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  Stories Of Wife Abuse In The Organization!

  by new boy in

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  there are so many.... i remember my exfather inlaw...ben regan, he was made an elder in newport r.i and that's enough to make you doubt the whole holy spirit thing right there.. i was sitting in his living room one sunday and the phone rings...some poor black sister just got the crap beat out of her and she was crying to him on the phone, she was looking for help.. ben said.

  "well you must have done something really bad to make him so mad at you...i know but...what you need to do is just have another beer and forget the whole thing"....good by.. thank god must women are not putting up with this anymore, from their husbands or religions that really don't care about them.

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  AnneB

  Thank you very much for the additional information!

  the actual size of the word, "Women" on the cover of the July 8, 1992 Awake! magazine, it is larger than the size of the other three words which should have indicated to readers that ALL women deserve respect. That's the way it was meant.

  I suspect that this played into the final decision, though:

  Actually, the title the guys came up with was this: "How Can Women Earn Respect?"

  The "guys" never gave up the notion that women had to *earn* respect! They knew the rules of punctuation; it would have been simple enough to clarify their precise meaning...unless, of course, there was divided opinion.

  *sigh*
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  Stories Of Wife Abuse In The Organization!

  by new boy in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  there are so many.... i remember my exfather inlaw...ben regan, he was made an elder in newport r.i and that's enough to make you doubt the whole holy spirit thing right there.. i was sitting in his living room one sunday and the phone rings...some poor black sister just got the crap beat out of her and she was crying to him on the phone, she was looking for help.. ben said.

  "well you must have done something really bad to make him so mad at you...i know but...what you need to do is just have another beer and forget the whole thing"....good by.. thank god must women are not putting up with this anymore, from their husbands or religions that really don't care about them.

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  AnneB

  The title on the cover: "Women Deserving of Respect."

  I remember that magazine! Every "sister" I knew had something to say about the ambiguity of the title: did it mean only *certain* women were deserving of respect? Did it mean *all* women?

  Why didn't they use a title that made the matter clear???
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  Teenage Behavior: DF'ing Not Necessary

  by metatron in

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  2. friends

  i have observed a number of witness teenagers who left the 'truth'.

  i have also observed that most of them end up as responsible members of society as a result of their own path to maturity - and df'ing doesn't help the process.. the typical duty of most parents of teenagers is to prevent their offspring from doing drugs, getting pregnant, crashing a car or going to jail.

  once you get beyond that, most kids get tired of hangovers, get wise to their foolishness and settle down into conservative behavior that matches their parents.. what they don't need is interference and judicial examination by external busybodies who can separate them from their families and friends at a deeply critical moment in their lives.

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  AnneB

  There was an article back in the '80's entitled "Is It Wickedness or Weakness?". My take on it was that elders were being cautioned not to make more of a situation than was actually warranted.
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  A life of fear

  by BonaFide in

  1. jw
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  when i was a little boy, i feared the elders.

  older sisters also told me what to do, as my father not a witness.

  when i was appointed a servant, i feared the elders more, even though i was very obedient.

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  AnneB

  Thanks! I just love a happy ending!
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  A life of fear

  by BonaFide in

  1. jw
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  when i was a little boy, i feared the elders.

  older sisters also told me what to do, as my father not a witness.

  when i was appointed a servant, i feared the elders more, even though i was very obedient.

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  AnneB

  What was the rest of that experience? How does the story end? I haven't heard this tale before!
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  Anybody Who Would Like My Wife and My Contact Information - Please P.M. Me

  by flipper in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i guess we have to accept the inevitable.

  i for one will certainly miss this site .

  but i understand if simon and his family are being threatened .

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  AnneB

  Anybody Who Would Like My Wife and My Contact Information...

  Mr. Flipper, please! The situation is not so dire that you need to give away your wife!

  Contact information, perhaps, but I beg of you...keep your wife for yourself!
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  Picketing

  by MAHERSHALALHASHBAZ in

  1. jw
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  whatever happened to this long lost activity?

  i can remember a time when you couldn't make it from the convention doors to your car without being approached by at least one glassy-eyed apostate holding a sign or thrusting a homemade tract under your nose.

  ahhhh, those were the days...

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  AnneB

  "AnnB I see your still a JW eh? "

  You don't see anything, that interpretation is in your own head.

  "YOU FOCUS on my reply"

  As the English so elequently say, naff off, lady! My comment was directed to a specific poster and it wasn't you.

  That some people attribute their exit from JW's to picketing isn't the issue here; whatever happened to picketing *is*.
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  Picketing

  by MAHERSHALALHASHBAZ in

  1. jw
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  whatever happened to this long lost activity?

  i can remember a time when you couldn't make it from the convention doors to your car without being approached by at least one glassy-eyed apostate holding a sign or thrusting a homemade tract under your nose.

  ahhhh, those were the days...

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  AnneB

  To make *picketing* more effective one would have to do something to enhance the picketing itself, not add media coverage or any external source of attention.

  Now, if you are saying you want to make your thoughts visible to a larger audience or diversify your method of delivery, then media would be something to consider.

  Picketing itself, as it's usually done, is rather limited.
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  Picketing

  by MAHERSHALALHASHBAZ in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  whatever happened to this long lost activity?

  i can remember a time when you couldn't make it from the convention doors to your car without being approached by at least one glassy-eyed apostate holding a sign or thrusting a homemade tract under your nose.

  ahhhh, those were the days...

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  AnneB

  The topic of this thread is picketing, not being pro-active or countering media coverage. While these may make fine topics for other threads, they do not address the original question which was "Whatever happened to this long lost activity?"

  I contend that picketing died out because it was less effective than other methods for making the target audience "think".

  Please, focus!
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  Picketing

  by MAHERSHALALHASHBAZ in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  whatever happened to this long lost activity?

  i can remember a time when you couldn't make it from the convention doors to your car without being approached by at least one glassy-eyed apostate holding a sign or thrusting a homemade tract under your nose.

  ahhhh, those were the days...

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  AnneB

  Counter what, the attendance or the media coverage? Please elucidate.