Posts by LucyA

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My JW Brother is a Child!

by LucyA in

so i have a facebook accunt and my eldest sister lives a long way away so we use facebook too talk ec... neither of us are jw so on occasion we send each other info.

so the other day i linked an article from jw facts too my facebook account.

my brother who is jw and says he only uses facebook and the internet for business purposes decides too comment on the article (just jw bs)and my lack of personal beleifs.

So I have a facebook accunt and my eldest sister lives a LONG way away so we use facebook too talk Ec... neither of us are JW so on occasion we send each other info. So the other day I linked an article from JW facts too my facebook account. My brother who is JW and says he only uses facebook and the internet for business purposes decides too comment on the article (just JW BS)and my lack of personal beleifs. Calls my mother (who im living with right now) and he tells her about my post. So I get the whole TALK about respect and now my mothers into religious conversion. But heres some questions I really want to ask my brother but cant because I have too RESPECT his beliefs.

Q1. I'm 29 what gives you the right too DEMAND that I dont express my opinions?

Q2. If you truely only use the internet for Business puposes WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU DOING ON MY FACEBOOK ACCOUNT?

Q3. What sort of childish 38 year old calls his MUMMY to tell on his 29 year old sister insted of descusing it with her?

Q4. If your only argument against what I posted is JW BS why did you even post a response?

So he sending me a JW book too try and prove his point. He will make a wonderful elder one day.

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As a JW, what did you do on Christmas Day?

by Magwitch in

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growing up a jw, we always had family from out of town visit or we would go visit family.

it was fun to get together with my other jw cousins over christmas.

(however, it was hell going back to school in january as the only girl without a new sweater).. as a married jw though it was a different story.

LucyA

OUTLAW I used too get that speach too (pity it's not true). Chistmas was a little complicated for me mothers JW dads not so we had to act all holy like we didnt care but did "Family day" in October (still no presents though. Mother felt it would make us worldly and money hungry). Mostly we would just watch tv and go swimming.

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Feeding the Israelites??

by LucyA in

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heres something my jw mother sent me.

i'm an athiest so i dont take the bible as the truth!

feeding the israelites.

LucyA

Heres something my JW mother sent me. I'm an athiest so i dont take the bible as the truth! What does everyone else think??

Feeding the Israelites

So does anyone have questions about the oncoming

Great Tribulation? This should set our minds at ease.

Moses and the people were in the desert, but what

was he going to do with them? They had to be fed,

and feeding 2 or 3 million people requires a lot of
Food!!!

According to the Quartermaster General in the Army,

it is reported that Moses would have to have had

1,500 tons of food each day. Do you know that to
bring that much food each day, two freight trains,

each at least a mile long, would be required!

Besides, you must remember, they were out in the

desert, so they would have to have the firewood to

use in cooking the food. This would take 4,000 tons

of wood and a few more freight trains, each a mile

long, just for one day.

And just think, they were forty years in transit. And

Oh Yes! They would have to have water. If they only

had enough to drink and wash a few dishes, it would

take 11,000,000 gallons each day and a freight train
with tank cars 1,800 miles long, just to bring water!

AND THEN ANOTHER THING:

They had to get across the Red Sea at night. Now,

if they went on a narrow path, double file, the line

would be 800 miles long and would require 35 days

& nights to get through. So there had to be a space

in the Red Sea totaling 3 miles wide ~ so that they

could walk 5,000 abreast to get over in one night.!!

But then, there is ANOTHER PROBLEM..... ..each time

they camped at the end of the day: A campground

two-thirds the size of the state of Rhode Island was

required, or a total of 750 square miles long....

Think of it! This much space just for camping.!!

Do you think Moses figured all this out before he left

Egypt ? I think not!! You see, Moses believed in Jehovah

God and had Faith in Him! And Jehovah took care of these

things for Moses!! Now, do you think Jehovah has any prob-

lem taking care of all of your needs?

May Jehovah continue to guide & protect you as you daily

read His Word & apply His Principles in your life.

May his love be always with you, knowing that his promises

are true. And when we give Him all our problems & anxieties,

He will see us though!

Our God, Jehovah, is The Almighty

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My JW mothers opinion of disfellowshiped people!

by LucyA in

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so a little background i am not dissfellowshiped and my sister stayed in for awhile though so she's treated like she is!.

this is the most disturbing conversation i have ever had with my mother and for the first time i see clearly how deep the control on my mothers mind is!.

LucyA

So a little background I am not dissfellowshiped and my sister stayed in for awhile though so she's treated like she is!

This is the most disturbing conversation I have ever had with my mother and for the first time I see clearly how deep the control on my mothers mind is!

