Yep, thanks for remembering. I am due on Feb. 14th...an Aquarian, just for the record.
Bridgy
Bridgette
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Who's preggers?
by LDH inthese are the ones i know about (feel free to add the due dates):.
me (due 11-22).
mommy.
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JW couple beats daughter to death
by saltiest ini just read this article in the chicago sun times.
when i started reading the parents were religious and then saw home-schooling, i had a gut feeling they were jw's.
i read on and found out i was right.
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Bridgette
This is why when we have the occasional (albeit well meaning) "what were the goodie goodie, happy joy joy things about growing up in the "TRUTH"? threads, my stomach turns. For too many of us, THIS ARTICLE EMBODIES WHAT GROWING UP A JEHOVAH'S WITNESS MEANT.
I am so sickened right now. At first, I thought maybe this is just sensationalism. I had to go check the original link first (no offense, Kent, it just seemed SO outrageous). It's true. The Chicago Sun Times. One could try to console themselves by saying this is an isolated case, but so many of us raised "in" will remind you that this is pretty much the norm. So many of us, including myself, could've been that girl, if the biblical "punishments" had just turned a few degrees. I canonly remember vageries (i.e., before meeting times or ESPECIALLY assembly times, were the WORST--I dreaded them. spilled koolaid (very bad), belts, welts on back and legs. Broken collar bone as a very young child, being "taught" to swim--I refuse to go near water to this day). I have put so many memories behind me and have forgiven my mother. She has mellowed out so much in her old age, especially as she's drifted from the "ORG". She has even apologized. One day, if I should outlive her, I will write a book, methinks. When it does not hurt so much to remember.
I am grieving the loss of this girl. I have copied this article, and will show it to the same school officials I showed the BOE letters regarding "non-reporting" of child molestation and child abuse.
Thank you for your diligent work, Kent and others.
Love,
Bridgette
p.s.
Nelly, you wrote: "I can remember as a child being constantly reminded
how everyone was impressed by how good
jw children were, how nicely they sit still at the meetings/assemblys
how well behaved they were on the doors, I could never understand for
the life of me why everyone assumes that jw kids are born well behaved and never questions how their 'unaturally' good behaviour is"
This is why I keep my school official friend "abreast" of "discipline" techniques and policies of not immediately reporting alleged child abuse of JW's. Because these parents look so shiney, happy, "concerned" blah blah blah, and if they truly are, more power to them, but I want them to be aware that all too often, it belies an abusive (mentally, verbally, emotionally, physically, spiritually) home life. -
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Biblical beating kills girl
by Kent inthe parents accused of beating their 12-year-old daughter to death have told police they were meting out the biblical punishment of "40 lashes minus one, three times," detectives said monday.
constance slack, a registered nurse at a children's hospital, gagged her daughter, laree, while she was strapped down to a futon, police said.
her father, larry slack, then repeatedly hit the child with an inch-thick section of rubberized electrical cable filled with strands of wire, police said.
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Bridgette
This is why when we have the occasional (albeit well meaning) "what were the goodie goodie, happy joy joy things about growing up in the "TRUTH"? threads, my stomach turns. For too many of us, THIS ARTICLE EMBODIES WHAT GROWING UP A JEHOVAH'S WITNESS MEANT.
I am so sickened right now. At first, I thought maybe this is just sensationalism. I had to go check the original link first (no offense, Kent, it just seemed SO outrageous). It's true. The Chicago Sun Times. One could try to console themselves by saying this is an isolated case, but so many of us raised "in" will remind you that this is pretty much the norm. So many of us, including myself, could've been that girl, if the biblical "punishments" had just turned a few degrees. I canonly remember vageries (i.e., before meeting times or ESPECIALLY assembly times, were the WORST--I dreaded them. spilled koolaid (very bad), belts, welts on back and legs. Broken collar bone as a very young child, being "taught" to swim--I refuse to go near water to this day). I have put so many memories behind me and have forgiven my mother. She has mellowed out so much in her old age, especially as she's drifted from the "ORG". She has even apologized. One day, if I should outlive her, I will write a book, methinks. When it does not hurt so much to remember.
