Mary, I'm very sorry for your brother-in-law's illness. I'll be praying for you and your family. You are a good sister. Continue supporting your sister and brother-in-law through this illness.
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52MY B-I-L IS IN THE HOSPITAL
by Mary inhere's another update on my brother in law:.
my sister and b-i-l went to the cancer center in toronto earlier this week to see about getting the stemcell transplant for his disease.
it was actually an encouraging visit as the oncologist there said that they did not feel his condition had progressed into the acute myloid leukemia yet and that he had longer---up to 2 years---than what his local oncologist had said.
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CHILD
I did not see the drama but it reminds me of an experience. A sister and her then boyfriend planned to get baptized at the same assembly. She says at first she did not see him with the group but he showed up in time for baptism. They were married soon after baptism but he was disfellowshipped several years later. She feels he was baptized to please her and his mom.
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Aspects of the Gifts of theHoly Spirit?
by Rocky_Girl inok, i read this on another thread that the new belief is that the when the bible says:.
galatians 5:22on the other hand, the fruitage of the spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith,23mildness, self-control.
against such things there is no law.
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Spike, what is (or who is) the only hope of everlasting life?
Do you believe in the bible? Jesus says he is the truth, the way and the life. There is no other way to the Father except through him. The WTS tries to take the place of Jesus. You do not have to be a part of the organization to have everlasting life.
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My SIL might be 'fishin'....?
by AK - Jeff inmy wife 'faded' during the same time i da'd myself.
we are absolutely both on the same page.. it is interesting [and on another level disturbing] that 'status' plays so heavily in the minds of jw's and their relationships.
as many others have related, my wife sometimes is engaged in conversations with jw's she meets in public, while all those same jw's will totally 'shun' me - sometimes in the same moment.
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JWs fish all of the time. They live according to a black and white viewpoint. The WTS equals Jehovah. It is about loyalty to the organization. The organization does not like inactive JWs, because they cannot control them.
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My SIL might be 'fishin'....?
by AK - Jeff inmy wife 'faded' during the same time i da'd myself.
we are absolutely both on the same page.. it is interesting [and on another level disturbing] that 'status' plays so heavily in the minds of jw's and their relationships.
as many others have related, my wife sometimes is engaged in conversations with jw's she meets in public, while all those same jw's will totally 'shun' me - sometimes in the same moment.
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I faded over 2 years ago. and was not very active between 2003 and 2005. I had an interesting conversation with a sister from my old hall while we were shopping in a store.
Sister: I haven't seen you in years. Please visit our hall soon.
Child: I miss you too, but we haven't been to a meeting in a while.
Sister: Oh, please come back to Jehovah. Don't leave the God that loves you.
Child: I definitely have not left God.
Sister:Come back to Jehovah. We learned at the districtict convention the end is HERE, not just near anymore. It is HERE.
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Lack of education does not = stupid.
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[endif] in combatting cult mind control, steve hassan writes:.
in principle, i am against banning cults from college campuses unless they expressly violate rules of conduct that every student organization is expected to follow.
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A college education helps you to learn how to think critically, but it is not enough. I encountered JWs while a college sophmore. I wish I'd learned about mind control, propaganda and cults while in high school. I always thought of cults as Jim Jones' organization or David Koresh and his people. Now I recognize mind control nd propaganda in different religions, government and social organizations.
My daughter wants to join a sorority and my father ( non JW, ex Mason) and I are trying to dissuade her. He's warned her of the danger of trying to fit into a group and the danger of being a follower.
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Congratulations!
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i think my df son needs your help...kicked to the curb at 17...
by oompa inhe is a good example of what dubs think happens to all who leave da troof.....he has floundered in life, but he was as a teen dub too....he had lost of emotional problems and really hated authority figures....school problems a nightmare starting at 13...then counseling and tons of meds......the dunked for a gf at 16.....and kicked out at 17...it has been five years.
i hate to admit it but back then i urged him to "go to the elders".....when dfd....i told him and others "it was for his own good".....was that party line or what!?!?!??!.
now......i am trying to get him to see what a mindfuck it is to lose your entire social structure at that age!!!!
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College is a great idea. Students take the same basic courses for the first year. He will meet many new and interesting people and grow emotionally also. My 23 year old daughter thanks me for persuading her to attend college out of state.
Counseling for depression sounds like a great idea. Maybe you ask him to read Crisis of Conscience and/or encourage him to investigate this board and freeminds.
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Recently disfellowshipped prominent Assembly overseer in Western Europe now speaking out against the Watchtower org.
by the research lady informer elder, and assembly overseer roberto from france will be joining barbara and joe anderson on tonight's conference call, july 18,2009. roberto was disfellowshipped in june 2009 and after many faithful years of service is now joining thousands of others who are speaking out against the evils of the watchtower organization.
our call tonight will be focused on how the country of france, as well as other european countries are investigating jehovah's witnesses.
the watchtower organization is experiencing difficulties in these countries for the inhumane treatment and exerting too much control over people's lives.
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CHILD
Funny how theWTS encourages people to turn aside from their religious beliefs but tries to imprison people once they become affiliated with the organization.
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Anybody remember a QFR on JW nurses tattling on blood transfusions?
by Open mind ini've looked on jwn (first) and watchtower library (second) and can't find a questions from readers that i thought i remembered from the 70s or 80s.
maybe it wasn't actually a qfr.
anyway, the gist of the question was, what does a conscientious jw nurse do when, in the course of her duties, she becomes aware of a fellow jw who is accepting a blood transfusion or getting an abortion.
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I remmember this article and knew I would never be a snitch and tell the elders. Every healthcare employee knows the HIPPA law and knows the consequences of breaking the law. I was a nurse for 2 years before I became comfortable enough to administer blood products. My supervisor made it clear I had to demonstrate knowledge of how to care for a patient receiving blood and know the hospital's policy. I cared for my patients and would ask a fellow nurse to administer the blood while I performed some unpleasant task for that nurse. I look back now and realize how brainwashed I was. I also realize I worked with a wise and mature nurse manager who understood my immaturity. A nurse is taught to be objective and nonjudgemental and support the client's wishes. We care for people when they are vulnerable. Betraying a patient's privacy betrays the trust a patient places in a nurse or other person caring for him (her).