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  Husband had to get a blood transfusion

  by MsMcDucket in

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  hi all, i told you about the heart attack.

  well, he developed complications from the anticoagulant.

  he got acute gastritis and started loosing blood in his stools.

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  tweety

  MrsMcDucket - tell your husband that we are thinking of him, here on the forum and hoping for a speedy recovery!

  Thanks for the update and please keep us posted....(one more thing) glad to hear that the twins came around.

  Tweety
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  How many family members or close friends did you lose to the Watchtower?

  by JH in

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  because of their shunning policy how many family members or good friends did the watchtower take away from you?.

  in my case, i'd say 4 good friends were lost because of the watchtower shunning policy.

  luckily, i had no family members there

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  Son and daughter-in-law .... just recently my new grandson.

  Daughter and son-in-law

  Friends - 0

  Total: 5
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  Can you celebrate your 100th birthday when you are a JW?

  by blondie in

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  as a devout jehovah's witness, mrs. merle is prohibited from celebrating her birthday.

  but a week from tomorrow, relatives and friends will flock to the camoset village country living mobile home park in johnstown to attend a super bowl party that just happens to feature ice cream and cake.. "that's why we're calling it a super bowl party," explained her son bob merle, 73, who lives just five trailers down the road.

  "we don't celebrate birthdays, but we have to celebrate 100 years," said mrs. mechem, 78.

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  I had to read the entire article to make sure that it was the same Johnstown that I know....I was born there.

  Being that she is a JW in Johnstown (it's a small town)....I bet ya, my mom knew her.

  At age 100, she deserves to celebrate her birthday!

  Tweety
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  Richie: Taken in the Back...

  by RichieRich in

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  if you haven't already, please read the thread richie's elders: deaf?

  dumb?

  if you haven't read it, you won't get the following.. so last wednsday night, after the fine spiritual feast prepared by the governing body and delivered by their "spirit appointed" waiters, i was approached by an one of the brothers who served on my judicial committee.

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  RR - When I read your post 'taken in the back' I thought, oh no 'it's counsel time!'

  "But Richie, the reason we found it necessary to speak with you tonight is that your expressions of plans to attend college might be swaying some in the congregation. Several parents have been trying very hard to encourage their sons and daughters to regular pioneer once they finish school, but apparently, your firm stance about attending college, which we respect, might not be exactly encouraging to your young brothers and sisters.

  What are they going to do to you if you do start to talk about it to other? Your next post will read 'Taken in the back AGAIN !!! '

  Good for you...keep up the good work! haaa

  tweety
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  IT HAS BEGUN "BIG" NEWS ON AP NEWS WIRE

  by DannyHaszard in

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  religion today

  monterey county herald, ca - 2 minutes ago .

  new york - jehovah's witnesses are renowned for teaching that jesus is not god and that the world as we know it will soon end.

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  Just wanted to say...'Thanks Danny for posting this information.'
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  Welcome to the nervous but clearly sweet and warm Leftbelow!

  by Crumpet in

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  i just caught a new first posting by leftbelow and wanted to be the first to welcome them and comment on how nice and unselfish their first post was (on unique1's thread).

  however the listener got in first so i shall be the second!.

  welcome leftbelow - don't be nervous - you are among a cool crowd who are interested in what you have to say and think.

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  Welcome Leftbelow!
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  Did the elders ask for sexual details at your Judicial meeting?

  by kid-A in

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  i personally know of two cases where the witness being disfellowshipped was asked to provide excruciating details about the exact nature of the "sex crime" that they had committed.. having read the secret elders manual "pay attention to yourselves and all the flock" i know this is standard operating procedure for a judicial hearing.

  for those that were disfellowshipped for a "sex crime"

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  After hearing JT's experience of being an elder and attending this particular JC....that is why I never attending my JC meeting. The last thing that I wanted was to be interrogated with detailed sexual questions. Because I did not attend the two JC meetings..they df'd me.

  well she came back into the room and sat down and the questions started again in a few min and at this point she refused to answer anymore questions LIKE THAT and she told us she would not answer THOSE TYPES OF QUESTIONs

  "Girl Friend" picked up her bag and walked out

  She was so smart for picking up her bag and leaving!
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  Hello Everyone, My First Time

  by butterfliorchids in

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  hi, i just got registered and am looking forward to getting to know others who have escaped from the controlled environment that i was so faithful to for so long.

  i hope to meet others with similar backgrounds.

  i've been out about 4yrs and love the feel of it, but to be honest, as much as a definiate decision it was on my part, there was still a long time of adjustment.

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  Welcome!

  Tweety
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  What were you disfellowshipped for?

  by Kristofer in

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  i recently had a discussion with a witness friend (i'm a secret) and she claimed that witnesses only get disfellowshipped for being unrepentant for immoral acts.

  i am curious to know from those who have been disfellowshipped, what was it for?

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  Was df'd for immorality - living with my boyfriend, before we got married.

  What I thought was interesting was the fact that I had not been to a meeting for over 2 years and they searched me out to df'd me. My understanding, at the time, was that if an individual was out for a 'period of time' they could not be dealt with judicial. It is only when the person decides to come back that they are dealt with by the elders. ( I could be wrong about that. Abviously, I was. Thought there was a letter received by the body of elders explaining persons being out for a 'period of time' and how to deal with them)
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  Watchtower exposed - video

  by truth_about_the_truth in

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  this looks kind of dated but it's really good..

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  tweety

  That was long...it was worth watching it entirely.

  When watching this video, it is hard to believe that I was a part of the WBTS for 19 years. You really don't see the whole picture until you step away from it all and then you can see how distructive this religion is to so many people.

  Thanks for posting this video.