmith ini just watched this amazing and beautifully filmed documentary about a crazy, crazy man who lived with alaskan brown bears and ultimately was killed by them.
this film is really interesting.
the guy it's about is nuttier than squirrel poop.
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Hey Jgnat - I like the link to the metis mountain men. That's my stomping grounds and I grew up in them there parts.
I know some of the Moberly family and while Parks Canada has held these men up as heroes of a sort, many of their offspring are less generous. Some of these "mountain men" simply came to the area had their fun, impregnated native women and then left them and their small children to fend with nothing. You can see that in the details of how long many of them stuck around. Most left without taking their offspring along.
When Parks commemorated "Moberly Flats" as a historical spot, I remember his Metis grandaughter, who was an older women and my driving instructor at the time, saying he did nothing but knock up the grandmother and leave her and the family alone to suffer and struggle. IMO, those women and their children are the real heroes of the backcountry.
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Has anyone seen "Grizzly Man"?
by Low-Key Lysmith ini just watched this amazing and beautifully filmed documentary about a crazy, crazy man who lived with alaskan brown bears and ultimately was killed by them.
this film is really interesting.
the guy it's about is nuttier than squirrel poop.
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new22day
I grew up in bear country and I want to see this film. It's easy to simply write "Grizzly Man" off and ignore the fact that he actually succeeded in living alongside the bears for thirteen (13!) summers.
I like this comment by Charlie Russell (different Russell - lol), who studied bears for 42 years and raised/lived with them in Kamchatka, Russia for a decade...
"If Timothy had spent those thirteen years killing bears and guiding others to do the same, eventually being killed by one, he would have been remembered in Alaska with great admiration." [ 5 ] Russell was also critical of the film Grizzly Man, writing, that if Palovak "really was a protector of bears, she should have looked for a film maker who would have been sympathetic towards them." [ 5 ] (from wikipedia)