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  Judge rules child can attend kingdom hall and church.

  by koolaid-man in

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  the pressure on children growing up with jehovah's witness connections can make their childhood extremely difficult.. .

  http://www.familylawweek.co.uk/site.aspx?i=ed95530children: private law update (february 2012)alex verdan qc reviews the most significant of the latest judgments in private law children applications.. .

  alex verdan qc, 4 paper buildings.

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  That poor kid is going to need a psychologist to get through all the mind games his Mom is going to put him through.

  I hope the father gets on this or another Ex-JW board and really investigates.
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  Update: I got the shun at my dad's funeral- the best outcome really!!

  by Coffee House Girl in

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  hello all jwn .

  so glad to have that over with- it was surreal to walk in the kh after two years...it is just a building to me now (not "jehovah's house").

  i must say that now i'm on the outside...what a boring sad building- the people were not joyful and friendly (just older and fatter than i remember)- i got the nervous stares and shaky "hi" when i looked at all of them and said hello.. my mom was sitting all by herself in the front row of the hall...i went and sat by her side.

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  So sorry for your loss and the way they treated you CHG.

  Hugs to you!
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  The Economics Thread

  by sabastious in

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  jim has a job stacking boxes for a courier company.

  frank has his own business selling lumber.

  jim has a house project so he needs some lumber.

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  If you want to know how economics *works* go online to a college book store and purchase Econ 101. Start there and work your way up. Better yet, take an Econ course at the local community college. The money will be well spent.

  Trying to understand Economics on an Ex-JW board is an, umm, uneconomical use of your time.
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  The Real Issues Facing former Jehovah's Witnesses

  by AllTimeJeff in

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  on internet forums such as these, it is to be expected that there will be people who want to save jw's.

  esp from (thinking for) themselves.. however, the real dillema's facing an ex jw who leaves, whether on their own terms or being disfellowshipped are real and haven't changed.. .

  lonliness, how to make friends, is a big issue.. fear, esp fear based on superstition, a fear of god and of the future that is not in any way based in proveable fact.. education, how to think and reason critically to avoid being taken advantage of is a big challenge.. love, sex, and how to navigate your way around all of that hot mess.. geez, yeah, forgot.

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  Great thread.
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  Atheist Fascism

  by Band on the Run in

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  it is so draining for me to constantly read threads by atheists that assert that those of who are uncertain or have faith have irrational minds.

  god can not be proven or unproven.

  the harping is tedious.

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  For the record, I don't believe in Allah either. Oh, and I think Mohammad was a Richard Cranium.
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  "Drugs are demonic, mmmmkay?"

  by Mr. Falcon in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i hope everyone is having a wonderful summer filled with district conventions and auxillary pioneering.

  just kidding, let's talk drugs.. as a kid growing up in the mid-80's and through the 90's, we had all kinds of lame, pointless anti-drug programs at school.

  the most common one was the d.a.r.e.

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  Talked to my Mom this morning, discussion turned to BIL. Her take? He's demonized!!

  After this thread I almost laughed out loud!! She brought up his pain killers and then, "He's demonized you know?" All I could think about was this thread and drugs = demons.

  I wonder, do demons embed themselves into Oxy pills and rise up in ones stomach? Does a whole Linda Blair/Excorcist thing need to happen to get rid of it (them) or will simply going to the Betty Ford Clinic work?
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  "Drugs are demonic, mmmmkay?"

  by Mr. Falcon in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i hope everyone is having a wonderful summer filled with district conventions and auxillary pioneering.

  just kidding, let's talk drugs.. as a kid growing up in the mid-80's and through the 90's, we had all kinds of lame, pointless anti-drug programs at school.

  the most common one was the d.a.r.e.

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  No, BIL was not a JW. I was at the time. My sis had recently got married to him and was DFd as a result of hooking up with him.
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  "Drugs are demonic, mmmmkay?"

  by Mr. Falcon in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i hope everyone is having a wonderful summer filled with district conventions and auxillary pioneering.

  just kidding, let's talk drugs.. as a kid growing up in the mid-80's and through the 90's, we had all kinds of lame, pointless anti-drug programs at school.

  the most common one was the d.a.r.e.

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  My thoughts:

  Perscription drugs for pain: My BIL is hooked on them. Hard time. He started with pot at least 35 years ago. I know that for a fact. He stole some from a client I cleaned for. (I was a cleaning lady as college student, BIL was doing some repair work) Both had the key and I stupidly told BIL and Sis that Joe Client had a huge stash of pot in XSX. Next thing I know Joe Client calls and asks me where it is. Long story short, Joe Client confronts BIL who sings like a bird. Yes, he took it. Only a little. But enough for Joe Client to miss.

  BIL went on to heroin and who know what else. I do know he's on Oxy. He admits it freely. Sis is in stage 4 cancer and he takes her pain meds any time he can. Dirty PIG.

  He's wasted away to nothing. Probably on Meth.

  He's destroyed his family. Our family. All for drugs. Over the years he's the poster child for how to F-up your life with Narcotics. Not booze, just Narcotics.

  He's stolen, sold and gone into bankruptcy.

  I hate street drugs and now prescription pain meds. Everyone is getting hooked on them.

  So, start with pot and eventually you could become my BIL. A heaping POS. All he does is breathe.

  Should he be in jail? I don't care. I just want him out of our lives. And he will be when Sis dies.
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  Does anybody on here TRULY believe in the Resurrection...and how?

  by itscrap&theyknowit! in

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  i really want to see my dad again!!!!

  i just wonder when this will occur.

  thousands of years have gone by.

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  I need to hook all you believers up with my Mom. You can have a party around my dying, Atheist sisters bedside. Sing Watchtower songs and discuss how and what your resurrected bodies will look like.

  Have I mentioned you're all nutz? No? Let this be the first.

  Oh, and while you're at it pray for my sorry, evil ass. Thank you very much.
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  Does anybody on here TRULY believe in the Resurrection...and how?

  by itscrap&theyknowit! in

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  i really want to see my dad again!!!!

  i just wonder when this will occur.

  thousands of years have gone by.

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