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  Disfellowshipping: A protection in the end?

  by Esmeralda in

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  well, the year is nearly out, and as the new one approaches i'm thinking back on 2 years of being in the online exjw community and, in june 2002, my four year anniversary of my df'ing.. when first i came to h2o seeking comfort and support in january 2000, i had been df'd for a year and a half and online nearly 4 years but never had the guts to type "jehovah's witnesses" into a search engine.

  that search led me to freeminds (thanks, randy *hug*) and then, to h2o.. what a journey its been.

  i've gone from devastation at losing my family, to anger, through the anger to numbness, back through sadness, and now after much soul searching and a chance change of circumstances last summer, come to look at my disfellowshipping in an entirely new light.. those who know my history know that i was born into the borg, baptized at 12, married at 19, and was a very loyal, unquestioning dub until the age of 24 when the elders told me that my miscarried babies had no status with god.

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  Dino

  Im strapped for time, but I rate your thoughts two thumbs up...

  and a five!

  Thanks dear, Dino
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  Interfaith in NYC?? Who knows details?

  by OhHappyDay in

  1. watchtower
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  well, i read something about, but i have no link nor further details.

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  Hello Joe!

  Yes , on the surface of things, it is "thin".

  You and yours are smart enough to see that.
  However, we will see what surfaces after the holidays.
  And let me promise you this will go much deeper than contacting the Unitarians. Thats all I will say for now.

  Hang in there BX, OHD, and cyberguy.
  HAWK...check your email.

  Dino
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  Interfaith in NYC?? Who knows details?

  by OhHappyDay in

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  well, i read something about, but i have no link nor further details.

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  Hi biblexaminer!

  You are indeed a man of action. Something that is greatly appreciated. Your family circumstances are like mine so that we feel the urgency.
  If I might be so bold as to make a suggestion. If you ask broad, general questions, they wont get rattled. What I was going to attempt was to get some printed literature on their TOTAL christian membership. They of course, have a Buddhist, Zoroastrian, Islamic, etc. makeup as well.
  I was also going to try to get reports on what programs they have been involved in collectively. Especially in line with the UN. I am going to talk with several within the Interfaith center.
  But whatever way you handle it, I am sure it will be just fine. Sometimes the direct approach is best.
  Wishing you success.

  Dino
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  Did Israel Know in Advance?

  by teejay in

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  et tu, israel?

  - did the israelis have advance warning?

  by justin raimondo.

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  That website "theneworder" is too weird for me!

  Dino
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  American emergency consent to treatment

  by MacHislopp in

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  i would like to share with you this:.

  from ........................... bmj 2001;323:1464-1466 ( 22-29 december ).

  a practical guide to informed consent to treatment .

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  Dino

  Too funny, MacH.
  Thanks, and may you and your's have a happy holiday!

  Dino
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  Interfaith in NYC?? Who knows details?

  by OhHappyDay in

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  well, i read something about, but i have no link nor further details.

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  Interfaith in NYC?? Who knows details?

  by OhHappyDay in

  1. watchtower
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  well, i read something about, but i have no link nor further details.

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  Got It Hawk!

  Will contact you.

  I think something else is ther, but I need your help.

  Thanks, Dino
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  Interfaith in NYC?? Who knows details?

  by OhHappyDay in

  1. watchtower
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  well, i read something about, but i have no link nor further details.

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  Dino

  Hey Hawk!!

  We must have been posting at the same time.

  Dino
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  Interfaith in NYC?? Who knows details?

  by OhHappyDay in

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  well, i read something about, but i have no link nor further details.

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  Hello OHD!!
  After Christmas I am going to do what I can to verify the JW association with the Interfaith Center of New York.
  After speaking with the vice-president of the center, Steven Friedlander, I am very confident that the JW's being listed was not a directory thing. You can find plenty of JW listings in New York church directories and it is no cause for alarm.

  However in this case it appears that reciprocity is involved and is a cause for alarm. But I want to get complete confirmation if possible. Extreme caution has to be exercised or the interfaith center will get spooked.

  One such experience I had in this area was in trying to ferret out the participants of the "Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders" held at the UN in late August 2000. Over 1000 religious leaders were represented. I cannot help but feel that our friends in Brooklyn had representation there, because of their UN/DPI association. However, there is no list of participants published. They very nice lady at the summit office told me that it could not be released for security reasons. Whatever.

  I also have a strong sense that time is quickly running out to do this research. The interfaith links may well disappear at the end of this year due to their disassociation from the UN/DPI.

  (((((((HAWK))))))) Are you out there? I hope you are having a good holiday. You deserve it man! I am going to try to contact you.

  Dino
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  you know you're from Arkansas if...

  by teejay in

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  1. you measure distance in minutes.. 2. you've ever had to switch from "heat" to "a/c" in the same day.. 3. stores don't have bags; they have sacks.. 4. stores don't have shopping carts; they have buggies.. 5. you see a car running in the parking lot at the store with no one in it, no matter what time of the year.. 6. you use "fix" as a verb.

  example: i am fixing to go to the store.. 7. all the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, grain, or animal.. 8. you install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked.. 9. you carry jumper cables in your car ... for your own car.. 10. you know what "cow tipping" and "snipe hunting" is.. 11. you only own four spices: salt, pepper, ketchup,and tabasco.. 12. you think everyone from a bigger city has an accent.. 13. you think sexy lingerie is a tee shirt and boxer shorts.. 14. the local papers covers national and international news on one page but requires 6 pages for sports.. 15. you think that the first day of deer season is a national holiday.. 16. you know which leaves make good toilet paper.. 17. you find 90 degrees f "a little warm.".

  18. you know all four seasons: almost summer, summer, still summer, and christmas.. 19. you know whether another arkansan is from southern, middle, or northern arkansas as soon as they open their mouth.. 20. there is a dairy queen in every town with a population of 1000 or more.. 21. going to wal-mart is a favorite past-time known as "goin wal-martin" or off to "wally world.".

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  Oh yeah, tyydyy.

  Now you're talkin'.

  Dino