I am grieving the loss of this girl. I have copied this article, and will show it to the same school officials I showed the bogus BOE letters regarding "non-reporting" of child molestation and child abuse.
Thank you for your diligent work, Kent.
Love,
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Just my luck.....
by LDH inwell guys and gals, i had to get a (routine) pelvic culture a week ago.. they test for beta strep bacteria when you're 37 weeks.. i tested positive, no big deal.. they put me on ampicillin and told me i have to have an iv antibiotic at the hospital.. guess what the ampicillin gave me?.
yup.. lisa.
disgusted class
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Bridgette
Will they possibly do a C-section? Hang in there honey!
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Dear NN, Satan is dead but Evil lives on
by unclebruce ing'day nathan,.
i thought your post below very interesting and in order to answer you about my thoughts on satan and change tack a little, i've raised this to the top.
excuse me, but unlike all the talk about why the watchtower society sucks and what's your favorite toilet paper, myth is a subject i actually get off on.
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Bridgette
Uncle bruce,
I agree with you (especially when you call god she---sigh. To all angry hebrew male sky god worshippers--MY DIETY GAVE BIRTH TO YOURS!!NE-NE-NE-NE-BOO-BOO. Okay, I'm just kidding).
So, can I add you to my pantheon? hehehe.
Although, I'm not sure if you are espousing a dualistic approach, good/evil, which I do not subscribe to, necessarily. Anyway, you make some excellent points, and for the most part summarize most everything I beleive. Except for pure evil. I'm more of a nature observer/worshipper. A spider sucking the life force out of a creature it's lured into its web is highly distasteful. If I was the little bug, I'd say
Ashtika, you bring up a valid point: "Obsession with the devil is synonomous with worship of him, don't you think, Tommy P?"It has been said that Satan was and is the best friend the church ever had. He's like a hired thug for Christianity. What better place to "hide" from and receive "protection" from this hideous creature of their own making than, well, the church, or the kingdom hall? Oh, and while you're there, drop a few bucks in the box, will ya? We don't want to give the devil an inch! hehehehe ;)
Hmmm, Satan has never shown up to any witche's circle or Tarot reading, etc. I've ever been to. In fact, I hardly ever hear from/about "him" since I've left Christianity. JW's were literally OBSESSED with him and his demons, and would conjure and invoke them with their urban legends at every chance they got. They are literally STARVED for some mysticism. Do you recall or ever noticed how every ear in the car group/room would perk up, the energy would focus on the one re-telling the demonistic story?
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Christianity Pagan says Rex
by Satanus inthat's right, read it for yourselves, you other christians.
our resident theological authority could not come up w a single non-pagan original christian concept.. 'why in the world would you expect christianity not to contain the truth gleaned from paganistic beliefs.'.
see the complete thread at:.
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Bridgette
Amen, brother Satan!! I will attempt to read the link, but I do know that if everybody lived by the simple pagan precept:
"do what ye will, so long as it harm none." Emphasis on HARM NONE.
We would be living what it took all those words attributed to Jesus to impart.
Just love each other. and do good. and be happy.Love,
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MAJOR UN NEWS / WATCHTOWER STATEMENT
by OhHappyDay ini've just finnished the translation of a letter sent to a single witness.. since not everyone knows where the big thread is, i also post it here.... (the original is available through kent or randy).
association of jehovas witnesses.
scc 2001 oct., 8th.
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Bridgette
"without at any time being involved or giving any kind of support to the “biest” of Revelation"
interesting. hmmmm....so, now when Christians in Nazi Germany tried to make and keep peace with the Nazi regime in order to save their hides and others, that was???? Let's see, according the Watchtower that continually blasted them for this......Remember everybody? yes, it was INEXCUSABLE! My mother in law is a Dutch Catholic. She grew up in war time Europe. She and others kept peace when the Germans occupied the Netherlands, all the while, helping (personally) Jews and others hiding from the Nazi's. Oh but, it doesn't matter what she and others did (fed the poor, clothed the naked, protected the weak, kind of like Jesus taught them to do) because they weren't Jehovah's Witnesses, they are gonna be fried and left for the birds to eat. Aaaah, but how comforting that the WT can join the organization they themselves have falsely proclaimed with venomous terms the beast of all beasts, in order to peddle more magazines world wide (oh, and offer a little humanitarian aid to their own in other countries). This blatant double standard is vomitous and an affront to compassionate humanity everywhere. If anything they taught me about their god is true (which, I've full confidence, it's not), they got some serious explaining to do.
