This is a sad,sad story. And what troubles me is that it is still going on around the world. I wish it could stop.....I guess what we can do is watch for any signs of this happening around us and help the poor child.
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How I survived being starved, beaten and tortured by my Jehovah's Witness..
by Dogpatch inhow i survived being starved, beaten and tortured by my jehovah's witness foster motherhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/femail/article.html?in_article_id=510457&in_page_id=1879.
by alloma gilbert - more by this author last updated at 19:01pm on 25th january 2008. comments.
panic is bubbling up through my body.
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Crisis of Conscience stolen from my local library
by neverendingjourney ini finished reading combating cult mind control a few days ago.
i went to the local library to try to get a copy of crisis of conscience.
i had the librarian search for it, and it's not available in any of the municipal library's branches (i live in a fairly large city).
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joanne_
I know when I went to get the book from the library...I had to wait about 2-3 months...They ended up bringing it in from another province!!
They should buy more copies..
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A calmer, more serene, moment in time.....
by AK - Jeff infour weeks ago, my only child, my daughter, was asked to leave my home.
it was tough love.
she has spent the previous 3 years incarcerated.
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HI AK
Exactly what Gopher said. You and your wife are doing the right thing. It wont be easy, but its the right thing to do. Your grandchildren will love you for this.
May you have peace and strength Joanne
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Be who you are and say what you feel.
Those that care, dont matter.
Those who matter, dont care :)And...Just remember you are unique. Just like everyone else.
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Whats the weirdest case that was handled in your congro??
by karter inwe had one were a guy screwed his dog.. a guy got his step daughter pregnant and ran off with her, his wife committed sue-aside , in our country you can't marry your step children if you are the course of the brake up however apparently its not against scriptural law so the congregation gave them a marriage.. we had 4 sisters pregnant in the congro (all married) this bro of questionable mental health confessed to the elders to being father of them all.. .
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This is the funniest post ever!!!!
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MLM schemes @ the hall, i.e Amway, , etc...
by avishai inanyone get sucked in?
i always thought it was ironic how often they preached against this sort of thing from the platform, then were out in the parking lot trying to sell it to you.
tons of elders defrauding folks this way..
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I think the funniest recollection of this sort of thing happened about 10 years ago. A husband and wife I know got invited out to a sisters house for 'lunch'. The lunch was really nice. The sister took alot of care and effort in preparing it. Then after the lunch she put on her sales pitch....it was for.....paracites!!!! She went into great detail of what they looked like and how to get rid of them...etc...It was funny. My friends were totally shocked...still makes me chuckle. Poor sister was only trying to make extra money...
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Was There A Specific Event That U Remember-- Realizing It Wasn't The Truth?
by minimus infor me, it was a combination of things over a long period of time.
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how about you?
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joanne_
Well, like everyone here, it was a combination of things. Lack of love, jumping through hoops, and the realization that people all over the world pray, sometimes their prayers are answered, sometimes not. Just the same as people in the 'truth'. Then I realized, that it was all a big puzzle, and I did not quite fit.
I knew that I could not do enough to really be 'in' and have friends. I went out and made my own friends, honest hearted and god fearing people...but without all the pressure. And now when I read about the blood issue, UN, 1914, etc...I know that I would never have been happy. But I think the biggest was I felt that "I did not fit" within that structure. I would have gone nuts beating myself up for not been good enough...And that I know does not come from God. I have found God my own way.
Joanne
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Hidden cameras -- your hotel drinking glasses
by Fatfreek inif you have firefox browser, you may have to relax some noscript settings to watch this 4 minute video.
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len miller .
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Hate to say this everyone, but this has been going on a long time. When I was a teenager, that is what we did. And like fatfreek said, do not blame the workers, this is management's fault by not putting in place a dishwasher on the floors and/or full carts of clean glasses from the kitchen that can be used. When you are a chambermaid...you are under time constraints. You have a quota to get as many rooms done in a certain time period. But still, yes it is gross, I will bring my own disposible cup for now on.
Joanne
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Hey ex-HLC members sorry to bother you again but........
by 5go ini was wondering how many cases involving kids end in the courts, and how does it usualy turn out ?.
how many families run when the court orders come down ?.
how do the kids and families fare afterwards in both cases ?.
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that is a really interesting question, i hope you get some answers. is there ex-jws who were in this position on the board? i would like to know how they feel about the whole situation now. joanne
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I am going to be a grandma today!!!
by joanne_ inhi all, my daughter in law is in the hospital now, they gave her an epidural, and they figure the baby will be born today at 6pm...yahoo, i am so happy!
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joanne (gramndma)
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Hi all, thanks for the comments. The baby came about two hours after i posted...lol. the baby is fine, the mom is recoverying, she ended up having a ceasarean and my son was pretty emotional....can hardly wait for the pictures...lol thanks again guys joanne