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Posts by Odrade
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Wheee!!! spent a lovely evening with JW family *rolls eyes*
by Odrade inor not, as the case may be.
in-laws' family members were visiting from out of town so we went over for the evening.
my uncle-in-law is extremely religious.
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Odrade
Or not, as the case may be. In-laws' family members were visiting from out of town so we went over for the evening. My uncle-in-law is EXTREMELY religious. Extreme. He also claims to be anointed, and of course, he is one of those "exemplary" JWs who nobody would ever dream of doubting he is actually anointed. He pontificates and preaches CONSTANTLY, even when it is other witnesses. But tonight, he had an even stronger reason to go on and on about the absolute moral and legal and bla bla bla rightness of Jehovah's Holy and Blessed Organization, because my husband and I were there, and we are known to be inactive. Depending upon what MIL/FIL have told them, they may even be aware that we are "opposers." And three other family members were there who have recently let it be known to family that they are not participating as JWs.
Well, out of all of us, I was really the only one who did not handle the situation with grace by just smiling, nodding and agreeing. I had a couple of words, and left the room. I was very impressed with the hateful look I received, but I'm relatively certain I had a matching one of disgust on my face. U-I-L was going on and on about the perfection of Jehovah's Legal System, he even had the gall to bring up how just it is that "as long as a woman screams when she is raped" it doesn't matter if nobody hears her, "as long as she screams, she will get justice." Also he was going on about how perfect the 2 witness system is, and how it protects anyone from unjust accusations.
Yeah, well I couldn't keep my yap shut, and I pointed out that many women don't scream when raped because they are terrified, or being threatened with their life if they make noise, or for whatever reason. Also, I couldn't help pointing out that rapists don't usually stand around waiting for a couple of witnesses before they rape.
His reply of course was that "That's okay because Jehovah will take care of it." I said that I'd rather trust the legal system. I got the evil look, and he went on about how corrupt the legal system is and how only the truth can handle stuff like that the right way. Segue into "the best advice the Society ever gave regarding rape is to make yourself vomit on the rapist. That's the best way to stop an attack cold, just vomit on the rapist."
I said "surely they aren't saying that anymore because that so-called method has been shown without a doubt not to be a reliable way to stop an attack." It was like I wasn't even there. He actually pantomimed vomiting several more times after that and said "best method, best advice, that's what the Society says."
Jebus Christmas, I am so mad I could spit nails. I can't even remember the last time I was that mad at a JW. Seriously, it has been years. It was offensive. And I only had to suffer through 10 minutes of that spew because I went in another room. Another family member (a kid who handled himself quite gracefully,) got hammered on for at least 30 minutes with gloom and doom and how everything is rotten and wicked and evil and bad all the time with no relenting, everything is getting worse and horrible, etc etc ad nauseaum.
I mean, HOW do they SURVIVE such intense and all-pervasive negativity? Seriously, he is probably the most negative person I've ever had the displeasure of listening to. He's worse than Rush Limbaugh, and possibly just as bombastic. He'd give some of those cable TV preachers a run for their hellfire and damnation money.
*beats head on wall*
Oh and the best part? We are supposed to go over there and visit again. Guess who's going to have a migraine. Go on, guess.
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Now they are using Craigslist to place books..LOL
by letsgetout insee link below:.
http://atlanta.craigslist.org/zip/1285651701.html.
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Odrade
should be flagged as "spam"
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Who on here first said....
by besty in"its difficult to run an end-times cult without an end time".
answer:.
me......<i think....> back in june 2008. http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/scandals/163682/1/witless-numbers-are-not-in-decline-nobody-leaves-the-truth.
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Odrade
glad I could save you any embarrassment from the swarming media.
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Who on here first said....
by besty in"its difficult to run an end-times cult without an end time".
answer:.
me......<i think....> back in june 2008. http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/scandals/163682/1/witless-numbers-are-not-in-decline-nobody-leaves-the-truth.
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Odrade
Sorry Gregor, I said it in 2007, many others have said it too. The first time I saw it was in an article from 1998.
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WTS causing more anguish
by GapingMouth ini don't really know where to start on my first post; i feel i have so much to say and yet i am so emotionally tired that it is hard to go through it all again in my head.
but, i do need support and advice and so i will make the effort.. i started having doubts about certain beliefs of the witnesses about 2 years ago and did research since that i now come to the belief there is no god, and witnesses definitely are a cult.. at first it bothered me more on the god issue, but now i am more bothered by the cult issue, mainly because it dictates my life even though i am aware of it.. when i was a child, my mother and father divorced and my mother told me i will live with my father because she was going to die at armageddon being a non witness.
i think, as well as many other pressures i cant list for fear of a very long post, this was the main pressure that made me get baptized even though i wasn't that happy being a witness.
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Odrade
Welcome Gaping. I'm sorry you're having such a difficult time.
(Shame on you, Password. Why don't you take it to a new thread. The OP's beliefs are not up for debate here. Clearly you don't care about being kind or supportive, you just want a platform for your tirades against beliefs that differ from yours. Hey! Just like the JWs! Wow!)
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Everybody say hi to my husband...
by cognac inbecause we have a stinken spy on our hands!
oh, and he wants to let everyone know that he is unbreakable in the truth.
as a matter of fact, hes going out in service both saturday and sunday.
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Odrade
This thread cracks me up. Hi Mr. Cognac. Welcome to the jungle. Notwithstanding the fact that "Pooter" is a very entertaining nickname, I think I will refer to you as "Armagnac."
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Found a Real Gem Here!
by Farkel ini really shouldn't be starting any new threads and almost put this one as a reply in the 1928 pdf messenger thread, but it is just too juicy to get buried right away.. i suggest that anyone even halfway interested in jw history download that 1928 messenger pdf.
it is full of treasures.
here is one i found on page 7 of the newsletter (page 25 of the pdf file).
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Odrade
Nice. Cracks me up. It's amazing how they've morphed all of this into some little propaganda machine that convinces the sheeple that they are not book salesmen.
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Blinders Are Really Starting to Come Off Hubby!!!
by cognac init actually all started a bit stronger when mj died.
he loves his music and curiousity got the better of him and he started to google everything about him and jws.
he was also watching a lot of youtube videos.
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Odrade
Hey Mary... I've been busy trying to get this house fixed up, running a business, dealing with raising a damn dachshund who ate my kitchen floor and terrorizes the neighborhood... You know, LIFE! :) Good to see you're still kickin'!
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What happens when you pull an instant fade?
by bluecanary ini left the jws one year ago by moving accross the country and not going to a new hall.
the dubs in my last hall knew i was moving and they know i haven't requested my card for a new hall.
what do they usually do in such a circumstance?.
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Odrade
Let me get this straight: you got divorced, left the JWs, moved across the country to a (presumably) whole new life, where you've now had new sexual partners and/or relationships, and you're worried about making sure your EX-husband doesn't have the congregation's permission to remarry because you think he's a jerk?
Perhaps the question shouldn't be: "does he have scriptural grounds to remarry if nobody finds out I've slept with someone?"
but rather: "where can I find a good counselor who will help me not to waste anymore time trying to punish someone I've already removed from my life?"