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  WILL YOU kindly help me?

  by Terry in

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  i've finished writing my novel (50 thousand words) about my years spent in federal correctional prison when i was an obedient little jw.. the editing and rewriting stage now commences.. i need your help!.

  here is how you can help me.. i can't know what an outside mind wants to find out concerning this experience.

  i can only conjure up what seems interesting to me.. tell me what you want to know about such a personal experience.. that will give me a checklist to compare to what i've written already.. i may have missed many little details which are very important to a reader.. i may have neglected essential questions which must be answered in order to satisfy the mind.. please offer me your curiousity.. thanking you in advance; i appreciate your taking the time to advance my novel to the finish line.. (i wrote it as a fictional work because i could not honestly write about myself without the distance of this device.. so, i made myself into a character with a different name.. the identity of everyone else is non-fiction.

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  I will be looking forword to reading your work of 'fiction' for myself. In 1968 I was a young sister in So Cal. A brother was sentenced to prison for draft evasion and asked if I would write to him while incarcerated. I did agree but only on a brother / sister type basis. He began to write 'love' letters and preaching to me of our spiritual future toghter, like it was a done deal. His parents practically had us marrried the day he got out....yikes, I had to put a kabosh on it and they hate me to this day for dumping their boy.

  sorry, I guess I should write my own book.

  Did you write about any romantic interests your character may have had? Was there a 'girl back home'. Where you homesick?
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  14 old JW boy dies refusing blood transfusion

  by Philippus79 in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  here is the link: .

  http://www.cnn.com/2007/us/11/29/jehovahs.witness.ap/index.html .

  (matthew 23:35-36) .

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  tinker

  I live in Wa state and this was on our local news last night. A large slot of time was given to the story, including a shot of a KH and mention that JW's declined to comment. I hope this will give cause for our community to ask Q's when JW's come calling.

  I am wondering why a 14yr old kid was under guardianship of an aunt? What was up with the parents, not JW's from what I can tell. I have seen where a 16yr old can be emancipated from a parent but not as young as 14.....hum, I have questions.
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  Golden Compass Movie, to be avoided?

  by cab1000 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i had a chance to be with a group of jw's yesterday.

  my wife thinks she overheard a couple of them talking about an announcement from the platform about avoiding the "golden compass" movie coming out.

  i know that other religious groups have spoken out against this film, but i would not have expected the witnesses to announce that formally.

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  tinker

  I clean an office where several of the staff are '

  I clean an office where several of the staff are evangelical christian. Someone put out a memo that this movie was to be boycotted by all Chirstians. It was very stern warnings not to let you children see such blasphemy. I had not heard of the series of books but now I can't wait to read them and see the movie. WooHoo, sounds like a party to me.

  Oh and at a circut assembly I have heard a CO be specific that JW's should not watch Star Wars films. He went on about the demonic storyline and likeness. Ya just gotta ask, how does he know about the storyline ??? hum....
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  YMCA membership

  by erandir in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ok, i know this has been talked about before, but now's a good time to bring this up again.

  my wife (active witness) and i (inactive, haven't attended in over a year) just got memberships to the ymca today.

  it's the only fitness place in town with a swimming pool.

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  10+ years ago.....as we were a Perfect WT family....we are in the janitorial business. One of our accounts was a YWCA administration office. A twice a wk, 1/2hr job. My husband was an elder and while he would not hold a membership, we felt dusting and emptying trash cans was OK with our conscience. We also had a single parent sister help us out on occasion. One elder became aware of our account and began to pressure us over the Young Womens 'Christian' Association, affiliation. We did the research and let him know we could not be 'threatened' with his opionion of what he considered association with False religion. However he approached the single sister and used the 'DFing offense' threat, got her to quit on us. She was a great asset to us, we paid her well and it was a win/win situation.

  At the time we were devastated over this treatment by a so called 'brother' We did everything possible to show consideration by 'lovingly' showing our research, printing out WT articals such as the fact that assemblies have been held in YMCA buildings and baptisems performed in their pools. He was indignit, dug his heels in and 'marked' us. The elder body was split in their view of the matter so lots of gossip flew. We began to refer to it as the 'Y Fiasco' and it became just one more nail in the XJdub coffin.
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  Were You DETERMINED? Are you DETERMINED Now?

  by AWAKE&WATCHING in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  when i was in the "false" i was determined to not let satan win by misleading me in any way.. now i am determined to not let them ( the evil wtbts) win by allowing the time i've lost keep me from really living what's left.

  i consider that period of time to be a chapter of my life that i have to put behind me.

  i started my bible study when i was only 21. i will be 50 in a few months and just got out in may of this year.. i will not let them win by ruining my life.. what about you?.

