every year on a certain thursday in november my family and close witness friends would get together, eat menudo ( hispanic stew) and other foods, watch football and then get dressed to go to the meeting.. sister so and so would bring her famous pie, bro and sister so and so would bring their gross punch and bro and sis so and so would bring mexican sweet bread.
sometimes we would go to "worldy" aunt's and pick up plates of turkey and fixins.. this was every year on a certain date, on a certain thursday in november.. this continued until my mom got alzheimers.
by that time i was married and had my own house.
In the Deep South, every jdub we knew had a huuuuuuge turkey dinner with all the traditional foods the Friday after Thanksgiving....cause that meant you weren't REALLY celebrating, right?
And so many families conventiently had "family day" (same as christmas but without the tree) in December. Hmmm....
Separate from the World? I think NOT.
i've been using my photoshop skills for good rather than evil.. and it also helps relieve the shunning frustration.. .
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These are great! Please keep them comin'!
most powerful people have a number of underlings to do their "dirty work".
this is the story of one of those underlings:.
the watchtower bible & tract society of new york, located at 25 columbia heights in brooklyn, new york was incorporated in 1909 in the state of new york as a private company, by charles taze russell and several of his followers.
Thanks for the bump, smiddy. I've seen the term "miracle wheat" but never knew what that was all about. This wts has Con Man written all over it and it all started with Russell.
this is an unofficial survey.. was curious as to the number of currently serving elders who were born-in and/or raised as jw versus those who were "recruited"( i.e, not born in or raised as jw.).
for instance, right now in the hall i am assigned to:.
2 elders were born-in and/or raised as jws.. 5 were not (recruited as adults).
Not an elder here, but just my experience from having attended at least six halls over the years -- the elder bodies in the native language halls averaged 75-80% born-in. In the foreign language halls, the elder bodies were 50% born-in and included some very young elders. And the foreign language congs seemed to attract those who were not widely accepted in the native language congs...but they could fast-track to elder and run the show in a different language.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnoslbdatzc.
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And these are just a few of thousands....
i've tried taking the slow, patient approach with my wife.
i believe i first posted here about 13 months ago about my wife.. we've always had good communication and could talk endlessly about philosophy, neuroscience, sociology and then when i learned the ttatt, i clammed up a bit about spiritual things.
i'd always been fairly liberal, suggesting other alternative ideas, but then i told my wife about the un/ngo scandal (i ran across the guardian story doing a talk as an ms, lol!
Maybe you should just ask her...what do you want from me?
She's pushing your buttons and you're getting all twisted in her game.
Back off, back down, and just live YOUR life.
Stop wasting all your energy trying to figure out her craziness. You can't change her. But you can enjoy your life. Let her choose whether she wants to do her thing or yours.
Go find yourself.
has anybody else seen this article?.
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/jehovah-s-witnesses-banned-as-extremist-in-russian-region/511221.html.
depends on how you look at this but this can be bad for us that are still in because:.
Inside, what are the lies in the programs you have viewed?
thankfully my parents are converts so they aren't wierd.
seemed pretty popular by all accounts.
they are "popular" jws even now.
Yet, I still am drawn to the notion that, selectively, weirdess has a lot to commend it - espeically if it is coupled with damn good looks and the promise of an intense, although fleeting thrill. But enough self-disclosure.
Steve2, stop making me wish that I was gay...and male...
so the governing body likes to keep claiming incredible growth.
at the same time they claim bible studies are way down.
are the finally admitting what we've known all along, that they can no longer recruit outsiders?
So as Dwain pointed out, "Bible Studies" don't mean growth and don't mean that JWs are the true religion. It's just a numbers game.
many of the recent changes in the jehovah's witness organization are a clear sign of a cult that is struggling for survival.
the internet has change the scenario in a very dramatic way.
many of us who for years struggled alone with doubts and cognitive dissonance thinking that we were the only ones, that we, as individuals were the issue, now know that there is a large community of individuals who see the organization as what it is, a mind controlling cult that is not only false, but also dangerous.. the governing body clearly understands the consequences of this awakening.
@OMWO, great song! I totally agree, I'd rather see them flee sooner than later even with all the cash.
@Steve2: "Fluff has seldom got such an earnest work-over." Dead on.
@im stuck in - controlling the masses through religion, schooling, and fear is a truth, not a conspiracy theory. Keep your chin up!
