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  Emotional Stages of Leaving the WT

  by larc in

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  2. medical

  since there is a lot of emotion expressed on this discussion forum, i wanted to present a conceptual framework that might be useful.

  elizabeth kiebler-ross studied the emotional state of those facing a terminal illness.

  she concluded that those suffering this fate went through five stages: 1. denial (this can't true; i want a second opinion,etc.),.

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  Amish - JWs similiar problems

  by larc in

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  2. friends

  something to read,.

  i just found a site where david yoder describes the amish culture in great detail.

  it is fascinating to get an inside view of their world.

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  The Poor JW Children

  by larc in

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  the children.

  there are many things that could be changed, and even though i would never go back, i think there are some very basic changes they could make in their child rearing practices, simple changes that would make a big difference in their society.. 1. don't force small children to sit for two hours in a chair.. this was discussed at length on the thread about slapping children at the kingdom hall.. 2. don't bring children to meetings where the subject has to do with adult sexual practices.. 3. don't tell teenagers that they can't ask someone out for a date unless marriage is on their mind.. 4. don't tell them that they are not special, that they have to humble themselves and be like everyone else.. 5. don't tell them they have to get good grades through high school as a reflection of what jehovah has given them and then tell them they can't go to college when they graduate from high school at the top of their class.. 6. don't tell your wordly neighbors that you give your children presents all through the year, but not on their birthday, when they have never seen a special gift wrapped present in their life.. 7. don't expect a shy child to enjoy going from door to door and don't expect an extroverted, lively child to sit still at meetings.. 8. don't tell an inquiring child not to ask questions and don't tell them not to read interesting books.. 9. don't surprised if you don't change your ways that your children will leave you, even though they love you.

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  Books

  by larc in

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  2. friends

  a good book,.

  i was wondering if any of you have read a book "visions of glory" by barbara grizzutti harrison.

  as far as i know, it is the only book written by a woman about the witness experience.

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  News

  by larc in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  i've really enjoyed the conversations about music, poetry, movies, books and short storys.

  i thought it would be interesting to read about little known news from around the world, so i'll start with some from the tiny dot where i live on this ball of mud we call earth.. i just read in the paper this morning that the people of port clinton, ohio are celebrating new years by dropping a 500 pound fiberglass walleye fish into lake erie.

  we people here in ohio have a certain panache.. the tornado in xenia, ohio this summer missed my daughter's house by a block and a half.

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  Resurection

  by larc in

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  2. friends

  after all these lo so many years, i just thought of something.

  why this logic didn't occur sooner, i have no idea.

  let me try this on you and see what you think.. all those folks who never heard the truth will be resurrected, right.

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  the remnant

  by larc in

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  2. friends

  i gave stats under jw decline, but i forgot one.

  during the last ten years, the number of the remnant has not changed, which means that as fast they die, they are being replaced with nebies.

  couple possibilities:.

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  JW Decline

  by larc in

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  2. friends

  i found some interesting statistics, some of which you may know, that indicate that the wtbts is in decline.. 1. in the twenty years from 1970 to 1990, the rate of yearly increase dropped from 10% to 6%.

  in the last 10 years it has dropped from 6% to about 2%.

  since the world population growth is about 1.5% they are only growing at about 1/2 of 1% faster than the population.. 2. in 1999, there were 21 large countries that showed a decline.

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  The New World

  by larc in

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  2. friends

  earlier, i had asked about changes under the thread, "new truth".

  your replies were interesting and informative, or should i say it was meat in due season and i found it upbuilding.

  i have another question: is the new world view still the same.

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  New Truths

  by larc in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am a newcomer and have thoroughly enjoyed the last couple weeks communicating with all of you.. i have generally kept abreast of the new truths, but am not clear on some details.

  for example, as of about 1986, college is now ok, but i think it is supposed to be limited to degrees and subjects that are directly job related.

  what are the written and unwritten rules on this subject?.

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