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  D E T E R M I N E D ! Yes, each day I determine to live well. It is the best revenge, turly. I gave 50+ yrs to them, I will live the next 50 with myself. They told me the world was evil and unworthy of life. I have learned the world is a source of joy and filled with life.

  Live Love Laugh and don't take any wooden nickels.....er.....watchtowers.
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  What was the first mean/unjust thing you saw as a JW that affected you?

  by Pioneer Spit...oh, i mean Spirit in

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  2. friends

  think back.

  you can list more than one.

  .it's ok. how did you rationalize the actions of others?

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  tinker

  Thanks Summer

  Thanks Dag. ayk, I am leaving out lots of details for time sake. I don't usually like to bring up the 'bad times' but sometimes it is important to show the WTBS for who they are. The DF arrangement is a death sentence.
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  What was the first mean/unjust thing you saw as a JW that affected you?

  by Pioneer Spit...oh, i mean Spirit in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  think back.

  you can list more than one.

  .it's ok. how did you rationalize the actions of others?

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  tinker

  There have been many but the day my father was disfellowshipped was the most painfull up to that point. My dad was an 'unbeliever' but very supportive and loving toward my mom's JW beliefs. In 1958 he took our whole family from Calif to NYC for the Internation Convention at Yankee Stadium. The 'spirit' got to him and he suddenly announced that he was getting baptized. He had never been to a meeting, no Bible study, nothing. We returned home and he went to a few meetings but because he was a very shy and reserved man he stopped going. Over the years he continued to be very supportive toward us and our ministy. He also contributed $$ very generously.

  Years passed, his health was bad and in 1979 he had heart surgery. He requested no blood out of respect for us and his doctor agreed to his wishs but things went bad and the doctors began to pressure him to take blood. He resisted for several days. He was barely coherent and we even kissed him goodby because they said he would not make it through the night. We went home to wait for the call to tell us he had passed. No call came and we returned to the hospital in the morning to see him awake and feeling better. What happened? The hospital chef administrators came and pressured him into accepting blood. He was very near death, in pain and desperate.

  We were very upset. Any normal family would have been thanking God but Nooo we were JW and oh the Shame!!! Of course the elders came around sometime later and my mother told them about the B l o o d. They formed a commitee and within a short couple weeks they DF'd him. gawdamm religion The man was NEVER a witness in the first place. He got dipped in the Atlantic Ocean along with 2000 other zealots of the moment.

  I was hearbroken and remember crying and screaming out loud to Jehovah...Why? How could this happen to the dearest man. He was at the weakest point of his life, was there no mercy or grace to cover his mistake.

  There is much more I could write but to this day, it's one of my most painful experience. My father could not attend my wedding and years later upon his death, we held no memorial service for him. He really died the day the cult marked the DF on him.
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  most disturbing movie scene you've seen?

  by knock knock in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i haven't seen this topic on here so i thought i'd.... hmmm, maybe it's because it's just too disturbing?

  to me, the scene in saving private ryan - the two soldiers in the small upstairs room fighting hand to hand to the death (by stabbing).

  i think that is the most disturbing thing i've seen on screen and there were plenty just in that film alone.

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  I know this is silly but the Flying Monkey's in the Wizard of Oz gave me nightmares for years as a child. To this day, when I am sick and on cold meds the nightmare returns. Also anything with 'Midgets' please excuse my language, I know the PC term is Little People. I have reoccurring dreams about that little guy in the TV show Fantasy Island
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  Thanksgiving menu.....

  by ex-nj-jw in

  1. social
  2. family

  thought i'd share my thanksgiving menu:.

  turkey.

  baked ham.

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  tinker

  Deep fried turkey.....it's The Best very moist and easy on me cause my honey does it outside in 45min. I try to have everything ready, side dishes arrive with other guests, table set and me with a scotch to get my appetite started.

  I also make a curry squash soup with creme fresh that is too die for.
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  I Need Thanksgiving Dinner Help...

  by skeeter1 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this thanksgiving looks to be hectic.

  we have out-of-town guests coming to stay with us.

  in all, i'm planning on having 19 people for dinner.

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  tinker

  I've learned from the French, nothing wrong with buying side dishes. They often prepare a main dish and purchase from a charcuterie or delicatessen all the side dishes.

  I love to cook and turkey is one of my favorites. We sometimes deep fry outside so my husband is in charge and that leaves me to try someting more complicated, like a soup or fancy dessert. When I do roast a turkey, I make a homemade dressing, stuffing outside the bird. Lots of mushrooms and dried cranberries. I love Sunset Magazine for recipes, always great. And most of the womens magazines have terrific tips and schedules to walk you through almost every step of the Turkey Day feast. From the grocery list to 3day ahead, 1day ahead, right down to setting the table and serving.

  May all our dishes be Delish!