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  July 15 Watchtower article on Blood

  by XBEHERE in

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  in the 7/15 wt i dont recall the exact page, i dont have the magazine here at work but there is a chart that lists blood, what components are up to you and which ones are not allowed at all.

  anyway its very odd because they list which ones christians should avoid from left to right, i.e.

  red blood cells, white blood cells, plasma, etc.

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  This was one of the articles that I actually read recently and I was sickened at this "new light" b.s. I told the person who gave me the mags that I thought this was crap. She got this very confused look on her face when I was explaining what the article said and then told me I must have read it wrong. What????? I then talked to my mom (renewed loyalty to the borg) and she thought I was wrong. So, in typical fashion, I started to think I read it wrong. I am so glad to see here that I didn't. thank you thank you thank you!

  JIll
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  Kingdom Hall Spankings

  by JH in

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  most meetings i went to, children were brought to the washrooms in the back to be disciplined.

  often i could hear a child yell or cry due to the spanking given by the parent.

  people in the hall would have that look on their face meaning that it was alright to discipline a child by spanking him.

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  I remember quite clearly getting spanked in the womens bathroom at the hall. My mom would always get us to the hall late so we would sit up front. We were always getting in trouble for not sitting still and my brothers and I would giggle or some other kid-like thing and then get hauled into the back to "get it".

  I remeber watching an Elder and his son, he was like 3, running after the meeting and his dad grabbed him under the arm pit as he was trying to run by. I remember his father spanking him so hard that he actually flipped up and almost flipped over his dad.

  I asked my Mom why Jw's don't have Sunday school for the kids and her lame answer was that in Jesus' day the children sat and listened in the Synagogs. When I started to bring my son to the meeting he was 2 1/2. He didn't know how to whisper and he didn't think he had to. It makes me laugh now but at the time I was so embarrassed. I wouldn' spank him and I was "talked to" by the Elders.

  The best time I remember was when this guy was studying and he brought his 4 year old son to the meeting- Theocrapic school I think, and the kid walked up on stage and the dad wouldn't go get him. I rolled!
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  satan fears

  by cuddlepie in

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  this is a paragraph out of an email my mother sent me.

  this doesnt help.

  why cant they see that its this talk that attributed me to needing therapy in the first place!

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  Cuddlepie,

  I believe that we share the same mother. I was just given this exact talk this weekend while visiting. I think that it is a script....no, I am sure that it is a script. You know that she thinks she is doing the right thing. What she doesn't know is that there are a whole bunch of people who are here to help you. This place has been amazing for me, as I am sure it will be for you too. You have found a home that will help get rid of all of the questions and guilt that you have been dealing with over the years. WELCOME!!!!!!

  Jill
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  J-Lo Marries again?!

  by Xandria in

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  los angeles, california (reuters) -- actress-singer jennifer lopez has married her current boyfriend, salsa singer marc anthony, barely five months after breaking her much-publicized engagement to actor ben affleck, us weekly reported saturday.. the magazine said lopez, 33, married latin music star anthony, 34, at her home in los angeles saturday in front of about 40 guests.

  us weekly said it had pictures of a giant tent assembled on the estate and of guests coming and going among tables covered in white table cloths and flower centerpieces.. "it was a lovely low-key intimate affair for the closest friends and family, " us reported a friend as saying.. "she didn't hardly tell anyone.

  everyone was surprised," another unidentified friend told the magazine.. representatives for lopez and anthony could not immediately be reached for comment.. the reported marriage comes less than a week after anthony was granted a quickie divorce in the dominican republic from his wife of four years, dayanara torres, a former miss universe.. it would be the third marriage for lopez, the sultry star whose previous trips down the aisle have both lasted a little over a year.. tabloid news reports have linked anthony and lopez for weeks.

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  hahahah Micheal- very funny!

  This girl has some serious issues. Remeber, don't be fooled by the rocks that shes got, she's just Jenny from the block.................
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  Is it possible to obsess about the past?

  by desib77 in

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  i'm just wondering what everyone's thoughts on this are.

  do you feel that it is possible to obsess about the past (in particular about history as a jw) to the point that it hinders you from living a full life?

  if you think this is possible, how do you know when the past is taking over?

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  I think it is possible. I also think that is how I came to find this site. Not being able to get over the past and not sure why. I want to thank everyone for helping me over the hurdles. Now I only obsess every other hour instead of all of the time. So this is what healing feels like......................

  Jill
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  Things your mom said to you to get you to stop doing things............

  by Sunnygal41 in

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  if you keep picking your nose, your nostrils will get as big as a horse's!.

  we can use your face for a halloween mask if it freezes suddenly with that expression on it.. how would you feel if your sister died after you said such awful things to her?

  (this following a normal, sibling scuffle).

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  My mother didn't say things like this, she was perfect.........

  O.k. so I can't remember the ones she used- but my kids would likely say the one I use on them is "Are you new?" translation: you know better than to say/or do something as foolish as that!

  Jill
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  JWD half-way house...

  by onacruse in

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  do you see jwd as a half-way house?.

  my opinion: if it's not, then we've done nothing other than join another religion (the "anti-wts-ism" church just around the corner, praise god).. if it is a half-way house, then there comes a time when we must move on.... or are there other good and sufficient reasons to 'stick with it'?.

  your thoughts?.

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  JWD is what each individual makes it to be for themselves

  I agree! Thanks for that Logansrun

  Jill
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  Zapped In Style By A Dubbie Lady!

  by Englishman in

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  so there i was, slaving away in a customers front garden, cutting fascias and guttering to size prior to affixing them to his home.

  like all window and gutter fixers, my clothes are covered with a hundred finger marks where i have used my forefinger to point in the mastic and then just wiped it on the nearest thing to hand, ie, me.

  i look like i have been the victim of a 1000 seagull bomber raid.

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  All of this reasoning as to why she did what she did. She is a Wench- Thats why. She never has to feel like your mom does. If she is a Cos wife she is well taken care of. Hell, she gets free meals and everything. They just keep spittin' it out don't they!

  jill
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  DF'd, what do I say????

  by Pinned Blouse in

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  when i wrongly df'd 5 years ago i never went back, there are jw's at my job and i sometimes see jw's on the street.

  if they smile at me i smile back since they do not know.. question - what am i officially to tell those that innocently say hi to me?

  (i would never tell them that i was df'd because i think it is wrong) but i an curious since it has been so long.. .

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  When I was df'd years ago I would tell them- it was like an automatice response. God, I don't know who was more uncomfortable- me or them. I was reinstated a while back but dropped out. These days I try to disappear when they come around. Certain ones I see in restaurants or else where, I never would pick them to be my friends and I sure as h*ll don't want to talk to them now~all dressed up in their skirts and suits when it is freakin' 98 degrees outside!
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  I need some advise (I want to get divorced)

  by Leander in

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  i'll start this post off by saying i love my wife, she has beautiful qualities and a sweet personality.

  however i realize (and i think she does too, though she may not admit it) that since i left the org behind our goals and viewpoints are no longer unified.

  as a couple we rarely fight or argue, we still have many of the same values but yet we have some issues that i know will never be fully resolved.

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  GEZZUS! I agree with you LT- Give Leander a break! He is posting his feelings as they come. He seems to be hoping for some advice.

  Leander- a counselor will really help. I get it that you don't want to go that route. The thing is, you really may benefit from a second party opinion to help you work this all out. There is alot of advice on this board and many have had the benefit of seeing a counselor. Maybe, just maybe, they know something that you don't/or haven't really considered. I hope it works out for you. Take some time to decide, and then take some more time just to be sure!