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  Who Is Joseph F. Alward & What's He About?

  by Francois in

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  i refer to the post below about women, with which i and many others take great exception.

  who is this guy, why is he saying these things, what is he getting at, am i missing something?.

  francois

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  og

  Simon is being generous with the word "interesting", IMNSHO.
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  Who Is Joseph F. Alward & What's He About?

  by Francois in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i refer to the post below about women, with which i and many others take great exception.

  who is this guy, why is he saying these things, what is he getting at, am i missing something?.

  francois

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  og

  He is a master of the bloody obvious.
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  The caffeine addiction

  by kenpodragon in

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  2. friends

  some people are "morning people", some people are "night people" and some people just smile in both the night and the day to annoy me.

  i am what you would call "not a morning person" and thus i like to drink coffee.

  mocha's have always been my taste of choice and thus i own my own little espresso machine and make myself espresso mocha's a lot to make this "night person" a little more alive in the mornings of life.

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  og

  I was counseled once for "over-elaborate" comments. In other words, I was using big words!
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  Comments from Ray Franz re Bill Bowen

  by Amazing in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i talked at length with ray franz this afternoon regarding the following comments by bill bowen: ray franz supports the wt policy on child abuse.

  he is the author of the two eye witness rule as well as the slander issue that prevents anyone from warning another of child abuse in the congregation.

  it is interesting that wt is willing to fight to the last man standing for a policy that in large part was founded by their biggest apostate.

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  og

  I thought the support was always for the cause, not the champion, but it seems it's another popularity contest.

  What if the champion is hurting the cause?
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  Is there anyone close by???

  by kelpie in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i have only just registered at this forum and i would like to know if there are any ex jw's that live in or close to canberra, australia.. i have been shunned by all family and friends because i left the organisation (not disfellowshipped at this stage but won't be long) and i finding it hard to cope with.

  i am sorry to be down but i miss all my family and friends and would love to make new friends that know what i am going through.

  my boyfriend is very understanding but gets frustrated as he doesn't know why my family are doing this to me.. this sounds like a whingy post but i promise you, i am not normally like this.

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  og

  RevMalk, could you please add some flashing text, or bright pink underlining or something to your posts? Somehow they don't stand out enough.
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  Comments from Ray Franz re Bill Bowen

  by Amazing in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i talked at length with ray franz this afternoon regarding the following comments by bill bowen: ray franz supports the wt policy on child abuse.

  he is the author of the two eye witness rule as well as the slander issue that prevents anyone from warning another of child abuse in the congregation.

  it is interesting that wt is willing to fight to the last man standing for a policy that in large part was founded by their biggest apostate.

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  Grits, Xena's comments capture my feelings well enough. Further response by me would be superfluous.
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  Happiness in a Box?

  by Satanus in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  is it possible to get happiness from a little box w a small computer inside?

  i read about this kind of stuff in scifi books.

  the future is now.

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  Oh, sweet Jesus you folks are gullible. It's a website selling a little shock box that lists a lot of probably bogus recommendations and refers to zero studies or independent reviews. It's worthless.
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  Comments from Ray Franz re Bill Bowen

  by Amazing in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i talked at length with ray franz this afternoon regarding the following comments by bill bowen: ray franz supports the wt policy on child abuse.

  he is the author of the two eye witness rule as well as the slander issue that prevents anyone from warning another of child abuse in the congregation.

  it is interesting that wt is willing to fight to the last man standing for a policy that in large part was founded by their biggest apostate.

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  Well if it was pretty mild apology then why didn't H_S state so? Instead H_S stated publically that he accepted the apology of Bill and wished the best to Bill and his wife. I didn't here the word "mild" in H_S's comments. Nope - sorry I don't buy into that at all.

  Agreed.

  You made an extremely excellent point as to why Bill does owe this board a serious "mea culpa" as well as owing one to Ray.

  Agreed!
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  Comments from Ray Franz re Bill Bowen

  by Amazing in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i talked at length with ray franz this afternoon regarding the following comments by bill bowen: ray franz supports the wt policy on child abuse.

  he is the author of the two eye witness rule as well as the slander issue that prevents anyone from warning another of child abuse in the congregation.

  it is interesting that wt is willing to fight to the last man standing for a policy that in large part was founded by their biggest apostate.

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  hawk, I think teejay's point is that the apology was pretty mild compared to the language and tone reported by Hillary Step. I would sure like to see an explanation for words like "dickhead" and a demand to "pledge" loyalty. I believe HS; I've also seen some intemperate language from Bill on this forum - it would be nice to see an equally passionate explanation/apology.

  Does he have a responsibility to do so? I would say yes, because he has appealed to this board at times, to raise support for the march for example. Speaking for myself, I am trying to find a way to respect and support Bill and Silentlambs, and a detailed explanation of conduct that seems bizarre would be a big help. I would like to use this issue as a way to discuss WTS shortcomings with my JW wife, and erratic behaviour makes it pretty hard to do so.

  peace
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  Please Can You Advise My Ex?

  by Englishman in

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  2. friends

  i recently mentioned that my ex-wife cindy had lost her father in very unpleasant circumstances.

  i spoke to her yesterday, and she gave me some information that i would like to share.

  hopefully, i can garner some useful information here that i can pass on to her via an email link to this site.. cindy's aged father was a devout jw.

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  og

  She would be telling the truth, and giving the WTS bad publicity; sounds like a win-win situation to me.