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  Listen to JWs ... or Else!

  by compound complex in

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  dear friends,.

  the following is nothing new, yet i found frenchy's comments from 8 june 2000 a perfect, brief declaration of the mentality of "god's people.

  " this exclusivist stance is fueled irresistably by rutherfordian-style rhetoric:.

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  I've been discussing this today with IIbh and this is what the WT teach, but individual JW's don't always say this if you ask them about it. The mind boggles.

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  did anyone on here ever have a paedophile in thier congregation?

  by looloo in

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  if so, did it bother you that he had been reprooved and forgiven rather than reported to the police?

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  Thats the problem, I would not of known if there was

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  I don't like using Jehovahs' name anymore

  by LouBelle in

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  i must say the more and more i learn and find my way around my spirituallity the less i use the name jehovah.

  it just reminds me of everything i went through, reminds me of the ""bad"" and not the good of god.

  it reminds me of hypocracy and mind control.

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  I have had terrible trouble over the name Jehovah but gradually it is not bothering me quite as much. The JW's use is all the time and say it is compulsory but now I understand that it is an incorrect translation any way, also its ok to use Father or Lord.

  Maddie
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  Were YOU Personally Disappointed That The End Didn't Come Yet?

  by minimus in

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  I had conflicting thoughts because I was terrified of people I knew becoming bird food, but I wanted the "paradise" to arrive to put an end to suffering.

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  Narcissistic Personality?

  by Sparkplug in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  ok, don't laugh, i cut this from wikipedia, but this is a subject that i have been studying lately.

  i found it very interesting.

  and very disturbing...see yellow highlight.

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  Well I sometimes think I have a borderline personality problem of being emotionally unstable, but self-diagnosis can be very worrying I think the majority of people can identify with some of the tendencies.

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  Never Thought About Suicide. Why not?

  by Nosferatu in

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  2. child-abuse

  i was doing some thinking this morning about my mother, when she said she wanted to "work on our bond" over a pizza, and i pretty much didn't bother with the offer.

  i was thinking about how i'd confronted her before my boy was born about all the physical abuse which she denied.

  i started thinking back to that time in my life, when i would shake uncontrollably thinking about school, let alone actually going to school.

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  Nobody knows why some people commit suicide and others don`t. Possible
  explanations vary and include a variety of social, psychological or even
  biologiocal factors.
  I do think that as some people have a much higher physical pain threshold than other people, the same can be said for mental pain.

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  Help! I am afraid that I will join Satan...

  by EvaZ in

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  2. beliefs

  this is my first post on this forum.

  i am a forty years old women, and i have been a christian all my life.

  i am thinking about joining jehovas witnesses since god has told me that you got the truth, the real truth.

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  I am sorry you are going through this distressing experience. Perhaps it would be a good idea to have some professional help and stop studying for a while. The JW's emphasis on Satan and demonic influence can really affect you if you are sensitive and worry a lot.

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  Wish me luck

  by Abandoned in

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  tomorrow is my first day at my new job.

  i'm looking forward to it but i'm a little nervous as well.

  other than my own computers and a couple of friend's computers, i haven't done a whole lot of this kind of work since 2004. of course before that, i did it exclusively for eleven years.

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  lots of luck and best wishes coming to you today

  Maddie
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  Ian (Dansk) in hospital with CMV

  by Alleymom in

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  hi, everyone ---.

  claire asked me to let the board know that ian is back in the hospital and expected to be there for about a week.. those of you who have been following the weekly vigil thread know that his cmv has returned.

  the virus is not responding adequately to the tablets, so ian needs to be medicated intravenously.. please keep ian and claire in your prayers.. marjorie.

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  (((((((((Ian and Claire))))))))))

  Love and best wishes to you both

  Maddie
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  what is this about ??

  by memphisbelle in

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  2. beliefs

  i have been a jw for thirty years, attending meetings at the same kh all this time.

  about seven years ago, i began to wonder to myself if the jws were the only religion that god approves of.

  six years ago, a very good childhood friend of mine died from a long illness, ( he was not a jw) and i was quite bothered by his death.

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  Memphisbelle - Welcome to JWD and to freedom

  Maddie