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  WTS successfully counters claims it is a "false prophet"

  by trthskr in

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  greetings.. http://www.jehovah.to/xlation/fp.html.

  "do not interpretations belong to god?".

  but as the saying goes; you can never satisfy a critic.. .

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  WTS successfully counters claims it is a "false prophet"

  And I should care because...???

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  Does your heart still race when suddenly coming accross a JW?

  by Fernando in

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  it did for me even though i eventually walked out on my terms and fully convinced of the apostasy of the watchtower pharisees and sanhedrin (governing body).. initially it was very confusing and bewildering since i was a 3rd generation born-in and the watchtower was the only "reality" i'd known for more than 40 years.. a psychologist diagnosed ptsd (post traumatic stress disorder) and recommended attending a cult conference and workshop for victims of psychological manipulation.

  i learnt about "triggers" that cause turmoil and upset whilst one is suffering from ptsd.. for nearly 2 years i could not answer a phone without a minor panic attack.

  i could only respond to voicemails.

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  I'm indifferent because I haven't seen one that I knew for about 8 years. If I saw one that I knew I might feel something.

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  The music that moves you....

  by FlyingHighNow in

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  once when i was profoundly sad for too many days, my brother in law sent us a mix tape.

  he named each song after a person in our family.

  this is the one he named heather.

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  Finally-Free

  Here's one I like.

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iq1C1g8OQJs&feature=related
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  Sacroiliac Joint Pain - Anyone?

  by Lozhasleft in

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  2. friends

  about ten days ago this pain started...kind of around my hip bone then gradually increasing around my back and down my groin.

  i managed to see a dr last thursday and although i had no urinary symptoms i thought it was something to do with my kidney.

  by then it was becoming unbearable and strong analgesics and anti inflammatories weren't touching it.. the dr disagreed and said 'i think this is the sacroiliac joint'.

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  I've been living with back pain for the last 35 years. It may be this, or it may be a disc problem as some chiropractors have told me. It started when I was 19. I've been to numerous doctors and chiropractors over the years. The most any doctor ever did was give me an x-ray, tell me that I was ok because my back wasn't broken, and tell me that I should stop making these things up just to get attention. A few suggested psychiactric help. Gotta love health care in Ontario.

  I suppose it isn't much help that I don't usually see a doctor immediately when I have a flare up, but a typical flare up usually renders me incapable of dressing myself for 2-3 days. I really don't want to sit in a waiting room wearing nothing but a bathrobe. Luckily, I have a friend who comes over to help me out when I have the bad flare ups.

  For me, chiropractors have been a bit more helpful and can usually get me functional within a week of visiting them. I also have a friend who gets me naproxen when I need it. Like you said, it only takes the edge off the pain, and I only take it when the pain is really bad. I found it loses its effectiveness if I use it too often.

  I don't do anything remarkable to trigger the flare ups. It can come on suddenly for no apparent reason, while I'm doing something as simple as flipping an omlette or opening the dishwasher. Interestingly, heavy lifting has never set it off.

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  2012 Predictions

  by free2beme in

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  that time of the year again, did this last year and got a few right.

  which was cool.

  so, let's see what i get right, or wrong in 2012.. entertianment.

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  One of us will have a bowel movement in the next 24 hours

  Done.

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  Scaling back on Christmas?

  by WTWizard in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this year, i have been hearing more about how families are starting to do just that.

  what ends up happening is, instead of piles of presents under the tree, there are much fewer (or none).

  stockings are half full, if that, instead of full to the top.

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  The biggest selling point was the rigorous auditiing and on ground monitoring??? might be true.

  That's a huge selling point for me too. I've done IT work for some charities, and the waste is astonishing. A consulting company I used to work for deals exclusively with charities because that's where they made the most money. They dumped their private sector clients once they found that charities were their real cash cow.

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  Scaling back on Christmas?

  by WTWizard in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this year, i have been hearing more about how families are starting to do just that.

  what ends up happening is, instead of piles of presents under the tree, there are much fewer (or none).

  stockings are half full, if that, instead of full to the top.

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  I've turned down invitations from my family for Christmas dinner for several reasons.

  • Every time I attend I spend the next few days very ill, whether it's due to food handling or because someone's kid is usually sick.
  • They live out of town and I avoid driving at night because my night vision is deteriorating.
  • I find family gatherings depressing because I keep looking around and missing everyone who has died in the last 10 years. Actually, I find the whole Christmas season depressing. I'd be more than happy to spend the entire month of December in a coma.

  I'm having 2 friends over for dinner tomorrow, but that's it. No lights, tree, or decorations.

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  His Reaction vs. My Reaction

  by AGuest in

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  may you all have peace!.

  my husband thought i should post this and i thought, you know, not a bad idea.

  so, we're sitting in the telly room together, relaxing before our journey (to see the [adult] kids tomorrow.

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  I can see both sides of this. I don't like being yelled at any more than I like being told what to do. On the other side of the coin, if I started yelling every time I was ignored I'd be ready for my 10th throat transplant by now.

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  So my JW wife cheated on me. Need some help or at least a sympathetic ear.

  by JonathanH in

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  i have neither friends nor family to turn to.

  the result of being born in a cult.

  but i need to talk about this.

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  I was overblown once... got all shriveled and wrinkly... it wasn't pretty.

  Ahhhh! That brings back fond memories of long ago.

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  Could we be violating the rights of JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES?

  by Terry in

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  2. bible

  http://www.cesnur.org/2005/pa_brown.htm.

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  jehovah's witnesses and the anti-cult movement: a human rights perspectivejohn b. brown, ii (social educator, tucson, arizona)human rights issues and religious freedomthe issues created by anticult fervor can be recapitulated in the following points.

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  Finally-Free

  The watchtower teaches that all other religions and governments are controlled by Satan, as are those who are not JWs, and that they will all be destroyed. I claim an equal right to teach the opposite.

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