Posts by Joshinaz

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Help with past bulling!

by Joshinaz in

jw
friends

hey guys.

i need to speak about something that has haunted me in the past and has affected me still today.. in school from 3rd to 8th grade i have been severly bullied because i was raised as a jehovah's witness.

kids everyday would beat and me call me "jo-ho" and chant the name on the school grounds, and the school bus everyday without stop!

Joshinaz

Hey guys. I need to speak about something that has haunted me in the past and has affected me still today.

In school from 3rd to 8th grade I have been severly bullied because I was raised as a Jehovah's Witness. Kids everyday would beat and me call me "JO-HO" and chant the name on the school grounds, and the school bus EVERYDAY without stop! I would place myself in front of the teachers while at recess as the kids would surround me, tackle me, and beat me EVERYDAY! I would ask the teachers why they didn't punish the kids as the bulling was wide spead across the school, and I saw the teachers turn their backs as the events happened. Their response was "They could not watch everyone on the playground". I have also asked my parents to change my school as I would come home with severe bruises on me, pleading with them to interfere. Their response was that I should be thankfull I was being persecuted because that ment I was doing the right thing! This was 20 years ago. Today I have left the religon and have not only been isolated by by former peers but now by my family. The events that happened still effect me on a daily basis. Is there anything I can do leagly as a adult today?

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This thread is for people that do not really understand the control mechanisms of the Watchtower Society

by Iamallcool in

jw
friends

please feel free to explain the control mechanisms of the watchtower society.

thank you!.

Joshinaz

Just look at they way they study the Watchtower. Questions are asked at the end of the paragraph, and the answers are IN the paragraph! This is used to help you to learn to NOT use your own brain but believe everything that the Society writes.

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Anyone here believe in white magick?

by diana netherton in

if so, does it work?

i've been reading up on it and i am curious as to how it works.. .

Joshinaz

Gottcha a PM.

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WTS action on Conti's case 3/27/2013

by mind blown in

as most suspected, the wts filed their brief, at least it looks that way..... http://appellatecases.courtinfo.ca.gov/search/case/dockets.cfm?dist=1&doc_id=2025979&doc_no=a136641.

it also notes aob in excess of word count limit.. wonder if they did that to buy more time?.

Joshinaz

They would settle sooner if it was more of a popular subject with the media.

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Anyone else celebrating the Memorial with just their families at home tonight?

by ohiocowboy in

jw
friends

tonight, i have decided to bake unleavened bread so that my partner and i can have our own memorial at home.

i already have the wine, and i will be serving it in an authentic ancient greel drinking vessel called a kantharos that was used in ancient times.

i've collected ancient greek and roman coins and antiquities for quite a few years, and i thought it would be neat to try be be as authentic as possible by serving the emblems in ancient wares.

Joshinaz

I'll be drinking a bottle of red wine and eating Triscuits. (I'm too lazy to make the unleavend bread) HA!

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Anyone else celebrating the Memorial with just their families at home tonight?

by ohiocowboy in

jw
friends

tonight, i have decided to bake unleavened bread so that my partner and i can have our own memorial at home.

i already have the wine, and i will be serving it in an authentic ancient greel drinking vessel called a kantharos that was used in ancient times.

i've collected ancient greek and roman coins and antiquities for quite a few years, and i thought it would be neat to try be be as authentic as possible by serving the emblems in ancient wares.

Joshinaz

I'll be drinking a bottle of red wine and eating Triscuits. (I'm too lazy to make the unleavend bread) HA!

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So...What Are YOU Doing Tonight?

by minimus in

jw
friends

i think i'll go to my favorite`watering hole and help "celebrate" tonight's festivities.. what are you doing this evening?.

anyone going to the "lord's evening meal"?.

.

Joshinaz

Jesus said, "Keep doing this in rememberance of me." Of couse I don't remember him personally, but any excuse I can use to drink I'm going to take!

Looks like its a bottle of red wine and some triscuits at my house!

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What if you were DF'd for apostacy, but instead of the expected...

by respectful_observer in

this is a hypothethical, so i'm not looking for whether you would ever do this, or "why would you want to subject yourself to this...", but rather, what would happen if some did do this..... .................... you're half of a married jw couple, and you admit to doubts about certain wts teachings and it leads to an eventual disfellowshipping.

but instead of walking away from the kingdom hall forever, you stay put.

you faithfully go to every meeting with your spouse.

Joshinaz

Interesting. It sounds like the "conscience class" minus the disfellowshiping.

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First time my dad has talked to me in over a year

by Joshinaz in

since the "new light" on shunning everyone who doesn't go to the kingdom hall anymore, my father called me on the phone.

he talked to me about three minuets reminding me that the memorial is on the 26th and he would like me to go.

i haven't been to a memorial in over 13 years.

Joshinaz

Thank you Dismissing Servent for the nice reply.

Your probably right Ding- I wonder if he did it just to count some service time.

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First time my dad has talked to me in over a year

by Joshinaz in

since the "new light" on shunning everyone who doesn't go to the kingdom hall anymore, my father called me on the phone.

he talked to me about three minuets reminding me that the memorial is on the 26th and he would like me to go.

i haven't been to a memorial in over 13 years.

Joshinaz

Its sucks. He made it so the memorial was the only thing he was going to talk about (must of been to scared to talk to me about regular crap because it might prevent him from going to the Kingdom Hall or something.) It was nice however to hear his voice again.