They use Jehovahs name. (My brother in law just swears by that.)
sheri
Lo-ru-hamah
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Top 10 strange reasons WT is right
by knock knock inhad a long conversation with my mom tonight and we went back and forth for over an hour regarding the wt.
she said something tonight that kind of left me speechless as i've never heard anything like this one before.
the wt is right because... .
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My Story - Part 1
by Jeremy C ini have never posted my personal story about my years as a jw, and my departure from the organization.
i thought that my personal story might be of interest.
it is my hope that some of my experiences and observations might be of help to some of you who have recently left the organization.
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Lo-ru-hamah
It is always nice to read someones story. You are a very captivating writer. Can't wait to read the rest.
Welcome to JWD
Sheri
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From Your Experience: Did Elder's Families Get Away With More Than Others?
by minimus inwas everyone treated the same in your hall?
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Lo-ru-hamah
Sorry, everyone but I am going to have to disagree with you. (At least in my case.) My father was an elder, the P.O. for some of the time.
There was a congregation get together when I was about 16 and I was counseled for dancing too closely with another young brother.
When I was 18 I was accused of being a lesbian for pinching a girl friends behind. I was accused of committing fornication with my future husband. My father was pulled aside and counseled because two weeks prior to our wedding we were kissing outside of our familys house. An elder saw it and went to my dad and swore we were commiting fornication. We were questioned. The elder said he saw lust in our eyes. My dad said he hoped so as we were getting married in two weeks.
Even after we were married we were counseled that we were holding hands too much at the congregation.
I was constantly under the scruntity of the elders, scared to death to do something wrong because of all the trouble I got into and not doing anything wrong.
I have seen a lot of elders kids get away with a lot but that wasn't the case in our family.
Sheri
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BETHELITES - Whatever Became of?
by Black Man ini often times wonder what happened to certain bethelites that i ran around with during my 1990s tenure there.
while there are still a few left there, the greater majority of them aren't there for various reasons (marriage, disillusionment, left the borg, etc).
a couple of cats i wonder about - there was one brother who i believe was from kansas, who got his fingers cut off in a printing press.
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Ron Curzan
Wasn't he the one that posed for the Adam picture in the big green book about the history of Jehovahs Witnesses? (Sorry, for the life of me I can't remember the name of that book.)
If it is one and the same he married a girl from Springfield, Missouri, Liz Ragsdale.
He had a friend named Paul that had the most beautiful blue eyes.
Sheri
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Just because you can find it in your size....
by Wordly Andre inyesterday, i was in court and was sitting in the front row going through my paperwork waiting to see if the defendant will show, i look across the walk way and there is a very large latina girl sitting directly across from me.
she was wearing a short little black dress that had a slit all the way up to ass cheek, her boobs were nearly popping out, her little black dress shoes looked as if she was baking bread in them.
now don't get me wrong i have nothing against full figured girls, however there are limits, i mean did she not know that when she sat down her dress went up over her ass?
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Lo-ru-hamah
Worldy Andre:
I can't believe that you thought that I looked that bad. The way you were looking at me I thought that you might have liked me or something.
Sheri
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Surprise,surprise !
by frisbee inhi guys.
am a relative newbee and still a member of the borg, two weeks ago had 2 elders visit ostensibly to shepherd/correct me for sharing some personal study viewpoints which they heard had upset a bro and sis who had not bothered to contact me in the spirit of matt 18 although according to one of the elders this is one of the most abused scriptures in the bible , the r&f spillling the beans on each other to the boe and the elders listening to any hearsay and then confronting brothers, any experiences ?
also i had been seen visiting my dfd daughter and son in law ( also posters here ) this resulted in my having some basic priveledges removed,assembly attendant, pioneer, regional bc helper.. i wrote a letter of concern and copied to our co who took the time to visit me and in the presence of the elders agreed that their decision was technically wrong and not a demonstration of kindness , also that my relationship with my family was not one for a general judgement but was between my conscience and jehovah, the time i might spend with them was my affair and only if stumbling was to occur within the cong might it be flagged up for further counsel.
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Lo-ru-hamah
Hi Frisbee
I don't think that are getting easier on the df arrangement. My parents are df'd and my little brother who is still in will not speak to them and hasn't now for almost three years. He won't speak to me, my brother or sister either as we are out but not df'd. He is a Ministerial Servant possilby and elder now. I believe that speaking to df'd family has always been pretty much a matter of conscience.
Good for you on your stand and also you ability to approach a CO.
Sheri
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Un Scandal: 2003 IAPSO and Watchtower
by chasson in.
i don't know if it has been mentionned here.. concerning this: http://www.iapso.org/pdf/review2003.pdf where the watchtower is mentionned as a costumer of the iapso service of the un, i have written on a french's forum some text, i hope that didier could sum-up and translate my thoughts.. just an extract of http://webbuy.iapso.org/conditions/conditions.asp to try to explain the problem concerning the condition to buy something with iapso:.
""2.1 you are only eligible to register and become an authorised user to use this website and request services provided by iapso for the purposes of assisting the un system, governments receiving aid, organizations co-operating with the un system such as donor government aid organizations and non-governmental organizations (ngos), as well as internationally recruited un staff members and experts with tax-free import privileges.
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Lo-ru-hamah
Thank you for all of your research. Please keep us updated with what you find.
Maybe this information will help some of us who still have family in.
Sheri
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Lo-ru-hamah
Wow, what an awesome video. My mom and I just watched it and all we can say is that you must be some kind of genius.
Thank you,
Sheri
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Well I'm Out!!!!
by ImFreeatlast init took a long time, but i can finally say i'm out and i took my family with me.. this is my first post but i have been reading here for a while.
i was brought up a witness, in a family that was very 'strong' (or so everyone thought).
i didnt have a relationship with my perents at all other than the 'family study'.
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Lo-ru-hamah
Happy for you and your family. Merry Christmas - well, in a few months anyway.
Sheri
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A little advice?
by Lo-ru-hamah ini would like some advice from any that are willing to offer it.. we have a neighbor that we have been developing a friendship with her and her husband.
my son likes to play with her boys of the same age as well.
she has four kids and they run all over her.
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Lo-ru-hamah
Thank you all for your replies.
BabaYaga that is almost exactly like our situation. It does make it difficult to be around but I don't think that we have been friends long enough for me to say things to her children. My son isn't perfect either. It feels wrong to correct someone else when you don't have the perfect child. Though, he doesn't treat me like they treat her.
Chickpea, you probably hit something big there. The kids seem to eat a lot of sugar. Any suggestions on how to say that nicely?
Hotchocolate, I have already apologised. I told her that I was sorry if I overstepped my bounds and that raising four kids was a totally different story than raising one.
Thank you Sass and Mind my own. Your comments made me feel a little better.
Sheri