Mrs. Fiorini

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  Very confused-help please

  by hatchetsup in

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  just found this board late last night and can't stop reading, it's fascinating.. let me give you a quick background of myself.

  i was born a jw, never baptized, was labeled bad association when i was 12 due to having all worldy friends and smoking, lol.

  i was very confused how being that young i could be labelled as that but i was.

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  Mrs. Fiorini

  Welcome to the board! I am sorry to hear about your loss. I understand the need to come to terms with the death of a family member. And for those of us, like myself, who were raised JWs, that is what we naturally think about during a time of grief and loss.

  In processing my own JW experience, I was helped tremendously by reading the book Combatting Cult Mind Control by Steven Hassan. I had no idea that the WT was a cult until I read that book (which doesn't mention JWs but describes how cults work). It was very eye opening for me. And since people are especially vulnerable to that kind of manipulation during periods of loss in life, it is important to be informed about it before submitting to a bible study with JWs.

  Best wishes to you.
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  JW wedding announcement

  by JWdaughter in

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  http://www.thestarpress.com/article/20090607/lifestyle1102/90604024.

  anyone else have any visceral reaction to this?

  the entire announcement creeped me out..

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  Mrs. Fiorini

  I don't find this wedding announcement creepy at all. It seems to me that it could have been about any number of us on this board at one time in our lives.

  I prefer to keep my righteous indignation for the WT Society. That's the real culprit. The individual JWs are just victims of it.
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  Purple Triangles - Symbol of JW faith?

  by POs Son in

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  i clicked on one of the google-ad sponsors on jwn, and saw the purple triangle on the http://www.servicesupplies.net/ website.

  so help me understand this: is it ok for a jw to use the nazi symbol of a purple triangle to identify themselves, but using the cross is not acceptable?.

  wow!.

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  Mrs. Fiorini

  cameo-d,

  Thanks for calling this error to my attention. Yes this was a slip. I meant to say purple triangle. The holocaust museum did not talk about any purple cross.
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  Purple Triangles - Symbol of JW faith?

  by POs Son in

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  i clicked on one of the google-ad sponsors on jwn, and saw the purple triangle on the http://www.servicesupplies.net/ website.

  so help me understand this: is it ok for a jw to use the nazi symbol of a purple triangle to identify themselves, but using the cross is not acceptable?.

  wow!.

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  Mrs. Fiorini

  I hope by this comment I am adding to this thread, not hijacking it. But I wanted to share something I recently learned about the JW experience during the holocaust.

  A few weeks ago I was in DC and took the opportunity to visit the holocaust museum, where JWs are mentioned. They talked about the purple cross being the symbol for JWs. They also said that while a full one-third of all JWs who were imprisoned in concentration camps died due to the brutal conditions, they were not systematically executed like the Jews and Gypsies were. Instead they were treated the same as the political prisoners. They were worked as slaves, barely fed, etc., but not taken to the gas chambers. Apparently they were not considered racially inferior, therefore requiring extermination, but were deemed to be troublemakers and disloyal to the regime.

  By mentioning this I in no way want to minimize the horror that those poor JWs endured. There is no excuse for what the Nazis did to them. But that information was news to me and I thought it might be to others as well.
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  just one of those days

  by homeschool in

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  http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj51/crys77/penguin_smacking_penguin.gif.

  have you ever just wanted to do this to someone?

  i'm having one of those kinds of days.

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  Mrs. Fiorini

  You said, "I am totally sure he is willing to read whatever I get."

  Do you think he would be willing to read Crisis of Conscience by Ray Franz? He will get a clear picture, with proof, of what the WT is really like. That is the best book out there for exposing the WTS. If I had any doubts that they weren't "the truth" when I left, that book erased all of them. I don't see how any WT sympathizer can read it and not be affected.
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  Class action suit for pain, suffering & discrimination

  by lettib74 in

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  i am very interested in filing a class action law suit against the society for pain, suffering and outright discrimination.

  i know that my situation is not unique one and i have several people who are interested in joining this suit.

  i have contacted a lawyer in hopes to get the ball rolling.

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  I NEED INFO

  by elder-schmelder in

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  does anyone have any stats on jehovah's witness and suicide or depression vs other religions?.

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  elder-schmelder.

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  Mrs. Fiorini

  I don't. But there is a book called Jehovah's Witnesses and the Problem of Mental Illness by Jerry Bergman you might find helpful. I haven't read it, only heard about it.
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  My multiple personality disorder is gone!

  by outofthebox in

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  hey!

  remember when i first started posting (scared to death) in this forum?.

  i told you then that i was writing in behalf of others too.

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  Mrs. Fiorini

  That's great! I hope your friends and family sign up here on their own and join us.
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  I guess we are all heretics.........

  by awildflower in

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  it always amazes me how expendable we are to this organization.

  especially if you are the mom of unbaptized children and the wife to the 'unbeliever'.

  in my experience, i was let go and forgotten quite easily (although i get the feeling it might not be over!).

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  Mrs. Fiorini

  "We need to attract converts, we don't need to chase after heretics."

  Yes, it's true. Just like a political ideology, it is more about the movement than the individuals. Kind of expected with politics. Pretty disappointing from a religion.

  But as we all know, this is no ordinary religion. And it's not about worshipping God or living a Christian life of love. In a cult, it's all about the organization and its needs, interests, goals, ambitions, etc. That's why they are more than willing to use people up and throw them away when there is nothing left to get from them.

  A sad situation indeed. And nothing like the ideas and truths Jesus taught 2000 years ago.
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  Should I stay or should I go?

  by The Berean in

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  Mrs. Fiorini

  I think more information is necessary to fully understand your situation. How long have you been married? Do you have any children? How old are they? How old are you and your wife? How long has this problem been going on? Has the relationship been better in the past? Have you tried counseling? Do you love her? Are there other aspects to the relationship that you like or benefit from? How does she feel about the marriage, or do you know?