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  Hello world !

  by Mrs. Eden in

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  2. friends

  well, here i am.. hello world, mrs. eden sending regards to everyone.

  :).

  my english is limited, so please go easy on me.. mrs. eden.

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  nugget

  Welcome
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  Nearly Killing My Mother Wasn't Enough !

  by cookiemaster in

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  2. experiences

  as some of you might have read last week, my mother had extremely low hemoglobin and without it, she would have died.

  i have somehow managed to bring her to reason and accept the transfusion.

  it saved her life.

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  So sorry for your mum.. She needs love and support and a chance to fully recover. Elders are so confident of their own authority that their zeal will overcome their common decency. This seems to fit more with the pharisees than the example of Jesus they are constantly stating they follow.

  Jesus didn't punish the woman with the flow of blood who touched him even though she was unclean, he healed her. What your mum required was compassion and if they felt blood was so important then forgiveness and a chance to express repentance if they felt that was required. When faced with a life or death decision how can anyone judge another for the choice they make to live. Your mother deserved a chance to live and be happy, to be cared for when she was sick and to be treated with the kindness her age and frail condition deserve. Men who cannot see that are not motivated by a higher power but by their own Huberis.
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  UK TV--next monday 24th aug---channel 5-----9 pm--escaping the witnesses

  by stan livedeath in

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  just see it advertised on tv--with photo of our friend from south wales

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  I think that it was well put together and by juxtaposing Scientology with the Witnesses it was a helpful way to bring home that certain practices are cult practices. The experts in the program highlighted the elder arrangement and judicial committees as particularly problematic and a signature of cults as well as the shunning. The stories were not lurid and were dealt with in a very compassionate way.
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  Ganged up via Telephone

  by vinman in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i've been fading for about 9 months.

  the elders know exactly why.

  i received a phone call a couple of days ago.

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  So proud of you although I feel that these revelations will make little difference to the elders concerned.

  Be proud of yourself for making the stand that you needed to make.
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  what happens when one informs elders that one's baptism was invalid?

  by quincemyles in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  is it possible to move from baptized publisher to unbaptized status perpetually?

  what do elders do when you inform them that your baptism was invalid?

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  I know of a sister who asked to be rebaptised but don't know why exactly. It did not involve wrong doing only that she didn't feel that she had made a proper dedication to Jehovah previously.

  I think they are happy to double dip but not to write off a previous dedication as invalid.
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  Is homosexuality ever justifiable? I say YES!!!

  by TimothyT in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  in the january 2012 awake, pages 28-29 there is another article about homosexuality.. .

  the writers argue that genetics, the environment, and sexual abuse do not justify homosexuality.

  the bible clearly states that homosexuality is wrong and is an abhorrent sin.

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  congratulations on the wedding plans good for you. It is important to have people in your life who are there for you and accept you for who you are,

  I wish you every happiness for your future.
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  venting: My wife is in cult mode again! she tried to start a fight..

  by goingthruthemotions in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so when i was at luch today, my wife was in full cult mode.

  she started in on me about us not being able to hang with other witnesses and when i go to the meetings with her that i don't talk with nobody nor pay attention and act angry.

  i told her that i don't want to fight and i have better things to do than argue.

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  If she has no friends in the organisation then who is she expecting to socialise with? Were her friendships historically your friends and she came along as your spouse or is she longing for an ideal you never had. JWs don't in general socialise extensively there are too many things to do. If you are not part of a clique then often social events are few and far between.

  It seems to me that she raises hell about you not attending because this makes the meetings difficult. When you go she is angry because you don't play the happy spiritual man. She has a template in her head of what a JW family should be like and you are not playing ball.

  Perhaps it may be time to set a baseline if you no longer wish to attend meetings then don't, tell your wife that you respect her and appreciate that she has the right to make her own choices regarding religion. If she wishes to attend meetings then she should go but for the moment you will not be accompanying her.

  If she wishes to socialise then perhaps she should make the first move and hold a small gathering for sisters whilst you are at work. Coffee and cake is all that is required after a service arrangement especially if the territory being worked is close by. Or perhaps she should start with family and invite family round for a weekend meal or barbeque. Passively waiting for invites sucks and leads to disappointment.

  If she continues to be unreasonable then it may be worth reassessing the situation but at least you will have tried a compromise.
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  Three day convention

  by BashfulAshG in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  tips to survive this?

  or should a feign an illness?

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  feign illness a stomach upset is a good out. Or attend the first day and when you get home say you have a headache and need to go to bed early. In the morning complain the headache is still there and you feel dizzy so need to go back to bed.

  Feigning illness can be complicated because you have to remain ill when they are home and that can be limiting depending on what you pick you have to decline food or be in bed a lot as if you seem to be improving they may expect you to go.

  If you do attend complain that you have pulled a muscle in your back so need to go for a walk as the chairs make it worse. say you will listen to the program on you phone/radio. You can listen to whatever you like.
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  Like Mother like Daughter - Our Daughter is becoming quite accomplished with anime art

  by cantleave in

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  https://36.media.tumblr.com/42e8b2d4f4727aa95474d8c34617e50b/tumblr_nthszmwlk01rv15umo1_1280.jpg.

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  Barrold you are welcome to your opinion even if I don't agree with it. I do not agree that any part of the drawing fails to follow the rules of this particular anime style. Anime is not just one style but many and some are more edgy than others in the same way that art of any kind covers a wide spectrum of ideas and representations. The competition required that the male character had a tail so the drawing accurately reflects the writers brief.

  Anime tends to represent idealised women but it is the artist that can make it more suggestive. As the artist in question is relatively young I do not think that the picture intends to convey any hidden message or undertone.
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  Like Mother like Daughter - Our Daughter is becoming quite accomplished with anime art

  by cantleave in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  https://36.media.tumblr.com/42e8b2d4f4727aa95474d8c34617e50b/tumblr_nthszmwlk01rv15umo1_1280.jpg.

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  its a competition entry for 2 psychotic characters don't know what the other parameters were. They get a theme and have to work with it.

  Brilliant shading and great characterisation she should win this one.