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  Anyone else suffer from sleep paralysis?

  by Razziel in

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  oldflame's post got me thinking about it.

  i've never asked other people about how common it is, but it's pretty scary.. basically your body is asleep and paralyzed, but your mind is awake.

  sometimes you get a feeling of dread, othertimes of euphoria.

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  It has happened to me 2 or 3 times, but it's been a long time. At first I had no idea what it was and it scared me to death. A few years later the Awake! had an article on narcolepsy, and sleep paralysis is aparrently is one of the symptoms.

  (Awake 4-8-91 p19,20)

  "Other symptoms often include sudden muscle weakness, sleep paralysis, and frightening hallucinations."

  "REM sleep features may even intrude on a patient’s waking thoughts and superimpose a vivid dream—or a terrifying nightmare—on reality. He may awaken in bed, his body paralyzed in the REM state, and hear voices and see frightening things. Such waking dreams (called hypnagogic hallucinations) may also occur during the day, and about half of all narcoleptics experience them."

  I was relieved after I read that.
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  Can anyone prove that birthday celebrations are forbidden by God?

  by FaithfulBrother in

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  2. beliefs

  i know that there is no mention of any birthday celebrations in the bible besides the two which were celebrated by non-believers.

  and it just so happened that on each of these events, someone died (one non-believer and one believer).

  but does it mean that just because the bible mentions these two events, that all birthday celebrations are forbidden?

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  @ Aquagirl,

  Your mom is a JW, and has been for all of her 83 years? Is she agreeing to the trip to the restaurant? It certainly isn't a big deal, you have to eat no matter what day it is. Congratulations, and best wishes for that day!
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  Can anyone prove that birthday celebrations are forbidden by God?

  by FaithfulBrother in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i know that there is no mention of any birthday celebrations in the bible besides the two which were celebrated by non-believers.

  and it just so happened that on each of these events, someone died (one non-believer and one believer).

  but does it mean that just because the bible mentions these two events, that all birthday celebrations are forbidden?

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  Self-Glorification

  That would be something to avoid alright. But do you really think that applies to a child whose parents are observing his/her birthday?

  Birthday observances can be held without the self glorification aspect in the same spirit that weddings and anniversaries can be celebrated.

  It can be argued that the institution of marriage is being honored, not the individuals, but in the case of a birthday it can also be argued that the miracle of child birth is being honored. Gifts are generally given in both cases, so what's the difference?
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  Information about SNAP's Critical Legal Battle for Survivor Privacy

  by AndersonsInfo in

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  disclaimer: this is an informational post only to keep us informed.

  i'm not requesting anyone to donate to this cause.

  barbara.

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  Thank you Barbara. I googled SNAP and found every kind of snap except the one I was looking for.
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  Information about SNAP's Critical Legal Battle for Survivor Privacy

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  disclaimer: this is an informational post only to keep us informed.

  i'm not requesting anyone to donate to this cause.

  barbara.

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  If one chooses to donate, the letter say go to their online donate page, but it doesn't say what the web address is. Anyone know?
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  THANK YOU Steven Unthank

  by cedars in

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  2. scandals

  ohiocowboy has just posted this information on the two other threads dealing with the sudden collapse of the unthank cases.. i don't know steven unthank, but i just want to thank him from the bottom of my heart for having the courage against overwhelming odds to try and bring the watch tower society to justice over their deplorable neglect when it comes to protecting children from abuse and molestation.. steven is a man of justice and integrity who i deeply admire.

  his actions will never be forgotten, and i only hope he can find it within himself to continue his work in whatever avenue may become available in the future.. they have won this battle, but they can never win the war.. .

  cedars.

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  Seriously, don't wind him up. He has a very low threshold for criticism...

  I sowwy.
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  THANK YOU Steven Unthank

  by cedars in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  ohiocowboy has just posted this information on the two other threads dealing with the sudden collapse of the unthank cases.. i don't know steven unthank, but i just want to thank him from the bottom of my heart for having the courage against overwhelming odds to try and bring the watch tower society to justice over their deplorable neglect when it comes to protecting children from abuse and molestation.. steven is a man of justice and integrity who i deeply admire.

  his actions will never be forgotten, and i only hope he can find it within himself to continue his work in whatever avenue may become available in the future.. they have won this battle, but they can never win the war.. .

  cedars.

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  (Out of respect for Cedars, who I have high regard for, image removed.)
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  nimble footwork in latest awake article on Malawi

  by therevealer in

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  2. bible

  avoid mentioning many details and how the organization based in new york meddled in politics in the far away land that caused so many problems and deaths for their followers..

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  Regarding the problems of JWs in Malawi the article only says,

  1) They remained neutral regarding political affairs.

  2) They came into conflict with the govt and were banned in 1967.

  From there the article talks about building Kingdom Halls.

  Absolutely no mention of what the issues were in those days, or that Watchtower decided JWs could not buy a political party card for a quarter.

  Marvin Shilmer revealed that all Malawians were part of the country's sole political party by way of being born into it, and that buying the card was in reality nothing more than a tax. The card did not even need to be signed, nobody cared about that, all that was wanted was the 25 cents.

  It was actually Watchtower that brought severe persecution on Malawian Witnesses by saying they could not pay the 25 cents, when in other countries simple work-arounds have been endodrsed by the Society to prevent persecution in neutrality matters. Mexico is one example.

  'Nimble footwork' is right.

  Links to Marvin Shilmer's excellent blog on this topic:

  http://marvinshilmer.blogspot.com/2011/03/malawi-savage-betrayal-by-watchtower.html

  http://marvinshilmer.blogspot.com/2010/05/malawi-congress-party-card.html

  http://marvinshilmer.blogspot.com/2010/09/mcp-card-distribution-article.html

  http://marvinshilmer.blogspot.com/2011/09/nathan-knorr-robert-e-lee.html
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  I don't agree with that evidence, so I'll just ignore it. . .

  by Flat_Accent in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  just a little experience i had a while back.

  thought it was funny so here we go.

  (there's also a couple of links you might want to use for your own reference).

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  Your mother was not at all concerned that the brother lied regarding the statistics in the talk? I guess it's not surprising, since JWs quickly point to the misleading teachings of other religious groups but ignore their own; which is the topic of this thread, ignoring the facts.
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  Can anyone prove that birthday celebrations are forbidden by God?

  by FaithfulBrother in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i know that there is no mention of any birthday celebrations in the bible besides the two which were celebrated by non-believers.

  and it just so happened that on each of these events, someone died (one non-believer and one believer).

  but does it mean that just because the bible mentions these two events, that all birthday celebrations are forbidden?

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  @ that quiet girl, who said,

  "...even though I no longer feel that it's wrong, a small part of me still feels like I'll be struck by lightening at any second for acknowledging someone's birthday."

  Don't worry about that Quiet girl. It sounds like you are fresh out of the organization, and it takes time to get comfortable being away. Many of the beliefs that have been engrained in us for years and years can't be dropped overnight. I think part of the problem is that we don't know how else to act.

  I have abeen out of Watchtower for 7 years, and just this last summer I bought b'day gifts for the 2 kids that live next door whith whom I am very good friends (ages 5 and 9), and I felt a slight twinge of guilt even though it was perfectly ok to do so, and that was my first b'day involvement of any kind since about 1966. There is nothing wrong with continuing to avoid b'day celebrations for a while, or forever for that matter, if you feel like you need to.

  You'll know when to start 'stepping out.' Best wishes to you in the future.