Mum and I got talking about disfellowshiped people here's how the conversation went...

Me: Mum think for a minute don't you think completely shunning you own child for breaking a rule that isn't even in the bible is a bit harsh

Her: well let me put it this way we you still associate with someone you found out was a paedophile?

Me: No but shunning someone because they want a career and a boyfriend and friends is ALLOT different than paedophilia!

Her: not to Jehovah. if they've turned their back on god their no better.

at which point I had my very epiphany and shut up.

Is it bad I feel sorry for my mother?

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I don't Know what to do anymore!!

by LucyA in

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i'm afraid of people and ive really tried for fifteen years the rational part of mind keeps telling me im being stupid i've worked with these people for seven years i trust them there all really really kind none of them have done anything to harm me and when i'm at work and hanging around them i'm fine and happy and talkative but the moment i get into a situation where i have too be socalable i start having panic attacks and i cant breathe i tried talk to my dad (non jw parent) he told me to get over it that i've been out fifteen years and i cant blame my mothers religion for everything.

i'm starting too wonder if thiers somthing wrong with me!

the worst part is while the rational part of my brain is telling me my reations stupid the irrational part of brain is screraming and my hearts beating so fast i cant feal or control my reations.

LucyA

I'm afraid of people and Ive really tried for fifteen years the rational part of mind keeps telling me im being stupid i've worked with these people for seven years I trust them there all really really kind NONE of them have done anything to harm me and when i'm at work and hanging around them i'm fine and happy and talkative but the moment I get into a situation where I have too be socalable I start having panic attacks and I cant breathe I tried talk to my dad (non JW parent) he told me to get over it that i've been out fifteen years and I cant blame my mothers religion for everything. I'm starting too wonder if thiers somthing wrong with me! the worst part is while the rational part of my brain is telling me my reations stupid the irrational part of brain is screraming and my hearts beating so fast I cant feal or control my reations. Im Scared Im going to feel this way forrever!

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Hi everyone need info on JW policy!

by LucyA in

i grew up a jw but arn't now my mother who is jw and piosneering at the moment told me the society does not charge for use of the kh for weddings funerals ect is this true?.

if they dont why dont they?.

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LucyA

I grew up a JW but arn't now my mother who is JW and piosneering at the moment told me the society does not charge for use of the KH for weddings funerals ect is this true?

If they dont why dont they?

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Being raised as a witness did you ever get the chance to choose your own personal religion?

by make yourself in

with me it never actually was the case.all i remember and still hear is make sure you stay with jehovah....sometimes you just get tired of the same terd getting shoved down your throat..

LucyA

"The Village" creepy movie great twist though. As for choose my own personal religion. I'm sort of in a different position from others my fathers not JW so he encouraged me to look into things and think for myself. So in his case yes I was. My mother is JW (she's pioneering right now) her position is I should believe what she believes.

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I would pick hell any day

by LucyA in

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im just gonna do a recount of what types of people we will find in hell:.

women with respect for themselves, natural scientists, atheists, agnostics, buddhists, hindus, everyone from the center to the far left of the political spectrum, homosexuals, sexually liberated people.. and what types of people we will find in heaven:.

sexually restrictive, far right, wife abusing christians.. i would pick hell any day.

LucyA

See you there chickpea!I'll bring the drinks.

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I would pick hell any day

by LucyA in

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im just gonna do a recount of what types of people we will find in hell:.

women with respect for themselves, natural scientists, atheists, agnostics, buddhists, hindus, everyone from the center to the far left of the political spectrum, homosexuals, sexually liberated people.. and what types of people we will find in heaven:.

sexually restrictive, far right, wife abusing christians.. i would pick hell any day.

LucyA

Rebels got a point you no pink Floyd and Metallica are going to hell I HATE harp music!

Coming back as a ghost not a bad idea we could haunt the GB.

And outlaw Disneyland sucks as with all theme parks the lines for the ride are too long to food expensive and gross and by the time you get your nieces home their so wired due to their tiredness and lack of sleep you actually considered leaving them at the theme park because your so exhausted.

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Resistance to WT

by snowbird in

after reading the threads on fading vs speaking out openly against wt policies, i was struck by how similar this is to the underground railroad during slavery, and later, resistance to jim crow.. in both situations, some jumped at the opportunity to escape bondage or oppression.

others chose a more indirect approach and were often reproached for doing so.. in the case of the underground railroad, several factors kept slaves rooted to the plantation - fear of the unknown, concern for families left behind, a sense of loyalty and indebtedness to their masters, a deep hope that things would, must, get better.. resistance to jim crow operated along similar lines.

those who had the least to lose were at the front of the battle.

LucyA

I'm Australian who or what is Jim Crow?