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  My son is talking about joining the basket ball team.

  by Irish Rose in

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  i really hope that he is able to do so.

  it is so wonderful not being involved with a group that tells you not to do such a thing.

  his dad was on a basket ball team and wrestling in high school, so he's all for it also.

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  Excellent! Great idea, good luck!
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  UK- JW MINISTERIAL SERVANT SERIAL RAPIST

  by DannyHaszard in

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  man escapes jail for sex attacksbbc news - 1 hour, 42 minutes agoa jehovah's witnesss gets a community sentence for a series of sex assaults on children and adults.man escapes jail for sex attacks porter was put on the sex offenders registera jehovah's witness has escaped a jail term after admitting a series of sexual assaults on children and adults in clevedon.

  michael porter, an elder in the religion, pleaded guilty to 24 counts of indecent assault and gross indecency on 13 victims aged 18 months and older.

  among the individuals were others involved in the faith.

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  Talk about nauseating!

  I have to tell you folks, that my brother in law (an elder) told me not to let my daughter visit a certain "brother" and his daughter because the brother had issues. Imagine that....he broke the cirlce of silence although I'm not sure he told anyone else in the congregation......so.....thought you should know that some one had a moment of clarity. He is still an arrogant, *((*() but I appreciate his candor on this one.
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  Jehovah's Witness Children are Kept Alienated from the rest of the world!

  by Gill in

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  the watchtower continues to encourage jw parents to alienate their children from people who are not jws and therefore discourage a more balanced view of the world and the people in it!.

  september 15th watchtower, 2007 says on page11:.

  'of course, our children's attitudes can be influenced both for good and for bad.

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  jeanne40love

  I have felt for a long time, that children (in general) are not wanted in the organization.

  I think the pressure on children to make an adult decision (baptism) when they are in their very unbalanced years is rubbish! And then to hold their feet to the fire, if they make any false step (which we all do) is really lousy. Not what Jesus meant when he called the children to him.

  Sad, Sad, Sad
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  Suddenly and inexplicably enraged

  by katiekitten in

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  my mum showed me this e-mail her jw friend had sent her last week.. in it the friend explained how wonderful the magazines are and how they provide food at the proper time because they had recently had an article in about ' being prepared for the unexpected'.

  the article had told them to have a bag packed with emergency stuff in case they ever needed to leave the house in a hurry.

  so they were told to pack dried food, a wallet with important documents in, waterproof clothing etc.. now this, it seems, was pretty relevant because i live in gloucester where were had terrible floods a few weeks ago, and some peoples houses were flooded out, the entire city had its water cut off for a fortnight because the pumping station flooded, and most work places were unable to allow staff in because they were not able to provide flushing toilets or running water.. so my mims friend was totally blown away by how jehovah is so clever - although having dried food and your passport in a waterproof wallet did nothing to help you flush the toilet for a fortnight.. but - now heres to point of this long and rambling story - i suddenly got super angry about this article and its survivialist mentalilty.

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  jeanne40love

  Katie,

  I also grew up in a state of constant fear. The persecutions in Malawi so afraid that would happen to us. Always packing an extra outfit while in service so you could quickly change, and the authorities wouldn't know you were breaking the law by witnessing in a protected territory. I had nightmares starting when I was 11 years old, and was terrified of the demons, the constant talk about people who were studying with JW's who tried to burn their religious memorabilia etc....and it wouldn't catch fire, or the beds moving around their rooms, they were plagued by the demons, and I was terrified of almost everything....

  Although I too raised my family in the religion......I vowed to never ever talk about such aldut topics.....ever within ear shot of my kids. Of course I wasn't too smart, because the brothers still talked about satan.....demons....persecution etc... from the platform.

  I was always feeling afraid and guilty. I hate having been robbed of so much joy and innocense as a child.

  I am finally getting my head around all this stuff.....

  Jeanne
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  wedding invitation revoked

  by jeanne40love in

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  i have been associated with jw's since birth.

  i raised my kids in the religion....thinking it was the only way.

  recently, my daughter (who was baptized at 15 she is 24 now and has since stopped attending meetings, has been in a relationsip with a man and now has a newborn baby) was invited to a witness wedding and subsequently uninvited b/c she could possibly stumble the jw's who would be attending,since she has had a baby with a non witness and is not married.. .

