Posts by skeeter1

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I am sooo screwed

by Yondaime in

so last night i was talking to my sister about how i admired president obama's speech to the u.n that happened earlier that day.. i then compared the extremism of isis to how much of a fanatic my jw bil is.. at the end of the statement , my mom walked in to the kitchen.

she was standing in the living room and she heard everything i said.. she called the elders that night to tell them what i said so they can counsel me.. i'm going to meet with them after the meeting on sunday!.

what do i do?!!!!!.

skeeter1

They will counter with how the JWs are not like ISIS. So, you start with that with your mom. Mom, I know the JWs are not like ISIS. JWs preach peace, will not go to war. JWs dont' force anyone to join or be baptised.

But, like ISIS JWs are a fundamental version of their religious roots. Both teach "us verses them". That, no JW can deny. T

They also both teach that one can not "go against" or "leave" their religion. There are different extremes in the punishment doled out. But, no JW can deny that either. Tell them that you know the JWs are not ISIS, and you are not afraid to voice your opinion.

After 9/11, the Irish Republican Army (or whatever it was called) stopped its bombings and terrorism. I'm sure the UK JW's on this board will explain or correct me, but that's the basic gist. 9/11 caused the Irish to reflect upon what the means in which they were using to fight.

Likewise, ISIS and fundamental Islam may cause individual JWs or the Organization to think about the means they use. But, that isn't going to happen until an organic movement starts to make the comparisons. Becuase the old farts at Bethel don't change.

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I am sooo screwed

by Yondaime in

so last night i was talking to my sister about how i admired president obama's speech to the u.n that happened earlier that day.. i then compared the extremism of isis to how much of a fanatic my jw bil is.. at the end of the statement , my mom walked in to the kitchen.

she was standing in the living room and she heard everything i said.. she called the elders that night to tell them what i said so they can counsel me.. i'm going to meet with them after the meeting on sunday!.

what do i do?!!!!!.

skeeter1

Just say that the BIL takes the JWs to the extreme and it turns into a bad witness. We all know a JW fanatic who everyone in the congregation goes, "Geez, man, lighten up!" Preach moderation and explain that that was what you were trying to say. JWs should be moderate. JWs who are not moderate, the ones who go "overboard", end up not being liked. They drive their own kids away from the Truth, become judgemental, and end up judging others. JW extremism is not good either. Stick with that line.

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My jw mum threw us out.

by abbasgreta in

my brother (non-jw but became a christian 6 months ago) and i nursed my aged jw mother back to a semblance of strength over the last three weeks.. the elders were happy to pass the buck on to me, her da'd daughter and my bro.. he has been living with her for 3 months and has transformed her ill-kept home and garden and literally nursed her like a professional alone.

before i stepped in to help him care for her.

he repeatedly told her how much he loved her and was so caring, it brought a lump to my throat.. he has been going to church sunday mornings, telling her he 'was meeting up with friends' so as not to cause friction.but she knew where he had been.. we noticed a shift in her demeanour towards us (she knows i'm a church-goer) over the week-end and she started to.

skeeter1

You can't help mentally ill people. They can't face reality. It sounds like your mother has alot of issues. She is blaming you, because you are the scapegoat. She is an angry person inside, and is throwing that anger at you two becuase you are the closest ones around.

You two need to get away from her. She is toxic. The Jehovah's Witnesses are a symptom of her toxicity. Remember her for any (if any) good times you had. You two did your best, and have to remember that her behavior isn't your fault. The congregation ain't going to do crap for her.

The next time she gets into issues, call elder care and have her committed to a psychiatric institution, even if its' for a few day watch. Keep & document anything she says that's not normal, and anything that is remotely threatening to herself or others. Your best bet is to get her into a nursing home.

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My DF'd father going in for cancer surgery

by PaintedToeNail in

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in january or february of this year, my father was df'd for viewing pornography.

he was diagnosed with a rare-ish lung cancer in august, it doesn't have good recovery odds.

he had been struggling with a porn problem for awhile, asking the 'brothers' for help.

skeeter1

So sorry to hear about your father. I hope he is able to be comfortable. Does he have any bucket list items that you can reasonably do together?

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Brett King (Jehovah's Witness) Releases Video of why he removed his ill son, Ashya, from a UK hospital

by jwleaks in

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14etqn9zpwk .

jw leaks.

skeeter1

I sincerely hope his child is given the best medical treatment and fully recovers. And, I hope that the parents and treating physician get better communication lines and understanding.

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Is The Governing Body Afraid To Slam Muslims???

by minimus in

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they boldly spoke against the catholics.

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i'd love to see them rail against the muslims..

skeeter1

No, my JW relative thinks highly of most Muslams becuase they deny the Trinity.

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Today's WT study! So hypocritical!

by stuckinarut2 in

so today's study is all about being kindly, and not judgemental to those in the congregation....we don't know their circumstances etc.... i can't believe the hypocrisy being spewed out...both in the article and by means of the answers from the audience!.

we know the reality is so different!

unless a witness does everything exactly as the gb directs...in every aspects of life, they are effectively no longer a good person, but are viewed as spiritually lacking or weak..... they are going directly beyond the biblical directives, and being ones who condemn, rather than ones who commend!.

skeeter1

The most judgemental place in teh world is the inside of a KH

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The Givers

by wallievase in

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i saw the film the giver tonight.

all i could think about through the whole movie was the organization.

any thoughts?.

skeeter1

Read the book. A micromanaged world, where no one knows (or asks), why things the way they are. All memories of the prior life were wiped clean, except for the Giver. In a way, it's what I imagine the JWs would like to have as their Paradise.

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Surprise Surprise. Got a letter from bethel today.,

by label licker in

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A reply, but not a response. Typcial Bethel letter.

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Ferguson Shooting (Is my thinking on this all wrong.......)

by out4good3 in

i think everyone here can agree that walking down the street, even in the middle of the street, is not cause for having a clip emptied in your ass......... i can understand how the black community would be outraged by the injustice of seeing another black man dead in the street at the hands of the police under mysterious circumstances....... i hope that i'm not succumbing to the attempts to assinate the already well impuned character of the dead man...... however.

i can't help but think that this could all have been avoided by exercising the proper discretion with fore-knowledge of the disadvantages people of color have when they are dealing with law enforcement in the united states.

it is not as if this disadvantage has only since recently came to light.

skeeter1

Yes, I agree with Simon. The Black leaders are whooping up the media for their own glorification. I see them as highly responsible for making the riots worse. They have given the establishment reason to ponder this off on 'just being a group of thugs, bored, fatherless thugs with nothing to do on a hot summer day." Black leaders are shooting the black race in the foot.

If black people dying was such an issue, then why not focus on the gangs and needless gun violence? Chicago, St. Louis, are terrible for black-on-black violence. The black leaders are letting their own people down. And, especially if this 18 year old "kid", beat up the policeman and robbed a store. Pick a better poster child then this one!

Black leaders need to be at the root of the problem. No jobs. Lack of fathers in the home. Educational opportunties are there, but are lacking becuase the school environment in the inner cities is so terrible. Kids don't want to go to school. Either not cool, unsafe, gangs, need to work, join a gang for protection, etc.

It's just like the WTS. The leaders glorify themselves, but don't do a thing to help the real victims.