Welcome to the board, bay.
The WTBTs needs to be afraid of brave strong women who think.
Joy
Joyzabel
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My blood boiled!
by baysixforme inwhere shall i begin?
i once spent some time living in a womens refuge with my four children escaping from the domestic violence and emotional abuse that my husband deemed to be appropriate to bestow upon us.
apparently he had the blessing of my congregation to do so.
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Would you ever shun?
by ozziepost ini was asked that question today, or words just like it, is it ever right for a christian to shun?.
don't the scriptures instruct it?.
well, what would your answer be?
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Joyzabel
How can you "love your neighbor as yourself" and practice shunning?
Aren't we even commanded to love our enemies?
How do you love when you shun?
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Why thank you Mark!
how very kind of your to shower us with flowers.
Joy
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FORMER JW ELDERS, on JWD, 2004 LIST
by jst2laws init has been difficult getting my old database to accept new info and then there was no way to edit the old thread so this is it on a new thread.
this is a follow up from the older: .
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True Survivors
by cruzanheart incountry girl, in her usual brilliant fashion, suggested this:how about he makes a list for both the boys *and* the girls, including time in, service at bethel, pioneering, elder, whatever.
then both groups can be included on the list with notes of a person's service.
the "notes" section will show what the person wants it to show, *and* the new lurkers can see how many impressive records there were for *both* the boys and girls!
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Joyzabel
Great idea, Nina. Thanks!
Screen name: Joyzabel
Alias: Joy2bfree
History: Parents became JWs in late 50's. Raised. Baptized in 1968. Pioneered: 1972-1975. Bethel: 1975-1976 Left to have kids (THANK GOODNESS!!!)
Woke up: started to have doubts in late 90s, but "where else should we go!" April 2001 left mentally after reading Crisis of Conscience.
DF'd: Spring 2003 for <gasp> apostacy!! yiiipppppeeeeeee
Joy
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Welcome Nancy.
When you feel comfortable, please share a little bit about yourself.
Joy
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I am sorry
by Big Tex ini sincerely and unrservedly apologize for any condescending behavior on my part.
being an idiot, and expressing myself as poorly as i do, i am capable of the most outrageously stupid posts.
i look back on what i have said, and i cringe at how stupid i sound.
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oops, I posted under Joy, see my comments below.
Jst2laws
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I am sorry
by Big Tex ini sincerely and unrservedly apologize for any condescending behavior on my part.
being an idiot, and expressing myself as poorly as i do, i am capable of the most outrageously stupid posts.
i look back on what i have said, and i cringe at how stupid i sound.
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((((((((((((((((((((((((((((Chris))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
*just wondering......................is this a moon phase we (xjws here) are all going through???? you know, close to the sacred...............<gasp> memorial time??????
LET IT GO CHRIS.......love yourself!!! Love your family............feel the love that is coming back to you here on this thread.
You are a cherished, loved person here at JWD.
Now go get a big wet sloppy kiss from your cute basset hound(s). LOL, you don't seem to wanting kisses from us!!!
Joy
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Phd Participation
by Mimith inhello all:) some of you may remember me from 3 or 4 years back...i was talking about my decision to pursue a phd in australia and the topic of that dissertation was going to be jehovah's witnesses and women.
well...i'm almost finished...but i would be interested in a doing a few more interviews with either current or ex jw women preferably in australia if possible.
if you are interested let me know, my name is mim i'm a uni lecturer at a big uni in adelaide and i am an ex jw woman myself.. .
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Joyzabel
congratulations Mimth.
Interesting topic, I wish I could participate, but I'm in the USA.
Please let us know when you get published where to obtain your dissertation. I find it very interesting.
I always thought a sociologist would have a field day with the JWs. Glad to see you are tackling it on the women's side. They are a very closed society and many don't understand the little nuances of the religion unles you've lived it.
Good job, mate!
Joy
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Send a great big G'day to an aussie visitor who needs sympathy right now
by ozziepost inright now there's a friend who needs a friend in sydney.. you've all 'been there' and can help him thru' it.. what do you say to someone who knows in his head that the borg just isn't right, yet was brought up "in the troof" and so knows nothing else.. then the borg's inhumane judicial procedures can cause unspeakable mental anguish and emotional disturbance.
yet at this time there's simply no-one to turn to - a recipe for disaster.. so....would you give some words of reassurance to our new friend?
tell him what it's like to be free of the borg.
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Joyzabel
Hello!
I agree with Mulan " Time does help to heal you." When I first came to this board and was going through all the dizzy-can't-believe-what-I-was-learning stuff, someone said "give yourself at least 2 years". And she was about right. But I had lived all my life that Armegedon was "anytime now" that it was hard to let go of that time factor and learn to just live.
Give yourself time to grieve. Yes it is a grieving process to give up what we lived all our lifes for. The stages of grief are: Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression and Acceptance.
Look at Ozziepost & Mrs Ozziepost. They have gone on beautifully with their lives and so will you.
Welcome to the real world. Give yourself permission to be human.
Joy