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  Disfellowshipping Question

  by Elizabeth Thompson in

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  i have been a baptized witness for about 30 years.

  from the time i was a kid.

  i've been the only one in my family who is baptized until 15 years later when my mother got baptized.

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  How can I say this without hurting your feelings ,Elders are Nobody`s

  Think about it : are Mormon Elders due our respect or obedience to them ?

  Elders in the JW religion are only given the power and respect by existing JW`s in the religion ,.

  They have no respect ,no authority , no say , outside of the JW religion .

  The only authority they have is the one that Jehovah`s Witnesses give them over there own lives .

  Now . why would you do that , give that power to a few men you don`t even know over your own life , a power that can even mean life or death to you if you follow them.

  And remember they have changed their position/doctrine on scriptures many times with the excuse of New Light , in other words the old light was false/wrong ., obviously not from GOD

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  Need a Caleb&Sophia-doll?

  by crazy_flickering_light in

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  it`s so crazy:.

  http://4ourkids-shop.com/epages/79abeb7d-1743-402a-b693-f12374c6191f.sf/en_us/?viewobjectpath=%2fshops%2f79abeb7d-1743-402a-b693-f12374c6191f%2fcategories%2fshop.

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  It sounds like opportunistic JW`s who see an avenue to exploit their position in the religion to cash in on an opportunity as apparently others have done in the past.

  I wonder if the GB comes down on them about copyright or something with this one , or if they get a commission for each sale .

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  MY BEST FRIEND

  by compound complex in

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  he walked right past me, looking straight ahead.. years before, hal and i walked the same path, the best of pals.

  laughing and joking while endeavoring to maintain some level of decorum during our serious work of being a theatrical spectacle to men and angels.

  although we hadn't seen each other in years, hal must have gotten word .

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  You do have a way with words CC , thanks for that

  I had a similar experience that I related some time ago on this board.very sad.

  But as I said then , it`s not your loss but their loss in having a genuine friend.

  However you have many good friends here on this board that appreciate your posts.

  Take care

  smiddy
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  Urgent Matter PLEASE HELP

  by TeenageInsider in

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  2. child-abuse

  please private message me if you have been on this website from the beginning.. im talking blondie, data dog, outlaw, people like that.. need urgent help.

  asap.

  thank you.

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  Well I just hope everything works out for you Teenage insider and that you are OK with the help that`s been provided

  Take care buddy

  smiddy
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  Introducing myself

  by scratchme1010 in

  1. jw
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  i just joined the forum, i just want to introduce myself.

  i tried to change my bio in my profile but for some reason i couldn't apply the update.. i was born and raise in the jw organization.

  lived in it for 23 years.

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  smiddy

  Another welcome from me also.

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  What was the point of the bunker video

  by Crazyguy in

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  they get caught by the bad guys at the end anyway, don't get what thier point is to the video?

  of course i haven't seen it all they way either.

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  Kevin seems to be the only smart one who stayed away while all the others got nicked.

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  Happy Birthday smiddy

  by smiddy in

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  2. family

  and a happy birthday to anybody else who born on the 5/7 month.

  smiddy.

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  And a happy birthday to anybody else who born on the 5/7 month

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  Happy Independence Day!!

  by Gayle in

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  "freedom is a grand thing to celebrate!

  " we came from a culture that we couldn't be 'independent.

  ' but we made it!

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  Happy ID4 Guys ( even though its the 5th where I am)

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  Pavlovian mutt

  by Pavlovian mutt in

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  so i finally got a chance to sit at a private pc and join up.

  recently exiled from jwr, born in, faded 20 years ago, separated two years ago.

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  Welcome , tell us more
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  For My Kids

  by myjourney in

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  i haven't been on here much, but every so often i try and keep up with the discussions.

  i'm sure this topic has been talked about before, so my apologies in advance if i'm repeating.. a little about me.... i'm a non baptized jw married to a devout jw.

  both my husband and i were raised in the organization.

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  You are quite right in saying you have an equal right in saying how your children are brought up .Forget this bullshit about Man being the head of the house to make all important decisions..... Hogwash.

  That rubbish has been nourished throughout history by the Hebrew Scriptures , the Christian Greek Scriptures , and the Quran /Koran to name a few with the full intent of keeping women in their place , downtrodden

  I am a male ,father and husband to two boys.Sadly we were JW`s for 37 years and I regret bringing my boys up in this religion as head of the house.( Even though we are all out now ) Some damage you can never undo.

  Don`t make that mistake.

  Stick by your guns and don`t let yourself be intimidated by anyone.Your children`s future depends on it.

  Your second response here seems a very well conceived plan to implement , there has to be compromise on both your parts .

  You must have a voice in how your children are to be educated , in a secular sense and religiously .

  I wish you well and take care

  smiddy