i used to post on this site a few years back but after moving on personally and being shunned by my only remaining family member for the last 4-5 years i the j.w's became just background noise to me.
yet yesterday something happened that brought back to me the degree of control this cult has over it's members.
a new wall mart recently opened in my little mountain town here in northern georgia, u.s. as i headed across the parking lot on my way into the store the heat was intense, wit a humidity factor of around 90%.
Why would they not just open an umbrella over their heads? Or put up one of those EZ Up canopies? Even the Girl Scouts selling cookies are smart enough to do that!
It doesn't take long to get dehydrated in that kind of heat, especially if you're elderly.
please give reasons for all the lurkers.
and why does shunning show the same attitude as the pharisees?
our youngest son and his wife (matt and star) welcomed a baby boy yesterday at 7:04 p.m. ivan tomas, 7 lbs.
11 oz., 20 1/4" long.
he is their second child.
i don't know how so many who seem to be certain this life is it after being jw's seem to happily accept it and be fine with it.
i am living and trying to live as if this is it.
i want there to be a future life/afterlife, something, but i see how fast life comes and goes and even if i'm living it to the fullest, there is no peace for me with the thought this may be it.
The only thing I'm worried about is leaving my son behind. I guess once you become a parent you always and forever feel responsible for that child.
I think I could be ancient and he could be middleaged and I'd still be afraid to leave him. His life is my job.
data-dog: i believe that many of them would actually be considered mentally ill, if they were ever tested.. .
great question and intriguing hypothesis.
lets take an armchair psychologists view and see what we shall see.
data-dog: i believe that many of them would actually be considered mentally ill, if they were ever tested.. .
great question and intriguing hypothesis.
lets take an armchair psychologists view and see what we shall see.
Delusions are given some leeway in diagnosis if it's a sincerely held religious belief.
For example, believing a loved one is watching over one from heaven.
Don't know if this would apply to the belief of living forever or not.
elder: "i'm not sure i know what you mean by 'diversity.'.
elder: "well, it's not quite like that.
elder: "um.
there are literally about thirty young single very good looking sisters in this one kingdom hall under the age of 30. that is just one kingdom hall.
in the circuit there are literally hundreds of young beautiful jw girls under 30 who are single and anxious to get married.
about two years ago, this one single good looking brother who is about 30 years old and who is an elder married this plain looking sister who is 59 years old.
Once dated a JW guy. Against my better judgment. We talked really honestly about everything that was wrong with the organization. We complained about all the rules that we were breaking.
I finally said that I couldn't be a hypocrite and be part of the org when I hated everything they stand for. His response?
"Why not be a hypocrite? You do everything else!"
He would have made a great elder, but he didn't live long enough. He refused a blood transfusion and died after being in an automobile accident only a few years later.
to all of you in the usa i wish you a safe and happy "independence day" and many more of them!.
cheers.
zeb .
Thanks! The rain has passed and it looks like the fireworks will be a Go tonight.
I always love feeling that rumble in my throat when they go off.
Must-eat menu for the Fourth: grilled hotdogs, hamburgers and watermelon. Yum!
happy independence day to those in the usa.
i can't help but think of our own personal struggles for freedom today.. "question with boldness even the existence of a god; because, if there be one, he must more approve the homage of reason, than that of blindfolded fear."1.
--thomas jefferson.
Anyone watching fireworks tonight?
By the way, the JWs I grew up with always watched the 4th of July fireworks. You would've thought it would have been a no-no because of it being a patriotic holiday, but no.
They make the rules and break the rules.
