Topics Started by headisspinning

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New ex-JW memoir coming out...
by brizzzy in
1. jw
2. friends
i don't post a ton here because i'm kinda shy.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/0373892357?tag=thegirsguitoh-20&camp=14573&creative=327641&linkcode=as1&creativeasin=0373892357&adid=038ez4bjpam7bcsze5mq&.

that's the amazon link (which is currently the most affordable, i believe, but it's also available for preorder at b&n, borders, indiebound, and indigo-chapters if you're in canada, if you prefer one of those retailers).. .
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Test Yourself. How much are you a JW ....
by sleepingbeauty in
1. social
2. entertainment
are you a jw or if you were one do you still have any jw traits left?

take this quiz to see... .

http://www.thebentinel.com/jw-quiz.php.
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Have you seen any JW's with "strange" appearence?
by XPeterX in
1. jw
2. friends
for example someone with piercings,tattoos,beard etc?.
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High Profile Case: Seeking Reinstatement
by headisspinning in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
but our situation is very difficult and quite high profile.... i was raised as a jw and my mother was very strict and abusive.

i got baptized at age 14.. my mother actually called on my (present) husband's mom in service.

she was on the initial call resulting in his mom coming in the truth and him being raised in it from about age 8 or 9.. despite a very abusive step-father, he followed his mom's lead and came into the truth.
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Tons and tons of Elders letters.
by callitquits76 in
1. jw
2. friends
i have tons of elders letters which were part of a website about 7 years ago and if my memory proves correct it was taken down due to bullying by the society.. i was wondering if these letters were still out there somewhere, because if not i'll upload them.

they are all in catergories.

might be useful.
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Hello..this is my story..
by Lozhasleft in
1. jw
2. friends
i'm pleased to have found this site...i've browsed a little ...read quite a lot and gasped at some stories, giggled at the one liners and nodded in recognition of others' strong opinions and can relate to a great deal.. i'll try and keep my intro as brief as possible for anyone kind enough to listen.. i got involved with the witnesses in the late 70's in the uk.

i was in my early 20s and had had a love and fascination for the bible since my difficult childhood.

i soon brought my life into 'line' although it took a long time for me to pack up the smoking which didnt go down well in those days when 6 months of study should have been enough and if you hadnt cracked it then it was suggested that you were some kind of loser.... i reared my 4 children in the 'truth' as well as i could but i cant claim that we were a 'strong' family in their terms...just muddled along really..my husband at the time was a very difficult and abusive man and home life wasnt easy for any of us with his anger, jealousy and violence.
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Watchtower Letters to BOE exposed on You Tube about Child Abuse
by Frank75 in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
i don't know if these letters have been seen before, certainly some have discussed them.

but this you tube upload is short and sweet in exposing some confidential letters that show the two sides to wt speak.. cheers!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzrz4sgqs1y.
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Why are congregations dissolved?
by mtsgrad in
1. jw
2. friends
only once in my life have i heard of a congregation being dissolved (closed down) for reasons of sin.. .

has anyone here heard of congs being closed down?

how often does it happen?
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JW suicide vs Non-JW suicide
by Nosferatu in
1. jw
2. friends
this is a bit of a spinoff of these two threads:.

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/61698/1.ashx.

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/69308/1.ashx.
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Winipeg Scandals involving the 'Welder'
by researcher in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
anybody on board who has heard about recent events in winnipeg?

involving a 'taliban' like 'welder, elder' and how the congregation got disbanned as a result of his 'rule'???

?