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  On Shunning

  by Sunspot in

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  the command of men to practice shunning is cruel and heartless, as we all know.

  it tears people up from the heart and hurts everyone involved.. the rigidity and "uptightness" of believing that only you have the "right way" to god, and that being warm and cordial to someone who has left your religion, or attending another church service is going to "cost you" (god will getcha for that---or the elders will) in some way....is so self-limiting.. we all have the right to the pursuit of happiness and to find a faith that renews and motivates us to be our best.

  being humans and experiencing growth all the while we are "here", what may be just the "ticket" for us personally at one stage in our life---may not fulfill the same needs a number of years later.. it is not fair that a belief system ( or religious leaders) rather than being a comfort or a teacher any longer, should have the right to keep a "hold" on any person because they choose to move on to another form of worship to the same god.. this flies in the face of what we hold dear in this country and in most others, being forever captive to men who believe that they have the right or the power to penalize ones for the rest of their lives for walking away from their religion.

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  dorothy

  Garybuss, I agree with everything you said! It is right on the money!

  "When in doubt, shun them out!"
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  Hello OhioCowboy

  by anew in

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  hi ohio,.

  just wanted to say i relate to the hanger spankings, ouch!

  and so demeaning.

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  dorothy

  This is sad, so very sad. Hanger spankings? And in your 20's? Good grief.

  OhioCowboy is pretty hot...if that's his real pic
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  Yay ... another exam out the way, just one more to go !

  by Simon in

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  i've just passed another exam and now have one more to go before i can add "mcse for windows 2003" to my 'credentials'.

  these last few have been a bit of a slog 'cause active directory and infrastructure stuff are not really my thing.

  i originally intended to just do the developer ones and then added the mcdba because, well ... some of the exams i'd already done counted towards that, then i could just do a couple more for mcsa ... oh look, now i only need another ... well, you know how it goes.

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  dorothy

  Yay Simon! I'm writing exams too, I feel your pain.
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  WTS Damage Control

  by Wolfy in

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  the wts is in damage control mode.

  the september 1st wt shows how paranoid the wts has become.

  the 1st study article talks about glorifying god "with one mouth".

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  dorothy

  Outoftheorg: Thank you for that point. I will be sure to bring it up many times with various Borgettes.
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  Do JW really spy on people in the congregation?

  by wordlywife in

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  i have so many questions, i don't know where to start...i am new here.

  do elders or any other members of a congregation actively spy on others?

  is this encouraged if so?

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  dorothy

  Oh my God, you really are new here! Of course JW's encourage an underground spy network of congregation members. I noticed this when I would tell only one person something and next thing I knew an elder would be coming to my house to talk about it. Most of what you tell people gets reported back to the elders somehow, or at least gossipped about at length among the elders wives.

  Oh yeah, welcome. I'm glad you're here. I read your first post too.
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  Jesus and Jihad

  by DevonMcBride in

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  http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article6511.htm

  jesus and jihad.

  by nicholas d. kristof.

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  dorothy

  I have often noticed this type of hypocrisy, how it is so wide-spread in our society. We are all so open minded - as long as everyone stays within our boundries of what we believe. It is true that we would find it acceptable that Jesus would throw aside non-Christians but if a it were Muslims who were depicted as the only accepted ones there would be outrage.

  On a personal level I am Christian and do believe that Jesus is our lord, but it's a good point still...
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  Hooray for Undaunted Danny!

  by Deleted in

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  danny, i would like to go on record saying that i have always admired you and your posts.

  i hope we can have a national or international apostofest someday so i can shake your hand.

  good luck to you, mate!

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  I was just thinking of him yesterday. Where has he gone to? I miss him.
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  after 6 years, maybe looking for a new church/religion..

  by orbison11 in

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  any suggestions, just thinking that my spiritual person is dying and need to feed her:).

  i am terrified of churches, etc, due to my jw time,,,so any input would be well received from my friends here.

  wendy

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  dorothy

  Ahhhh....I got Islam as #1!

  I am 60% Jehovah's Witness.

  Would be interested in others results.
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  How does the WT explain "The Truth will Set You Free???"

  by Confucious in

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  2. bible

  now that i'm really free with truth.

  i was wondering how the wt explains this scripture, since their members are in bondage.

  i was told by the lady that studied with me that jw are free from superstitions, etc.

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  My Bible study instructor told me that scripture meant I would be free from being forced to buy birthday and Christmas gifts. No kidding.
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  I ran into this nutball on the street today.

  by JeffT in

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  very interesting website run by a guy that got out of a cult that almost makes the jw's look rational.

  http://www.geocities.com/mworcult/.

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  dorothy

  I read the site extensively. There are a lot of similarities, especially in the terminology used.