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Family is gossiping about me, and then I get a letter

by nextdoorgirl in

so, here's your typical "i'm concerned about you" letter.

and my responses.

wanna take a look?.

Family is gossiping about me, and then I get a letter

by nextdoorgirl in

so, here's your typical "i'm concerned about you" letter.

and my responses.

wanna take a look?.

nextdoorgirl

Do you think I actually got the names, so I may face my accusers, so I may personally warn them that I will sue them for defamation of character?

The response letter:

I don't know exactly what took place between you and these people that is between you and them but the people I have spoken with are people who have not so much focused on slandering you but on expressing to me their concern for you. The have related conversations they had with you and what they related worried me. I know there are two sides to every story but these people are not trying to be malicious. I know them and I know the concern i saw in there eyes when they spoke to me. They are not against you they spoke to me because they want to help you and don't know how. They seem to think that you are falling away from the truth and they want to stop that from happening but again don't know how to. You are loved even though you don't think so. Even though people may not always know how to love you or show you how they feel doesn't mean that they don't. We are all very imperfect and stumble many times but I know that these particular people have good motives. I know many people have let you down and that makes it hard to trust in them...or anyone really. I too have felt that way but try to give people the benefit of the doubt as I am trying to give to you.

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Family is gossiping about me, and then I get a letter

by nextdoorgirl in

so, here's your typical "i'm concerned about you" letter.

and my responses.

wanna take a look?.

nextdoorgirl

Wow, Notverylikely. They MUST use a form, or SOMETHING.....for them to all think alike like that......

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Family is gossiping about me, and then I get a letter

by nextdoorgirl in

so, here's your typical "i'm concerned about you" letter.

and my responses.

wanna take a look?.

nextdoorgirl

My response:

GND:

Oh, how the rumor mills run. Who's talking about me? What are they saying? I find the gossip destructive. It calls to mind slander: talk that destroys or besmirches reputation. Why talk about "love" for me, while actively damaging my reputation amongst people I know? Why not offer real help? I have no idea of what you mention. Are people talking about me? Are they concerned about me? Are they all talking amongst themsleves about how "concerned" they are? I wouldn't know! Who's reached out to offer help and show the concern?

I love this scripture, my favorite one: "A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another." John 13:34-35 (New International Version)

I commend you for reaching out; I can't say as much for others. Keep up the good work imitating Christ. You will never go wrong. Don't worry about my spirituality, that's between me, Jesus and God. That's our business. Its out of your power, out of your control and out of your knowledge. Its way too big a job for you or anyone else. 'Each one stands before God on his own.'

Be concerned about my health and happiness--those things we can all contribute to through real efforts of love. Be concerned about showing love. By this Jesus will recognize his true followers. Besides, I've never felt more confident in my spirituality. I can't say as much for my "friends." Especially those eagerly discussing my "demise" without a single effort of help. Empty claims of love are like a clashing cymbal.

"If I speak in human and angelic tongues but do not have love, I am a resounding gong or a clashing cymbal.
And if I have the gift of prophecy and comprehend all mysteries and all knowledge; if I have all faith so as to move mountains but do not have love, I am nothing.
If I give away everything I own, and if I hand my body over so that I may boast but do not have love, I gain nothing.
Love is patient, love is kind...it does not rejoice over wrongdoing but rejoices with the truth." 1 Cor 13: 1-6 online Bible slan·der (slndr) KEY

NOUN:

Law: Oral communication of false statements injurious to a person's reputation.
A false and malicious statement or report about someone. By the way, those questions above are asked rhetorically, or generally, if you have answers for them. They were not necessarily directed at you. After all, you did the right thing: heard a malicious rumor and decided to check it out before taking action believing it. That takes a level of clear thinking ability that others lack.

On a related note, you may warn these so-called "friends" of mine, that I will sue for slander. They need to stop. Please provide each of their names so I may warn them personally to discontinue talking about me. It is not fair to them, nor to you, to rely on third party communication channels. They deserve direct information from me and I want to give it.

