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  Today at the KH, Hopefully opens my wifes' eyes

  by DaCheech in

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  the kids were sleeping, and one brother came up to me "is there a microphone on thats picking up some loud noise"?..

  i said "all mikes are off except for the stage".

  he said "there's gotta be something because the noise is annoying!".

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  TooOpinionated

  Sorry, I misunderstood.

  And thank you.
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  Today at the KH, Hopefully opens my wifes' eyes

  by DaCheech in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  the kids were sleeping, and one brother came up to me "is there a microphone on thats picking up some loud noise"?..

  i said "all mikes are off except for the stage".

  he said "there's gotta be something because the noise is annoying!".

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  TooOpinionated

  Confession,

  Up until I started questioning the way child abuse was handled in our hall, we were a very popular family. First visits and presents in the hospital after each birth (in a hospital out of town) were by elders and wives. Get togethers with elders families and ours were the norm. Camping trips, the whole nine yards.

  It wasn't until I stood up and said that things are handled WRONG in regards to child abuse that I was marked and shunned.

  Shame on anyone-especially an elder- that would turn their back on a struggling mother just because his wife and her cronies told him to.
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  Today at the KH, Hopefully opens my wifes' eyes

  by DaCheech in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  the kids were sleeping, and one brother came up to me "is there a microphone on thats picking up some loud noise"?..

  i said "all mikes are off except for the stage".

  he said "there's gotta be something because the noise is annoying!".

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  TooOpinionated

  This is an emotional issue for you.

  These were the exact words used on me by an elder in a condecending tone when I questioned him about the 2 witness rule with child molestation. Trying to put it all back on me just made me furious. As a mother who had 3 tiny children at the hall (usually single-handed), there were plenty of times that a sleeping infant in my arms snored. EVERYONE would smile, even the permanently bitter sisters. It is such a non-issue for someone to get upset at the hall about. A grown man snoring is a different story.

  The last time I went, a had a 4 yr. old, a 3yr.old, and a year old that was just beginning to walk. She wanted to keep getting away from me, the 3 year old wanted to fall asleep on me but couldn't because I had to hold back the one yr old, and the 4 yr old boy was getting restless. After the meeting the PO was telling me that when he and his wife were raising their 3 kids, they would trade off taking them to the back, etc. THEN asked me if I could do the same. My jaw just dropped. He then asked me if I could prepare better. Heck, I couldn't even pick up a book and follow along because of the kids. I was seeing red by now and I asked him (in front of a few MS's) how many of me did he see? Who was I supposed to trade off with? What was the point of such a question? He looked embarrassed and admitted it would be hard for me. I then boldly stated that after being away for some time because of child abuse in the congregation, I made a real effort to come back with 3 tiny children, but apparently it just wasn't good enough. My efforts are not appreciated, and you are trying to make me feel guilty for having kids. (There were quite a few noses that went into the air when we had our 3 one. No reason since we could afford all of our kids.)

  A huge problem for me at the hall was the elder's inablility to see they were comparing apples to oranges, and measuring everything by the same yardstick.
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  The Marks of a cult

  by mouthy in

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  2. friends

  a while back some asked what are the marks?

  i read this i thought it worth posting.

  1)the first mark is manipulation of scripture the bible is twisted to fit the leaders or groups interpretation.

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  TooOpinionated

  It is a bulleted list of identifying marks of cults as listed by Steven Hassan in his book Combatting Mind Control.

  I printed this out and sent it in our DA letter last summer. Hope the elders learned something!
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  Can the beast be slain? Should it be?

  by AuldSoul in

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  2. friends

  on another thread i was responding to sentient and realized that what i was writing is what i truly feel so many who come out don't look at from a practical standpoint.

  the individuals in the organization are not typically the biggest problem, it is the organization itself.

  they call it an "organization" to hide its true face; it is a corporation.

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  TooOpinionated

  Count me in. I've been dreaming of something like this.

  Go ahead, Watchtower. Make my day.
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  Who else hasn't gotten anything done today?

  by undercover in

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  i'm so caught up in the "big news" that i keep coming back here instead of working.

  i'm getting very little done at work today.

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  It's like a magnetic force field is drawing me to the computer every 5 minutes!
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  Attn: XJW Community--Let's not just complain about WT-Let's be ACTIVISTS!!

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  there are many ways that we can actively protest against the watchtower's unjust and damaging policies.

  here is one example of a method that is proving successful.

  writing a letter is time-consuming for the author, but the results are worth it.

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  TooOpinionated

  bttt
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  A Thanksgiving Family Divided

  by EscapedLifer1 in

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  i just submitted the following piece to my local newspaper.

  haven't had much luck in getting them to publish jw stuff before, but here's hoping!

  a thanksgiving family divided

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  TooOpinionated

  Excellent! Well-done!

  This article surely gets the truth out about JW's. I certainly hope it gets published.
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  JWs show up at my dad's surgery.

  by Darth Yhwh in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  heres a little background: my mother is a jw, my father is not, my sister is disfellowshipped and i have faded away.. my father has an abdominal aortic aneurism.

  this is a weak spot on the wall of the major artery leading to the lower extremities.

  it will balloon out and burst eventually killing him without assistance.

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  TooOpinionated

  Darth Yhwh-I'm so glad that your father's surgery went well! I hope he has a good recovery.

  What a perfectly horrid day you have had. I give you alot of credit for your self control, as that was a very long time to sit and listen to all that garbage. I know I couldn't have done half as well.
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  I had the baby

  by Iforget in

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  2. friends

  a little girl!

  all is well and we are trying to get some sleep.

  you guess how well that going based upon the time of this post .

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  TooOpinionated

  Congratulations! I'm so happy for you.