Congratulations to Gma for finding a way around the stupid rules and opening her arms and heart to her grandchid . . . hopefully, she'll keep them open wide enough to hug her daughter too!
Nellie
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JW grandma, unbelieving grandpa and DF'd daughter - babysitting rules
by Bonnie_Clyde inthe grandma just got some instructions from one of the elders on how to handle babysitting her infant grandchild.
when the daughter brings the baby to the house, she should hand it to the grandpa.
(that's ok because grandpa has never been baptized).
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ready for Jw's at your door
by loosie in.
http://www.choppingblock.org/d/20080128.html.
for some reason i can't get the cartoon to post in this thread but the link will show it.. .
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Nellie
LOL
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Verified Example of Over 80 JWs Defecting
by compound complex inboth jim and marilyn [penton] were becoming increasingly unhappy with the leadership of jehovah's witnesses during the late 1970s, however.
neither believed the watch tower society's assertion that the present world would probably end in 1975, and both were taken aback by the fact that for years the society refused to admit any fault in the matter.
both also became distressed over the watch tower's methods of cajoling ordinary witnesses into going preaching from door to door, the society's lack of love and concern for ordinary persons, and the mistreatment of their older son, david, for attending university.
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Nellie
Nice to know that there are people out there with their thinking caps on! Too many people I know would've just turned on them without taking the time to find out what was going on!
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Pee Party movement sweeps nation
by JimmyPage inpox news is proud to report that thousands of americans united together to simultaneously drop their pants and pee on pictures of president obama.
although many democrats found this to be offensive, the pee party participants defended their actions.
"this is not anti-obama, it is anti-overspending by the government," said noted radio host flush limbaugh.
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Nellie
Somewhere R. Kelly is thinking - "Now that's my kinda party!"
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Why does the Watchtower Society always choose harsh legalism over love
by yadda yadda 2 inone of the most disturbing aspects of the organisation for me is that the watchtower leaders prefer legalistic, harsh, pharasaical interpretations on a range of doctrines/policies that have the potential to severely harm peoples lives, when there are more loving and reasonable positions/interpretations that could easily be adopted by the governing body without feeling they were betraying the scriptures.. for example:.
1. blood transfusions a clear no-no scripturally, a gross sin worthy of disfellowshipment (harsh, pharasaical legalistic approach) - or - it's debateable and we can't be sure.
dogmatism not appropriate in matters of life or death.
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Nellie
And unfortunately, by extention, many elders over the years have also adopted a "beat 'em till they bleed" mentality. I've always been amazed how a seemingly "loving" brother becomes a beast when dealing with a judicial matter - a doctor jeckel/mr hyde - so much for those fruits!
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A special series of Articles
by B_Deserter ini've decided to write a series of articles aimed not at jws or ex-jws, but non-jws caught in the "crossfire" between the individual and the organization.
too often the loved ones of ex-jws feel like they're on the sidelines when it comes to religious issues.
i wanted to help the woman who's husband still won't decorate the christmas tree, the man who's wife will cook a ham but won't hide eggs for the kids on easter, or just anyone wondering why their significant other is being shunned by his/her family at the behest of a book publishing corporation.
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Nellie
interesting! I'm off to do a little reading there.
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You won't believe this till you see it !!! Incredible Video
by Nellie injust goes to show - looks ain't everything!
wow!!!.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0iwv8qzy.
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Nellie
Where? When? I wanted to share!!!
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Let me know Please
by mouthy ini am getting very disturbing e-mails from people in the u.s.a. nobody on here.
but they are pulling obama down in a really .
nasty way.
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Nellie
We call it "hidden racism" - President Obama could fix all our economic problems, find a cure for AIDS, and end world hunger and there are those who would still send hate mail about him. Some people can't value others for what they bring to the table as long as their skin isn't Anglo white.
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I took the '1914 Generation' prophecy seriously, did you? Do you even remember it?!
by nicolaou ini was born in 1964, 50 years after 1914. even in my teens i was doing the sums.
i had a worse case scenario figured out - if the 1914 generation could apply to babies and even if they lived to be a 120, i would still only be about 70 years old after they'd all died!
i figured i was part of the first wave of 'jehovah's people' that really would live to see the new order - guaranteed!!
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Nellie
I remember studying with a young girl who was about to graduate high school and go off to college.
I remember encouraging her about the seriousness of the fact that the "generation" was nearing its end and with it would be the end of this system.
I remember saying to her how the society was encouraging young people not to go to college because it was a waste of time.
I remember feeling so sad when she told me that she was going to go to college anyway.
I remember sitting there at the assembly listening to one of my favorite brothers explaining the "new understanding" of the generation and wanting to throw up as the realization of what he was saying sunk in.
I remember listening to the audience break out in applause and thinking WTF or actually more like WTH - don't you all GET IT??? This is a MAJOR change in our doctrine and you're applauding??? What about all those people that we've told at the doors and studies with that the end was about to happen because the 1914 generation was sooo old??? Where is the good news that you're clapping about????
I remember looking at my husband in the car on the way home saying - What just happened? Where's the pamphlet with the apology that we need to hand out to everyone?
It was definitely a "looking behind the curtain" moment....and it still hurts!
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You won't believe this till you see it !!! Incredible Video
by Nellie injust goes to show - looks ain't everything!
wow!!!.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0iwv8qzy.
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