Peace,
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Help!! How can you make a witness tell the truth?
by Bridgette ini'm talking the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth about their organization---up front, not subtly creeping it in.
two of them caught me by surprise this morning at my door (nobody here knows me from adam) offering the awake magazine on battered women.
i was incredulous, having had experience with being a battered woman and a witness all at the same time.
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Bridgette
I'd like to enumerate those items, also. But in a non-abrasive manner. A simple: this is what is taught (with a WT reference) and how it plays out in reality. i.e., "we're the most peaceful people on earth" WT referece
and on the other side what they don't tell you is their views on governments: they are under the direct control of Satan the devil (WT reference or quote).
Also, a reference to what making this peaceful new world entails (a few thumbnails of their hateful pics of worldwide devastation replete with geleeful witnesses in foreground) and direct quotes from their literature that unless you are baptized as a Jehovah's Witness, that is what awaits you. Also a quote (and an indicating pic) about the fate of babies of non jehovah's witnesses.
I can see where it could get difficult to keep it succinct. But the more I think about this, the more I want to do it. I have some major papers coming due in school, and projects here at work. But it's something I'm going to attempt in the future.
I want to reiterate, that I have no interest in bringing down this religious corporation (anymore than I have to bring down tobacco industry). I just want warning labels on the package. And no selling to minors (including their own).
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PUBLIC AFFAIRS DEPT. RESPONSE TO UN ASSOCIATION
by lookin ini personally spoke to a brother who works in public affairs dept @ headquarters.
the dept was formed back in 1991-92 to help with media events worldwide.. at that time, the idea was to have access to current worldwide information.
this would allow brothers to assist and have a better grasp on worlwide situations.. however- many many in the group did not agree that this association should take place!!
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That they are fully aware of the situation! Almost said it in a way of rolling his eyes-like they new this would happen yrs ago by the brothers who did not want this to happen.oh, so there were some that were fully aware of the situation.....hmmmmmm....so, they KNEW that climbing atop the beast's back was tantamount to whorish bestiality (by their own, insane, untrue "prophecies" and interpretations), and they stayed with a religious organization that did that......interesting....
whatever happened to their much loved, much heralded, pushed-in-many-a-christian's-face:
"get out of her my people IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO SHARE IN HER SINS!"
Their blatant double, triple and quadruple standards are truly revolting. If there is a god, and he even remotely resembles anything they taught me, they are indeed in some deep, deep bovine excrement to quote the above poster.
And this latest little spin of "our left hand didn't know what the right hand was doing, or at least was helpless to do anything about it" simply won't cut it. They will be judged, as their beloved Jesus said, by the same measurements they meted out for judgement (i.e., their obsessive compulsive stalking of Christendom) They're no better, no worse. Community responsibility was also one of the precepts they tauted regarding Christendom. Well, maybe they are a little worse, because of their insistance on obedience to death, so add a little blood guilt in there while you're at it.
Interesting to see what other little spins they will come up with.
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Help!! How can you make a witness tell the truth?
by Bridgette ini'm talking the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth about their organization---up front, not subtly creeping it in.
two of them caught me by surprise this morning at my door (nobody here knows me from adam) offering the awake magazine on battered women.
i was incredulous, having had experience with being a battered woman and a witness all at the same time.
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Bridgette
Thanks for the input, guys. If I had their CD ROM, I would try to put together something (between family, work and school). I want them quoted from their own literature to support the insane claims they make. I'll visit Bill Parker's website.
Along the lines on the comments from Nowfree and Marilyin; their circular (il)logic and refusal to even look at facts, reminds me of their tales of trying to witness to hard nosed people.
Hypocrites.
Love,
Bridgette