15 is old enough to decide for herself whether she wants to have anything to do with JW or not.
And it is NOT illegal to leave a 15 year old at home alone or even a 15 year old in charge of a 10 year old. What are you talking about?
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Reposting per JWFacts
by Persephone69 ini'm kind of a newbie.
more of a lurker, i suppose.
i mostly just read over sparkplug's shoulder.
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How Did YOU Personally Feel About "Keeping The Congregation Clean"?
by minimus indid you report others that you either suspected of doing something wrong or knew of that had committed some "wrongdoing"?.
the elders regularly tried to lay a "guilt trip" on members by telling them they could personally "hinder god's holy spirit" if they didn't come forward to the elders and either fink on themselves or someone else.. did you buy into this crap??
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Did you report others that you either suspected of doing something wrong or knew of that had committed some "wrongdoing"?
No, never. I knew it was none of their business. I thought all that reporting and DFing and shunning was absolutely wrong from a very young age.
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If You could go out in Style,How would you leave the JW Organization Again?
by SuperApostateGirl inwell i'll start;.
1. i would stand up,light a joint and announce that i am "bad association".
2. feeling now liberated i would rat on every elders child (cause who wouldn't).
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I don't hate the people there, I just see 'em as another christian fringe sect, statistically nobody in the larger scheme of things.
I'd probably just do what I did before; leave and not look back.
My feelings are very similar to Twitch's. If I have any anger it is at my parents for raising me in this cult. I'm mainly bewildered at how THEY ever got hooked into this and why they chose to raise their 2 daughters in this very sick religion. But they're both dead now.
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Why do many JWs neglect their health conditions?
by navytownroger inmy former bible study conductor has heart problems and very high blood pressure, but doesn't seem concerned about it.
another witness i knew had heart problems but never went to doctors, & eventually dropped dead suddenly.
given that cigarette smoking is a disfellowshipping offense, why aren't jws reprimanded when they otherwise neglect & jeopardize their health?
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2) No health insurance. No money. All cash goes to the bOrg.
I agree with B the X. This is what I would say about my extended family that are JWs.
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Your Favorite Shakespeare?
by compound complex inwilliam shakespeare ( baptised 26 april 1564 23 april 1616 ) was an english poet and playwright , widely regarded as the greatest writer in the english language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.
he is often called england's national poet and the " bard of avon " (or simply "the bard").. what is your favorite work and quotations therefrom...?.
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I have seen "Coriolanus" and "As You Like It" performed at Stratford. I enjoyed both. Eve Best starred in "As You Like It". Fabulolous!
I hope everyone that likes Shakespeare is able to visit Stratford-upon-Avon some day.
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Maybe I didn't love you... Quite as often as I should have...
by cognac inand maybe i didn't treat you.
quite as good as i should have.
if i made you feel second best.
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They deserve an ass whooping the way they've done us... all our JW families.
I couldn't agree more.
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Promiscuous or sexually free?
by brunnhilde inso i'm 37 and i've only been with one man, my ex-husband, in my entire life.
i just started a new relationship with a wonderful man but i'm fighting the preprogramming that comes from being a dub for 35 years.
how have other people overcome the inhibitions and issues that come from the ridiculously rigid sexual mindset of the wtbs?
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I think it will just take a little time. Do you drink? Have a drink or 2 or 3. That should help you relax.
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Yet another new guy...
by tresdecu infirst, let me say it is scary posting here for me.
if my past self could see me now!
i am a ms, been so for about 12 years.
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Lavendar:
I am so sorry. I hope that your son will see his error.
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What was wrong with the 'occultic green' bibles?
by Gill inwhat was wrong with the 'green bible'?.
i understand (rightly or wrongly) that the 'green' had occult connotations that some did not approve of.. is this true and were the early jws too involved with hidden, esoteric, occult meaning that 'others' found uncomfortable and so they had to go to the sobre black bibles?.
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I never heard that either.
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You will never overcome your Witness past...
by JimmyPage in... unless you read apostate views.. you may become inactive, like i did, and find a way to assimilate yourself into the normal world.. but you will always have at your core a view of the world that the witnesses gave you.
their basic teachings will still be your world view.. you will never realize you were indoctrinated by a cult.. for those poisoned by jehovah's witnesses there is only one antidote.. there is only one way to understand your life and progress from there.. the only true cure for jehovah's witnesses is apostasy..
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Yes, beksbks, I have a wonderful husband that showers me with love. He doesn't understand everything but he knows that I did not feel loved as a child and never got the nurturing that I needed. He has tried his best to make up for lost time but , alas, I still struggle. It is hard to get past those childhood wounds. I also have 3 children that I have good relationships with. I think I have done a fair job of being a loving parent to them. ( With my husbands help)
It sounds like you have the same feelings as me.