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  Happy Birthday,JWFacts

  by Bangalore in

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  happy birthday,jw facts.have a great day.. .

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  Thanks for the best wishes.

  trujw - My father died 2 years ago at 64. He was a CO until his death, and never looked through jwfacts.com. I guess he could see no positive outcome from reading it. If I was filled with expected apostate lies, his opinion of me would fall, and if it was accurate and compelling, it would leave him in limbo regarding his future. I respected that, but had hoped once he retired from circuit work that we could discuss it. On the other hand, I used to have endless discussions with my mother, and she has read parts of my site, but it was like talking to a preprogrammed robot. She just recites the thought stopping answers the Watchtower gives, or refuses to say anything when stumped.
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  More on the Sick JW boy in Australia.

  by jemba in

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  2. scandals

  http://au.news.yahoo.com/nsw/a/19136340/jehovah-teen-ordered-to-accept-transfusion/.

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  Jemba - it reminds me of the story here, about a girl thinking the attorney that saved her life. I emailed the lawyer in the case, and hope he can pass on some of this information to the boy, as he is so naive about what he is doing.
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  Happy Birthday,JWFacts

  by Bangalore in

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  happy birthday,jw facts.have a great day.. .

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  I forgot to add, it is my 16th anniversary as well today. I got married on my birthday. Very tricky as it was my way of getting to celebrate on my birthday, whilst still a JW. My wife's birthday is 3 days before mine, so now we have two birthdays and an anniversary to celebrate all in the same week.
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  I made a huge mistake

  by KariOtt in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  its been a tough 6 months for my jw hubby and myself.

  next saturday is our anniversary.

  i wasn't sure we would make it with the turbulance of the last 6 months.

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  If you see the article Did Jesus die on a Cross or Stake?, Jesus almost certainly died on a Cross. You should not be made to be ashamed of your beliefs by your husband. If he expects you to respect his unusual belief system, he should afford you the same courtesy. Don't make a big thing over it, but I think you should make it clear that you are as entitled to following your belief as much as he is. If he is going to disregard your wishes by going preaching, and bringing Watchtower literature into the house, you too can keep things that are dear to you. I don't think you should succumb to his manipulation by returning the cross. You have gone out of your way to be very loving to him, and it is time he acted the same for you.
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  Happy Birthday,JWFacts

  by Bangalore in

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  happy birthday,jw facts.have a great day.. .

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  Thanks Bangalore.

  I went out with friends last night to celebrate and had an amazing time. I have such an enjoyable and fulfilling life that I have to pinch myself sometimes and make sure I'm not dreaming.

  It seems unbelievable that it is 8 years since I put up jwfacts.com. I still feel like an ex-JW, rather than an ex-ex-JW, because the religion is still so influential on my life, but things have turned out so well that I no longer resent my upbringing.
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  The Lawsuit Landslide: Irwin Zalkin representing ELEVEN child abuse victims against Watchtower

  by cedars in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  many of you will be interested to know that irwin zalkin now has 11 lawsuits against watchtower at various stages.. these can be summarized as follows.... j.l.

  shocked by the lack of action, the victims mother immediately left the congregation with her son.

  by this stage campos was a known predator with complaints having been made to the elders at linda vista spanish, playa pacifica spanish and the watchtower dating back to 1982.elizabeth mcfarland ohio a former ministerial servant named scott silvasy sexually molested elizabeth when she was a child through her early teens.

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  The Searcher - I suspect that ALL will hinge on the outcome of the Conti case.

  I don't think that will matter. Conti was an unusual case in that Kendrick was not an elder. These cases are similar to the other ones that Zalkin have already had victories over, through out of court settlements.
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  Relative time for Jehovah and Armageddon

  by trackregister99 in

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  2. bible

  i think in this matter many times.

  based in this, i think that the creative days not have the same duration.

  for example, the 7th day can be 7000 (4 hrs celestial * 7) years long like and the rest of days, each 42000 years long (24 hrs celestial * 7).. .

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  exact day and hour that the Father knows, is a date with begin relative, adaptable to prayers, and with duration adaptable for have survivors.

  I'm not sure if you are being serious or trying to show the Bible as contradictory. Exactly relative? So does God know exactly when it will be, or is it adaptable?
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  Jehovah's Witness boy fights court for right to die

  by jwfacts in

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  2. medical

  http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/religious-boy-fights-court-for-right-to-die-20130917-2tx5u.html.

  this is tragic.

  the boy is 17, and earlier this year the courts ruled that he was to be forced a transfusion.

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  That is a great report. Very balanced and shows the concern that the child may be suffering coercion. Further, in the case of a child, a parents religious beliefs should not be imposed upon a child to allow them to die.
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  The Two Governing Bodies

  by Londo111 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i remember when a gb member spoke at a circuit assembly, how the society would not pick him up for the airport unless he was dressed in a suit.

  i found it a strange thing to say, because i believed him in charge.

  but he was not.. of course, this is common knowledge, but im mostly typing this to make sense of it:.

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  the Society would not pick him up for the airport unless he was dressed in a suit.

  I'm not sure I would believe everything a GB member says. He may have been stretching the truth, in order to motivate everyone else to follow the Watchtower dress code. The Watchtower suit/tie/no beard for men, and only dresses/skirts for women is very 1950's. The words cult and stepford wives spring to mind.
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  What religion does Steven Hassan practices?

  by cyberjesus in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  do you know?

  i think i saw a video stating he is now jewish?

  i am not certain, does anybody know?.

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  CyberJesus - I think I saw a video stating he is now jewish?

  That is hilarious. I don't think you can change what nationality you were born.

  I asked Steven what to tell people when they request guidance on "where to go next." He advised to tell them of the improtance of educating themselves, and learn the history of religion in general, before making any changes.