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  Lying about divorce reason to be allowed to re-marry

  by Big Softie in

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  i know my view on this but would be interested to see what anyone else thinks.. .

  at a court hearing recently my estranged wife, who left me (i'm not jw) asked me if i would be prepared to lie to her elders and state that i had committed adultery (i didn't) so that she would be allowed to "get on in her faith".

  this from a woman who before she left got intimate (emotionally, i'm not sure about physically) with two "sisters", one of whom took to buying her large bunches of red roses and basicaly furnished her new house for her.. now my view is that she has clearly stated and put in writing that the marriage ended because of my unreasonable behaviour (i.e.

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  Is this simply yet another clear demonstration of the JW Cult members willingness to lie and bend / break their own rules to get what they want and have the elders once again put her up to it?

  Yes. They are hypocrites. Liars when they need to be.

  How do I know? My Mom pretty much did the same to my Dad. She did it on her own because she knew she needed to be "Spripturally" Divorced in order to get remarried to any potential JW and have good standing in the KH.

  This is pretty much SOP on any number of JW behaviors.
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  Florida Holding No Refusal DUI Checkpoints. If You Refuse They Stick A Needle...

  by minimus in

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  in your arm by judge's order.

  (a judge will be there at the checkpoint) and of course, if you are legally drunk, you'll be arrested on the spot.. so this weekend in tampa, they'll be sticking needles in your arms if you refuse their demands.

  they say they'll be heavily advertising the area that they'll be at over the holiday..

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  Rights? Who needs rights?

  ETA: This is the USA, not Russia or China, right? I didn't suddenly wake up in The People's Republic did I?

  I have never been through one of these and don't plan to. I am home by 9 PM and in bed by 10. Sober.
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  Conservative commentator Tucker Carlson: Michael Vick deserved to be executed

  by keyser soze in

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  filling in for sean hannity, tucker carlson stated that michael vick deserved the death penalty for killing dogs:.

  http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/tucker-carlson-says-philadelphia-eagles-michael-vick-should-have-been-executed-for-killing-dogs-122910.

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  Obama and Tucker should have stayed out of it.
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  Narcissistic mothers and JW,s

  by jam in

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  my eldest son (40) and his jw mom (in here 60,s) can not have a. decent conversation before he storm off in anger.

  all famlies have their problems, we are no different.

  but for years.

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  Well, I just learned something about my Mother.

  I always thought she was Narcissistic, this just nailed it. Scary. Hearing other people tell similar stories is eerie. And depressing. They prey on nuts like them. No offense to all you out there.

  My Mom has the Amnesia issue also.

  When questioned about events in our childhood she claims we are lying. Two adults can't make this shit up. Especially when the stories are exactly the same. My Mom would dress like a fashion model (she thought she should be but was too short) and made us go to the Salvation Army for clothes. She said we weren't worth good clothes. Years later she told me I could have been a model if I were skinny. And she was embarassed because I was chubby. I look back at photos and realize she is sick. Now she tells me I am too skinny. No pleasing her. She is a fat buffalo. I do dislike her. Is that OK?

  She tells me I sound angry when she talks to me. I tell her to lay off criticizing me. Everything I do is subject to her rules. If I let it. I tell her to *FUxk off* a few times a month now. I am pulling no punches. I am sick of it. She then says I need Jehovah in my life and then askes how my sex life is! WTF?!!

  I am so sorry what some of you/all of us went through. There has to be something in the dubs that attracts these nutty women. I have racked my brain and read books on this and I can't figure it out. I need to go back and get a degree in psychiatry to understand it.

  Hugs to you all.

  FTR, I've had a glass of wine and just got off the phone with her. Grrrr.
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  Were you given a good beating when you was a JW kid growing up in TRUTH

  by Hairyhegoat in

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  my dad used to use the kettle flex on me and my 2 other brothers, and if he was a bit drunk he would just come up to our room and thump us all in our beds!!

  my mom could be heard crying alot when we were growing up in the happy jw religion.

  me dad was a lover of the rod as he got a good kicking when he was a kid from his dad!!

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  JWs love corporal punishment.

  Recently my Mom and I got into a big argument about beating children. She said children just need to be beaten. (like she did to my sister and I). I said any parent now will be put into jail. You simply cannot beat or hit a child. On and on.

  She also favored a wooden spoon and pulling our hair. Our father used a belt. He would stare at us and start to remove his belt, slowly. We had to stand there and watch while we knew we were going to get beaten with the belt.

  As we got older and could out run our mom we would and realized running outside was the best way to evade capture and she wouldn't do it in front of the neighbors.
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  GLOBAL WARMING - "Snowfalls are a thing of the past"

  by Nathan Natas in

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  cetainly in great britani they are, right?.

  see: http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/snowfalls-are-now-just-a-thing-of-the-past-724017.html.

  .. .. .. oh, that's from ten years ago!.

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  What OTWO said, +1
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  A deep deep hurt

  by sooner7nc in

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  when i was a couple of months old my father was put into prison in seagoville, texas.

  the watchtower took him away from me for almost 2 years and destroyed almost all hope that he and i would ever have a normal relationship.

  i say this because i believe the bond that we should have formed when i was a baby was severed forever and that's the damnable shame of it all.

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  The WTS has ruined and divided so many families. Coming to this forum and letting it out is very helpful. I'm sure you'll be an outstanding father. Letting it out is always helpful. Remembering you are not alone and we all understand and are there for you is also very healing. Hugs.
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  Update on Ali, my daughter

  by coffee_black in

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  ali is home and undergoing further treatment for congestive heart failure.

  she has a bi-ventricular pacemaker and a defibrilator (sp?

  ) they believe the heart failure was caused by a virus that damaged the heart muscle.

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  coffeeblack, I am very sorry about all that has happened to you and yours. I am glad your daughter is recovering and I wish you both the best.
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  Will jws be at your and your neighbor's doorstep this Saturday?

  by blondie in

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  i would think that a portion of the non-jw population might be at church.

  i don't think there are any football games that day.

  what would you say or recommend to your non-jw neighbors?.

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  I talked to my Mom yesterday and asked her what she was doing on Saturday? She sounded confused because she had just got done dissing Xmas. I had told her we were getting together with the DHs family, etc.

  "Oh, you know how people are, they all get together, eat, drink and fight. Oh, and exchange those stupid gifts."

  Umm, what day is that I asked?

  "I have no idea" She said.

  I asked if she were going out in FS Saturday.

  "Yes, of course." She said.

  I told her she better get ready for lots of angry, hung over Worldly people telling her to get lost.

  I told her Xmas was Saturday.

  "Oh!??, Well, I'll just get together with the people from the congregation and we'll hang out then." She said.

  WTF? I told her to enjoy herself. Especially since she wasn't celebrating or anything. She missed the point of the hypocrisy of them getting together on Xmas.

  I did send her a "Season's Greetings" card for the first time this year. I will wait for the fall out.
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  Do You Believe Your Government or Political Party Affiliation Is Righteous?

  by minimus in

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  i know some that tout their government as being blameless, wonderful, and almost perfect.

  whether you are considered a "liberal" or "conservative", it seems that some are "true believers" in their cause.. personally, i'm disillusioned with politics although i'm always interested and fascinated by ideology and personalities.. i think all governments are unrighteous.

  i think some individuals mean well but the higher in government that you are, the more soiled you become..

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  Someday you'll be a Libertarian BB. It will like leaving the WTS.