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  This explains *a lot*.

  by Apathy in

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  "elders should also be guardians and protectors of his people.

  the basic idea inherent in the greek word for overseer (epi skopos) is protective care.

  elders strive to be alert to the needs of the individual publishers and families, willingly stepping forward to assist when there is a need.

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  Apathy

  Feel free to admit that I rock.
  
  Er, scratch that. The huge collection of keys in my room ended up being part of the incriminating evidence that led my mother to eventually finding out that I didn't believe the Jay Dubs, and thus has led to much strcter rules.
  
  Wow. That was a long sentence.
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  This explains *a lot*.

  by Apathy in

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  "elders should also be guardians and protectors of his people.

  the basic idea inherent in the greek word for overseer (epi skopos) is protective care.

  elders strive to be alert to the needs of the individual publishers and families, willingly stepping forward to assist when there is a need.

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  Apathy

  "Elders should also be guardians and protectors of His people. The basic idea inherent in the Greek word for overseer (epi´skopos) is protective care. Elders strive to be alert to the needs of the individual publishers and families, willingly stepping forward to assist when there is a need. ( Isa. 32:1, 2 ) Step-families, single parents, and widows may have special need for advice and guidance. Teenagers or young adults who take a false step need help too. (Gal. 6:1 )"
  
  - Pay Attention to Yourselves and the Needs of the Flock, i.e. Secret Elders Book o' Doom
  
  
  And it explains loads. My mom is a single parent, I'm a teen daughter of a single parent, and my mom leaked a bit of my 'bad behavior' (stealing her car keys before meetings. xD), apparently, a while back. I've been Love Bombarded ever since. I have no idea why this book made me giggle so much. Probably how they talk about heavy petting and boob groping.
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  You Know You Are a Cult if you...

  by myself in

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  you know you are a redneck in a cult if you:

  are cut off from your family or friends because they are considered a danger to your cult-like beliefs.

  are taught everything through repetition,repetition,repetition.. are taught to fear for your life (everlasting) if you leave it.. question its teachings you are doomed.. everything outside of its organization is a tool of satan.

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  Are completely convinced that none of the teenage boys in your congregation have any hormones to speak of. Whatsoever. (Hiii, I'm back. =O You don't remember me, I bet.)
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  Hello, all...

  by Apathy in

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  ish.

  i've been lurking sorta kinda and in the chat a bit, but anyways, i thought i'd formally introduce myself.

  not really, but i'm paranoid, so you can call me 'thy.

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  Apathy

  Enjoy Harry Potter (I'm guessing that's the series you're talking about)

  Yup, yup. ^.^
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  How does one spell Apathy?

  by lawrence in

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  was heading back from walking my dalmatian on a gorgeous saturday afternoon north of toronto when i encountered 6 witnesses in front of my neighbor's house (korean people who speak a little english).

  i encountered the group and had to ask for the latest wt.

  i was given a copy and mentioned i heard that the awake was being reduced to once a month.

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  Apathy

  You rang?
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  Hello, all...

  by Apathy in

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  ish.

  i've been lurking sorta kinda and in the chat a bit, but anyways, i thought i'd formally introduce myself.

  not really, but i'm paranoid, so you can call me 'thy.

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  Apathy

  -A useful reminder to all of us that young people visit this site and read our posts-

  -snort- Don't worry, I'm at least as corrupted as the worst of you.

  -yaoi fan-girl-

  ** If you don't know what yaoi means, you probably shouldn't. ^.^
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  social retard

  by MerryMagdalene in

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  i finally figured out why i'm so socially retarded...it just hit me.. here i was sitting and wondering why i have such a hard time meeting new people, making friends, thinking of relevent things to say, and so on.

  it really is painful and scary for me.

  i was told who i could talk to, who i couldn't talk to, what i could say, what i couldn't say.

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  Apathy

  You're forced to be friends with people you think are numbnuts, because they are your "brothers." If you are unlucky enough to be in a cong where there is no one in your age-group, you develop superficial friendships with people who are again different from normal social interactions. AND there is the ever-present threat that one of your best friends someday will betray you to the elders if you make a mis-step according to their doctrine, so you never can truly get close to anyone, and you never can truly trust anyone. Oh, count the ways being in a cult screws with the social life.

