Dutchie

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  BILL BOWEN

  by crawdad2 in

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  hi bill............. so...... you have the most qualified victims coming to your site........and you give them to attorneys who sue for only................ $ 50.000?.....................as in the case of heidi meyer............. and she has to go through hell ......"again"......and be ridiculed in court, and made to expose her most private sensitive issues on how she got molested........ for a lousey $50,000?............

  bill, are you scratching the gov bodys back or something?

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  Dutchie

  I personally think it was simply a typographical error and that the amount sued for was $5 Million Dollars and not $50 Thousand Dollars.
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  Life passing before our eyes

  by kenpodragon in

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  if you have ever been in a accident, or a situation that is life threatening.

  then you will understand "life passing before your eyes", when time seems to slow and the seconds became hours.

  when everything looks different and things seem a little more in color.. .

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  Dutchie

  A beautiful poem, Beck. Makes you think about what's really important. Thanks for sharing!
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  Adoption Leads Anyone?

  by Perfection Seeker in

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  my husband & i are trying to adopt.

  anyone have any good leads, stories, an agency they heard was good, a friend who wants to give away her baby, or anything?

  :-) we live in iowa- we hired a facilitator out of california- been on the waiting list for over a year.

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  Hi, Melissa, what type of baby did you and your husband have in mind? A white baby? Mixed race baby? Up to what age? I think this will help as people will know just what you're looking for. Best of luck to you both!
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  You gotta LOVE this forum!

  by Sirona in

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  i love this forum.

  at the moment, there are lots of people saying bad things about it.

  i want to set the record straight.

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  Dutchie

  When I found this forum my husband had recently passed away and after benig inactive for years I decided to go back to the Kingdom Hall because I thought that was what my husband would want me to do. On my first visit to the hall one of the elders counseled me because he said that my daughter's dress was too short and that if we were to continue coming to meetings she would have to wear longer skirts.

  I was so disheartened that I knew my original decision was the right one and I have never been to the hall since that time and am no longer interested in being a Jehovah's Witnesses.

  This forum helped confirm my beliefs that this cult was not speaking for god and that they were not the one and only true religion. I have also made friends with many on this forum and I feel truly peaceful for the first time in a long time.

  Thank you Simon and Ang!
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  Happy 28th Birthday to Cari

  by Gopher in

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  here's a picture of our 28th birthday girl:.

  we met cari at the minnesota apostofest this past sunday, and she's a lot of fun.

  she posts here occasionally, and under the name "c5".

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  Dutchie

  Happy Birthday Cari! I wish you many more to come!
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  To ItsJustlittleoldme_ URGENT

  by perspicacia2 in

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  hallo, sorry to disturb you.

  i would like to ask you something about english language.

  if i write << all night i make my bed swim >>.

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  Dutchie

  Lady Lee, I think he's writing a love letter and he's telling the girl that he is crying his eyes out over he. What do you think?
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  Yea, Me too....

  by flower in

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  i'm grateful for the friends i've made here and hope to continue relationships with them however this board has reached the 'more harmful than good' stage for me as well so i'm going to have to move on.

  i've recently began re-question my decision to leave the jw's and have been wondering if we arent all really screwed up as is believed to be the case by jw's.

  i need to go back and re-read all the exjw literature to prove to myself all over again that we are normal and ok and victims of a fraudulent cult.

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  Dutchie

  Wholewheat, simply because one is no longer a jehovahs witness does not necessarily mean he will abandon God altogether and therefore has no hope. It some cases it simply means that one is no longer a jehovahs witness.

  You are advising Flower to go to the elders for help with her doubts. Are you kidding? Well, she can save herself the trip because I'll tell you exactly what they are going to say. Pray, more field service, start attending meetings again, jehovah will take care of everything, yadda, yadda....

  It is your contention that apostates hit "big and hard" and that we are subjecting ourselves to brainwashing by only dwelling on the negative. Everyone knows that there is good in all religions, including the witnesses. However, its the falsehood, the misapplied bible scriptures, in short the things that prove it is not the true religion that make it fodder for investigation and the ensuing "big and hard" hit. If we talked all day long about the positive aspects of the witnesses, it would npt negate the underlying evil in the organization.
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  For the Board

  by D8TA in

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  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.asp?id=31348&site=3

  so, i see there are people that wish to say i wen't off in to a mindless rant eh?

  thanx for filling up my e-mail btw with some of your opinions btw.. 1) i stand by what i first said.

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  Dutchie

  I agree with Prisca. It takes a big man to admit he was wrong and apologize. You're the better for having done so.

  Anyway, I've always thought you were a great person, so there!
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  Serpent Lost Its Legs

  by GermanXJW in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i found this by chance and wonder if you were aware of this.

  i find the last two sentences rather funny:.

  *** w64 6/1 352 questions from readers ***.

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  Dutchie

  .... "it is reasonable to assume..." Reasonable, for whom?
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  Yea, Me too....

  by flower in

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  i'm grateful for the friends i've made here and hope to continue relationships with them however this board has reached the 'more harmful than good' stage for me as well so i'm going to have to move on.

  i've recently began re-question my decision to leave the jw's and have been wondering if we arent all really screwed up as is believed to be the case by jw's.

  i need to go back and re-read all the exjw literature to prove to myself all over again that we are normal and ok and victims of a fraudulent cult.

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  Dutchie

  Jirizo, you're a man after my own heart!

  Take heed of his words, Flower!