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  Give Examples of How JWs Try To "Demonize" Everything

  by minimus in

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  here's an example......years ago if a jw wanted a heart transplant or a transplant of any kind, it was considered "cannibalism".

  to "prove" that this was oh so wrong, they provided an article about a person who did get a new heart donated to them and suddenly they got the old personality of the donor.

  the transplant changed everything about this man and he was no longer the same normal person.......and why??

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  winnie

  they provided an article about a person who did get a new heart donated to them and suddenly they got the old personality of the donor. The transplant changed everything about this man and he was no longer the same normal person

  I heard this about 6 months ago, when my Auntie (who used to be a nurse way back in the dark ages, so she knows about these things) said that she knew of a brother who got a heart transplant, and he suddenly went out and brought a leather jacket and a motorbike...and all because the donor happened to have been a bikie!!!

  Another of her 'wise' stories was the one about the cornea transplant, and how the recipitent suddenly saw, out of one eye, how the donor saw things!

  Do they know how utterly ridiculous these stories sound?

  And yet they still believe...the mind boggles!!!
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  Movie Adrift, also known as Godspeed or Open Water 2 info wanted

  by winnie in

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  just watched this movie.

  does anyone know where to find the true version of this event?

  all i can seem to find is that it happenned in central america somewhere, and that everyone may have died.

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  Just watched this movie. Does anyone know where to find the true version of this event? All I can seem to find is that it happenned in Central America somewhere, and that everyone may have died.
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  How much do you spend on groceries each month?

  by aSphereisnotaCircle in

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  we spend about $500 per month.

  that's with a family of three, two adults and one small child.

  included in that is dog and cat food, and other household items many people buy at the grocery store, such as shampoo, detergent, paper products etc.

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  About $2400 (AU$)

  2 adults, 5 kids.
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  Total Lunar Eclipse tonight! Visable everywhere, most visable UK etc

  by needproof in

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  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6411991.stm .

  skywatchers eagerly awaiting saturday's total lunar eclipse say that the spectacle could be the "best in years".

  the eclipse begins at 2018 gmt, with the moon totally immersed in the shadow of the earth between 2244 and 2358 gmt.

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  Couldn't see it here.

  Have to wait for August 28.
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  Competition Between the Ex-JW boards ?

  by JW_Researcher in

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  please excuse my ignorance regarding this.. i posted a solicitation for this little survey i'm doing here .

  http://kent.steinhaug.no/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=4910.

  a poster named "queen beetle" got all excited because the title of the survey referenced jwd which she couldn't (evidently) bring herself to type out (using "xxx" instead).. i explained why i named it jwd but...i sensed some animosity (color me sensitive).. do some folks have a problem with jwd?

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  winnie

  I find that this board is one of the easiest to navigate around. Admittedly, I have not much experience with many forums, but of the couple I have tried, this one is by far the easiest to post on and navigate.

  It does need a search box though!
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  Forgive my ignorance...but...

  by winnie in

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  i noticed on alot of posts there are abbreviations.. eg - bttt.

  now...i have spent countless hours trying to figure out what this is an abbreviation of.. i need help!.

  (i am going top kick myself if it is something simple!!!

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  Thanks.
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  Forgive my ignorance...but...

  by winnie in

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  i noticed on alot of posts there are abbreviations.. eg - bttt.

  now...i have spent countless hours trying to figure out what this is an abbreviation of.. i need help!.

  (i am going top kick myself if it is something simple!!!

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  winnie

  I noticed on alot of posts there are abbreviations.

  eg - bttt

  Now...I have spent countless hours trying to figure out what this is an abbreviation of.

  I need help!

  (I am going top kick myself if it is something simple!!! )
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  Stuck in a dead-end job because of obeying anti-higher education policy?

  by nvrgnbk in

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  did you refrain from obtaining a degree or advanced studies when you had the chance because it wasn't the witness thing to do?

  how has this affected your life?

  comments, rants, and personal experiences please.

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  Yes. I was 'pulled' out of school without even being asked if that was what I wanted. Instead, I had to pioneer (it sucked!) and support myself with useless jobs.

  Now I have completed my education, but it is hard to get work here because there are so many young ones here that are cheaper to hire than me. So...we make our own work and have done so for the past 6 years.

  My biggest 'annoyance' (for lack of a better word) is that we were never encouraged to put any money into block of land/house etc as we would never need it! And now, at a later stage, it is very hard with no higher education and 'proper' employment, to be able to afford to 'jump in' as house and land prices are so high.

  I know that I will never make that mistake with my kids. We have a bank account for them that we put money into every week for their education, because I won't let them get to my age and not be able to support themselves comfortably. I don't care what they decide to do, as long as they are trained in something. And as soon as they are able to, they will be encouraged to put some of their 'earnings' into real estate, as at least by the time they come to retire, they may have a chance of owning their own homes.

  (and maybe a granny flat in the back yard for their dear old mum and dad! LOL)

  But...that is a looong way off.
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  First & Last, One-time post

  by journey-on in

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  i have been lurking for quite some time now on jwd.

  my story is pretty much just like everyone else's, "only the names have been changed".

  in reading your posts, i have both laughed and cried till tears ran down my cheeks.

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  winnie

  First let me say that I think your letter is well thought out and well written. It's just a shame that your sister will never see it.

  Secondly, James, what is your problem?

  People vent their dissapointment, anger and hurt in may ways.

  If it does not affect you personally, then I don't think you have the right to condemn someones actions/words based on your opinion of what is judgemental and self righteous. Unless, of course, they are asking for your opinion.
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  When JW parents shun their df'd children...and grandchildren

  by Paisley in

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  this seems the epitome of "lacking natural affection".

  can you imagine being a parent and not being interested in how your own children are doing?

  and what about carrying it even further, having nothing to do with your grandchildren, just because the parents are disfellowshipped?

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  winnie

  I was just wondering...is there any legal avenues you can take against jw's for shunning? Doesn't it equate with slander etc?

  I know other religions have had this happened and as far as I know, some have won against the churches...but I can't recall them at present.

  Does anyone know, or have heard of someone sueing the JW's for this?