Saoirse

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  This may be my last post…so goodbye and thanks

  by seven006 in

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  i never thought i would do one of those infamous goodbye i cant take this board anymore posts where the person shows up again a week later and looks like an idiot.

  when i had enough of this board and needed a little break i would just quietly leave for a few months and hopefully nobody noticed.

  that is not the case this time.

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  Saoirse

  (((((Dave))))))

  I am so sorry to hear about your health. I've always enjoyed your posts and I admire your intelligence and wit.

  You will be missed.
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  What is the Minimum age for Disfellowshipping ?

  by Clam in

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  i read a thread posted by gill which gives an account of an 8 year old being baptised.

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/12/107441/1.ashx.

  does anyone know what the society considers to be the minimum age at which a witness can be disfellowshipped?

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  Saoirse

  I knew two JW sisters, about ages 11 and 12. Neither were baptized, but at the time it didn't matter because it was during the 4-year(?) period when an unbaptized publisher could be treated the same way as a baptized person. Well my son saw them smoking at school, reported them to the elders, and their names were read to the congregation. Can't remember the terminology, but everyone understood that they were to shun them as if they were disfellowshipped.

  Something similar happened to the 12 year old daughter of a friend of mine. Her JW dad kept shoving the religion down the kid's throat until she rebelled and said she didn't want to go to meetings anymore. Her dad then reported her to the elders. They made the announcement and totally humiliated that poor girl.
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  My 70th Birthday Tomorrow

  by Undecided in

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  i just discovered that my daughter is having a birthday party for me at her new house tomorrow at 7:00 pm.

  it is supposed to be a secret but i found out from an e-mail.

  it should be fun.

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  I think Islam is a peaceful religion...

  by Pleasuredome in

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  "that will teach them that we mean peace"

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  Saoirse

  

  These people scare me.
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  male - female -> can you see the difference?

  by DannyBloem in

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  do the test: http://www.i-am-bored.com/bored_link.cfm?link_id=15460.

  my score:.

  a very good score!

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  Saoirse

  You got 12 out of 12 right, or about 100%.
  Fantastic- you can spot a transvestite every time! Clearly, you have a disturbing familiarity with cross-dressers.

  Maybe I need to stop hanging out with drag queens.
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  Are You Addicted To American Idol?

  by minimus in

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  the grammys were on last night and american idol got better numbers!!!

  i understand simon cowell has a similar show in britain.....love that guy!

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  Saoirse

  I love AI and Simon Cowell. He's usually right on the mark with his insults. If you are stupid enough to go on national TV and sing badly, you deserve to be made fun of.
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  Physically Abused by JW

  by Stewart75 in

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  i have just read a post by think, saying he was physcially abused by jw many times, .

  i am sorry if this has ever happened.. is it true or was think just exaggerating since i have read many put down posts from think about jw.. is think trying to extract revenge to them?

  or just one bitter person who has been thru many terrible times with in the jw organisation?

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  Saoirse

  1. I was physically and emotionally abused by my mother. 

  2. My mother was told to stay with my father who abused all of us. 

  3. I have two friends that were encouraged to stay with extremely abusive husbands - one was even almost killed by her husband. 

  4. I have 3 friends that were molested by JW elders and a niece that was molested by a JW in good standing.

  5. My husband knew a woman that used to beat the living crap out of her adopted kids in the back room at the kingdom hall. He said the entire congregation could hear the beating taking place but no one would do anything about it.

  6. I recently found out that a longtime family friend of ours has beat his wife on several occasions - one time even throwing her against the wall and choking her. He's a JW in good standing.

  7. My brother's friend tried to choke his wife. She had sense enough to leave him and got DFed for it.

  That's all the ones I know about personally. I suspect many more but I don't have proof.
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  What 'Brokeback Mountain' and JWs have in common

  by Peter123 in

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  the story is beyond excellent.

  every line is so well crafted and the story, published in the new yorker magazine in 1997, is much more than two young men falling in love.

  one of the major themes of the movie is fear.

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  Saoirse

  Welcome to the board Peter!

  Thanks for pointing out all the parallels between the movie and the JWs. I never though about that before. I might have to go and check it out now.

  What disgusted me most about the movie was the deceit. ;

  They chose to deceive the women who loved them...just as the JW's

  are taught to deceive those they love. ;

  I think the Watchtower does more deceiving then any of us could ever do. But I agree, the deceitfulness in the movie is more offensive than anything else.
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  Our friend PUTERNUT has died

  by Nathan Natas in

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  thanks princess for helping us remember ari's screen name.. the "sad news from maui" thread is here: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/107021/1.ashx

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  Saoirse

  I'm stunned. I remember his posts from back when I was just a lurker. What a tragic loss.

  This just strengthens my resolve to fight the Watchtower in any way I can.

  Rest in peace, Puternut

  
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  Sad news from Maui

  by Makena1 in

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  we went to our favorite beach, met up with some of our local friends.

  we don't have much in the way of details - but heard some devasting news that ari (well known to seattle area exjw's and i am sure by many on the board) killed himself sometime over last weekend.

  he was so excited about moving to maui, and starting a new life here.

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  Saoirse

  This is so sad. I am so sorry for those of you who lost your dear friend.

  just wanted to add that in several conversations with Ary he expressed much pain because his daughters would not speak to him. One daughter was newly married and he told me with anguish on his face "I don't even know her new last name." He also shared that he wanted to visit his mother in Europe and her response was "if you are not a Jehovah's Witness don't bother".

  How evil. They should be ashamed of themselves. Maybe someone should write the local newspaper and tell them the story.

  I hate that stupid, $%&@(#%, evil religion!