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  PRESS RELEASE

  by silentlambs in

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  please distribute freely to press.. silentlambs.

  tuesday, may 7. .

  jehovah's witnesses begin excommunicating child sexual abuse whistleblowers .

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  soon-to-be aired NBC Dateline investigative report

  Does anybody know when this is scheduled to air? I'd like to record it.
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  An End To Df'ing..Would It Satisfy You?

  by Englishman in

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  i was just wondering if an end to disfellowshipping might be enough to solve some other major problems, as well as deflecting criticism away from the society.. people could act on their own conscience over blood, for example.

  sure, the wtbts could still say it was wrong to have a blood transfusion if they felt so inclined, but at least people would be able to make a decision based on a belief rather than acting out of fear of shunning.

  it would certainly take the heat off the wtbts.. it would also take away the rage that exs feel when their families are instructed to shun them, so that the ex becomes a major and formidable opponent against the witness religion.

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  Nope, an end to DF'ing is just the tip of the iceberg.
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  bchapp you're so much smarter than the majority of us!

  you looked before you leaped.....congratulations!

  well, we were smart, we just didn't look with open eyes.. i wouldn't say i'm smarter, i just was lucky to have a better "gauge".

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  THANX MULAN :)
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  bchapp you're so much smarter than the majority of us!

  you looked before you leaped.....congratulations!

  well, we were smart, we just didn't look with open eyes.. i wouldn't say i'm smarter, i just was lucky to have a better "gauge".

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  This is getting depressing peeps. 21 viewers and nobody has Anthing to say? *sniff* *sniff*
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  by bchapp in

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  bchapp you're so much smarter than the majority of us!

  you looked before you leaped.....congratulations!

  well, we were smart, we just didn't look with open eyes.. i wouldn't say i'm smarter, i just was lucky to have a better "gauge".

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  bchapp You're so much smarter than the majority of us! You looked before you leaped.....congratulations! Well, we were smart, we just didn't look with open eyes.

  I wouldn't say I'm smarter, I just was lucky to have a better "gauge". My mom was a teacher, my dad a biologist. They taught me to think independently, ask question, and if something doesn't feel right, it's probably not. When I submitted my first post on this board expressing my doubts Ozzie backed this up. He? said "listen to your heart"
  When I was younger I "worked" in our local church nursery, taking care of the babies. When there weren't any, I'd attend the service so I got to know the people pretty well. Several years later I was in a "near-fatal" car accident. I was given a (GASP) life saving blood tranfusion. Well, one of the ladies in that church started a prayer chain, they sent me flowers, the Pastor came and visited me and brought little gifts and cards from the Sunday School children.
  What if I had been a JW?, either I would have died, or had I gone against the "teachings" I would have become and outcast. Not once did the people of that church say "You have to become a member of our church, and attend our services every Sunday. No their message was "We love you, get well. What would the JW message have been?
  I can't even imagine the how difficult it is for JW's that don't have a "gauge" like I did, to know what's right. And to think I almost fell for their crap.
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  More Joys of Womanhood

  by teenyuck in

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  as i read veniceit's thread, i remembered what happened to me a few years ago.

  i worked for lucent tech in wichita, kansas.

  i reported to a young man (about 22) who had just gotten out of college and just got married.

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  LOL, this is funny. Kinda reminds me of the time I was a teenager, and we were on a road trip with my parents. Well I told my dad, I've got to stop a rest area ASAP. If you know my dad, he hates to stop. Anyway, he said can't you just hold it for a while. No, I have to stop, I said. He insisted, so I had to tell him point blank. I'm on my period and it's soaking through. Well needless to say, after that if one of us girls said we had to stop, we stopped :)
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  I voted today ...

  by BobsGirl in

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  i have been walking around with a sticker on my chest that announces to the world that i acted on my civic responsibility and voted today.

  i have to admit that i am feeling a bit vulnerable and fighting the impulse to rip it off.

  there were two issues on the ballot however that i felt it important to support.

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  How long do you have to be free of the borg before the tug of war between conscience and fear abates? I have determined to live with integrity, and I am refusing to hide my choices, but the vulnerability of it all really sucks.

  Way to go Bobsgirl! That must have taken a lot of courage. Don't worry that vunerable feeling will fade in time, as you get stronger.
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  How many found the REAL truth from the internet?

  by Leander in

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  if it was'nt for the internet i would still be stuck in the endless cycle of drone like meeting attendance and field service.

  (technically i'm still in but not for long) i'm really glad that some ex-jws took the time to speak about the real truth.

  for the longest time i always thought that what i was taught was correct, i never even felt the need to question it or validate it with actual facts.

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  larc,

  I am an older person who has been out for a long time. It was before the internet, and even before most of the books that are now available. In my case, it was a simple twist of fate that started me reading the very old literature. What an eye opener that was

  I'm curious, what was in the old literature that made you "see the light"?
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  How many found the REAL truth from the internet?

  by Leander in

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  if it was'nt for the internet i would still be stuck in the endless cycle of drone like meeting attendance and field service.

  (technically i'm still in but not for long) i'm really glad that some ex-jws took the time to speak about the real truth.

  for the longest time i always thought that what i was taught was correct, i never even felt the need to question it or validate it with actual facts.

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  In_between_days

  No, I didn't get a response to my letter yet. I'll let everybody know what happens when/if I do.
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  What does everyone here DO anyway?

  by In_between_days in

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  hi everyone,.

  i am a new poster who is putting off their own personal story of finding this site for a while..... i find alot of people here utterly fascinating, and would like to know..... exactly what is everyones professional field of work?.

  i would like to be a full time poster on this forum, but alas, the $$$$ are quite light in that field of work.. apologies if this has been asked before.. just curious.

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  I'm on a mission from God. ooops, that's the Blue Brothers. Actually I'm the office manager for a small lumber mill.