Why is it that people acting the worst are always the ones saying they have God and are loving?
Confirmation bias?
Posts by Laika
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132the bible and its prophecies
by Crazyguy ini have been doing a lot of research on the bible and its roots so to speak and its becoming clearer that the jews like other races took gods and stories from others and made them their own.
its also become clear that many of the books were written later then stated, like daniel probably written about a hundred years before christ and some of it maybe even after.
but what i don't get is the prophecies.
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Laika
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Why JWs don't celebrate Mother's day
by Laika inin the uk, this sunday is mother's day!
ask a jw why they don't celebrate holidays and they'll tell you it's because of some nefarious pagan connection.
but this is really just a cover.
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Laika
A true JW seems unbothered by this glaringly double and dubious standard.
True that, but then, as I'm sure you know, this is because the real JW standard is 'whatever the GB says'. The stuff about pagan celebrations are actually irrelevant.
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What is definition of a true friend, once outside the cult?
by suavojr inafter leaving the cult of jw's or waking up to ttatt, it is a struggle to trust people again.
i am personally starting from scratch although i am still in.
each moment i spend with my current jw friends, i know they are all smiles and loving towards me because of my good status with the wt.. outside a cult you still find fake people and it is also a struggle to find true friends and it is even worst when we've been hit hard from people we used to trust and care for.. .
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Laika
I know what you mean Suavojr, I don't have any advice, just want to commiserate. The only time I ever really opened up to people who were supposed to love me, they rejected me. The idea of going beyond anything superficial again genuinely scares me. I hope you get some good advice.
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Newcomers to TTATT: Beware of "New Study Mode"!
by Londo111 inweve all heard it.
a person starts studying with jehovahs witnesses and love what they are learning so much that they cant stop talking about it.
bubbling with enthusiasm, they spill everything they are learning with their friends and family...or anybody who will listen.
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Laika
'not my loved ones' - so true, I really believed the people I cared about would be different. Nope, not in the slightest, they haven't listened to me at all.
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Describe What a Jehovah's Witness Elder Is Like
by minimus ini know what they are supposed to be like.
but at this point in time, do you think the elders look joyful?
are they serious bible students?
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Laika
It is always plural 'we' isn't it? So weird.
Most elders hate the job and yet would still fight to the death to keep the position. People are complicated.
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Why JWs don't celebrate Mother's day
by Laika inin the uk, this sunday is mother's day!
ask a jw why they don't celebrate holidays and they'll tell you it's because of some nefarious pagan connection.
but this is really just a cover.
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Laika
Good point vidiot, you are not an idiot.
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How Do You Come to Terms with Being Just One of the 7 Billion?
by will-be-apostate inbeing a jw makes one feel special, no doubt.
when i found out ttatt i realized i'm not special at all.
i'm just one of the other 7 billion human beings who will live and die being nobody, the world will forget about them (and i'm not talking about relatives and friend), they didn't make anything special in their life, they didn't change the course of history, were not famous nor rich, didn't invent facebook, google or anything awesome, didn't have an article published in newscientist, had no imdb profil, not even a wiki page, didn't write a book etc.
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Laika
Thanks for sharing that quote Giordano, that is brilliant/very true.
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Why JWs don't celebrate Mother's day
by Laika inin the uk, this sunday is mother's day!
ask a jw why they don't celebrate holidays and they'll tell you it's because of some nefarious pagan connection.
but this is really just a cover.
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Laika
Wisdomfrombelow,
I like your username but I don't know the answer to your question about 'when?'
Re: showing honour to parents, a JW would respond that they don't need a special day to honour their parents, they do it all year round. (Whereas worldly people only care one day of the year, assumingly?)
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Why JWs don't celebrate Mother's day
by Laika inin the uk, this sunday is mother's day!
ask a jw why they don't celebrate holidays and they'll tell you it's because of some nefarious pagan connection.
but this is really just a cover.
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Laika
In the UK, this Sunday is mother's day! Though I have made a point of celebrating as many holidays as possible since leaving, this will not be one to add to my list as my mother would be genuinely offended if I sent her a card or something.
Ask a JW why they don't celebrate holidays and they'll tell you it's because of some nefarious pagan connection. But this is really just a cover. The real reason is that not celebrating holidays is one of the ways in which JWs are set apart and made to feel special. They don't involve themselves in things Jehovah hates like all you pagans! But note, it builds this self worth in a way that's very different to how holidays do the same.
Celebrating mother's day gives Mum self worth based on her work as a mother, refusing to celebrate it gives her self worth by virtue of her membership in the group. Thus a JWs identity is, as we know, wrapped up very strongly with their group identity.
This is important, the reason JWs can be so cruel is because anything that threatens their place in the group directly threatens their own identity/ego, and so they push back against it.
Opposition to holidays are one of the key ways JWs build this identity around the group, and that is the real reason why JWs don't celebrate Mother's day. (or any other holiday)
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How Do You Come to Terms with Being Just One of the 7 Billion?
by will-be-apostate inbeing a jw makes one feel special, no doubt.
when i found out ttatt i realized i'm not special at all.
i'm just one of the other 7 billion human beings who will live and die being nobody, the world will forget about them (and i'm not talking about relatives and friend), they didn't make anything special in their life, they didn't change the course of history, were not famous nor rich, didn't invent facebook, google or anything awesome, didn't have an article published in newscientist, had no imdb profil, not even a wiki page, didn't write a book etc.
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Laika
I agree with every word you wrote, but does this have to be a negative?
It's a great relief to know that the world will go on without me, to stop trying to have impact and just enjoy what's around me. See yourself for what you are, stop trying to become 'someone'. It never works anyway. Read Ecclesiastes by King Solomon or for a contemporary version listen to Pinocchio story by Kanye West. These are guys who in theory had/have everything you thought mattered in your post, guess what? They're still unfulfilled.
Fame/money are not the route to fulfillment. Want to feel fulfilled? Find some good friends and take them out for a good meal, there is nothing better.
As Solomon said 'who needs meaning when you can have lunch?' (my paraphrase - ecc 5:18-20)