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  I did something very rewarding today....

  by Marilyn in

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  i'm visiting hong kong at the moment and i'm on the underground train at 10 am - it's sunday morning.

  sunday is the day off for 200,000 maids (politically correct term is domestic helper).

  they are mostly from the phillipines.

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  Am I the only 'fruit cake" here?

  by Marilyn in

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  before i confess to my rediculous weakness, i just want to assure everyone that i've been out for over 20 yrs - disfed for apostasy - that's true apostasy, as i stopped believing in god.

  i (& hubby) were disfed in 1981. never met another apostate or read anything apostate when we left.

  thought our way out unaided.

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  baptising minors

  by Marilyn in

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  tonights news has made me think even harder about baptising minors.

  it's one thing to hold adults accountable for breaking wt rules, but it's not right to subject kids to the harshness of shunning for doing what their parents encouraged them to do - get baptised.

  when ever my kids screw up, i'm not that thrilled but i ultimately blame myself for my inadequate parenting - and yes i've been fairly inadequate at times.

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  My reply from the WTS, 1982

  by Marilyn in

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  dear mrs ####,, .

  your letter of december 6, 1982 has been received and we note the several questions questions you have asked at the conclusion.

  you state that you have carefully read the watchtower of september 15, 1981 on the subject of disfellowshipping and you have found nothing which seemed to proclude occasional association between you and your parents.

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  My beef re disfellowshipping..

  by Marilyn in

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  i was disfellowshipped over 20 years ago for leaving quietly.

  no arguments, no fuss, i just wanted to leave.

  i have been shunned by many family members all these years.

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  which bits allowed - blood

  by Marilyn in

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  which parts of blood are dubs allowed?.

  or should i ask which bit isn't allow?

  isn't there only one ingredient they aren't allowed now?.

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  They do too go beyond what is written...

  by Marilyn in

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  tdogg started this on another thread.

  his comments were:.

  i wish i had that quote when i was told i had to wear a tie and suit to meeting, when i played chess, when i bought star wars figures, when i had to do at least 5 hrs of service a month, make a comment at every meeting, not wear top-sider shoes, never see a rated r movie, wear a no-blood bracelet, highlight all the answers in my watchtower, not play organised sports, not salute the flag,....anyone want to take over?......

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  Spare the rod and spoil the child?

  by Marilyn in

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  i saw a report on tv just now of how two baptist mininisters beat the living daylights out of some kid for not attending the correct bible class.

  the kid suffered kidney damage and the ministers have been arrested.

  this reminded me of how my jw brother used to take his boys out the back and beat them black and blue every time his patience ran out with them for not sitting still for 2+ hours.

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  the truth, the whole truth &nothing but the...

  by Marilyn in

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  i'm sure we all believed that we were members of the only true religion.

  we knew that other people believed they had the true religion, but we knew they were wrong because we had the true religion.

  all other religions doctrines were mind shatteringly wrong and ours were brilliantly clear and overwhelmingly right.

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  Update from the shallow athiest

  by Marilyn in

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  i just wanted to thank everyone who was so understanding the other nite when i posted about my cat being hit by a car.

  btw, it is his picture in the square.

  he is magnificent - all 191bs of him - and yes he is still with us.

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