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  This Cult Should Be Called to Account

  by berrygerry in

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  2. child-abuse

  the emotions from this are surreal:.

  (kudos for the kid to record it).

  https://soundcloud.com/throwawayjw1914_2/abuse.

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  compound complex

  Our beloved child wanted out of the cult when an early teen.

  Suicidal tendencies and fierce rebellion against "The Truth" woke us up, and we said we love you and don't want you to hurt yourself. No longer forced to be a JW (never baptized), our kid turned into the sweetest, most non-judgmental, and obedient youngster on the block. Never mind what the elders thought of Mom's and Dad's position on saving their child.

  Thirty years later, our "youngster" is a good and generous person. We couldn't be prouder.

  CC
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  Latest article about Warwick polution

  by ttdtt in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  http://www.recordonline.com/article/20151214/news/151219671/0/search

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  compound complex

  From link provided above:

  • Jake Edwards

  Does anyone know if the area was cleaned up before construction started? I was working there on the concrete with a private contractor, and no one said a word to any of us about the contamination (the union or the people in charge of the project). It was a dusty job, and we would have breathed in quite a bit of it if it wasn't dealt with before the project began. any information would be great...
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  J.W. Women Should Stop Wearing Mascara!

  by The Searcher in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the wtbts/ org dictates to its subservient followers what constitutes a bible truth/principle and what does not.

  example: it-1 p. 319 birthday - ".....there is no indication in the scriptures that faithful worshipers of jehovah ever indulged in the pagan practice of annually celebrating birthdays.

  the bible makes direct reference to only two birthday celebrations, those of pharaoh of egypt and herod antipas.

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  compound complex

  7 Now when they came into the house, as he was lying on his bed in his bedroom, they struck him and killed him and beheaded him. And they took his head and traveled by way of the Arabah all night."

  Evidently, they got a head start . . .

  CC
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  THE OAF and the ONE-LEGGED MAN

  by Terry in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  the oaf and the one-legged man.

  spatters of rain dribbled into unsettled silence.. the man with the prosthetic leg dropped the umbrella from his shoulder and shook it onto the sidewalk in front of the bookstore.

  his scooter chair roosted nearby like a guide dog for a blind man.. steadying himself, he exchanged tattered raingear for his cane and wobbled uneasily toward the door handle.a tall man with a van dyke beard held the door open for him with a neighborly grin.. "you get caught in this downpour on that thing?

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  compound complex

  Terry:

  This is one you liked. Bumped it up just now.

  If you miss it, use the link. THANKS!

  CC

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/251948/musicians-mediocrity
  
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  Musicians of Mediocrity

  by compound complex in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  why, my love, do you play upon my heart as .

  you would four strings set at intervals apart?.

  such are the distances that separate me from you:.

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  compound complex

  For Terry . . .
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  THE OAF and the ONE-LEGGED MAN

  by Terry in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  the oaf and the one-legged man.

  spatters of rain dribbled into unsettled silence.. the man with the prosthetic leg dropped the umbrella from his shoulder and shook it onto the sidewalk in front of the bookstore.

  his scooter chair roosted nearby like a guide dog for a blind man.. steadying himself, he exchanged tattered raingear for his cane and wobbled uneasily toward the door handle.a tall man with a van dyke beard held the door open for him with a neighborly grin.. "you get caught in this downpour on that thing?

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  compound complex

  You're welcome and thank you, Terry.

  Will see what I can drum up . . .

  CC
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  New Watchtower Propaganda and hate speech destroying families (Feb 2016 WT)

  by Daniel1555 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the following is a paragraph from the new february study watchtower article "learn from jehovah's loyal servants.".

  7 a conflict of loyalties may arise when a close relative is disfellowshipped.

  for example, a sister named anne [1] received a telephone call from her disfellowshipped mother.

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  compound complex

  If I walk away from JW - I lose EVERYTHING. All family, my children, everything. And I have nothing else. I would have to start life over. So I don't want to take this step until I have absolutely no choice. I understand completely it is cognitive dissonance and believe me, it drives me into deep depression and causes me no end of mental anguish.

  committeechairman

  
  

  Believe me, CC, many of us here are in your shoes and truly do understand . . .

  Hang in there.

  The other CC
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  THE OAF and the ONE-LEGGED MAN

  by Terry in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  the oaf and the one-legged man.

  spatters of rain dribbled into unsettled silence.. the man with the prosthetic leg dropped the umbrella from his shoulder and shook it onto the sidewalk in front of the bookstore.

  his scooter chair roosted nearby like a guide dog for a blind man.. steadying himself, he exchanged tattered raingear for his cane and wobbled uneasily toward the door handle.a tall man with a van dyke beard held the door open for him with a neighborly grin.. "you get caught in this downpour on that thing?

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  compound complex

  Well done, Terry!

  Our background in literature and language is similar, which makes reading your atmospheric and colorfully detailed writing so captivating. You truly do write what you know . . . works for me!

  CoCo
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  On ...

  by compound complex in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  on being discarded by the love of your life.

  on getting on with your life.

  on going downhill (physically, emotionally, or while taking a walk).

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  compound complex

  Thank you, bsmart, for your reply!

  All's well presently, and many good things have come my way. I hope, too, for you and yours.

  Best wishes.

  CoCo
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  YOUR DAILY JOURNAL

  by compound complex in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  dear friends,.

  much of what we do on a daily basis is routine and of no particular, earth-shaking importance.

  however, after reviewing letters of family going back to wwii, it is fascinating to read what dad was doing on board the aircraft carrier in the pacific on any old day, what mom was cooking on her ever-steaming range, how i was dealing with the roller coaster of emotion at bethel [mom saved all my letters], how nana wrote that she would not study with the witnesses [per my request] but 'here are some mittens i knitted for you when you canvass new york with your magazines.

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  compound complex

  What a pleasant surprise!

  Thanks, cognac, Dagney, and myelaine.

  Blessings and peace.

  Love,

  CoCo