Exactly.
They let someone else violates their take on god's law on blood so they can save their own hides. whitewashed graves...
Posts by alamb
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6Do JW's donate blood?
by hotspur ini raised this point in another, short lived, thread but feel it needs more thought...... at least some other opinion.. now, before we go too far in this discussion i reckon i know the answer and it's an empahtic no!.
but.... how can they, in all conscience, receive the fractions they are now supposedly permitted to take?
is it another case of..... "living in the world but being no part of it"?
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What to do when your JW + Silentlamb pasts ends in relationship rejection
by feenx ini find myself today completely distraught, rejected and questioning myself for the first time in quite a while.
this past friday night i ran into my recent ex and some mutual friends, and the new guy she is seeing.
the very guy who she herself referred to previously as a "man whore.
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alamb
Hello...I'm a lamb also, hence the name.
I was abused by an elder from ages 5-8 and then my father ages 13-19. It has been SUCH a long road. I married a JW and was the perfect elder's wife. When I dealt with the abuse and realized the good old boys running the show, the marriage ended too.
What I learned and can see now:
* I had emotional scars from the abuse and only by facing them and seeing them for what they were, part of my past, not part of me, could I put them in a box. A box I can put away, not as forgotten but as in my control to look at when I wish, and then put it back on the shelf. It ISN"T who I am. It is who my abusers chose to be.
* I can see my abusers for what they were. Weak spirited people in a cult. They had no interest in me as a child to be nurtured. I was prey for their weakness. For this I am stronger. I am not prey, any longer. They are still abusers. They abuse now spiritually though shunning. They are in pain emotionally and spiritually and only know to deal it out to others in a soulless response.
* Today I am free. If I drag them into it, I am making that prison.
* There are many wonderful, caring people in the world who would NEVER do to you what you family and ex have done. Seek them. Open yourself to good and truth and love, it will find you.
* Find the peace that is in yourself and it will grow and you will be strong. Stronger than the memories, stronger than the hatred they make you feel. And you will grow.
Keep well. Feel free to IM me. Believe in yourself because we believe in you.
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Legal language in old mags...huh...
by alamb injust looking though some old literature this morning and found:.
"and our society cannot afford to be drawn into the affair legally or take the responsibility for the way the case turns out.
" and, "we merely offer the above information on request, but can assume no responsibility for the decision and course the reader may take.
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alamb
Nice to meet you former junkie!
Forgot to add it was from a Question from Readers, Page 764.
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Legal language in old mags...huh...
by alamb injust looking though some old literature this morning and found:.
"and our society cannot afford to be drawn into the affair legally or take the responsibility for the way the case turns out.
" and, "we merely offer the above information on request, but can assume no responsibility for the decision and course the reader may take.
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alamb
Just looking though some old literature this morning and found:
"And our Society cannot afford to be drawn into the affair legally or take the responsibility for the way the case turns out." And, "We merely offer the above information on request, but can assume no responsibility for the decision and course the reader may take." Dec. 15, 1952 WT (Vaccinations)
Struck me rather odd (and that's HUGE for the WT to even do these days). Can't imagine their version of Jesus uttering those words or them being printed on the bottom of the Ten Commandment Plates either.
Such legalism in what is supposed to be God's mouthpiece?
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alamb
TTT
for the newbies and lurkers. Spiritual warfare.
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In Memory of Puternut
by Nosferatu inafter reading the news about puternut, i decided to compile some of his posts into one, so we can all share in his memory.
there are many ups and downs listed below, but i ended it off with a post he made to all of us who helped him during his difficult times.
puternut is starting his life over, because i had nothing left, and needed to move on.
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alamb
Thinking of Ary today and found this thread by accident....
Your power lives on in us dear friend. You are not forgotten.
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How did you build a new life outside of the JWs?
by Sirona in"if you leave jehovah's organisation, where will you go?".
no doubt many of us have been asked that question.
so where did you "go" when you left the jws?
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alamb
1. How did you build up a new social structure after leaving the JW religion?
Stand back and see what's left. There may be non-JW family you have yet to meet and fill the hole if your family shuns you. Enlist friends. Find out who you really are and what your interests are. This is really hard if you were raised a JW and never knew in the first place. Read, Read, Read.......and stop judging ANYONE. Leave that behind. The world is a beautiful place.
2. Have you made fulfilling friendships and where did you find those friends?
I have made new friends and looked up old friends. I leave the door open and I'm a better friend now that I don't have the agenda of trying to convert them.
3. Do you have a spirituality now and if so, how do you compare it with the JW religion?
I know now that I was NOT spiritual as a JW...I had fear of men. I explored all religion and explored life without. Then I made an informed choice...not a blackmailed one. I found spirituality almost the exact oposite of religion.
4. What is the best advice you can think of to give to someone who has recently left the JWs - in terms of how to rebuild their life?
Enjoy the freedom you now have. Don't waste a minute. "Get busy living"
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alamb
Foose: Butterscorched
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alamb
It got a 350. 4WD. I'm think baby blue with a white top and white walls. And lots of Chrome! And a hickory bed? Open to suggestions.
I'll send photos asap. (looking for my Foose sketch)
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alamb
It's got all original parts and is ready for restoriation which shouldn't even be that bad. So many ideas. I love old trucks and used to have a 52 GMC which was so sweet. This one is nice and should be a good investment...besides being fun.