JonathanH
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So my JW wife cheated on me. Need some help or at least a sympathetic ear.
by JonathanH ini have neither friends nor family to turn to.
the result of being born in a cult.
but i need to talk about this.
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Hi, new to this forum. Figured I'd let everyone know about my story before I got involved.
by JonathanH inif you just want the juicy details where i leave, i'll make disclaimer where it begins, if you just want to know what happened with the elders and organization after i realized it wasn't true, i'll mark that seperately.
we didn't do jack shit in service, or in the congregation.
maybe this was how jehovah came about?
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The best tactic Anonymous could use against the Society is to make them look noble and humble
by JonathanH ini was thinking about what would be the most damaging thing anonymous could do on an organizational level by hacking the society.
one poster suggested that they should send out e-mails to all the elders in their elder database pretending to be the society.
but rather than sending out anything wierd and defaming, they should go the opposite route and do what the society would never do but should.
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Christians don't "warn" people of god's judgement, they "threaten" people with god's judgement.
by JonathanH ini was reading an article recently where a street preacher is on trial for yelling at gay people that they will burn in hell.
he's arguing for freedom of speech.
whether or not that is within his rights is not really my concern here.
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My first English Essay for college, I wrote about my experience as a JW.
by JonathanH inso i am in my first semester of college, and i'm really enjoying it.
i am already tired since i work full time in addition to going to school full time, but i will get over that hump eventually.
anyway in my english 101 class our first essay due was to be a personal narrative, 4 pages(ish), in mla format using microsoft word.
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For those that enjoy a good debate. Please remember to separate people from their ideas; remember their humanity.
by JonathanH inthe anonymity of the internet is both a blessing a curse for the information age, especially when it comes to debate.
when a screen is put over the person, all that you are left with are ideas in a pure form; written word that constitutes a set of ideas, reasons and thoughts.
anyone can sit and analyze and form a response at their leisure.
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Economic rationality, or how ideology has broken our economy.
by JonathanH inso i won't name where i work (some may already know) but since i decided to go to college i started working in at a retail chain so i could get flexible hours.
the pay is poor, and it is a pretty silly job, but it puts at least some money in my pocket while i work towards something better.
anyway, they recently made every one attend a big meeting where they rolled out the new "restructure" of the work force.
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Here's the thing. Nobody actually cares about sparlock. It's a meme only to us.
by JonathanH inat first the sparlock thing was just a cute little diversion.
the icon of an amusingly out of touch cheaply produced dvd.
somehow it has spiralled into a kind of focal point of society bashing.
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After one semester it's very easy to see why the society is so afraid of university education.
by JonathanH init is so antithetical to their way of doing things, and forces you into a state of mind they hate.
it gets you out of whatever bubble you live in.
you're expected to be an adult, which is the exact opposite of what the society wants from you.. in my english 101 class we have watched r rated movies, talked about religion, learned how to recognize and dissect propoganda and my professor openly states that his goal is to challenge our prejudices and ways of thinking.
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Two more youths get kicked out of the organization, also kicked out of their house.
by JonathanH inso i used to work with these two younger gentlemen back when i washed windows for a local elder's company.
good kids, sons of an elder, responsible and hardworking.
i ran into him the other day briefly and he said him and his younger brother moved in together (they are about 19, and 18, maybe 20, and 18), and i was surprised.