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  Are You Psycho???

  by minimus in

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  i liked frannie's question but i like this one even more!.......so are ya?

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  Psycho is as Psycho does. lol

  Everybody seems to have some interpretation of what THEY feel is psycho as the JW's do when they interpret the word : apostate.
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  Are you psychic?

  by Frannie Banannie in

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  http://www.sixthsearch.com/rup2/index.asp here's the site for the psychic ability test.

  i rated very high.

  any takers?.

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  lol....my test results said: Very Psychic!
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  You know you're an apostate when... Or, My first Jack-o'-lantern!

  by seattleniceguy in

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  2. friends

  that's right, that's right, i carved my first jack-o'-lantern!

  it was much more easier than i thought it would be, and much more fun, too!

  i don't think i did too shabby for my first try, but i definitely picked up some valuable insights by observing my roommate and her awesome cat-o'-lantern.

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  Very interesting SNG!!!!!!!!!
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  Elder arranges for Convicted JW Child Abuser to go on study w/woman & kids

  by blondie in

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  2. child-abuse

  http://silentlambs.org/newsletter/newsletteritem.cfm?sendoutid=294

  now heroux has done a year in prison, followed by home confinement for two years on an electronic bracelet, probation for two years and parole for life.

  it was later discovered after heroux was newly released from prison that an elder in his new congregation was in the process of arranging for heroux to conduct a bible study with a woman and her two small children.

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  it is "totally unbelievable".......

  Why would any elder set up that arrangement? Don't they know of his past????
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  BERRY GIRLS' NEW HAMPSHIRE SUPREME COURT APPEAL IS FINALLY SET!!!

  by loveis in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  the sad saga of the berry girls (holly brewer and heather berry) and their mother, sarah poisson, is well known to most longtime posters here, having been featured prominently on the jw abuse shows on television, notably at length in the ones in the uk (bbc panorama, "suffer the little children", july 2002) and canada (fifth estate, "spiritual shepherds", january 2003).

  the civil suit they brought against the wts in the new hampshire state courts was referred to.

  that suit was going well in pretrial motions and depositions, etc., until it was dealt a serious and potentially fatal setback by a decision made by the judge in june 2003, which was blaste--er, discussed--in these threads: .

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  I sure hope it goes well for the Berry Girls..........I saw their documentaries and just wanted to cry...

  I hope that they know many people are thinking about them and feel deeply for them at this time.

  CodeBlue
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  A rock and a hard place

  by Pistoff in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have been in this forum for 2 years now.

  i have slowed down in posting but only due to being very busy.. when i got here, i was looking for evidence that the child sex abuse scandal was the result of a few bad elders; when i found that it was not, but was systemwide, my brain snapped.

  i had emotionally left the hall in 1997, but just kept trying to reinvent myself and my faith.. i was determined to strip my faith down to the essentials, and build it back up so that when i went to the hall, pursued privileges and so on i was rock solid.

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  wow...I really sympathize with your situation.

  Me and NOdenail are on the same page about truth(tm).......we are both fading.

  But we both have children from other marriages.

  My sons don't really know about my life. I live on the other side of the continent and only get to see them once a year. I was a very good JW mom...so I can't just say: "I am not going to the meetings anymore........"

  I think we have to do it in baby steps....

  My rose colored glasses cracked too when I saw that "Dateline" show 2 years ago about the child pedophile problem in the WTBS.

  The fact is, I had shelved a lot of things that were "spiritually abusive" to me along the years.

  When new hubby and I made our move here 2 years ago we had the worst welcoming visit ever from 2 elders...(I think I have a thread about it)...I shared it with my sons........they were totally shocked at how I was treated. They have never seen that kind of treatment before...

  So I am kinda in your shoes with my kids...(even though I don't live near them) ...I know it is rough...

  hugs,

  CodeBlue
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  Comments You Will Not Hear at the 10-17-04 WT Study

  by blondie in

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  2. bible

  comments you will not hear at the 10-17-04 wt study (september 1, 2004 issue)

  read this and tell me.. http://www.geocities.com/athens/academy/6040/sect.htm.

  jesus said at john 10:27, 28: "my sheep listen to my voice, and i know them, and they follow me.

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  Blondie: I would love to have you as my "sister too"........Too bad we don't live in the same town!!

  hugs,

  CodeBlue
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  In "The Truth"?

  by rockhound in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  while at assemblies we would often see friends" in the truth", and one of the questions they would almost always ask is, are your kids still "in the truth"?

  it seemed the thing to ask, with so many falling away from" the truth".

  reflecting on that expression "in the truth" i think that most witneses feel as i did, that the watchtower had pretty much cornered the market on "truth" from god's word, hence the feeling that if we stayed close the the watchtower organization, we without doubt had,or were in, or were closely associated with "the truth" .

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  Rockhound......excellent thread!!!!

  So now 2 of my jw sisters probably think I have "left the Truth" cause I am not going to a Kingdom Hall and reading all the WT and Awakes! ......far from it...I am closer to the Truth(tm) then they are...

  Will Power: great scripture you have shared about Jesus being "the truth"........and your comments also!!! I should bookmark this thread for future reference!

  CodeBlue
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  I'm in Montreal -- for now

  by Lady Lee in

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  2. friends

  well the move went well.

  i am in montreal at the moment and will be looking for a place and work in ottawa.

  my husband was nice to the end with just the occasion reminder i should have talked to him more seriously.

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  (((Lady Lee))) I am so glad your move went well!

  I have moved MANY times, so I know how stressful it can be.

  I sure wish you would have moved here...then I could pay you to be my "therapist"....

  I wish you a very happy life in your new place!!!!!!! (If I lived close enough, I would be happy to help you set up your new home or have you over for a meal).

  hugs,

  CodeBlue
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  The Subtle Power Of Spiritual Abuse

  by codeblue in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  anyone here read that book?

  i borrowed it from my neighbor last week (not a jw).

  there seemed to be a quote in it that she thought applied to both of my jw sisters throwing their conscience on me and judging my spirituality.. i am half way thru this book and find it excellent.

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  What I find truly amazing about this book, is that you would think the authors were ExJW's (but they are not and they don't address the spiritual abuse to any one religion in particular)............you would think they were writing about personal experiences found withing the WTBS.

  I keep saying "wow" with every new chapter that I read....that's exactly what is going on in the WTBS!

  Blondie, I can see why you keep re-reading this book!!!