You know, there has been programs on TV about this sort of behaviour and it is completely frowned upon by all at all schools. Its called "BULLYING", not a loving christian way, but just rotten, horrible, disgusting "BULLIES"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Etna
Posts by etna
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29An active Witness proudly tells me about Shunning her kids back into the 'truth"
by AuntBee in"as he is a god of love.. these things serve to protect individuals aswell as the congregations.
as a parent i fully understand the concept of wanting my children to choose their friends wisely, to be careful about literature they read & so on & would i cast them out for being wayward?
yes, i have, & they learnt their lesson & were welcomed back with immediacy the minute they made the necessary changes.
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So...the bible doesnt say to follow the faithful and discreet slave...CORRECT?
by Joliette inif i'm not mistaken, there is no bible verse to support following the 'faithful and discreet' slave?.
am i correct?
i know i have to research this, but to give me a jumpstart...?.
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I'm sorry about you littlebird, but I'm glad you show unconditional love, as we are suppose to (especially our kids).
Hope it works out well for your son and hope it works out for you Joliette. Its a shame we can't be honest and open.
Etna
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BIG talk with teenage son today
by Aussie Oz inyesterday i got to ask my kids what they thought of the convention they just had.
response was 'really good'.
daughter liked the drama but could not say why or what the lesson was... so i figure she liked it because it was more interesting than the regular talks.
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Thanks for sharing aussie. I asked my kids too about the convention and it went over their heads about the generation. I wish I could talk to mine like you have to your son. They went to the sydney, australia convention. Please keep us updated on any more discussion. I would like to use it with my kids (they are already baptised).
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Well it is confirmed ...I am invisible
by troubled mind inmy husband and i just went to subway for lunch .
we park right next to the truck of the elder that came questioning me earlier this summer .
then their daughter was the girl that had to wait on us ...she was nice ,but clearly we are just another customer now ....... when we sat down to eat my husband had a smirk on his face ,i said , "what .....you laughing because i am invisible now ??
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I'm sorry they got to you, but it makes me angry....... You should have got in their face and be as nice as anything and say HI, ITS SO NICE TO SEE YOU. They are so weak.
Etna
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1975 - Lest We Forget
by GetBusyLiving ini find the topic of the 1975 end of the world scenario facinating, especially since i never lived through it.
do you old schoolers ever feel concerned that people will one day forget about what really went down?
with whitewashed tripe like the 'proclaimers' book informing dubs that it was just the false expectations of over enthusiastic apostates, are you at all concerned that the legacy of bullshit that is 1975 will be a forgotten moment in history blamed on you instead where the blame really belongs?
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Witnessof jesus, the GB definately pointed towards 1975, I was 14 at the time and was scared sh-tless. Even an elder assured me that we would survive the big A in 1975 because we were so righteous. (it makes me sick thinking about it, all the LIES)
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New Apostate here
by skitt ini did not know where to start, but figured the personal experience section was a good place to begin.
won't bore you with all the particulars today....but i was raised in "it" (wont call it the truth, cause it ain't) from about 1968. baptized in 1985, faded about 2001.....woke up from the insanity after reading ray franz forbidden book a few years ago(crisis).
only sorry i did not read it earlier....but there was that fear factor instilled in me.
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etna
Hi Shawn,
Welcome, I think you'll find you stories will be similar to everyone here (which is a good thing, you won't feel so alone).
Etna
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New Apostate here
by skitt ini did not know where to start, but figured the personal experience section was a good place to begin.
won't bore you with all the particulars today....but i was raised in "it" (wont call it the truth, cause it ain't) from about 1968. baptized in 1985, faded about 2001.....woke up from the insanity after reading ray franz forbidden book a few years ago(crisis).
only sorry i did not read it earlier....but there was that fear factor instilled in me.
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How would the diehard witnesses view this ?
by man in black inthis video was sent to me earlier today, and it really hit a nerve with me,,,,, i just couldn't stop applying it to the witness belief of df and da.. i've known quite a few witness parents over the years who just left their kids "on the roadside" because they no longer.
wanted to be a part of this religion.. why is it that genuine human reaction/emotion is dropped when children no longer want to be a jw ?.
this father seems to be quite a guy, notice how he yells at the security/medical person near the end no doubt to leave his son alone !.
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How can this cult have so much power over people?????? I was born into it in 1960 and when my daughter was dfs about 5-6years ago I stopped going, (saw all the hypocricy more than ever before). When she got re-instated she was very distant towards me, not speaking to me even for about a year, (because of he husband). We were very close and it breaks my heart, we talk, but not like before. How can a religon or rather cult hvae so much power, that it tears a family apart????????? I would always defend it. but now I will speak my mind and the truth........,.
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YOU KNOW IT'S THE TRUTH BECAUSE, THE WATCHTOWER TELLS YOU IT IS
by elm inthe study editionof the watchtower for september 15th 2010, p13 states "similarly today, a governing body composed of spirit-anointed christians contributes to the unity of the worldwide congregation.
the governing body publishes spiritually encouraging literature in many languages.
this spiritual food is based on god's word.
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Hi Elm, I hope you post what happens when the "elder" comes back to you.
Etna
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I would like to hear your experiences with being SHUNNED
by jwfacts ini am going to put together a page of short experiences of how shunning has affected exjws.
you do not have to be disfellowshipped, even if you were shunned after being marked or after fading.
all comments are welcome, such as who shunned you, how long since family have spoken to you, what your situation is, why you are being shunned and how it has made you feel.
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etna
sallysue, aquagirl and moshe and everyone else, I feel for you all. Please lets not forget how horrible and insensative all this shunning is and may we never be like that.
Love to all Etna