I hope to use my apostofest shirt again. :-)
I hope your one and only shirt sees the washing machine before you come.
We don't know for sure, but put us down as a "maybe".
J, S & S
Joyzabel
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2005 Barbecue Is Definitely On!
by Englishman insaturday seems to be much preferred over sunday, so this years bbq will be held on saturday, july 9th, commencing around 2 pm.
location is our home in weston super mare.
as usual, the day will be very boozy and proceedings will conclude in the waverley pub.
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Joyzabel
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Where does the Great Crowd serve God? (proof of Fred Franz lying in a WT)
by confusedjw inhttp://www.xjw.com/where.html
"normally, jehovah's witnesses are content to accept information presented in the watchtower without question.
but, in this case, some highly respected and admired members of the watchtower headquarters staff had been disfellowshiped on charges of "apostasy.
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Joyzabel
.....and then the house of cards began to fall, huh, cjw.
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A side benefit to exiting the borg
by AK - Jeff inmy wife and i made the fade in the past year or so - a side benefit is now beginning to become apparent.
our adult daughter, who was somewhat estranged due to being df'd has come back into our lives.
[we never did completely shun her, as we never agreed fully with that, but it was always strained because we were under the guilt trip].
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Joyzabel
wonderful
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Missouri
by Englishman inwatching the simpsons the other day.
grandpa simpson said that he'd never accept missouri as ever being a part of the union.
(actually, he pronounced it mizzurah).
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Joyzabel
lol, I never heard the different pronuntiations were between Reps and Dems. I thought it was between the country people (rah) and snooty, tooty city people (ree).
It does have some beautiful state parks. The young kids in STL would always go camping at Johnson-Shut-Ins. Now that would be a great place for an apostatfest. Or canoeing down the Current River.
There is another state park in the NE area that had a nice lake to go sailing on.
*sigh* fond memories are nice to revisit.
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Missouri
by Englishman inwatching the simpsons the other day.
grandpa simpson said that he'd never accept missouri as ever being a part of the union.
(actually, he pronounced it mizzurah).
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Joyzabel
lol, I don't know except Missouri ( pronounced mi-sur-ah) was a split state during the civil war. I grew up in St. Louis, MO and didn't leave the state until I was 32.
but hey, what do I know
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Getting out...terminating Bible study
by PClark in.
i have been visited by a local jw woman weekly for almost 4 years and started weekly study about 1 year ago.
friday things took a more serious turn and i am very uncomfortable.. i need advise on how to stop the meetings (without being offensive) and still get away from this madness before it gets out of control.
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Joyzabel
You sound settled in your decision and that is good.
Wow, you've been hit with a lot lately.
Now take care of yourself and your family.
Joy
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the JW approach to sexual abuse
by spopeislandstyle ini was molested by a brother in my congregation when i was nine years old.
when i told my mother she went directly to a family friend and respected elder to seek advise.
a couple days later, he and another elder made a visit to our home and questioned me for hours.
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Joyzabel
welcome to the board, spope.
I'm so sorry for the experiences you had while a JW. And it is sad you are not the only one to be molested and covered up by the JWs. Please contact the lawyer Valis posted and please go to the silentlambs website to "connect" with other JWs who have been abused.
I'm glad you found this place and are open minded enough to look into the false doctrines of the Watchtower.
Please get some counseling. You need it for the abuse you sufford and for being raised in a high-control-group.
Hugs,
Joy
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Spirit appointed elders reveal information. Elders are disfellowshipped
by garybuss inelders meet scriptural requirements before being 'appointed .
by holy spirit.
' knowing this will strengthen your confidence.
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Joyzabel
The WTBTS relies on the gossipmill to get things through to the Rank & File. So they use it to their liking and then comdemn people when they get caught with information the WTBTS doesn't want known. * sheeesh* can you spell c - u - l - t ?
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Question for Former Elders (Current ones too..we know you are here)
by XBEHERE in.
i have been thinking about this for a while and wanted to get some of your thoughts.. how long after you were appointed an elder did it start to dawn on you that this was not the "truth"?
was being an elder a catalyst to that realization at all?
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Joyzabel
I know, I know, not an elder, but just speaking from my experience (elder's wife for 30 years in the borg). No, it was not being an elder that woke us up. But accumulating all the harshness over the years did make me think about what was really important in life. And I think it is how we treat others. Especially the ones down.
The thing that sealed it for me was reading CoC. It summarrized all the doubts I had and it helped that Ray had been a GB member. He was very honest in his writings.
I'm sure there will be plenty of elders and xelders that will comment on your topic. Be patient. They'll come.
Joy
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Help and advice needed soon , please
by jules99 ini am looking for some advice to hopefully prevent me going mad.
my husband (an elder) was disf?d by the jws 8 years ago for having an affair with me and consequently leaving his wife.
he has 4 grown-up children and 9 grandchildren.
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Joyzabel
((Jules))
sorry to hear about your situation. Please take the advice of others and help/heal yourself.
When you are ready there are so many books on the market about whatever you want to believe about life after death. I feel its a personal decision what you believe.
Hugs,
Joy