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Bisexual?
by Sirona in
1. social
2. relationships
thread i gave something away about my attitude toward bisexuality and homosexuality.

what do you think of bisexuals?

are you bisexual?
happysunshine

Interesting topic, one of those things that rattles around but never gets nailed down. At university there are several pro-alternative lifestyle groups. I think the thing that concerns me is how people (mabey just the loud ones) tend to gravitate toward special interest groups. Many people feel pressured to 'declare' a 'camp' of strong thought or belief. It reminds me of religious belief too much. Its funny, I remember in Thailand all the different sexuality I saw. Despite there being no Pro-groups, people seemed to do what they wanted and flourish. I guess theres no Anti-groups to martial against.
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jehovahs-witness.com dating service?
by happysunshine in
1. social
2. relationships
why not have a singles connection section here?

a kind of internet love boat for x-witnesses?
happysunshine

Wow, what a Boat! I think we still need a bigger database...
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jehovahs-witness.com dating service?
by happysunshine in
1. social
2. relationships
why not have a singles connection section here?

a kind of internet love boat for x-witnesses?
happysunshine

Why not have a singles connection section here? A kind of internet Love Boat for X-Witnesses?
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Dating non-Jehovah Witnesses
by ClassAvenger in
1. social
2. relationships
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why can't jehovah witnesses date or marry people that are not jehovah witnesses?

thanks.
happysunshine

I still laugh about articles like that, warning about 'unsuspectingly' falling into a mixed marriage. As if we missed the first landslide of hate liturature. You'd have to be pretty dim.
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JW Friends
by ClassAvenger in
1. social
2. relationships
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i've always wondered what jehovah witnesses think about a friend who is a non-jw.

do they pretend to be good to you from the outside while thinking in their heads that you are "worldly" and that nothing good will come out of the non-jw?
happysunshine

Thats correct. A 'good' witness looks at non-witnesses as a different species, not to be messed with. If you have more knowlegde, you're a curiousity- only of value if you can further their work. Of course, a 'week' witness may think differently...
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The Fifth Estate: Post your comments HERE
by Scully in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
for everyone who's watched.... or is in the process of watching the show..... .

please feel free to post your comments.... reactions.... quotes that stood out in your mind here!.

love, scully
happysunshine

So the WTS grudgingly admits they're experiencing a "learning curve" about child molestation.
Its a good thing that child molestation hasn't been happening in the organization for the last 100plus years.
Too bad that "learning curve" is built on the bodies of millions sacrificed at the Watchtower altar.
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W5 last night.Hour long.JW,s and child abuse
by Survivor1 in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
did anyone watch w5 last night on cbc at 9 pm?(canada).

it was another hour long program of child abuse vicitms and the watchtower society.. it looked very very bad .

bill bowen was on.. it was a very powerful program.. .
happysunshine

Hey Vicki!-
Great Job! Well done. You guys have made a massive impact, even in places you don't realize right now. Please send our support to Mike. Only 18 months?!? What the hell? Please keep us posted as to the developments. I was watching through tears of anger.
The show brought back memories of the east coast. I remember going out in service with Clive Thomas a couple of times in Halifax. I'm not surprised he's the PR man, as he worked as a reporter before being a witness. I really don't agree with his position. Going after the perpetrator and not the WT only cleans up their legal/image problems. Its like trying to get rid of weeds by plucking the flowers off- it only stimulates growth. The root has to be dug up to kill it.
I also remember that strong-arm, face the agressor bullshit that some elders use. Bruce Nickerson tried that with me about his son's conduct. It stopped working after awhile though. His pioneer son Derick eventualy got wrapped up in his own rope, was 'cerimonialy/temporarily' DF'ed, and the bombastic family fled to New Brunswick in shame, only to setup shop again I'm sure.
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To all 'counsellors'...
by happysunshine in
1. watchtower
2. medical
...who claim to apply their 'training', but then ditch (or worse) their client at the first sign of trouble, deleted.

edited by - englishman on 26 january 2003 3:48:19.
happysunshine

...who claim to apply their 'training', but then ditch (or worse) their client at the first sign of trouble, DELETED.
Edited by - Englishman on 26 January 2003 3:48:19
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She's Graduating!
by Farkel in
1. social
2. family
my oldest daughter jennifer will graduate from medical school on may 1st!

it was a long haul for her.

she spent almost nine years as a full-time student at san diego state university.
happysunshine

Awsome! Big congratulations! -J
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FINALLY stood up to my father re: religion!
by back2dafront in
1. jw
2. experiences
as you all may remember, i left the organization 4 years ago - never df'd, never dissassociated, just left.

my parents initially tried everything they could to get me to come back but to no avail.

they've never really shunned me because we still talk on the phone, but seeing that we live on the opposite coasts, i've only seen them once in 4 years.
happysunshine

Way to go BTTF! I also confronted my folks for the first time about 6 months ago. They couldn't answer my points either, and I also dropped it as I didn't want to risk lossing contact. You have the making of a very solid case.
About the sex/divorce thing, I reviewed a study that showed statisticaly significant higher rates of marriages lasting longer when the couples had first lived together. Support for living together. But again, I would trust your intuition before any study. Like any research study, you have to consider the context and limitations. For example, what is success? Is staying together because of social pressure success, even if you're unhappy? Being abused on a daily basis, but still together, is that success? Also, a million other questions, for example: would a couple living together decide to change things (marriage) because they felt it would solve some other, possibly unrelated, problem (this is remenicient of the troubled couple attempting to save the relationship by having kids scenario); does marriage, or living together, change the way people react to you, and thus influence your own decision to stay together or break up (the way your family is treating you is a case in point).
Rock on dude!