I have looked at all of the recent posts and I guess I just don't understand.....a couple of weeks ago Bill Bowen was everyone's hero. I suggested in a post that he didn't have super human powers but was doing all that he could do as a man, and one poster said...oh no he is a super hero. Now we have people saying that silentlambs shouldn't be associated with the personality of Bill Bowen. Well from where I sit...Silentlambs wouldn't be here if it wasn't for Bill Bowen. He and Shelia have given up their life for the cause, I don't think anyone has an abuse hotline ringing in their homes 24/7. I don't , I really don't have to think of the problem till I look at the posts on the board, I am one of the lucky ones I know. I am not trying to minimize anything anyone has gone through.Bill may not be the most politically correct, he may not sugar coat everything like some speakers, but he is zealous when he puts his heart in something and he has moved mountains with this organization.Again I am not trying to start a war here...just confused I guess.
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I don't often initiate posts. Instead ...
by JWinSF in... i'm usually one who responds to topics that interest me.
yesterday, i wanted to respond to certain posts, but needed to step back and wait until things became more clear to me.
i didn't use an attention grabbing subject line for this post [e.g., something referring to raymond franz, bill bowen, silentlambs] since my purpose was basically to express my feelings, whether or not anyone wanted to read them or respond to them.. i watched with bewilderment the recent accusations flung against raymond franz and the comments made by some supporting the accusations both here and on the yahoogroups email list.
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Chasing shadows of the past
by kenpodragon ini remember being a child and playing in a park.
we would spend our summer days in the park, with all the freshly cut lawn, the swings and the sand to play in.
every once in a while, we would get the bright idea to try and chase our shadows to see if we could out run the darkened shape.
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nita6368
Another excellent post! I guess we all deal with some of the same kinds of things leaving that religion. Sometimes late at night while lying in bed a memory from the past, how I shunned my family, what I lost doing that, how I have been shunned by those who were supposedly my best friends, will come trailing into my mind and will keep me up trying to figure it out. Not really if it was right or wrong just figure out why it happened.Some of the things were so crazy, they can't be made sense of. I guess I haven't learned to leave the past in the past because so many of my behaviors today result from the past. Sometimes it seems as if everything comes tumbling in at once, I assure myself I am not crazy, not totally anyway and that tomorrow will be better.
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have you thought of going back to meetings?
by ballistic inthat is, to find disfellowshipped people who need support or advice?
if you've been to meetings since being disfellowshipped, i take it you'll know that they all sit at the back and leave straight away so they are easy to spot.
i continued to attend for several months after being disfellowshipped and met up with several disfellowshipped persons, although i had to attend several times as they didn't appear to make all the meetings (they must be spiritually weak or something lol).
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After I was df'd I called a "sister" who had been df'd about a year before me during the time when the loneliness was driving me nuts and surprisingly she was glad to hear from me even though I shunned her previously. We became best friends in the years that followed. Initially though we had a ball when we would run into the other witnesses when we were out together.We attended our "final" memorial together in our shorter than average witness skirts and you should have heard the awwws and gasps, it was great. One sister actually sat with us and shared her songbook (I think she was envious that we were out!) You have to remember this is the totally screwed up cong. that Bill Bowen attended also before the pediophile problem was brought in to the open. I know her friendship kept me from going crazy so I can see why someone would try to reach the df'd ones, but I don't think I could step foot in the KH.
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Myth Dispelled: Shoe Size, Penis Size Not Linked
by Big Tex in"pull my finger" takes on an entirely new meaning!.
new york (reuters health) .
despite eons of speculation to the contrary, two british scientists have laid to rest the idea that a man's shoe size is in any way correlated to the size of his penis, according to a report in the british journal of urology international.
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nita6368
Out of all threads to answer in the morning, I pick this one?
Edited because its too early to spell
Edited by - nita6368 on 3 October 2002 8:18:42
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Myth Dispelled: Shoe Size, Penis Size Not Linked
by Big Tex in"pull my finger" takes on an entirely new meaning!.
new york (reuters health) .
despite eons of speculation to the contrary, two british scientists have laid to rest the idea that a man's shoe size is in any way correlated to the size of his penis, according to a report in the british journal of urology international.
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nita6368
Ok then..if a guy has big hands, big feet , a big nose and an itty bitty.....he doesn't have a lot going for him does he?
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If only I could have had one more moment
by kenpodragon inwhen i was about 23 years old a friend of mine came down with cancer.
we had spent a lot of our time growing up together, from fishing to doing the pioneer thing.
basically, we knew each other very well.
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Important announcement about Englishman
by TruckerGB in.
he's going to be a grandad!, .
congratulations eman.
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nita6368
Congrats!!
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Wrong ASSumptions from apostates
by bomatt6 inthe apostates here have so many wrong assumptions.
anyone that posts against them they assume is defending the society.. i'm neutral towards the society.
i don't defend it nor do i attack it.
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nita6368
See, that is one nice difference between us and the society....you can just leave and we won't care. They on the other hand will shun you and if you keep coming here to our site, they will shun you for that. As important as the society is to you, we would never want that to happen. Have a Good day.
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Do Jehovah's Witnesses turn God away from you
by kenpodragon ini have a lot of friends in my life.
some are real close and some are casual friends.
in all, i still enjoy my connection with them and i enjoy the time i get to spend with them.
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nita6368
Kenpo..
Awesome post once again...Your wisdom shines through your words. I agree with you that when we are not living by rigid rules that we are unable to keep we become less judgemental and we take offense less. We are more empathetic and forgiving when we are not judged so critically. Life becomes enjoyable and not just existing and thats what is all about.
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My Story.......
by Jesika inwell, i talk about my abuse so much i haven't found the need to post it.
i guess i will post it now so i can write it once and not have to keep writing it over and over again.
well, my eariliest memory is of being punished.
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nita6368
Jesika...
I am so sorry for all you have gone through...May you be blessed in your mission to help others.