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  When Sects are Cults

  by Lunatic Faith in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i know this is a long post and i'm sorry.

  but this is a paper i wrote for my sociology final this term.

  i was supposed to look at some aspect of my life sociologically.

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  palmtree67

  That was very well written and quite poignant.

  Did you get graded on it yet?
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  Nightmares

  by palmtree67 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  first of all, i have severe arachnophobia.

  rationally, i know most spiders are harmless, but something takes over my brain and my body when i see one........i totally freak out, i can't help it.

  they are little pieces of death, wrapped in scarey...... .

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  Snoozy - Thanks for the dream interpretations! That subject has always interested me.

  CogDis - XOXO Smaller spiders cause smaller panic attacks for me. When I see them around the house, I usually put a glass over them until my man comes home. But my heart will be racing, the hair on my arms stands up and I get the shakes. It's the bigger ones that are a bigger problem. I actually can't catch my breath when I'm confronted by them.

  I think those of you who suggested therapy are right. I'm going to look into it.

  Thank you all also for your experiences!

  I took 2 Advil Nighttimes before bed last night and slept well.
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  Friday After-Hours Fun Post

  by OnTheWayOut in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  been a busy day and wanted to post this:.

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iovb6-s-wea&feature=player_embedded.

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  palmtree67

  I laugh every time I see this.

  
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  Let's make a deal

  by Nickolas in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm an atheist, my wife's a jehovah's witness.

  each of us knocks on your door and has something to sell to you.

  it's up to you to choose.

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  palmtree67

  Can door #3 be the gnostic view?

  I'd pick that one.
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  Let's make a deal

  by Nickolas in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm an atheist, my wife's a jehovah's witness.

  each of us knocks on your door and has something to sell to you.

  it's up to you to choose.

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  palmtree67

  Both options kind of make me sad.....
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  untitled

  by Band on the Run in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  most christian denominations have trouble with continued sinning when adultery occurs.

  jesus' words in matthew were clear.

  you seem more upset by the witnesses not embracing you than your conduct.

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  palmtree67

  Headisspinning,

  I never really thought about the effects of the disfellowshipping arrangement until I was df'ed. (I still am, both me and my man.)

  Our situation was similar to your's. We quickly worked to correct things.

  Yet it means NOTHING to the congregation.

  We are not presently doing anything that either of us should be df'ed for. But if we started going to meetings again tomorrow - it would be another 1-2 yrs before we would be reinstated.

  Does that seem right to you? If God forgives, why can't they?
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  4/24/11 A Date To Remember

  by Este in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  how many years from my last post, what will the next date bring?.

  estephan leuese.

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  Inviting djeggnog to discuss the blood doctrine

  by jgnat in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  djeggnog invited me to start a new thread about the blood doctrine, which i am happy to do here.

  his objection was my statement,.

  "i've seen the blood video, a deceiving mix of scripture, fearmongering and pseudoscience, with plenty of lab coats in view.

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  palmtree67

  Can I listen in?

  I'll start the tea and put out cookies.
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  Nightmares

  by palmtree67 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  first of all, i have severe arachnophobia.

  rationally, i know most spiders are harmless, but something takes over my brain and my body when i see one........i totally freak out, i can't help it.

  they are little pieces of death, wrapped in scarey...... .

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  palmtree67

  I have to do something about this.

  I can't describe the heart-stopping fear I get. I literally feel like I'm going to self-destruct.
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  Nightmares

  by palmtree67 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  first of all, i have severe arachnophobia.

  rationally, i know most spiders are harmless, but something takes over my brain and my body when i see one........i totally freak out, i can't help it.

  they are little pieces of death, wrapped in scarey...... .

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  palmtree67

  For the first time, I am starting to think of some kind of therapy for this.

  I mean, I nearly jumped out of a moving vehicle. Not good.