There was an article about her book in the coast weekly on friday. Brummie has posted it in the personal experiences section for everyone to check out. I tried to post the link in friends, but the link didn't work and my post is nowhere to be found.
caligirl
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I need help
by DIAMOND inhelp me please... i just got diane wilson's book awakening of a jehovah's witness and i can't put the damn thing down.
i'm reading while i eat while i'm in bed while i'm at work in the bathroom!!
its crazy!!!!.
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Jehovah's Wrath in coast weekly news
by Brummie injust got this from diane wilson:.
http://www.coastweekly.com/article.asp?section=1009&view=&ref=9001jehovah's wrath 04/24/03.
author diane wilson speaks about her 'escape' from the witnesses.
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caligirl
Thanks Brummie - I tried to post a link to the story when I received the email, and the link didn't work. Not to mention that I can't find the thread either!
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Link to an article Re: Awakening of a Jehovah's Witness
by caligirl inthis is a link i was just emailed to a story that ran this weekend on diane wilson's book.
i thought it might be of interest since the book has been the subject of a few threads this week.
thanks for reading!
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caligirl
This is a link I was just emailed to a story that ran this weekend on Diane Wilson's book. I thought it might be of interest since the book has been the subject of a few threads this week. Thanks for reading!
http://www.coastweekly.com/article.asp?section=1009&view=&ref=9001
Ok, just tried the link and it gave me some kind of error, and I have no idea how to fix it. But if you go to the home page on the site, it is under the Arts & Entertainment section as Jehovah's Wrath 4/24/03. Sorry for the link malfunction!
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What are the rules the WTS pharisees have burdended JWs with?
by berylblue inin another thread, mini questioned why the wts does not see that the gb and elders are like the pharisees.
what do you all think are the "rules" jws have been given that smack of pharisaical (is that a word?
) burdening and/or hypocricy?.
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caligirl
There was an elder in the hall I grew up in who gave a talk in which he instructed that it was improper for a sister's skirt to be longer than her coat. This happened when I was too young to have it matter for me, but my mother told me about it. I don't know if it was ever enforced or not.
One thing that always struck me as pharasee-like was constantly hearing that you were not doing enough. If you went out in service 10 hours, well that is great....BUT if you made time in your month to do 10 hoursm what is stopping you from 15. And if you can do 15, why not 20, ad nauseum. It always made me think of the command (and I hope I am remembering this right) to wash their hands to the wrist and the pharisees decision that if the commandment was to wash to the wrist, then how much better it would be to make people wash to the elbows. Also, I can't remember where the scripture is, but it says that some are given as evangelizers, and some to various other jobs that they were better suited to, and I always wondered how they could justify saying EVERYONE was required to go out and preach, even if it was clearly not in their make up.
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Watchtower Quotes about PSYCHIATRISTS
by UnDisfellowshipped inwhat does the watchtower society say about psychiatry?.
i got these quotes from http://quotes.jehovahswitnesses.com .
*** awake!
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caligirl
A few hours from where I grew up, there was a witness psychologist. People from my hall would make the 4-5 hour round trip to see him, since he was "safe". Let me preface this with the fact that I could have heard wrong, but as I heard it, he ended up DF'd for advising a patient to follow their heart and mind if it was telling them that the organization had it all wrong and remaining a witness was causing them psychological trauma. This patient turned him in for his advice, resulting in his being DF'd.
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What does it take to become an elder?
by sandy ina question for some of you x-elders or current elders what is the process to become an elder?.
are there questions like when you get baptized?
has anybody here ever turned down an offer to be an elder?
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caligirl
In the congregation that I grew up in there was a ministerial servant who refused appointment multiple times.He had a beard and was told that he had to shave it off to become an elder. He said no thanks to the "priviledge."
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Critique volunteers for letter to the Society?
by Jourles ini have finally completed my letter to the society and am looking for a few volunteers to help critique it.
by suggestion from the elders, they said to keep it simple and to the point(one said to just bullet my questions and leave it at that).
well, i veered slightly off from those two parameters a bit but i had to do so to make my points clear.
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caligirl
Apparently my email is not showing on my profile : [email protected]
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Critique volunteers for letter to the Society?
by Jourles ini have finally completed my letter to the society and am looking for a few volunteers to help critique it.
by suggestion from the elders, they said to keep it simple and to the point(one said to just bullet my questions and leave it at that).
well, i veered slightly off from those two parameters a bit but i had to do so to make my points clear.
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caligirl
I'd love to read it. My email is open.
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What Television Show Was Your All-Time Favorite?
by minimus ina couple of my favorites are taxi and now the soprano's.
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caligirl
Can't really narrow it down to one!
Little House on the Prarie
Quantum Leap
Friends
Family Ties
Roseanne
M*A*S*H
Bewitched
Charmed
Cheers
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post for my stepmother and any other interested parties...
by Ravyn indear ruth,.
if you think no one knows you are on this forum to 'spy' on my activities or whatever you have cooked up in your feeble little mind, you are mistaken.
but here's the deal...i can handle you and anything you want to dish up.
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caligirl
** applause** for Ravyn! I hope this gets the desired result for you and she gets the message loud and clear!