I was thinking about why human beings create such demanding and unreasonable gods--are so drawn to the legalistic in religion--the other morning and I had a flash of insight that I've been ruminating on: To me, Jesus's basic message is "now cut that shit out and take care of each other." Unlike Jehovah, Jesus was pretty clear: Feed the hungry, give the thirsty a drink, befriend the newcomer, clothe the naked, visit and comfort the ill and visit those imprisoned. In other words, seek out people who need what you have and give it to them. That is such a strict and demanding discipline that it makes following the 10 commandments look like nothing. It sets such a high standard that people go scurrying back to the scriptures to find what else they can do to please god! Hate homos? Check! Offer constant praise to Jehovah? Check! Condemn people who don't worship correctly? Check! Etc. Etc. This explains a lot to me!
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When does it get better?
by MonkeyPrincess inwhen will the guilty feeling of leaving the org go away?
i am feeling at my lowest point right now, and its terrible.
this after visiting my parents and feeling that awkward tension building between us.
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I'm in!
by seattleniceguy injust got word: i'm back in the saddle at ms!
woo hoo!
*moonwalks around his living room*.
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kgfreeperson
More good news! Today is a good day! Congratulations, seattleniceguy.
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I'm Home!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by Yizuman infinally!
i got a place of my own!
i moved here last week sunday after i saw an ad for an apt for $425.00 p/m w/ all utilities paid!!!
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kgfreeperson
Such very good news! I've missed you, too, Yiz, and it's great to see you and see you're doing well. And I agree--virtual housewarming party is in order.
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Have any of you experienced this ?
by codeblue in.
as a married jw, did your spouse ever cheat on you with another jw?
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kgfreeperson
I think the only difference in JW congregations is that the R & F truly believe in the "purity" and "cleanliness" of the organization. So all this betrayal seems that much worse. I do think the more repressive the group the more people act out sexually, though.
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What did the Watchtower say following 9/11
by kgfreeperson inthere have been some references from time to time about how jws felt about 9/11 and how the watchtower responded, but i'm interested in what, if anything, the watchtower said specifically.
i don't have access to any of the publications, though.
can anybody enlighten me?
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kgfreeperson
There have been some references from time to time about how JWs felt about 9/11 and how the Watchtower responded, but I'm interested in what, if anything, the Watchtower said specifically. I don't have access to any of the publications, though. Can anybody enlighten me?
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Does Anyone Know Why There Was a Special Meeting Called
by copsec ini heard from someone on another place i post that there was a special monday night meeting called last week.
does anyone know why?
just curious what kinda crap their shoveling at people now.
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kgfreeperson
And my question is, just what IS a "business professional?"
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What is the mood in the Kingdom Halls nowadays?
by JH inwhen i used to go the meetings in the late 80's, the mood was good, knowing that the end was close.
later on in the 90's while i still attended once in a while, people were starting to be less zealous and were starting to put their needs before those of the kingdoms.
people started to buy houses, instead of living in apartements, they were buying nicer cars, taking vacations far away, and mostly, the women started to work, to help pay for the better life style they were living.
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Why in the world would they ignore anyone in a wheelchair let alone a six-year-old?
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My Life As A Dog
by Big Tex innina is the mcgruff house coordinator in our area.
remember mcgruff, the crime dog?
he takes a bite out of crime.
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kgfreeperson
That is so great! And thanks for lending your expertise and energy to this project. It really is wonderful! Have any kids actually come to your door? (I think what really matters is they know they could--but I'm curious) Congratulations!
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Almost a year later, and I am still angry...
by DanTheMan insome of you may remember that last march i was nearly fired from my job.
what happened was that i was having a casual, seemingly friendly conversation with a girl who i had once dated, but the conversation seemed to take a wrong turn when i told her that i was sorry things hadn't worked out between us.
her negative reaction (conveyed via body language) told me to change the subject, which i immediately did.
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kgfreeperson
Dan, first, let me offer my heartfelt sympathies. This is the sort of thing that is very hard to "let go of." I wonder if it would help to write about it--not what happened and how you feel about it so much as what the incident triggers in you. I notice that you felt paranoid before (and I'm not sure how you meant that), but I wonder if this incident didn't act as "proof" that inexplicable, unfair, and bad things happen to you. It's not so much that she did you damage as how easy it was for her to hurt you and your reputation. It isn't just women who might suddenly strike out, but anyone and you are defenseless . . . etc. Maybe you will get to something very different as the underlying issue, but I think if you can dig that out, then you can work on it and let the specific person and incident and thus the resentment go.
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It's probably all gonna hit the fan soon!
by onintwo inthere must be hundreds of thousands of current jw's who haven't planned for retirement.
i know that i was "in" the troof til my mid-forties and always believed what's the point?
didn't they tell us that advanced degrees were useless?
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I think the baby boom is usually defined as those born between 1946 and 1968. So the "leading edge" cohort are now 57-58. I don't know what the peak year of births was, but we all, not just Jehovah's Witnesses have some interesting times ahead as more and more of us hit the low-productivity, high-need stage of life. I have no idea how social security works for the self-employed, but I suspect many of those cleaning companies didn't think they needed to be concerned about retirement and didn't contribute to SS and therefore won't even have that. I was also under the impression that congregations tend to turn their back on their old people once they get needy. I hope that's not true, but it certainly the impression I've gotten.