They have never come to me. Came to my Mom once. Never to my brother. I am going outside to thank my lucky stars now. :-)
Momofmany
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Inappropriate "shepherding" calls.
by avishai inhow many have recieved calls by the elders that were under the guise of "shepherding", but somehow inappropriate, i.e, you were a woman alone with only one elder showing up, or you felt physically intimidated by both.
or say they show up at like, 10:30 at night for a shepherding call.
and you say "hey, i appreciate the visit but please call first!
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Ever got stung or bitten by animals?
by greendawn indid you ever get attacked by nasties from the animal world?
that includes getting stung by bees, wasps, spiders, scorpions, medusas, poisonous fish etc .
or perhaps suffered a snake bite, heavens forbid, or bites from dogs, lions, bears etc
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Momofmany
I've been stung by wasps, bees, jelly fish.
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Momofmany
Congrats Zev!
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Berry verdict and what YOU can do
by rebel8 in.
it is really sad and shocking that the court did not rule in the girls favor.
elsewhere posted the link to the court documents in another thread, but here it is again: http://www.courts.state.nh.us/supreme/opinions/2005/berry081.htm .
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Momofmany
Can someone hummor me please. There is a part that states:Elders were barred by the Religious Privilege from disclosing any of the allegations or admissions to anyone and thus no duty to report the allegations could have arisen.
What religious privlege? Is that like a priest hearing confession? Aren't the elders different than other clergy? I mean, that's what they claim. How can they use this if they are so proud of the fact that they are different?
If that's not what it means, can someone explain it to me, please.
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The WTS destructive image of God.
by greendawn inafter leaving the jws did you alter that severe, unsmiling, exacting, unforgiving ie destructive image of god that the wts was projecting very much in the spirit of the old testament?
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or perhaps did you altogether get rid of a god image?
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Momofmany
The jw god is indeed very cruel if he was to kill off for ever children for their parents fault as the WTS claims.
Here's where I get all twisted up. If he did that in Noah's day, why wont he do it now? I am not in the "ark" of the society, so I am going to drown. (yes, I know, there wont be a flood again like that, but I think you know what I mean) So what would keep him from killing me in the next annihilation of his?
I don't know if any else feels like this. I'm telling you, sometimes I feel very messed up in the head. Like I am treading water, and I'm not going to the shore, but slowly drowning here emotionally. Hope I am making sense here.
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What do you think the main guilt trips are in the jws?
by misguided ingreendawn asked this question at: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/94462/1604122/post.ashx#1604122 (hope i did that right).
i think this question deserved a thread of its own.. rose.
i hope that's ok, greendawn.
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Momofmany
The other guilt was I was still programmed to not "bring reproach on Jehover's Name"... this is the only reason I chose not to kill myself. Sadly ironic.
I'm sorry you were that depressed, but I am glad you are here now.
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What do you think the main guilt trips are in the jws?
by misguided ingreendawn asked this question at: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/94462/1604122/post.ashx#1604122 (hope i did that right).
i think this question deserved a thread of its own.. rose.
i hope that's ok, greendawn.
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Momofmany
I can't agree more with what has been posted. You are either leaving Jehovah, or you're condemning your children to death. Or if you lost a child, denying them the opportunity to be resurrected.
When I talk about the society to my Mom, she says, don't talk against my god. I tell her, I'm not talking about god, I'm talking about the society. She believes that they are one and the same sometimes. (other times, she will disagree with a "new light", but that's ok.)
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The WTS destructive image of God.
by greendawn inafter leaving the jws did you alter that severe, unsmiling, exacting, unforgiving ie destructive image of god that the wts was projecting very much in the spirit of the old testament?
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or perhaps did you altogether get rid of a god image?
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Momofmany
My kids asked to go to the local church here, so I took them. The pastor came up to me, and introduced herself to me. She asked me some questions, and I told her, I don't know if I can even believe in god. I mean, I am going to be killed at Armageddon no matter what I do, so why even try. I am not a good dub. Heck, I am not a dub at all. I can't even say I believe in Jesus as god's son. He may have existed, but I just don;t know.
That's where I am. Is there a god? I don't know. I don't want a mean god as portrayed by the society, I don't know what is out there. I am just starting my journey. But I will never serve a god like that again.
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Please welcome the newest addition to our family....
by Eyebrow2 inmy 14 year old son never lets me and my husband forget that although he has 4 younger sisters, we have failed in our duties to provide a younger brother.
when he comes back from vacationing up north, he will be pleased to see he now has a younger brother.
please welcome ubu!
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Momofmany
Welcome Ubu!
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Breaking News: Berry girls lose high court appeal
by loveis inwith those two short, sweet, words of the nh supreme court, the berry girls 4-year fight to hold the wts responsible has come to an abrupt and bitter end.. a preliminary scan of the opinion indicates a virtual slam-dunk victory for the wts, although there was one dissenting justice out of the four on one issue only, the only female justice of the four.
(coincidence?
hmmm......).
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Momofmany
It's so sad. It angers me more than it saddens me.