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  Was there ever a thread on the circuit assembly in 07 about the Do's talk?

  by IreallydidwalkoutofaKH in

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  the last assembly i attended was in 07. the do spoke about pushing and shoving and forcing the children to become bapticed!

  i really was actually concerned not mad or angry but just concerned.

  i think that was when i realized you have to either move on or become a part of the congregation and do your best to salvage whatever good there is in the congregations.

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  amama2six

  Yes, I received some gifts...not a lot, obviously, but more than I got for years before or after that date.
  
  Thanks for the picture compliments, IRDWOOAKH, it was particularly nice to let my daughter dress as she wanted to for the Halloween dance...short black dress and wings, handcuff necklace and earrings, high heeled boots, fishnet stockings, black hair spray, and make-up! She didn't act demonic or depressed...she was HAPPY and had a great time. That, to me, is what childhood is SUPPOSED to be about. The dance, the holiday, the whole outfit, the "worldly friends"...all would have been denied without question when I was growing up. Actually, asking for any of those would have gotten me a trip to the "back room" for some serious talking to, possible reproval, or even DFing if I wasn't sorry!
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  Out of Body Experiences

  by amama2six in

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  i know there's been some talk of paranormal...but i wanted to be more specific with my post.

  i am going to admit to something i have only recently come to realize about my time being raised as a jw.

  blame it on selective memory (or lack of much memory at all).

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  LOL Frankie I was actually wondering if going back to the KH (or a convention) and sitting through the long boring speeches would bring back the ability! :D
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  smoking in uk?

  by John Doe in

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  sorry, don't know the original source for this.

  thoughts?.

  a painter and decorator who received a 30 fine for smoking in his own van has warned that british civil liberties are "going up in smoke".. .

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  amama2six

  "Not being allowed to force your passengers into secondary smoking is hardly the same as extermination of ethnic populations is it?"
  
  What the hell ever happened to your passenger simply saying, "Please don't smoke when I'm in the vehicle"???
  
  Of course this is not at ALL comparable to Nazi Germany but seriously...do people REALLY need law enforcement speaking for them with regards to smoking (or asking someone NOT to smoke) in a private vehicle, now?
  
  If someone was a non-smoker riding in my van and I wanted to light up I would ASK THEM FIRST. I don't need police to give me a ticket based on the assumption that my non-smoking passenger might have been quietly offended by my habit. I'm sorry, but in my car I should be able to do as I please. And if I invited someone into my car they should feel comfortable enough to tell me my smoking would be offensive to them without an officer's help (and I should be kind enough to ask before lighting up). If neither is the case then they should not be in my car to begin with!!!
  
  I can take the smoking bans in public places...restaurants...even BARS (though this is a stretch for me)...but in my own CAR? HELL NO.
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  JWs insensitivity to human tragedies

  by behemot in

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  insensitivity to tragedy, especially when it interferes with their plans, seems to be the norm among jws.. the story about the kansas city k.h.

  suicide, and the concern local jws are showing, mainly toward the rebuilding of the hall, reminded me of something that happened in rome, italy at the 2000 international assembly at the olympic stadium.

  i was there as a delegate.. on saturday morning, just before the start of the program, a 27 y.o.

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  Can't get much better than a sign like that...I would have seen it as a sign, too, even if I hadn't been looking for one.
  
  NEVER will the organization stop to recognize or admit they have hurt someone..."mental illness" is the quick explanation, instead. Funny how many mentally ill, incompetent, or evil people they have in the organization that either end up killing themselves, leaving of their own will, or being DFed for "wrongdoing". It's never the Society's fault...
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  What's the worst thing the JW religion has done to you?

  by lfcviking in

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  once having been a member of the jw religion and now that you have left, what is the worst thing that you realise it has done to you?

  i.e has it left you mentally scarred?

  has it left you with serious family trouble?

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  amama2six

  I'm in tears, Baba. Those < insertextensiveprofanityhere > !!!!!!!! *Hugs* ~April
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  Out of Body Experiences

  by amama2six in

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  i know there's been some talk of paranormal...but i wanted to be more specific with my post.

  i am going to admit to something i have only recently come to realize about my time being raised as a jw.

  blame it on selective memory (or lack of much memory at all).

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  I wanted to add that as a survivor of abuse/rape before the age of 4 I think I was a lot more susceptible to the "out of body" thing. In reading I have found that this is actually a very common coping mechanism for children in the situation I was in, as it allows you to remove yourself from your physical self in uncomfortable/painful situations to lessen the damage. Going from that situation to the JW organization I guess the ability followed me for some years before finally fading away. I did this at assemblies and conventions as well.
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  Out of Body Experiences

  by amama2six in

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  i know there's been some talk of paranormal...but i wanted to be more specific with my post.

  i am going to admit to something i have only recently come to realize about my time being raised as a jw.

  blame it on selective memory (or lack of much memory at all).

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  amama2six

  No doubt...I can't say I didn't do a little bit of my own oogling at the brothers (and sisters) in the congregation from my happy little perch. :P
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  Out of Body Experiences

  by amama2six in

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  i know there's been some talk of paranormal...but i wanted to be more specific with my post.

  i am going to admit to something i have only recently come to realize about my time being raised as a jw.

  blame it on selective memory (or lack of much memory at all).

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  I know there's been some talk of paranormal...but I wanted to be more specific with my post. I am going to admit to something I have only recently come to realize about my time being raised as a JW. Blame it on selective memory (or lack of much memory at all). I had out of body experiences WEEKLY as a child each time I went to Kingdom Hall. I never knew they were wrong, or even that they were "unusual". As a youth many of the "talks" were kind of boring to me, and I "tranced out" to survive the experience quietly. During these "trances" I would "leave my body" and fly up to the ceiling of the KH...shooting forward to the stage above the speaker, where I would look down on him giving his message. I would actually pay better attention to what he was saying this way. I can distinctly recount in my mind what these "brothers", the hall, the other "witnesses", and pretty much EVERYTHING looked like from the rafters looking down. I'm not sure when I stopped doing this (I cannot repeat the act though I have tried as an adult) but still remember most of the meetings (at least visually) from this position. The closest I can come now is the "falling out of bed" feeling where you jerk as the separation of mind and body begins to happen (yes, I've done some reading on it). Was I demonized, crazy, or did I just have a unique way of coping with the immense stress bestowed on me at the time? Even I don't know...but if I was demonized then I'd think I'd be even MORE so now...yet I can't repeat what I did back then.
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  Hopefully this is a long time away but...

  by JimmyPage in

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  i hope ray franz lives on for many more years.

  however, if he were to pass i was just thinking.

  wouldn't it be great if a huge crowd showed up to his service?

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  From what I have read Ray Franz is very modest and uncomfortable with praise...hence some people's skepticism about him being comfortable with a "mass apostofest" held in his town (mentioned in another thread).

  My belief is that it depends on the way this gathering would be planned and the way people at it would conduct themselves. Having a crazy party? No. Showering Franz with praise and compliments? No. A gathering of people celebrating their personal "freedom" and "awakening" modestly, perhaps seeking more information, and a general feeling of warmth and love for all (including Franz)? Maybe.
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  I Live For Today - No Longer Fear the Future- After Exiting the Witnesses

  by flipper in

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  as some know here - i was born in the witnesses .

  raised in it and stayed in for 44 long years !

  i don't believe in armageddon.

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  amama2six

  I really think I'll go back to the meetings so I can get my sprititual batteries recharged. They're D cells so it might take some doing.

  John...that sounds like D-cell-eration to me! :P