#fuck the witnesses. fuck them.

[cleverclovers]

My older brother only ever used a straight razor to shave, because it got the cleanest shave with the least complications, and brothers in the Jehovah's Witnesses were, at the time, required to be clean shaven.

When he started having his mental health crisis, he stopped shaving, to prevent himself from making what he believed was a selfish decision. It led to him being ostracized at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, because the dress code is strict, and mental health isn't considered an excuse.

He took his life in October after more than three years of struggling with his mental health, with not just 'no support' from his religion, but active condemnation. He left behind a wife, two sons, a mother, a sister, three brothers, and a cousin. His birthday was December 15th, he would have been 44.

On that day the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses announced a dress code change. Beards were now allowed. To show it, a member of the Governing Body announced it, personally, on video, to be shown on the weekly broadcast. They said "there is no scriptural evidence that supports the previous ban on beards". The ban was made to set Witnesses apart from the "world", in a time where facial hair was becoming so popular it was the norm

This was not a change made from compassion, rather, a change made arbitrarily, because the elders were tired of shaving, I'm sure. I doubt the GB even knows who my brother was, or how many Kingdom Halls he helped build, that he installed the HVAC systems, and helped with welding and wiring. I have doubt they'd even care. Announcing it on his birthday was a coincidence, plain and simple. There is still no support available for Witnesses struggling with their mental health, or any other life struggle they may be facing. That doesn't stop the people in my family who are still among the witnesses seeing this as compassion for my brother. I can't convince them otherwise.

This dress code change was reiterated at the yearly Kingdom Hall convention this past weekend.

The Jehovah's Witnesses are a cult, not a religion. They have no compassion for their members, and allow the mistreatment of those suffering mental health issues, including children. Avoid them at all costs, and if you have family among them and you're trying to get them to see reason? Good luck to you.

[p4nishers]

i cant get over the ball being so CLEARLY all for crowley i can't get over aziraphale trying to woo him with a WHOLE FUCKING BALL because that's what he knows that's what romance IS for him because he's been wanting to dance with crowley ever since dancing was invented and he's so stuck in time with the way he dresses and talks and he still thinks a dance is the high of romance AND HE MADE A WHOLE ENTIRE FUCKING BALL FOR CROWLEY JUST SO HE COULD DANCE WITH HIM like now it's so fucking obvious he gave away his BOOKS without a second thought and it was all for crowley he organised a whole JANE AUSTEN THEME BALL just so he could have an excuse to finally dance with the love of his life and i can't get over this i'm shaking my fists and pacing up and down he did not give a single fuck about anything other than dancing with crowley and HE BARELY TOUCHED OTHER PEOPLE'S HANDS WHILE HIS WHOLE FUCKING PALM WAS PRESSED TO CROWLEY'S AND i need to lie down

[lazycranberrydoodles]

they are so in love and disgusting and also sarcastic bitches. follow for more / prev comic / next comic

[starry-bi-sky]

i think i'm hilarious -- aka i made blood blossom danny au memes

all of these come from my DpxDC prompt "i am pushing the batdad agenda--" and it's corresponding additions in the reblogs ksdjlf.

i am. rotating them in my head. forever and always. personally i think there should be more batdad aus in dpxdc, their dynamic could be neat. :)

[razberrypuck]

gillion tidestrider deserves to be viscerally horrifying more often. like he would tear a guy's throat out with his teeth if he were pushed far enough. he would have fun doing it too.

[abel-draws]

My faves should meet

[kuroananosanji]

Listen I love the bickering couple dynamic to bits but we have to consider that Zoro and Sanji have only been fighting for 1-2 years for the duration of the whole show, it’s just to us they seem to have fought for two decades. They’re also like, hormonal young adults.

So imagine post-canon 30+ ZoSan being the most loving harmonious compatible couple all the Blues have ever seen because thank god their frontal lobes have finally developed, and their Strawhat status remain mostly a legend among people until one day the pirate king himself graces Sanji’s restaurant with his presence and is like “Shishishi are those two fighting in a corner somewhere?” And the younger chefs just think Luffy is joking because ZORO and SANJI?? FIGHTING??? I don’t think they’ve ever even had a single disagreement! And now it’s the ex Strawhats’ turn to burst out laughing OH IF ONLY YOU KNEW-

[ricky-mortis]

Curtwen Week Day 6: Happy Ending

[firstofficerkittycat]

something something kate stewart seeing her childhood hero who she loves like a second father treat her coworker as completely disposeable and sending him to his death just bc they were distracted by something More Important changing her forever

[ssaraexposs]

I think I've seen this film before and I didn't like the ending....

[lettythepetty]

Yeah

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

watched Grease the other night with my buddy and. well. obviously i Had To

[birchlogz]

[ok-pop-1]

an evening doodle of a modern!war from @linked-maze :)

[whaliiwatching]

annual winners of most annoying couple award

[luuxxart]

toshiro’s time in the diet is rough for everyone involved