  That is exactly the way it is. In my congregation, I have three choices. I can either be friends with the bitchy and moronic teens, the bitchy and moronic pre-teens, or the just plain moronic adults. I chose the bitchy and moronic pre-teens, but since they are now becoming teens, they're choosing to hang out with the other teens, because, quite frankly, we have nothing in common. Which leaves me stuck talking to sixty-year old women. While I admit it's okay in short bursts, it's just not normal. You can't really talk to them.

  A while back, I made friends with a girl named Tosha. Tosha had the misfortune of being a foster child to a dub. For a while, the cult sucked Tosh in, but by the time we became friends, neither of us believed in it. Tosh was cool, in a skanky way, and we had fun talking, dissing the elders and the religion, and being vaugely normal. Unfortuntely, Tosha got pregnant, and disappeared off the face of the planet. I can't get in touch with her, and she can't get in touch with me.

  And thus ends the only real friendship I ever had at The Hall. So.. yeah. I find myself with the same problem. I can't act like a normal teen. I'm used to either acting far more immature than I am so I'll fit in with the pre-teens, or acting far more mature so I'll fit in with the older people. Naturally, this did wonders for my social life at school. However, I'm homeschooled now. Which isn't going to help my weird social skills, but it can't hurt them too much.

  Oh well. Least I can still socialize online.

  - <3<3 'Thy
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  Hello, all...

  by Apathy in

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  ish.

  i've been lurking sorta kinda and in the chat a bit, but anyways, i thought i'd formally introduce myself.

  not really, but i'm paranoid, so you can call me 'thy.

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  Apathy

  Hi. Well, I'm new. Ish. I've been lurking sorta kinda and in the chat a bit, but anyways, I thought I'd formally introduce myself.

  So, the name's 'Thy. Not really, but I'm paranoid, so you can call me 'Thy. Or potentially Chelsea. But mostly 'Thy. Anyways, I'm fifteen. o.o; -gaspeh- And I'm in the midst of being 'raised in The Truth'. Yay? I live with my mom, and my cats, so fortunately there's no 'headship'. Allowing me to go horribly astray.

  So, I guess I haven't really believed in The Truth for a while now, four years at least. I think the clencher back then(four years ago) was that I wasn't allowed to read a certain Evil Book Series of Doom. Said series happened to have become a favorite of mine. I decided back then, that if they wouldn't let me read my book, I didn't really want anything to do with them. Childish reasoning, but whatever. So, time passed, and once I'd decided that I didn't want to be like them, it became progressively easier to see what B.S. they spewed. Anyway, I could give you all a few lovely examples, but I won't.

  So, either way... hi!! ^.^

  - <3<3 'Thy
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  Chomping on a Chocolate Cross

  by JAVA in

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  i saw this article off the ap wire service this morning, and thought some on the forum might enjoy the read:

  "kansas city, mo.

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  Hmm, but where are the chocolate stakes? I'd chomp on one of those. =3
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  I WENT TO THE MEMORIAL LAST NIGHT.....

  by Mary in

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  and i think that the wts's "waters are drying up".

  we had two congregations meet and the hall still wasn't full!

  i noticed a change in the talk from last year.

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  Apathy

  But, this "free gift" from Jesus doesn't come cheap! Nosiree-bob! You can only get any benefit from it by studying with Jehovah's Witlesses and selling your soul to the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society. And if you are interested in obtaining everlasting life, please talk with one of the attendents after the prayer, and we'll make sure that a drone for the Borg qualified minister sets up a bible study. You can just imagine the stampede that ensued afterwards.

  -dies laughing- My fifteenth(?) time attending.. kept falling asleep, too bad I was sitting in the front row. A gothic girl across from me kept rolling her eyes and muttering the whole time, it seemed her family dragged her along, I think they're studying? right now. Fun. The whole time my mom kept poking me and I finally managed to pry my eyes open long enough for the passing of the graham crackers and grape juice unlevened bread and wine.

  Fortunately, I managed to make a quick escape afterwards, and hid out in the car until a sister? came to give me some clothes, rammed the side of our car with her door, and left a huge mark. She then stood in front of it to hide it while talking to my mom, never mentioning it at all. -smirk-

  Anyway, the KH was more full than usual, thanks in part to everyone who's ever talked to a JW being dragged in. One inactive? boy brought along his unbelieving? girlfriend, who was even wearing skintight leather pants. o.o; She was, of course, bombarded with love. But, all in all, our lovely little coven congregation seems to be shrinking, not growing. Oh, 'tis a shame, a terrible shame.

  Oh... my first post on here. <3 'Thy