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  Hare Krishnas? I Know This Site Is For JW But . . .

  by InterestedOne in

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  i have learned a lot about cults on this site and cannot thank you all enough for helping me get a sense of what is going on with my jw acquaintance.

  as it turns out, another friend of mine told me she goes to the hare krishna temple.

  she is a wonderful person, and we have been spending time together having long conversations.

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  jamiebowers

  She said a pedo coverup would not necessarily stop someone from wanting to go to Penn State or play football there.

  WOW, what a poor comparison. Attending Penn State as a student or even as a football player doesn't put you under the influence of child molesters or people who covered up for them. If the stories in the press are to be believed, all of the bad guys are gone. And usually college classes encourage students to develop critical thinking skills. The same can't be said for Hare Krishnas.
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  Local Needs?

  by Rawrities in

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  what are the "local needs"?

  they are addressed to the congregation right?

  i am still in, and attended the meeting during the week.

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  I would be interested to know what the talk was about. For instance, was it just about how sinful it is, or was there advice on how to protect kids from child molesters? Have you checked the registry that Aware posted for your congregation's geographical area? If no one is listed there, why not ask the elders who/what the talk was about and why it wasn't reported to authorities?
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  "we were just talking...shes not free to remarry...we werent flirting or doing anything wrong"

  by WuzLovesDubs in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  thats what my soon to be exhusband just said to me.

  i finally after 25 years of dealing with him and the jws and a litany of other shit, told him two weeks ago i want out.

  he wrote me a letter this week and made a list of allllll the things he hates: about my beliefs, the fact that i left jehovah, broke my vows to god, my hobbies, celebrations, what i watch on tv, my parenting, keeping the kids out of the jws, not having any friends....and then said well i dont hate "you".

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  jamiebowers

  It's been said that the opposite of love isn't hate, but indifference. You would do well to become as indifferent as possible towards this man. He sounds like he's toxic. You have nothing to worry about compared to him about the future. Once you're divorced, you can go on with your life and do whatever, (or whoever), you want. He's not in the same boat. Not only does he have to prove adultery on your part, but his girlfriend has to do the same with her MIA ex-husband.

  Please just focus on the divorce and your safety. Don't count on him to be a decent human being in any respect. He is, after all, not only a mind controlled cult member but also an alcoholic and wife beater.
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  "the campaign" movie

  by fakesmile in

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  its showing down the street at 9. looks funny.

  ill let you know if its worth $8.

  pray i dont get shot.

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  EP:

  Seriously, blah blah blah is all I saw when I read this. Good job on making assumptions and deciding threats are the way to deal with the crime against humanity of leaning against a car.

  Despite fantasies of violence and ass kickings going on around here that seem more common than a 13 year old boy having wet dreams, the response was wholly inappropriate to situation.

  It's too bad you weren't there, because apparently you would've flawlessly handled the situation. After all, you've done such a fabulous job taking Fakesmile's story and yourself way too seriously.
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  I'm back! Did you miss me? - YOSEMITE REVIEW

  by 00DAD in

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  my wife, the hungarian goddess, and i just returned from a wonderful one week vacation in yosemite!

  i've been many times as a child and young adult, but haven't been for 17 years or so.

  it was the hungarian's first time.

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  jamiebowers

  Breath taking!
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  No More Conventions! ( For Me)

  by EmptyInside in

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  i'm so relieved not having to go to another convention.

  i haven't been to one in two,three years,lost track.

  so happy not having to sit for all those hours on an uncomfortable chair,listening to boring talks.. i am thrilled not having to clean public toilets in my best clothes.

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  Why, EmptyInside, I think you've just blossomed into a full fledged apostate!
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  Need Advice Please: My Sister Making Fool Of Herself

  by CrimsonBleu in

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  I agree with Heliaphora. Let the Department of Adult Protective Services do an investigation first. They will be able to tell you if you need an attorney, or one may be appointed for your mother.
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  I'm back! Did you miss me? - YOSEMITE REVIEW

  by 00DAD in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  my wife, the hungarian goddess, and i just returned from a wonderful one week vacation in yosemite!

  i've been many times as a child and young adult, but haven't been for 17 years or so.

  it was the hungarian's first time.

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  jamiebowers

  Beautiful! Thanks!
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  "the campaign" movie

  by fakesmile in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  its showing down the street at 9. looks funny.

  ill let you know if its worth $8.

  pray i dont get shot.

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  jamiebowers

  It was a car. It wasn't yours, yet you thought threatening violence was the appropriate answer. You were the agressor and bully in that situation. In that situation, if you had said that to me, my answer would have been "Feel free to try". I don't respond well to bullies or threats.

  Yes, it was a car...a car that didn't belong to the jerk who was leaning on it despite the owner asking him not to do so. Chances are good that a threat of violence is the only thing that would get through to a punk like that. Unlike you, however, he realized that it wasn't worth getting his ass whipped.
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  "we were just talking...shes not free to remarry...we werent flirting or doing anything wrong"

  by WuzLovesDubs in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  thats what my soon to be exhusband just said to me.

  i finally after 25 years of dealing with him and the jws and a litany of other shit, told him two weeks ago i want out.

  he wrote me a letter this week and made a list of allllll the things he hates: about my beliefs, the fact that i left jehovah, broke my vows to god, my hobbies, celebrations, what i watch on tv, my parenting, keeping the kids out of the jws, not having any friends....and then said well i dont hate "you".

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  jamiebowers

  "Youre the one who is DIVORCING ME dont forget!"

  Ha, my answer would've been, "You're the one who is supposed to be the jw, asshole!"

  With that aside, I agree with the others about not wasting your energy on feeling hurt about his relationship with Sister Not Free to Remarry. When the time comes, you can decide whether or not to give him his freedom to remarry, or you could use it as a bargaining chip during divorce proceedings. Either way, they're both going to have to wade through a world of shit to be together, because she still has to find her proof.