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  If you are still in and a JWs health care agent, What to do?

  by BU2B in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am in this position.

  i am my fathers health care agent, and my wifes as well.

  if they are ever in a serious accident or emergency, do you think it would be unethical to allow blood to be used on them?

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  Publications on tape/CD

  by matt_holgate in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i think, some time ago, i posted my history here.

  i'm a long time out of the wtbs, and very happy for it.

  but i could use some advice.. my mother's health is declining fast.

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  Does every congregation have a "perv" elder?

  by donny in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have been listening to a variety of podcasts over the past couple of months raging from christian based to to various skeptic and atheist ones.

  so far i have come across two podcasts where former elders of jw's were interviewed and both of them mentioned that when it came to judicial situations involving issues of a sexual nature, that one or more elders often asked for way more detail than was necessary to ajudicate the situation.

  i know that was true in our congregation, but i assumed we just had a kinky elder who liked detail.

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  better offf dead?

  by matt_holgate in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  ive been visiting for some time, but until now havent said much.

  i would appreciate some observations on the latest episode between me and my jw mother, like whether this is something i should ignore or try to resolve.. i was dfd at thirteen, five years ago, for being a gay atheist.

  i didnt become homeless only because my mother was/is ill with ms, we maintained a just workable relationship so that i could stay and help her look after herself.. the last three years relations became more tense as i began to piece together what had happened since she joined the org when i was about 3. she demanded yesterday to know why, and i let her have it.. i told her how fucking petrified of life i was as a kid, hearing about armageddon and the world.

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