in march of 2014, i was a very active jw, a ministerial servant, gave a public talk, was an attendant for the memorial, and one of 4 cleaning captains for an international convention of 40,000+ attendees.
so what woke me up?
an innocent comment from a co-worker about the candice conti court case rang a bell that could not be unrung.
My alarm clock.
After that it was suddenly opening my eyes and seeing the utter and total hypocrisy, lack of genuine love, meanness, unkindness, lack of humility, lack of real knowledge, manipulation and bullying and lying and the astonishing callous selfish lack of empathy or true compassion for others. Oh and then the fact that they are a fucking cult.
long time lurker here!
there's an email circulating amongst those in the org saying that "apostates" are updating/have updated the ashley madison hacked list with gb members, cos, and elders/elderettes.
can anyone verify this?
They are just covering their asses when it's discovered that in fact there are could possibly be , DO's, CO's elders and/or their wives etc on the list.
Wow.. I guess even if a new life form were discovered on another planet they would say apostates out it there. The levels of utter stupidity of these people just keeps on growing.
take five minutes to learn something new today.... here is a very brief introduction to epigenetics with an interesting practical example.. ....
take five minutes to learn something new today.... here is a very brief introduction to epigenetics with an interesting practical example.. ....
And there's me thinking I liked ice cream because it tastes nice,
okay, i don't even know where to start.
i'm 16, i live in a strict jw household and i know if i am pregnant (which is a big possibility) ..i know i'm doomed to a life of misery.
not because of my baby but because of my family and the isolation and judgement from the congregation.
i am going to make this short.
i ran into a older jw women who i have known my whole life.
she is pushing 80 and will never change.
I tried to argue with her about how taking from the government was wrong..
Taking from the government? The government has nothing. Its not a private business. All the money the government has has been taken from the people in the form of taxes. So it's in fact your money. Never feel bad about that.
even though i'm no longer mentally a jw (i still technically am) i do recognize that there are some benefits to being raised one.
for example, the first (and only so far) wordly guy i was involved with had to smoke weed every day and got drunk all the time and that was his idea of fun.
i couldn't help but feel bad for him.
http://red.theworldnewsmedia.org/index.php/en/forum-home-page/jehovah-s-witnesses/93-court-seizes-over-one-million-jehovah-s-witnesses-brochures-brought-into-russia
Godzoo and Orphancrow, if you love freedom of speech you should reconsider your position.
What Orphan Crow said..
Freedom of speech? Absolutely.
Freedom to manipulate minds and suck good and decent and often vulnerable people into deceptive, manipulative, lying, brain poisoning dangerous cults? Certainly not.
impossibilities in the world .
1. you can't count your hair.
2. you can't wash your eyes with soap.
IMPOSSIBILITIES IN THE WORLD
1. You can't count your hair.
2. You can't wash your eyes with soap.
3. You can't breathe when your tongue is out.
Put your tongue back in fool!!!
10 Things I know about you...
1) You are reading this.
2) You are human.
3) You can't say the letter P without separating your lips.
4) You just attempted to do it.
6) You're laughing at yourself.
7) You have a smile on your face and you skipped #5.
8) You just checked to see if there is a #5.
9) You laugh at this because you are an idiot & everyone does it too.
10) You are probably going to re-post this somewhere to see who else falls for it ()
Let me know if you fell for it! :)
http://red.theworldnewsmedia.org/index.php/en/forum-home-page/jehovah-s-witnesses/93-court-seizes-over-one-million-jehovah-s-witnesses-brochures-brought-into-russia
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it" - Evelyn Beatrice Hall
Does that apply everywhere without restriction? Would you approve of an organised group coming and setting up a center right next to where you live, or enter into your home or the school of your children, or flood your country or community like swarming locusts to promote their ideas however bizarre, extreme and anti-social into your kids minds who will will then one day be taught and encouraged to shun you and then defend their right to do so? Really?
