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  Our Magic Ride

  by onacruse in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  katie and i went to newberg, oregon for our balloon trip.

  sunday morning, 7:00 a.m., cool, crisp, totally clear.. .

  expert balloonist craig holds the tie wires, just like he was told.

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  WTS Prevarication

  by onacruse in

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  friday i was talking with a friend who has posted many times on this board, and he told me this is one of his "favorite" passages:.

  job 13:.

  7 "are you defending god by means of lies and dishonest arguments?.

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  My Proposal to Katie

  by onacruse in

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  2. relationships

  yeah, yeah, i'm 50, i should know all about this, right?

  lol.

  so what worked for you?.

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  119 Hours....

  by onacruse in

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  2. relationships

  ...until i meet the most incredible, wonderful, fascinating lady i've ever encountered in my life!

  bikerchic, you have captured my heart and make me happier than i've ever been, ever, ever, ever!

  craig (of the totally twitterpated, gushing-and-blushing-all-over-the-place dufus-in-love class).

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  Rebound Relationships

  by onacruse in

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  i really don't know where to start with this....it's so personal, and i'm so confused.

  when i left bethel, i was a basket case, and married my first wife while i was still in mental/emotional limboland.

  i loved her from the bottom of my heart (as best i can imagine what that means), and meant what i promised "till death do us part.

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  Farkel......Your Research

  by onacruse in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  farkel (tm): buried deep in kenpodragon's thread "did we have the right?

  " was a post from you that included a link "non-fluff" (http://www.geocities.com/osarsif/bethsarim3.htm).

  it was a very interesting study that you did about beth-sarim.. i know that you, among others, have done a lot of such research.

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  Emotionally stunted

  by onacruse in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  just had a good phone call with a friend i met on this board...got me to thinking about my life as a jw.

  he's been "out" almost as long as i was "in.".

  i was a reg pub at 6 years old, decided (yes, a very deliberate decision) to go to bethel when i was 8 years old, and was baptized at 10 years old (in 1962).

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  Double Dog Dare: My Bio

  by onacruse in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  (xenawarrior and minimus, take note that i am a man of my word!

  chronology: i am 50. was born and raised a jw, reg pub @ 6, baptized @ 10, reg pio (b4 hs graduation) and giving public talks @ 17, went to bethel @ 18, left bethel @ 20, married (1st time) @ 21, df'd @ 29, divorced @ 30, reinstated @ 30, remarried @ 32, df'd again @ 48, divorced again @ 49. one heck of a roller-coaster, eh?.

  disfellowshipping: both my df'ings were for apostasy.

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  Today is the best day....

  by onacruse in

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  that i've had in a long, long long time!

  and i blame each and every one of you.. thanks for helping me heal.. craig (of the finally getting some friends class).

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  Figures don't lie, but liars can figure

  by onacruse in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  didn't think my first thread would be about this, but all the conversation about how many jw abuse victims there could be really got me to thinking.

  i fully agree with everyone here that this is a people and victims problem, not a numbers issue.

  however, i was painfully surprised to see how the following statistics work out.. the us national child victimization rate for 2000 was 12.2 per 1,000.

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