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  Do you learn from negative people?

  by free2beme in

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  i heard once a comment or quote that said something to the affect,.

  "do learn from negative people, is to lower yourself to their thinking and to learn from their vast years of mediocrity".

  with that said, i think it pays sometimes to reflect on who we listen too in our life, and more important, who we strive to please and be life.

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  I need advice

  by poodlehead in

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  i have a 14 year old son who lives with his father a jw and his step mother jw who grew up as a witness.

  my ex-husband is fairly well off but his father and family have done very well for them selves.

  the way they pass money down is into the next of kin and when that person dies the next down the line gets it.

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  Whole congregation members disfellowshiped?

  by Sacchiel in

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  has there ever been such a thing where the entire congregation is df'd?.

  sacchiel

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  WAS THERE ANY MENTAL INSTABILITY IN YOUR CONGREGATION?

  by badboy in

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  any takers?

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  Hubbie And I Seen A Ghost!

  by Legolas in

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  yep that's right!

  but i should add that i/we can only say that with about 99.9% certainty.

  here's what happened....

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  Planting seeds of doubt or helping someone break mind control

  by thecarpenter in

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  helping someone break mind control.

  how can you effectively help a witness break the watchtowers grip on their minds?

  as a layman, i would think that encouraging someone to examine the history of their beliefs would be one way but many people don't like to do research.

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  Could the "shocking" announcement be about blood issue?

  by WingCommander in

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  i've been reading the random threads lately about the "shocking" announcement that is to be made at the end of september, and i'd like to throw my 2 pence in.

  now, we all know that the wtbs has made several failed predictions, and i think we can all agree that they have probably learned their lesson from 1975's fiasco.

  most at bethel are old enough to remember the fallout for years after 1975. so to me, i think it's safe to say that they aren't going to be claiming the end is this year.

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  Divorce for emotional abuse?

  by somebodylovesme in

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  because of a recent family situation (always a good time!

  ), i've been in a debate with a jw relative about whether the society permits divorce (without remarriage) where there is emotional abuse.

  this relative swears the literature has said that a person can leave her spouse where there is emotional abuse, but that she cannot remarry.

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  What little things get you upset?

  by JH in

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  i get upset very fast, if a product i use since years gets discontinued.

  gee, if the weatherman says it's 75 degrees outside and i know it's 80, i'll phone him and tell him to get a better thermometer or put glasses on.

  often i feel like writting to the mayor and ask him what is he waiting for to pave the streets of the whole city.

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  SOoooo many are leaving the forum.

  by AK - Jeff in

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  it is sad - but it is growth for them too.

  forums like this do seem to feed the obsession that we are trying to shed, don't they?

  i have spent less time here over the past few months.

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