Posts by ambersun

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Watchtower examination

by Ignoranceisbliss in

i have been really enjoying the new series of videos on youtube by "watchtower examination".

the dude is wicked smart.

just curious if he is a member on this forum?.

ambersun

I agree his videos are brilliant! I am a subscriber.

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Mental Health Issues in JW Women

by Seven in

here's a click to the cultic studies journalissue concerning jw women.

[url] http://www.csj.org/pub_csj/csj_vol14_no1_97/abs_wifely.htm#top[/url]

All my self confidence was eroded within a few years of becoming a jw as a teenager. I remember one of the first lessons I was taught was that as a female my brain was tiny compared to a male's and I was ruled by emotions instead of reason which is why I would always be inferior. I was grammar school educated and read a lot, and was often asked by my male peers within the congregation to help them with information for their talks but, of course, I could never stand on the platform and give that information in my own right as I was not allowed to teach the superior males.

You only have to watch those dreadful Caleb videos and the way Watchtower depict Caleb's neurotic mother to get an idea of how women are viewed by the Society. Disgraceful the way they are still getting away with this attitude!

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Why Do Certain "Inactive Ones" Get Bothered By The Elders While Others Don't?

by minimus in

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it seems some inactive ones and active jws are hardly ever bothered by the elders while others are constantly called, checked up on, etc...... what gives?.

ambersun

Just out of interest, how long after fading can you get df'd? I've been out over 2 decades and I'm getting sick and tired of keeping quiet so I don't offend anyone or cause them to have to shun me, and feel it is more important to start using my acquired knowledge regarding TTATT to try and help my jw family to wake up! I'm willing to take that chance but would like to know where I stand.

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Why Do Certain "Inactive Ones" Get Bothered By The Elders While Others Don't?

by minimus in

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friends

it seems some inactive ones and active jws are hardly ever bothered by the elders while others are constantly called, checked up on, etc...... what gives?.

ambersun

Hubby and I faded with no questions asked many years ago despite both of us coming from quite prominent families within the borg. My father had been the PO of our congregation at one time! We have both kept very low profiles over the years and never ruffled any feathers so I guess that is why they have left us alone, yet others do the same and get hounded! Makes no sense!!

I have no doubt in my mind I would be df'd if they asked me how I really feel about "Jehovah's chosen Organisation' lol.

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One language in the new system

by OneEyedJoe in

so at the convention, one of the talks was about how all people will speak a single language in the new system.

my ears perked up when i heard at the outset "now, we can't be dogmatic about this" because that immediately makes me think that they're backing away from a previously dogmatic stance.

he went on to say that everyone will be speaking hebrew in the new system because "evidently" (another word that gets my ears to perk up these days) that was what was spoken before the languages were confused at bable.

ambersun

Everyone will speak like Anthony Morris III and dress in tee shirts bearing the image of Sparlock on the front and a trash can on the back.

Now excuse me while I nip out through the back of my wardrobe into my favourite land of make believe.

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How much punishment can WT take

by joe134cd in

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in some ways i just have to admire wt for the amount of crap they can take and despite this can keep it from the r&f, and still keep coming up smelling of roses.

you think about all the dramas they have had and can yet still keep showing an increase - all be it in internet deprived developing countries.

but even still an over all increase is still an increase.

ambersun

Salute them for breaking up our families and stealing our lives plus all the things that jookbeard mentioned? NEVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

They have had over a century of free reign to use their clever propaganda and mind control tactics to build up such a huge international money making business using free labour, but now we have the internet to expose their lies. It won't happen overnight, but they are definitely starting to feel the pressure now otherwise they wouldn't be working so hard to get apostate youtube videos banned before the rank and file get a chance to see them!!!

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Birthdays

by Laika in

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i had my first real birthday party yesterday.

call me an irredeemable pagan, but i was massively excited about this, the whole thing was very special, i got a little emotional and i think my friends must have found it a little strange but it was just nice to be creature worshipped.

when i was a child my parents always used to tell people i didn't miss out by not celebrating my birthday but i did miss out.

ambersun

Happy Birthday Laika, so glad you had a nice time.

I got a facebook reminder that it was my JW niece's birthday last week. She has a large family and loads of friends. I posted a carefully worded messages saying I was thinking about her and I hoped she had a nice day. No other messages whatsoever. I returned later to see if anyone else had posted a greeting of some sort to her. I sat looking at her empty page listening to the wind blowing the tumbleweeds around. So sad.

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Stupid paragraph in this weekends wt study

by stuckinarut2 in

how's these comments in this weeks study?.

i understood that i had neglected my children when they most needed my guidance and affection, admits eduardo.

i had not been there to read them bible stories, to pray with them, to cuddle them, and to play with them.

ambersun

Hmmmm yes, Andre isn't exactly your every day philippino name is it. I can just see them sitting round the board table thinking up a suitably apt philippino equivalent substitute for Andre for their hero father in this made up story.

"How many votes for Eduardo guys? ...... Ok, Eduardo it is"

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Stupid paragraph in this weekends wt study

by stuckinarut2 in

how's these comments in this weeks study?.

i understood that i had neglected my children when they most needed my guidance and affection, admits eduardo.

i had not been there to read them bible stories, to pray with them, to cuddle them, and to play with them.

ambersun

What Cantleave said with knobs on! Utter, utter rubbish!! At least they used a different made up name instead of "Andre"

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New video release at district convention. Do Jws live like this?

by solomon in

i just got back from the district convention and watched the new video.

can't remember what it is called but the main family live in a million dollar home and there teenage daughter drives a red convertable sports car.

probably worth about 50000$.

ambersun

I watched this video with total amazement. The story gave the impression that the parents, particularly the father, were long term JWs (possibly born ins) and not newly converted.Therefore, how did they manage a millionaire's lifestyle on a window washer and office cleaner's pay? I would sincerely like to ask the GB to answer this question for me as a former obedient sister who sacrificed a career for them and am now surviving on a basic state pension, all so that I could spend the best years of my youth peddling WT literature from door to door as required.

So, there is nothing wrong with being a millionaire rank and file J W? Please explain how this can be true unless there are rules for some and not for others.

Ahh maybe their fortunes were inherited I hear you cry! Well surely a true Christian should live a modest lifestyle and all excess money donated to the World Wide Funds?

Hmmmm