Posts by GrreatTeacher

i have spent a lot of time discussing various concerns about the jw teachings, but havent been able to make any progress in helping her to question or doubt the teachings.

GrreatTeacher

"I absolutely love you and your religion is absolutely crazy.

I will always be here for you. Any time in the future, just give me a call and I'll be there."

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April video online, "endurance"

by bohm in

april video online.

at around 42 minutes, a women find jehovahs witness, but her husband is not too hot on the idea and so she has to study with her children in secret.

however eventually the husband prays to jehovah that if jehovah will help him find a leak in a construction he is working on, he will go to a meeting and presto, the next day jehovah help him find the leak so now he is a witness..

GrreatTeacher

Jehovah won't change your flat tire while you have AAA Roadside Assistance. This shows a lack of trust.

Definitely get rid of Roadside Assistance, the car jack and the tire iron, possibly even the spare tire. This will show you have confidence in Jehovah.

Only then have you shown the requisite amount of faith for him to fix your flat.

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Toss a smart bomb

by Giordano in

i meet regularly for a bro lunch with a couple of friends of mine.

the conversation is usually first rate and free flowing.

one day we were talking about education and i mentioned that having been raised in a cult i had passed on college...... to pioneer.. .

GrreatTeacher

You encountered a teachable moment. And you seized it.

The beauty of the teachable moment is that their interest is already there and ready to be engaged.

We all need to be aware of these opportunities and have an appropriate script for discussion ready in our minds.

Good job!

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Accident

by Louise in

jw
friends

so over easter weekend i was house sitting a lovely place.

the back door was sticking and so in order to close it, gave it a pull with all my might.

my thumb happened to be nestled in the gap of the kitchen door.

GrreatTeacher

Did they give you antibiotics? I would be very careful about infection.

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When you were Hard-Core JW, did Opponents Screaming or Filming you help your Exit?

by PokerPlayerPhil in

all of us are upset in different ways, some of us are ferociously angry because, let's face it, it's our fault!

i had many clues they were lying about our religion but i failed to see through them because of the pain of admitting we got conned and family pressure from peers stopped me from making a courageous choice.

when i read about people who confronted the elders and won their judicial committees (even though the jw elders df'ed them) my heart goes out to their courage, their amazingly stronger than i will ever be.

GrreatTeacher

William draper, the whole focus on clothing drove me crazy, too. It was a fashin show every Sunday. When I thought about all the dress clothes my parents bought for us kids, I realized that we actually could have had nice school clothes instead. Maddening.

One of the last memorials I went to I wore pants/trousers. They are appropriate for every other area of my life, so it should be good enough for them, too. I never wear dresses now.

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When you were Hard-Core JW, did Opponents Screaming or Filming you help your Exit?

by PokerPlayerPhil in

all of us are upset in different ways, some of us are ferociously angry because, let's face it, it's our fault!

i had many clues they were lying about our religion but i failed to see through them because of the pain of admitting we got conned and family pressure from peers stopped me from making a courageous choice.

when i read about people who confronted the elders and won their judicial committees (even though the jw elders df'ed them) my heart goes out to their courage, their amazingly stronger than i will ever be.

GrreatTeacher

That's the nature of mind control. They breed in phobias of apostates.

It's not really your fault. They use unfair tactics.

Some people figure it all out as teenagers, some figure it out years later, but most don't figure it out at all. So, I'd say you're in a pretty special group!

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Hounded to his Death

by Slidin Fast in

http://www.thanetgazette.co.uk/inquest-concludes-dad-died-margate-night-went/story-26272711-detail/story.html.

this story makes me ill with rage.

this man's crime?

GrreatTeacher

True, siar2, illegal kiddie porn would be a problem.

The story doesn't seem to indicate that, but it doesnt seem to be very well written, either. It still leaves a lot of questions.

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Hounded to his Death

by Slidin Fast in

http://www.thanetgazette.co.uk/inquest-concludes-dad-died-margate-night-went/story-26272711-detail/story.html.

this story makes me ill with rage.

this man's crime?

GrreatTeacher

And then, Tal, is the issue of why the elders were viewing a porn site to begin with. How did they ever find this guy out?

It makes me wonder whether his wife found it first and alerted the elders?

I don't think randomly surfing porn sites on the internet, looking out for other brothers and sisters, could be construed as sheperding the flock!