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meangirl
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According to bookstudy, it's ok to beat wife.....occassionally
by JWinprotest ini apologize if this has been mentioned, but i don't have the time to come on here as often.
yesterday's bookstudy on divorce got my shorts in a bit of a knot.
apparently, according to the god's love book, a wife could consider legal separation from her husband if she is physically abused, but (get this) only in the case of extreme physical abuse, and if the wife's life is in danger.
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meangirl
It used to make me ill when at assemblies they always gave an experience of a sister who was getting the crap beat of her by her worldy husband but she chose to say with him and she "won him over without a word" and wow, he is here today getting baptized!!!! YIPPEEE!!!!
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Sisters crying in the kitchen/lobby
by highdose inyears ago i was at the revamp of a kingdom hall.
one of the sisters told me that since they got rid of the kitchen it was so much better, becuase there were always sisters out there crying!
and now they have no place to go, so they just have to stay in the hall and listen to the meeting!.
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meangirl
If the brothers were treated like the sisters they might be crying too.....Hey, and according to the society women are just emotional idiots so they are just doing what is expected of them. Now on the other hand if they were cool, calm, collected, intelligent and assertive they would DEFINITELY be called into the backroom and counseled but heck if she is crying cause her stupid idiot husband beat the crap out of her, or post traumatic stress from a rape/molestation they really don't give a SHIT!!!
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meangirl
Me and hubby did. I have to honestly say that is one thing I do not regret and neither does hubby. However, the more I got to know people the more I found out that alot did not wait.
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meangirl
I want to say welcome to the boards as well. I feel like anybody should be allowed to come here and anybody should be allowed to give their opinion (UNLIKE THE WATCHTOWER SOCIETY)...... Ok here's a question for you. You say you have been a witness for a long time and I am genuinely interested in your response to this: In the 70's it was deemed wrong to receive organ transplants and ALOT of people died feeling they were being faithful to the scriptures (or maybe the society??? ) OK then "new light" comes out in the 80's saying it's a "conscious matter" now.....So what can you say to all those that lost their lives and loved ones????? When it really comes down to it does another human have a right to tell somewhat what their conscious should be? It makes no sense. The society about 5 years ago had an article in the question from readers about pinatas and they said they were a counscious matter because today pinatas are not used in the same way they were originally (which was devil worship by the way).....OK so I got news for you nobody gets their heads chopped off at birthdays so we could say birthdays aren't viewed that way anymore......They make no sense. WHen it comes down to it they expect the "sheep" to follow without question and be "obedient". They somehow intertwine obedience to "men" as obedience to God........They use fear displeasing God to keep people following them blindly and never questioning. All I have to say is they have alot of blood guilt on their hands........What do you think?
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meangirl
While I appreciate your optimism there is a point where enough is enough. One can only get beat down and picked on and forced to follow man made rules with no biblical basis before you reach a breaking point. I used to think like you once but then reality set in. It has to happen for each person at their own time but when the rose colored glasses come off watch out. You are in for a rude awakening!
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Secret Lives of Women - Cults / JW
by Larry inanyone seen the episode last night re: the ex- jw cult member:.
http://www.wetv.com/video/?bcpid=23297151001&bctid=34788267001.
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meangirl
Yep saw it
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Beard stories. Nothing but beards.
by Open mind ini've done a jwn search on beards and had some great reads.. i've learned the history of russell vs. rutherford and knorr and the hippies.. here's what i'd like to hear about.. either you or someone you know who grew a beard and the fallout because of it.. for me, i'd love to hear about the squeaky clean elder who decided to grow a beard and got removed because of it.. katie kitten, from england, on another thread told the story of her dad, the squeaky clean elder who grew a beard in the 70's and got away with it.. i don't think that would happen in california 2009.. anyway, what are your beard stories?.
i'm all ears.
(and my ears are freshly plucked.
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meangirl
I know a married brother who showed up for service with a go-T (sorry didn't know how to spell but hope you all know what I mean) and he got pulled into the hotbox (back room) and told he could not go out in service.......I know that really had an impact on this couple as they are pretty much inactive right now. It really hurt the wife alot as she really believed that the elders were "loving".......
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My Story
by ~Jen~ ini was raised a jw by very strict parents who, in my early teen years were physically and then later emotionally abusive all the while with my dad being and elder (and he still is).
i didn't want to be a jw then but my life was all about making my parents happy which started with me being baptized at 13. my parents constantly drilled into my head that most things were "bad" and i was "bad" i constantly did whatever i could to avoid being bad.
i had no life but then met a nice jw boy when i was 17. against my better judgement, i stayed with him and married him when i was 20. i didn't have a lot in common with him but he was really nice and was safe - he was a witness and even though i wanted to be in the world so bad i chose to be with him because he would keep me grounded, in the truth and away from where i really wanted to be because it was the right thing to do.. we were married for 7 years and have 3 sons.. for the past few years i've known that i did not want to be a jw even more and was sick of being fake.
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meangirl
Thanks for sharing your story and welcome to the forum
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The toll on women..
by freedomisntfree inthis has probably already been discussed to some degree on here.
but i think its probably a commonly noticed thing that jehovahs witness women and becoming more and more unstable mentally and physically as a whole.
they seem to suffer from a bizzarely high percentage of scent sensitivities, chronis fatigue syndrome and the like.are they making it up for attention?
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meangirl
Not surprising since they are constantly stereotyped and reminded of "their place"........The first time I attended a kingdom hall I was 12/13 years old and I remember thinking something just wasn't right......I often wonder now as an adult woman how my mom could've been soooo attracted to a religion that constantly demeans women.......How can one be happy when they are told they are "weak" and not strong enough to handle "real responsibility" and to be in "subjection" even if you don't agree.......Makes complete sense to me!!!