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  jeanne40love

  I don't think they can df someone who is no longer associating.....but I could be wrong. She has no association with JW's AT ALL.
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  wedding invitation revoked

  by jeanne40love in

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  i have been associated with jw's since birth.

  i raised my kids in the religion....thinking it was the only way.

  recently, my daughter (who was baptized at 15 she is 24 now and has since stopped attending meetings, has been in a relationsip with a man and now has a newborn baby) was invited to a witness wedding and subsequently uninvited b/c she could possibly stumble the jw's who would be attending,since she has had a baby with a non witness and is not married.. .

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  jeanne40love

  Yes, I can forgive the silly univitation. I only hope my daughter is able to be big enough to get over it.

  One thing I know for sure, humans sure can make a mess of things.
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  wedding invitation revoked

  by jeanne40love in

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  i have been associated with jw's since birth.

  i raised my kids in the religion....thinking it was the only way.

  recently, my daughter (who was baptized at 15 she is 24 now and has since stopped attending meetings, has been in a relationsip with a man and now has a newborn baby) was invited to a witness wedding and subsequently uninvited b/c she could possibly stumble the jw's who would be attending,since she has had a baby with a non witness and is not married.. .

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  jeanne40love

  No, the initial reply was sent 2 months ago (and at that time we were all going), this new information regarding invitees only became apparent 2 weeks ago. There really is no point in giving an explanation, my neice has to do as the brothers encouraged her, or her finacee will have his privileges removed.....at this point in their lives that is the most important thing. we'll see how they feel later, if they remain married.
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  wedding invitation revoked

  by jeanne40love in

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  i have been associated with jw's since birth.

  i raised my kids in the religion....thinking it was the only way.

  recently, my daughter (who was baptized at 15 she is 24 now and has since stopped attending meetings, has been in a relationsip with a man and now has a newborn baby) was invited to a witness wedding and subsequently uninvited b/c she could possibly stumble the jw's who would be attending,since she has had a baby with a non witness and is not married.. .

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  jeanne40love

  my husband and i didn't got to his brothers wedding b/c he was marrying a non witness (he was baptized). Now 20 years later, he is still married, not attending meetings though. I regret that all the no witness family members went to the wedding, and we didn't support him, we have apologized to him, we were young, and too stupid to think about the long term effects of this black/white behaviour.

  I have 4 children the two adults sons who were also invited to this witness wedding, are not going on the principle that if their sister, her fiancee and son are not good enough, they although not bptzd. will not go. I am not going, and my 15 year old daughter are also not going (my husband is he feels compelled since it is his only sisters daughter-and of course he loves her).....I support him in his decision to go.....I am glad I am not.
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  wedding invitation revoked

  by jeanne40love in

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  2. family

  i have been associated with jw's since birth.

  i raised my kids in the religion....thinking it was the only way.

  recently, my daughter (who was baptized at 15 she is 24 now and has since stopped attending meetings, has been in a relationsip with a man and now has a newborn baby) was invited to a witness wedding and subsequently uninvited b/c she could possibly stumble the jw's who would be attending,since she has had a baby with a non witness and is not married.. .

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  jeanne40love

  no i am not active. haven't been for several years....

  too much to talk about.

  i am fading and trying to get my head around what matters most to me.
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  wedding invitation revoked

  by jeanne40love in

  1. social
  2. family

  i have been associated with jw's since birth.

  i raised my kids in the religion....thinking it was the only way.

  recently, my daughter (who was baptized at 15 she is 24 now and has since stopped attending meetings, has been in a relationsip with a man and now has a newborn baby) was invited to a witness wedding and subsequently uninvited b/c she could possibly stumble the jw's who would be attending,since she has had a baby with a non witness and is not married.. .

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  jeanne40love

  Okay,

  I have been associated with Jw's since birth. I raised my kids in the religion....thinking it was the only way. Recently, my daughter (who was baptized at 15 she is 24 now and has since stopped attending meetings, has been in a relationsip with a man and now has a newborn baby) was invited to a witness wedding and subsequently uninvited b/c she could possibly stumble the JW's who would be attending,since she has had a baby with a non witness and is not married.

  I was righteously indignant, b/c why invite someone who you know is not practising the religion, even if you love them? and what is the man of the house to think? He said he has never heard of such cruelty.

  My neice who is the witness, said the brothers counceled her that having a non practising witness who was a baptized publisher who is not in good standing would put all the other people in jeopardy.

  I am so sick of this