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  Womens Right`s are they Wrong?

  by dido in

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  women today fight for `women`s right`s` but are they doing women any favours?

  as far as i can see, they have just made it harder for them.

  now they are expected to have the kids, work full time, clean house, cook, babysit, taxi drive, nurse, etc., i think they have done us a disservice, by trying to be `equal` to men in the workplace.

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  Disfellowshipping in America- more commonplace

  by dido in

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  when i was in the states, texas to be accurate, i attended some congs and got to speak to a few people, and i couldn`t believe how many times individuals were d/f, sometimes 3 or 4 times, and they were also married the same times as well, in the so called `truth`.

  i did feel that it made a mockery of the `truth` as in england, most people are only d/f once, very rarily twice or more.

  i know america is more advanced in many areas, good things and bad, but i was shocked at the ratio out there.

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  Intellectual bullies- have you come across them?

  by dido in

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  i recently posted on a thread and couldn`t believe the amount of intellectual bullies on there.

  i was a jw for 25 years, left school 35 years ago and they expected me to know all the info on evolution, and because i didn`t i`m `stupid`.

  i prefer to believe in creation, but it is obviously too simple an explanation for them.

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  Unbelieving husbands- blessing in disguise?

  by dido in

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  i was married to an `unbelieving` husband for the 25 years i was a jw and i divorced him a few years ago, before i got d/f, but looking back now, he was a blessing in disguise, as in some ways i kept up to date with the `world` altho` i didn`t get involved with anything in it, apart from shopping at sainsburys on a sat afternoon.

  the rest of the time i was too busy looking after my kids and getting to meetings etc.so didn`t have any spare time, esp as he was quite demanding, but it was a protection living in a `divided household` as i didn`t have to be 100% reliant on the org.

  has anyone else in retrospect thought that it has saved them from a lot of problems that occurred in the congs?

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  Girls/ ladies, were the sister`s competetive in your congs?

  by dido in

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  i don`t know about your congs, but the ones i were in became like fashion competitions between some of the sisters.

  i noticed how some of them would look you up and down, very obviously, then the following week wear something identical.

  i hate being the same as other people, so it used to p... me off, but i couldn`t believe how competetive they were.

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  Has anyone appealed a D/f, and what was the outcome?

  by dido in

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  i appealed against my d/f because i wanted to expose the elder that d/f me, the chairman.

  i thought it was so hypocritical as he had been calling at my house alone (yes alone) making sexual innuendos, i never invited him in, but couldn`t believe the things he said to me.

  then when i was summoned to the j/c, him, his step father, and his side kick little elder friend were siiting in judgement of me.

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  Do elders feel any different after they are appointed?

  by dido in

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  i`d like to ask all ex elders and current elders (lot`s of new ones on the forum today), if they feel any different after they were appointed?

  like a special portion of `j`s spirit`, or did they feel the same?

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  Occult sublimal imagery-what`s your view?

  by dido in

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  i came accross this today, and am shocked by it, has anyone got any views about it, as can`t believe that this has gone on?

  http://www.bigwig.net/knots/nightmares/occult.htm.

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  Disfellowshipping the obese?

  by dido in

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  has anyone posted this, or has anyone heard that you can now be d/f for being obese?

  not that i am, (slightly overweight but arent most people?

  ) but am curious to find out if it is true.

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  Leaflet thro my door!

  by dido in

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  what`s going on?

  i`ve been df for over 4 years, and have had a `would you like to know more about the bible` leaflet put thro my door!

  i don`t understand this as no-one has ever called here as they all know i am df.is there some sort of campaign going on?

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