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jamiebowers
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Another benefit to being an ex-jw
by jeremiah18:5-10 inthis year my wife, kids and i are celebrating christmas and birthdays for the first time.
having been a born-in, i was raised to believe that these events were not only pagan in origin, but also self-promoting and greedy.
what i have learned as the year as progressed and as christmas gets closer is quite the opposite.. as it turns out, my wife and i never learned how to give gifts and to shop for other people, neither have my kids.
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A birthday wish for you, Mr. Flipper
by FlyingHighNow inhappy birthday, flipper.
you are one of the nicest, positive guys i know.
may you be blessed all your days with love and contentedness.. the only thing missing is the candles.. .
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jamiebowers
Hapy Birthday!!!!!!!!!
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Nugget and I have been married 24 years today and our son is 10!
by cantleave inso glad we are out the cult together it makes occassions like this so much more special..
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jamiebowers
Congrats and Happy Birthday to your son!
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That bus driver in Cleveland should get an award. Beautifully executed uppercut.
by Theocratic Sedition inshe had that one comin to her.
she's lucky he didnt stomp her out as he had plenty of time to really hurt her.
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jamiebowers
She was raising hell with the driver while the bus was in motion. If I would've been the driver, I would've stopped the bus and pushed that nasty bitch out. She deserved what he gave her, and his only mistake was NOT pressing charges after he whipped her ass!
If this goes to court, either civilly or criminally, I can't imagine a jury of Clevelanders finding him guilty. Years ago I lived in the eastern suburbs of Cleveland and thankfully was in much better shape than I am now, and had to get physical a few times with nutjobs like the thing in the video. When someone invades your personal space and is screaming at you with insulting language, you have no idea what you'll do. I think the driver trash talking with that thing was just a way to get her to back down. Unfortunately for her, she didn't. As a matter of fact, she came back for more after he threw her off the bus.
I read in an article that she put her hands around his throat and either choked him or tried to choke him. Just because he works for RTA doesn't mean he has to put up with being verbally and physically attacked. I hope she goes to jail and has to pay out for a civil suit. People, and I use the term loosely, like her, shouldn't be out in the streets, but since she was roaming free in society, she got her just deserts.
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Gotcha Liar!!! Help needed dealing with deceptive JW.
by trailerfitter inyep jws are supposed to be honest aren't they?
they are liars decivers and most of all encourage hate in family circles whilst pretending they are the victims.
anyone who makes out they are a victim is a coward!
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jamiebowers
Please stop trying to out her as a liar. She's doing a fine job of that by herself, and in front of your son, no less! Focus your efforts on a court ordered custody and visitation arrangement. Keep good records, and if she violates them, the courts will sort out her deceptions. Once your child reaches a certain age, he can choose which parent he wants to live with. Just be there for him, and bide your time.
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Lawsuits against the WTBTS....
by Snoozy ini would love to see a thread that strictly listed lawsuits against the wtbts..enclosing actual referrals and newspaper clipping if possible for authenticity .surely they can't hush them all up... snoozy... .
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jamiebowers
Barbara Anderson's website watchtowerdocuments has court records to sex abuse lawsuits against the Watchtower dating back to 1964, I believe. And I'm pretty sure she has documented recent cases as well.
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Talked to an elder
by Nika Bee ini am at home now, my family knows that i am out and it's somewhat ok.. during the time i spent here, i had the interesting pleasure of talking to an elder who i've known since childhood.
just for the background, he always regretted not going to university and there where also issues with military service.
but this discussion was kind of, well, interesting.
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jamiebowers
He said, if he had a case of child abuse in the congregation, which he thankfully hadn't at the moment (from which I concluded that there must have been something in the past, either before I was born, or something that was kept secret) the brother in question would never get any privileges.
A sex offender not having congregational privieges will NOT stop him from re-offending in or out of the congregation.
Then he said something that made me speechles: in any case, if there is a case of abuse/rape there is always some joint guilt at the victim or the parent (they just haven't protected thair children well enough).
Isn't that standard Watchtower thinking? Don't do anything that would warn the congregation or community at large about sex offenders in their midst, and then blame victims and their parents when abuse occurs.
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holding off on my baptism???
by madcow78596 inso i've been studying with jws since april 2011.
1 year later i decide to become an unbaptized publisher and take steps toward dedicating myself to jehovah.
i'm a single working mother of 2 with what i will call a very "colored" past.
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jamiebowers
Welcome to JWN! Just in case you're not aware, the vast majority of people have a colorful past. Please don't allow yours to guilt you into pledging your allegience to a high control group! Your open mindedness with your kids will NOT fly with the Watchtower. Take some time to research the organization, and analyze what it is about your colorful past that urged you to study with the jws in the first place.
Your reservations about being baptized are correct. It's very hypocritical for your study conductor's husband to object to you wearing the very same clothes that his wife and daughter wore. Maybe he's just a dirty minded fool who looks at you through a different lense than he sees them.
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newbie here - i need advice
by kassad84 inhello, i've been lurking in this forums for a while but its only now that i've created an account.
i'm an inactive jw, been in and out sporidically these past few years, but its only these recent months after reading crisis of conscience and christian freedom that i think i will never go back there again.. the reason i've been inactive primarily is because i have issues regarding masturbation and porn.
my conscience cannot allow to continue preaching while i continously being overcome by these habits myself.
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jamiebowers
First, welcome to JWN! Second, it wasn't until after he started to control the sex lives of his cult members that Charles Manson was able to get them to kill for him. Think about that concept while comparing it to the Watchtower. Third, it looks like Giordano has given you a good start, but please study the science of sex. Although there is a wide sexual spectrum among all creatures, masturbation is a common practice. Fourth, determine whether or not you are really addicted to porn. While addiction is a complex subject, generally a practice is not an addiction unless it disrupts your daily life. Study up on addiction, and/or see a therapist to see if it's a big a problem as you think it is.
The world is your oyster. You are free to determine what your actions will be and how you live your life. It can be scary, but it's part of growing up and reaching emotional maturity.
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My birthday
by Chariklo intoday i am celebrating my first birthday after dutifully refusing to observe birthdays, thanks to the jehovah's witnesses.
not for as many years compared with most of you, but enough, and worst of all was that i dutifully refused even to celebrate my grandchildren's birthdays.
that hurt me far more than them.
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jamiebowers
Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!