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Family is gossiping about me, and then I get a letter

by nextdoorgirl in

so, here's your typical "i'm concerned about you" letter.

and my responses.

wanna take a look?.

nextdoorgirl

Okay, here we go! HAVE FUN spotting the inconsistencies and double talk.

How are you? I'm going to cut to the chase...I've been hearing some very saddening things about things you've been saying. Not sure if they are all true. But mostly everyone I've spoken with who you hang out with or spoken with have told me that they are very worried about you and why. Basically the things I've heard worry me as well. Have you lost your faith in the Bible? In Jehovah? Please tell me the truth and if this is true, please, I entreat you to speak with the elders about any doubts you are having. It means your life. I've always pictured you in the paradise with me. I can't imagine you not being there. This system is on it's last leg. Please...please, seek assistance from the elders. That's what they are there for. And I would like to be here for you also if you still wish to be a servant of God. I miss you. I miss how we used to be. How much fun we used to have. We've spent a lifetime together and I have always viewed you as my sister. I know we've had are trials in our relationship throughout the years...but I've never cut you out of my heart. I know that you've been hurt in ways I only can imagine and I know you are tired of being hurt but know this...I was never your enemy. I never wanted to hurt you.I made mistakes but never intentional. I love you and it broke my heart when are friendship ended. Please don't give up on people even though they'll let you down. Everybody needs forgiveness. And please don't give up on Jehovah. He will never hurt you. He loves you and wants you near to his flock. Call me, if and when you are ready to reach out and get some encouragement and I will be here...always.

Love, xxxx

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Family is gossiping about me, and then I get a letter

by nextdoorgirl in

so, here's your typical "i'm concerned about you" letter.

and my responses.

wanna take a look?.

nextdoorgirl

82

Family is gossiping about me, and then I get a letter

by nextdoorgirl in

so, here's your typical "i'm concerned about you" letter.

and my responses.

wanna take a look?.

nextdoorgirl

So, here's your typical "I'm concerned about you" letter. And my responses. Wanna take a look?

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Brain check

by RR in

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nextdoorgirl

Love it!!!

Hahahahaha

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Milah, Periah, and Messisa

by PrimateDave in

milah, periah, and messisa: these are the different kinds of circumcision as practiced historically in judaism.

this post is not meant to debate the issue of infant circumcision or the issue of whether health benefits can be derived from this practice.

so, please do not cut and paste wads of information claiming that it prevents aids or other stds.

nextdoorgirl

Yeah, Tammy. Can you imagine what it would feel like for our comparable genital structures to be so treated as male's are?

I think my labia minora (inner lips) are not "vestigial" organs, but very necessary, thank you very much!!

It is commonly understood that a woman's gentialia is considered "internal" organ, even the clitoris (female counterpart ot the male glans). And yet, it remains protected by skin folds and mucous membranes and oil secretions. It is not a "daytime" organ, though it be on the "outside" of the body.

The male glans is quite similar. It is also considered an "internal" organ as well, covered by the foreskin and protected from external conditions. Its skin is unprepared for exposure to "daylight," meaning it does not have the qualities of external skin: (1) it sunburns and can develop cancer, as it has no pigmentation and (2) it will karatinize (harden, thicken) and lose sensitivity, as it copes as an external organ with no protection.

Much more is lost too, in the structure and purpose of the foreskin.

It is a cruel thing, to do this to defeneless little boys. How sad, that supposed benefits to circumcision are "longevity" in lovemaking (due to lost sensation) and supposed decrease in masturbation (due to lost sensation). It is clear that sensation is lost, but what a spin job, to make it sound like a benefit!

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"Life" Brochures: 3 Easy Disproofs

by metatron in

jw
friends

it may be time consuming and exhausting to correct all of the deceptions, half-truths and out of context quotes contained in the watchtower's new brochures, so i'll make it simple.

here's 3 easy points that disprove all of their nonsense.. 1) australia proves evolution happened - what's the one country in the world with the weirdest animals on earth?

australia!

nextdoorgirl

Billy, I like your idea about sin crouching at the door, waiting to pounce (as if craving to eat meat and not vegetation).

By the way, where again do JWs get the idea it was originally vegetaton that they ate?

(That scripture you mentioned about sin crouching just kills me. Ha!)