Posts by Doubtfully Yours

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Was There ANYTHING Positive That You Experienced Because of Being a JW?

by minimus in

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was there anything positive about your jehovah's witness experience?.

Doubtfully Yours

Nothing and no situation is all good or all bad.

The Spanish cong is full of fun, always some celebration or gathering. Very much enjoy the community.

I would miss that aspect.

Have tried socializing with different groups, at my work place, but their idea of a good time is very much not enjoyable to me: Too much alcohol, profanity, public sexual innuendos, smoking, yelling, offending each other, the ladies dressed very scantily.

Definitely, the mild-mannered JW ways of having fun is how I am happily accustomed.

DY

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A Little Girl's Coins . . .

by compound complex in

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she could have bought an ice cream cone .

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.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fj6r3-sqr58.

Doubtfully Yours

Loved it.

Thanks!

DY

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ARC report released today.. and phew!

by zeb in

"the response of the jehovah’switnesses and watchtower bibleand tract society of australialtd to allegations of childsexual abuse".. this report is 110 pages.

it is imperative to look it up on the arc website each and every one of you.. http://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/getattachment/c2d1f1f5-a1f2-4241-82fb-978d072734bd/report-of-case-study-no-29.

Doubtfully Yours

I am anxiously awaiting the time when an inquiry like Australia's happens here in the States. Oh how glorious and eye opening that would be!

The WTBTS would profusely bleed into extinction then. I salivate just thinking about it.

DY

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JWs and legalized Marijuana

by jws in

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i know this was probably covered before in some post, but i was curious.

what is the jw stance on recreational marijuana use in the states where it has been legalized?.

i would suspect smoking it, like cigarettes, would probably still be against the rules, but there are ways to use it that aren't damaging to your lungs.

Doubtfully Yours

I cannot try anything stupid for risk of losing my very enjoyable job. I tell you, though, the minute I retire, I am trying some edible delightful pot. I hear it's so much fun, can hardly wait!

DY

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Vigil held for Burney man who died after being set on fire

by no password in

vigil help for burney man who died after being set on fire.

community members shared their memories of wicks, a member of the jehovah's witness hall in burney.

many of them remember him from his post at the shell station, where he worked along with his wife.

Doubtfully Yours

If he exists, God is a royal prick. It's documented in the Bible how he even had pleasure in watching his Son dying so horribly, along with many other verses which detail how servants from the past died in terrible ways.

But, hey, they died with 'the hope'!

I feel such deep hatred for this God.

DY

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Last Sunday's WT Study re Anxiety

by Nicholaus Kopernicus in

this article could be seen as a nice read compared with the banality and repetitiveness of many articles in recent years.

however, several areas in the article still troubled me.

paragraph one externalises the cause of an individual’s anxiety to satan the devil.

Doubtfully Yours

The Internet has done wonders in getting many a JW to put the religion in its place. I mean, I look around the Spanish cong where I attend and the vast majority is going about their lives not according to what the WTBTS prescribes, but in a rather practical fashion instead.

The 'awakened' class within is growing, and our eyes are wide open.

DY

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Last Sunday's WT Study re Anxiety

by Nicholaus Kopernicus in

this article could be seen as a nice read compared with the banality and repetitiveness of many articles in recent years.

however, several areas in the article still troubled me.

paragraph one externalises the cause of an individual’s anxiety to satan the devil.

Doubtfully Yours

The recommendations for alleviating anxiety outlined in the chart line up with what some health professionals have in print.

So, I choose to accentuate that part of this article.

Since leaving this community is not an option for me, how I survive mentally is accentuating the positive.

Actually, this is a good premise for mental sanity overall in today's world.

DY

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My Introduction - An ex-elder's story of waking up later in life.

by doubtfull1799 in

background:.

my parents got the “truth” while i was in primary school.

i was baptised at 14. i loved school and was extremely studious.

Doubtfully Yours

Enjoyed reading your experience.

Welcome to this forum. For me it's been overall a good venting tool.

Be well,

DY

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UK Royal College of Surgeons: Caring for patients who refuse blood

by darkspilver in

fyi - don't think this has been posted here before.

in november 2016 the royal college of surgeons of england issued the following 40 page booklet:.

https://www.rcseng.ac.uk/library-and-publications/college-publications/docs/caring-for-patients-who-refuse-blood/.

Doubtfully Yours

I am happy that 'minors' get awarded to the 'State' so that the pressure is off the parents. It's tough to make such decision for a loved one, even more so for a beloved child.

Having said that, I feel so deeply indoctrinated that if right now I needed blood or an organ transplant to continue living, I would turn both propositions down.

By the way, a lady at my workplace is dealing with extra healthcare issues newly acquired since having a series of blood transfusions.

The blood thing is a complicated matter. No wonder even people, not at all for religious reasons, are turning down using blood.

DY

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NPR News: Lack Of Education Leads To Lost Dreams And Low Income For Many Jehovah's Witnesses

by breakfast of champions in

http://www.npr.org/2017/02/19/510585965/poor-education-leads-to-lost-dreams-and-low-income-for-many-jehovahs-witnesses.

can't comment on this right now because i'm heading off to school .

transcript:.

Doubtfully Yours

Hi y'all,

In the Spanish side of the WTBTS there is a large group of elderly JWs that are feverously praying for the Kingdom to come oh so soon because they know they won't be able to stay afloat financially when they retire. Some already know they'll never be able to retire, period.

Well, they'll just become charity cases, like quite a few already are in the cong, thanks to the wonderful policies of this Org.

Because of this false prophecy fallout, I notice more and more JWs helping their children to obtain higher education. So, at least the this actual generation graduating HS will do better in that regard.

DY