now i know i am getting older or of the older generation.
i have had a very strange day with a lot of strange dealings with people with strange behavior today but this one incident was just over the top.
so i came out of a store in a busy shopping center.
I'm still trying to understand what's so shocking or offensive about someone getting changed in a parking lot and being seen in their underwear. I find the fact that people are shocked more shocking and offensive to be honest. He didn't break any laws such as indented exposure.
From this discussion I'm getting an impression that Americans really lead very sheltered lives and are extremely narrow minded. Please say it isn't so, or is just a certain part of America? 😱.
i just joined the forum, i just want to introduce myself.
i tried to change my bio in my profile but for some reason i couldn't apply the update.. i was born and raise in the jw organization.
lived in it for 23 years.
Welcome Scratchme1010. Well done for getting out of the cult and living your life as a proud gay man.
now i know i am getting older or of the older generation.
i have had a very strange day with a lot of strange dealings with people with strange behavior today but this one incident was just over the top.
so i came out of a store in a busy shopping center.
Maybe we're all too hung up about the naked body. In this case just his underwear. Not sure why this would have been even more inappropriate for a child to see either. Being shocked at this is learned behaviour - a child wouldn't naturally be traumatised at someone getting changed in the parking lot unless they learned from an adult that it was something gross or "evil". A child''s natural response would be to think it's funny.
If he had been standing there masturbating, then that would have been the time to raise an eyebrow (though in Italy apparently it is perfectly acceptable to masturbate in public according to a recent news article)
interesting article:.
"for the first time, saudi arabia is being attacked by both sunni and shia leaders".
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/saudi-arabia-attacked-sunni-shia-leaders-wahhabism-chechenya-robert-fisk-a7322716.html?cmpid=facebook-post.
when the co is visiting, i think i hear "thank you , jehovah, for this special week of activity" until i want to vomit.. also "jehovah, please remember those sick and afflicted.
we pray that they can make a recovery and be back with us.".
stale, canned, institutionalized garble.
And don't get me started on the prayers before mealtimes ......!
when the co is visiting, i think i hear "thank you , jehovah, for this special week of activity" until i want to vomit.. also "jehovah, please remember those sick and afflicted.
we pray that they can make a recovery and be back with us.".
stale, canned, institutionalized garble.
I hear ya. To be fair, it's not easy standing up in front of a congregation and speaking without notes in a prayer, knowing that your every word is being judged by the co and elders and some members of the congregation. I hated giving public prayers, found it a highly stressful experience and on one occasion completely dried up for a painful full minute or so.
I do remember some wise words said to me: "don't worry, most people aren't listening anyway".
just wanted to say hello, i have been visiting this site for a very long time and i feel like i know so many of you already, now you can get to know me but for now i'm fading so i cant give my complete story.
i'm single but have "hardcore" siblings in the religion, thankfully i do have family who never expressed interest in the jws.
i really checked out years ago from to much mental abuse and no recognition for all that i gave to this organization.
Welcome LR
here's a video i think should be getting more publicity that's the so-called anti-gay video.
produced for the 2016 rc.
i find this repulsive.
Here's a video I think should be getting more publicity than the so-called anti-gay video. Produced for the 2016 RC. I find this repulsive. Felt so incensed, I had to tweet about it hehe.
Sorry if someone has already posted on this.
https://mobile.twitter.com/NutJobJo1/status/737166347088564224
via reddit.
here are the morning program highlights.
will update for the afternoon once it's all over.
And here's a spoof of Hitler reacting to the video
via reddit.
here are the morning program highlights.
will update for the afternoon once it's all over.
Here's a link to the bunker video on YouTube
