Thank you OneEyedJoe, I'm not familiar with star trek, so I would never have come up with this explanation. But as you describe it, it's indeed a decent metaphor for the JW's.
And 'dub'... even now it's still confusing sometimes. When I tell my husband something I've read here, and say "I've read this on the JW-forum"... I say it in Dutch to him, so I mix up the Dutch abbreviation of 'Jehovah's Getuigen' (JG) and the English one 'JW' and often mistakenly pronounce the English abbreviation in Dutch, where a 'W' is pronounced as 'way'...and then it gets either stupid or hilarious (depending on my mood haha). Well my husband doesn't understand anything from the JW-cult anyway...
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Am I going crazy?
by HappyDad inam i going nuts or am i just pissed off?
there are so many posters who use abbreviations in their posts and so many of us have been out for years.
the borg constantly changes everything from beliefs to organizational tactics, so those like me don't have a clue to what you are referring to.
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Am I going crazy?
by HappyDad inam i going nuts or am i just pissed off?
there are so many posters who use abbreviations in their posts and so many of us have been out for years.
the borg constantly changes everything from beliefs to organizational tactics, so those like me don't have a clue to what you are referring to.
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For not native English speaking people it might be good to explain what 'dub' means (took me months before I found out where it came from, the English pronounciation of the 'W', in 'JW", 'double U' abbreviated to 'dub'. That's correct, isn't it?).
And 'borg'... I don't know what it exactly means. It obviously refers to 'org', but what's the definition of 'borg'?
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Where is Everyone????
by truthlover inmissing a lot of the oldies and goodies -- is this site so new, no one has signed on yet?
i am confused... but then, i will have to wait and see what happens.. somehow - change is not the best option but we adjust..have most of the users gone to other locations?.
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If Your JW Parent Died Would YOU Go To The Kingdom Hall For The Talk?
by minimus ini would like your thoughts, please..
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I wouldn't go to the talk in the kingdom hall, but I'd definitely want to be there when they close the door of the oven in the crematorium, to make sure they are really gone. Sounds harsh maybe, but that's the way it is. -
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New forum 'parousia' is upon us! (software version)
by Simon inthe time has nearly come to switch over to the new forum software.
of course it's not completely finished yet (and never will be) but i think it's good enough to go live with and probably already better than the current one.
i'll give you a quick overview of what to expect and post more detail about the changeover process later.. cloud platform.
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Please post new forum feedback or questions here
by Simon inwell, the switchover happened - there were a couple of things i had to fix which meant the posting was disabled for longer than i planned but it's now enabled and some people have already posted.. if you have any questions about the new format or suggestions on how to improve it, please post them here.. if you are having trouble signing in or posting then you'll need to email me instead.. many thanks to everyone for their patience during the changeover !.
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It will take some time to get used to the new looks, but that's normal after such a change. Just want to say THANK YOU to Simon, for all your work and effort. Much appreciated! -
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Finally got signed in!
by stillin ini was able to use my username in the email address box, as has been mentioned, but apparently the sign in page is case-sensitive.
i was trying different combinations along with my password in various forms when suddenly, a light in the sky!
i'm in!
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Bruja-del-Sol
Pfffffff I got lost here! Haven't been here for a while I guess, thought I had made a mistake in the URL (it's .com now, instead of .net)... Took me a while, but ultimately I'm signed in too!
Merry Christmas everyone!
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How did you feel when you got baptised? Seriously....
by stuckinarut2 inso recently, several over-righteous ones in the cong were discussing "how amazing it felt when they got baptised".
statements like "how awesome did it feel as you got raised back out of the water?!".
or the classic "i felt so close to jehovah as i came out of the pool"!.
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I felt insecure and confused... I had expected to feel something like a happy feeling, a proof of 'Jah' accepting me... but there was just this great blank in my mind! I thought I had to at least pray while being dunked, but there was no time for that. So before I knew it I was already on my way out of the water and felt like I needed more time to make the occasion more real. But no time, it was al going pretty hastily and there was still a line of other young people who wanted to get in the tub...
The rest of my JW-life I felt like I blew it, that my baptism wasn't good enough, like I did something wrong. I didn't even pray and it felt like I made a mistake somehow because of that. By the way, I was 17 at the time.
Oh and to make things worse: my parents gave me a new bible on the occasion, with 1 Kor. 13:4-7 written by my father on the first page (front cover)... about LOVE... They were the most unloving parents one can imagine. A couple of years ago I burned that bible in a firepit, which felt really good (at least it gave more warmth than my parents ever did!)
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What WTWizard said is exactly what I meant. Thanks.
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Wedding question
by lostinthought incan a witness get in trouble for attending an inactive family members wedding?
just wondering because i am getting married this summer and my mom tried to blackmail me by saying she and other family members would attend but only if i returned to the meeting.
i told her i am not going back to the meetings.
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As long as the wedding isn't in a church, I don't think they could get in any trouble for attending.
I married without my parents attending and I was relieved to have the wedding the way we planned it. My mother would've only made things horrible with her always judging people and 'keeping up appearances'. I didn't miss her killing look one bit!