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Posts by Mum
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Fear of Freedom
by Phizzy inwhen a long term prisoner is released in to society, they are often bewildered and at a loss what to do.
for many years they have been told what to do, now they have to make their own decisions, and make their own way in life, more often than not with little or no support.. the same is true for those leaving the j.w religion, in excatly the same terms as the last sentence.. do you think that is why some stay within the confines of the prison like wt ?
fear of freedom ?.
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Mum
Good point! If I had a fortune, I hope I could start a "halfway house" or transitional living situation for people exiting cults. They need a hand up! I feel even more heavy at heart for women leaving (or wanting to leave) polygamist cults and other cults that use women brutally. Children are the saddest victims of all.
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Today is my birthday
by Gojira_101 inwell so far it is a fantastic day!
i know my grandma isn't going to call me like she does every year to say she is happy i was born.
you know the jw form of wishing someone a happy birthday.
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Do You Care About "The Royal Baby"?
by minimus ini don't get it.
(and i don't care about america's "royalty" either)..
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Mum
I care about all babies, but most of all for my 6-month-old great granddaughter. I feel for the royal baby because he cannot have a normal childhood. I stated in another post that I want him to be able to do things like play tag with his friends, climb trees and eat crabapples, look for 4-leaf clovers, hike in the woods and eat wild berries - things I got to do which I treasure.
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Did Anyone Apply To Go To Bethel, And Not Be Accepted?
by LoisLane looking for Superman inthe brother i loved, married someone else.
at the ripe old age of 20, i thought my life was over.
if i was catholic, i probably would have joined a nunnery.
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Mum
I'm not psychic, but I believe it will be a girl. Maybe that's wishful thinking on my part. The fact is, it will be a baby, hopefully healthy and happy, like any other baby, but born into unimaginable circumstances. I envy and pity it at the same time. I hope it will be able to go play in the woods and get dirty like I did, get poison ivy and eat wild berries and look for 4-leaf clovers, play tag with other kids, and all things I consider "normal" for kids to do.
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I went to a Lutheran church last week
by barry inwe were on holidays and while my sister in law took my son to her church the catholic church i felt i would prefer my regular church the anglican one.
when we arrived to the site of the church we realised it was a lutherine church.
i decided to go there anyway.
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Mum
The Catholic Church believes the bread and wine actually become the blood and body of Christ. It's called transubstatiation. I don't know about the Lutherans on this issue.
The Lutherans were at the forefront of the Reformation because Martin Luther posted his 95 (correct #?) theses on the door of the church at Witenberg. Apparently, they did not change the church liturgy or ritual in any significant way.
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Getting ready to pull up stakes again--have to sign off at the end of the month.
by humbled ini'm starting to pack.
gotta get out of here by the end of the month.
i'll loose the internet.. it's stange to pop in and pop out of the lives of others' like this.
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Mum
Sorry to lose you, humbled. I've been without internet for long stretches, too, because of financial constraints. I used to live in the country like you do, but I was a child and had no idea that there might have been things I was missing out on. Your farm must be very remote if you can't get internet there.
Wishing you the best and looking forward to your return,
Mum
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Magotan's Story
by magotan inhi all, i've posted here in crisis a few weeks ago.
i recently have finally taken the time to write out my entire story.
i knew i had to come out to my parents and family about everything, my sexuality, and my issues with the jehovah's witnesses.
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