Posts by wallsofjericho

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What will the next "witness" fad illness be??

by stuckinarut2 in

as we know, it seems that many witnesses "suffer" from "illnesses" at times.. now , before anyone scolds me for being insensitive or unfeeling, i am not mocking those who really suffer from illnesses of any sort.

i am having a go at those that jump on the bandwagon of the popular illness, which actually makes real sufferers feel jaded.. i am referring to the way that many witnesses who are actually damaged as a result of the constant "fear.obsession.guilt" of jw propaganda, often seem to "contract the current illness going around", or blame it on that instead of looking at the real cause.. im sure it is a subconcious result of the burdensome pressure of jw life that brings it on.

instead of seeing the draining effect on their lives as being the result of witness life, they will latch on to the next illness going around.. so, what is the latest going to be?.

wallsofjericho

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Fybromyalgia

Depression

these are all so common among JW's. They seem to all go hand in hand too, it always seems that if you have one then you have all 3

To me these are just all fancy ways of labelling the fact one is completely bored with life and just stays in bed all day. Big surprise they're so common among JW's.

I'm seeing aspergers creep up a bit more lately. Only a few cases but it might catch on. Although this one is a bit more "mental" sounding than the others and will carry a stronger stigma with it so I don't see this gaining ground as quickly as say CFS... which seemed like everyone had it overnight all at once!

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The rank and file and mentally diseased!

by ADJUSTMENTS in

this sounds like the typical rank and file jw, it's actually a mental disorder, i and many others were once in this state.... delusional disorder is an uncommon psychiatric condition in which patients present with delusions, but with no accompanying prominent hallucinations, thought disorder, mood disorder, or significant flattening of affect.

[ 1 ][ 2 ] delusions are a specific symptom of psychosis.

non-bizarre delusions are fixed false beliefs that involve situations that could potentially occur in real life; examples include being followed or poisoned.

wallsofjericho

ADJUSTMENTS:

>>>>>"I believe many of the posters here such as wallsofjericho, Enzo, obuillete, steve2 and dismissing servant although being free are still mentally trapped in the JW CULT, ......
>>>>You guys do not need to read my post, but you continue to choose to and then feel the need to tell me why you don't agree with them...

>>>>>Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

so now your accusing other members here of being mentally trapped by the WTS and implying we are insane because we don't just accept your psychoanalysis that is based on you reading a wikipedia article once?

way to lend to your credibility ADJUSTMENTS.

FYI.... in the minds of serious posters on this board, you're already being relegated to the group of other "crazies" here no one takes serious.
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QFR WT MARCH 15TH - PORN - D/F

by stillajwexelder in

i assume you are all aware of this by now.

qfr could a christians practice of viewing pornography.

become so bad that it results in his being expelled.

wallsofjericho

Violia said: has anyone told the wts that porn is not free and you are not likely to just stumble onto it? Maybe that was so when the net was new, early 90's but you need a credit card now to see porn of any consequence.

WOW

that is a naive statement

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i was happy before i woke up

by losingit in

jw
friends

idk if waking up has been good for me.

i still have almost no friends.

im still waiting to graduate this december to qualify n b certified for my job.

wallsofjericho

itisme:

About the field ministry - It is the duty of the GB and the annointed ones to urge us all about the field ministry - as some publications admitt, this ministry was given to them, we are just helping them out. And my personal duty is to try to make myself happy. So I go in the field ministry as much as it makes me happy, and as much as I am joyfull about.

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you have an admirable perspective on your life. very refreshing to see this!

FYI - you really do need to change your avatar ASAP. Please ask for help from the MODS to have this done. The last thing anyone here wants is for you to get in trouble for chatting with us :)

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i was happy before i woke up

by losingit in

jw
friends

idk if waking up has been good for me.

i still have almost no friends.

im still waiting to graduate this december to qualify n b certified for my job.

wallsofjericho

Zophar said:

Shakespeare may have said it best: "This above all: to thine own self be true,"

exactly. Thank you. I know who I am and why. If someone else wants to slap a title on that so be it.

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I get so tired of people always bringing up "Black on Black" crime.

by booker-t in

jw
friends

i am responding to a post by someone the other day about a black girl beaten by a mob of other black teens for "acting too white.

" the poster was trying to drive home the idea black people commit more crimes against themselves then white people do to them.

while it is true some black people do insult other black people who they believe are trying to fit in with caucasian people, white people, hispanics, asians, and other races do the same exact thing to people in their ethnic group as well.

wallsofjericho

chris rock already covered this topic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3PJF0YE-x4

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Elders pretty much do whatever they want!

by toto555 in

i've seen elders over the years openly flaunt "the rules", butt-kiss (the co especially), show favoritism and appoint brothers they like and not appoint brothers that should of been appointed for some trivial reason.

many lord their "power" over the friends in blatant violation of scriptures and watchowers that specifically say that they shouldn't lord themselves over the flock.

they pretty much do what they want!

wallsofjericho

the odd elder is like that, but that majority are not. most are nice guys that are sincere.

I think that people who make exaggerated claims like "ALL elders" or "every elder I've ever know" usually have other social issues

it's not uncommon to see people project anger toward those with whom they have an inferiority complex

Having said that, I would agree that the BOrg does employ guilt tactics that enflame these social issues and I understand why so many choose to project this toward elders, pioneers, MS's and their wives - the ones that JW R&F are conditioned to compare themselves too

the elders in my KH are all nice guys, I am completely inactive and no one bothers me at all and I even hang out with a few of them

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My neighbor is a return visit. Should I say something?

by Zoos in

jw
friends

i stayed home sick from work the other day and noticed a car group pull up to my neighbor's house.

she's a stay-at-home mom.

i decided it was time to retrieve something from my truck to see if i could recognize the visiting sisters.

wallsofjericho

you'll do more harm than good

just let them get tired of JW's coming around all by themselves

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For 46 years Jehovah's Witnesses compromised their worship in Mexico to retain ownership of material property

by Watchtower-Free in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qohven3gjlk.

wallsofjericho

on one hand I understand why they would do this. But they crucify themselves with the WT 1979 5/15 statement (and thousands more just like it)

growing up I remember alternative service was considered a complete comporomise for a JW. But the BOrg is allowed to compromise whenever it needs to?

So JW's went to jail in many countries to not compromise while the Borg essentially pulled a "Peter" and denied Jesus (Jehovah) outright to the Mexican government to keep their bottom line fat.

such blasphemy

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Need help talking with my JW mom who's now willing to "listen" to what we have to say...

by 2pink in

my husband and i (both born in jws--entire extended families all still in excpet for my sister) left the church 5 years ago.

i literally woke up one day and realized it wasn't the "truth".

i did not fade, i just left and told my family i didn't believe it anymore.

wallsofjericho

Matt 24:34

this generation will by no means pass away

i think deep down NO ONE really believes the overlapping generations debacle.

just read that verse and ask her what Jesus meant.

There are lots of other scriptures out there, but just start with one and ask her what SHE thinks it means, not what the org says it means. It will get her thinking