Years ago, if a Bethelite broke an engagement, would be immediately "dismissed" from Bethel and no "privileges" (pioneer, MS, elder) for at least a year or so.
Posts by Gayle
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12breaking an engagement consequences
by spirituk inwhat are the consequenses of breaking an engagement between two jws which lasted 2 years?.
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Gayle
Go slow,,actually the children can acclimate and integrate into the real life more easily. Going slowly, one day at a time for sure. If you are not going at all and their father is not that active, then the kids find an open window in their lives. Little by little. Encourage them in sports, if they are inclined. Mine were very active, sportsy so all that came natural and a healthy diversion for us.
Always encouraged school and extracurriculars. So none of them were ever baptized. Again, their dad wasn't hardly active so was relatively easy for us. I always reminded them to be respectful of their dad and how he believed and he didn't push against things much, except holidays, of course. All five kids graduated college too and are grateful for their freedom of mind and heart.
So many best wishes in the best part of your life ahead and for your children to be able to look back on their youth with joy, no fear of destruction, and their mom having unconditional love for them.
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How do I keep from being an enabler while not appearing like Satan
by marriedtoajw inone thing that i havn't mentioned in any of my posts is that i have a 26 year old son along with the 4 kids that my wife and i have together.
i became a father very young, 15 to be exact.
that's a whole other issue but not on this post.
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Gayle
if anything, you sound like a gentle soul,,taking everyone else into consideration,,but maybe not yourself enough. Your concerns are valid regarding your younger son. Time for your son to get "reality." Time is now, for his own sake, it won't get any easier.
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We Are Not Living in 1937
by Londo111 inhttp://www.jw.org/en/news/by-region/europe/russia/overturned-court-decision/.
"those perceived to have dissenting views were rounded up and tried at meaningless show trials.".
now that doesn't remind me of anything... .
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Gayle
wish I could see (but in English) the actual source of this quote. I distrust the 'quoting' of the WTS anymore.
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Stay Alive Til 2020
by FrankWTower ini've been playing around with wt statistics recently, helped by the great data available on jwfacts.com.
i wanted to share somehting with the community, maybe you've seen something like this before.. continuing the trend of decline seen during the last 30 years, i was able to extrapolate the year when wt growth might finally end.
if trends continue, we may only have to wait about 8 more years, 9 years to see it reported if the wt decides to report it at all, to see publisher growth end and possibly reverse.. the graph shows the annual growth rate of average publishers during the last 31 years.
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Gayle
Looks great..but I wonder if 2014 could hasten it even sooner.
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The Pope's Conscience Bothers Him And He Now Knows The Truth And Is Studying
by minimus inwouldn't that be something if you heard the witnesses saying that?
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Gayle
Well, 'if' the Pope is shaken and weakened at the Catholic church policy in the past protecting their pedophile priests, then he would be a better guy than the GB, as they don't seem to be shaken, weakened, ashamed at the WTS policy about their pedophiles at all.
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I'm writing a DA letter...need advise
by nolongerconfused inhello, so i have decided to da myself and will write a da letter to the body of elders.... do you have any ideas of what i can include in this letter or samples?...
i really want to make a huge impact with this letter.. i appreciate your help everyone....
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Gayle
Whether you write one sentence or a thousand, the outcome will be quick and the same result. They (elders, service department, GB) will take nothing to heart. There is no justification to them about it, and you will leave with no respect, or honor from them.
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Candace Conti: Further Extension
by DNCall inthe parties stipulated to another extension of 30 days.
wts opening brief is now due on 3/8/31..
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Gayle
They are 'waiting' on more Brooklyn properties to be sold and more donations from R&F. That is how their god tells them anything.
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Candace Conti: WTS Notified Re Opening Appellate Brief
by DNCall inaccording to the docket, wts was notified that their opening brief has not been timely filed.
their appeal will be dismissed if there is no further activity by february 22, 2013.
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Gayle
Such a curious thing now. Then, they have a couple weeks, to "throw in the towel?" or go back in for the 'long haul' fight? Intriguing!
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The Borg "our mother"? Good Grief!
by Roberta804 ini have heard it all now, or at least up to now, the borg never ceases to surprise me.
so when jesus was talking to his deciple from the cross (opps stake), "this is your mother" or something like that, was he talking about the borg?
lol.
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Gayle
That didn't feel comfortable to me ever,,we were never to call any man "Father" (other than bio father/dad). how would it make sense to call any small group of men "mother" either. Crazy/weird.