Posts by kaik

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De muslim rebels are try to enforce Islam on my family and de village.

by Ogwambi-Odoki in

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my name is ogwambi odoki, but my friends dey call me og.

i live in a village in rural uganda near the city of gulu.

my family has been jehovah witnesses for two genorations since de first missionaries came to de village many moons ago.

kaik

You people in your rich countries no not de strugle of de people of my village. You must help us in our fight against de rebels.

Many people in so called rich countries are not that rich. They are not extremely poor on African standard, but there is a huge mass of people who do not have any savings, and lives from paycheck to paycheck. Many immigrants from 3rd world became extremely disillusioned, when they find themselves in the same poverty level they tried to escape.

Is dis true what you say Clambake, will we get no help from de watchtower?

Hell will freeze before you will see any help from WT. JWs did not get help even in wealthier countries under war like in Yugoslavia. 20 years ago a shell landed in front of KH in Sarajevo, Bosnia, killing several JWs including children and they were paraded as martyr. They were not even evacuated from city under the siege, while many religious groups put tremendous effort to evacuate their brethren.

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What's the status of this org financially?

by megaboy in

soooo... i think the main strength of this group is having the finances to keep this con game going.

i'm hoping that the pedophilia cases are draining them dry so we can be rid of this stumbling block from an organizational stand point.

how is the constant surge of bad news getting out on them effecting the everyday person in this organization?

kaik

WT is not charity, and they will not deplete their money, funds, and property to zero. It is a business model that survived for 100+ years. I will still see that current money issues will cause a major shakedown in the organization and removal of people who pursue obsolete Knorr business model of WT organization. I do not think WT will disappear in anyone on JWN lives.

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The really cool feeling of community within JWs

by Phaedra in

i remember going out with other jws after the memorial.. small gatherings.. picnics at some local landmark.. the feeling of closeness, camaraderie, friendship with like minded people you could trust.. haven't experienced it since i left.. really miss that..

kaik

The feeling of closeness, camaraderie, friendship with like minded people you could trust.

I never had experienced it. While we had some close friends, it was always a case of individuals, not of the WT society. I have seen WT dying and passing away due suicide, accidents, and old age, and many behaved like these people have not existed.

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What did you have for Christmas dinner?

by GrreatTeacher in

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my inlaws are polish, though my husband is a 3rd generation american, but the food traditions have stuck around.. we have christmas eve dinner starting with red beet soup with sour cream, pierogies filled with mashed potatoes or saurkraut, ham, polish sausage sliced and cooked with saurkraut, turkey (that part is american), krischickies (likely spelled wrong) which are crispy pastries dipped in powdered sugar, and apple pie (also american.).

there are goodnatured threats toward bad children who may need to get their dupa busted (butt spanked) and therefore santa will bring figismachen.

i also love golabkis (ground beef and rice wrapped in cabbage leaves), but these were not served this time.

kaik

My in-laws are mostly Jewish. We usually go to see relatives who do huge cookout with various dishes. This Xmas we had filet mignon and bunch of side dishes. In Czech they usually make a carp with potato salad. My grandma used to bake a duck or geese for Xmas, stuffed with apples and served with sauerkraut and potato dumplings.

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What's the status of this org financially?

by megaboy in

soooo... i think the main strength of this group is having the finances to keep this con game going.

i'm hoping that the pedophilia cases are draining them dry so we can be rid of this stumbling block from an organizational stand point.

how is the constant surge of bad news getting out on them effecting the everyday person in this organization?

kaik

I talk to my family regularly, and my mom is generous donor for past 40+years. I do not control her finances, so it is her money. But both my parents and siblings think that WT money are gone as someone had drained the finances. Local WT had sufficient funds for its maintenance and other expenses, but these funds were looted out/transferred to HQ two years ago. Now, they elders are visiting people and asking for contribution. Last month one of the elder harassed my mom for contribution. She was in surgery and she was not going to KH for six week or so due complication, and she did not donate. One of the elderly woman in my mom's KH sold her house, and donated the money to WT and moved to public nursing home/elderly community home. Either way, WT is somewhere bleeding; its operations are too costly, or their financial portfolio is not doing well. One of the problem I would see that the Global Recession of 2008-2013 is finally catching out with them with shrinking donations, and higher operational costs.

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Elder harassed my mom and asked for donation

by kaik in

my mom had surgery last month and she developed complication and had to be on antibiotics to treat infection.

so, she is recovering slowly, but things was tough on her and she was not attending kh or went to assembly two weeks ago.

nonetheless, elder showed up at her place and instead providing her with comfort he started to harass her that her faith is weak, she does not put trust in jah, etc.

kaik

So, my mom is now attending with the family even if they have to travel and pick her up. I talked to my sibling and everyone was pretending like nothing had happened. But damn, my mom continue donating again.

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New Years Resolutions

by cognac in

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mine are:.

1. move.

2. lose a little weight .

kaik

Renew a gym membership. I used to be in excellent shape and run up to 20 miles per day. I was capable to bench press my own weight. However, school and work killed my free time. I will be done next spring, so it is time to go back to gym.
Travel a bit more. There are couple places I would like to visit next year.
Get use of my xbox and ps4
Renovate either bathroom or kitchen. I am putting it off for a while.

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The worst gift of Christmas

by GrreatTeacher in

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everybody gets one, the gift that stared up at you hopefully from its beautiful wrapping, and then, like a deflated balloon, delivers the worst gift ever.. i'm not talking about the gifts from small children like the "greatest aunt" coffee mug or the red and black lace folding fan.

surely you never would have chosen them for yourself, but it's the thought that counts from small people who love you.. then, there's the what the hell were they thinking gifts.

my mother-in-law has been giving these a lot lately.

kaik

I would say a book, which I would not read, it takes a shelve space, and than I am forced to share my opinion what I think about the author.

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2014-12-17-BOE-Children Give Up Your Pocket Money!

by Atlantis in

petra!

2015-12-17-boe already, you dear brothers have done so well, sending gifts both large and small.

for in-stance, two children, five and seven years old, sent their pocket money to help build our new bethel instead of going to the circus, writing, "this is much better than that!

kaik

Considering that many JWs in industrialized countries are boomers who are in early retirement, I would expect that they will ask for any retirement account and pension these people have.

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JW's have he lowest tolerance for LGBT

by EdenOne in

according to a pew research survey ... and it has evolved little since 2007.. eden.

kaik

It is well known that JWs are one the most homophobic group out there. Muslims until recently was not known for homophobia, they were eventually groomed to it by Islamic ideology. Until 18th/19th century, gays in Muslim world had much better chance for social acceptance unlike Europe. Various travelers and court observations in Islamic world prior colonization were well aware of tolerance of gay subculture in Muslim countries. Ottoman Empire or Mameluk in Egypt had well established career rise for men to sleep their way to the apex of the power. This changed with Wahhabism and colonization of ME by English law that criminalized same-sex relationship. Many sultans, viziers groomed a harem of young men for gratification in the 15th through 18th century.