I wonder how the elders can live with themselves having caused so much anguish in peoples lives. Anyone here that used to be an elder feel bad about being judge and jury when disfellowshipping people? Do the elders really feel they have god's holy spirit guiding them? Just curious. ( btw, this question isn't meant to make any x elders feel bad, after all, they were under the influence of a mind altering cult )
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To those who were DFd
by stillajwexelder inthose of you on this board who were given the big d -- how did you actually feel at the moment the chairman of the jc that dfd you said those words -- angry -upset -toatl relief -- yipee?
again sorry if there has been a post on this subject before --but an update for us newer ones never does any harm
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kill the victims
by peacefulpete ina small question that haunted me as a jw was why did jehovah kill all the humans in the flood who had become depraved and violent but let the demons who ostensibly brought perversion and violence to the world go free to do it again after the flood?
is this some kind of discrimination?
(it's a story)
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hmmmm...good question pete, maybe God isn't powerful enough to kill spirit creatures. Is there any instance in the bible where he has done such a thing? He must like to keep them around so they can choose to either help humankind or torment them.
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Giving Credit Where Credit Isn't Due
by Nosferatu inmy mother helps out one of the elderly sisters in the kingdom hall, and has for the past 10 years or so, basically to show "christian love".
well, yesterday this elderly lady showed my mother proof that she sent the society $100.
this really ticked me off.
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if your mom does this because she is a caring person showing christian love, then she probably wouldn'taccept money if it was offered anyway. But the gesture would certainly go a long way in showing she was appreciated.
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In memory of my uncle John who died last Sunday
by justhuman inin memory of my uncle john who died last sunday
when i had a phone call that my uncle died just before i got on stage, i sat for a moment and i was looking my guitar.
in those moments i saw my life passing by, and the days that i have spend with my uncle and cousins in summer holidays at our village in the mountains of greece.
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so sorry to hear about your loss ((((((((justhuman))))))))
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"Secret Online Affairs"
by YoursChelbie inhave you ever had a secret online affair?
did it result in the breakup of your previous relationship?
was it worth it?.
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stillajwexelder, I understand what you're saying, my husband has no interest either....but he has glanced in the past ( from looking up the history and checking to see what sites I have been to ), so you never know.
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"Secret Online Affairs"
by YoursChelbie inhave you ever had a secret online affair?
did it result in the breakup of your previous relationship?
was it worth it?.
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wow stillajwexelder, you better hope your wife doesn't visit apostate sites.......
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Do Ex-JW men really understand women?
by Mindchild inhey guys, .
in light of our past shared watchtower delusions, especially relating to understanding women, i thought it would be interesting to see how well everyone scores compared to your real world counterparts in understanding women.. you can take the sexual aptitude test here: http://www.menshealth.com/cda/quizleadin/1,6927,s1-2-0-0-427,00.html.
no cheating now!
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ok, this has nothing to do with your post......is today your birthday??? It says so under your name....so if this is true, I would like to wish you a very happy Birthday!!!!!!and if not, I hang my head,embarassed...
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Authority and Submission in "Boston" ...
by refiners fire inin a thread earlier today a lady mentioned the "boston movement' as it is known.
this movement is a splinter group from a larger recognized church, the church of christ, and the "boston" movement is now known as the "international church of christ".
it has been labelled a cult.
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wow.....and I thought the jw's were bad! It amazes me that such cults exist and flurish. kool-aid any one?
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Flashing and Society rules.
by caspian inlast year, we had a strange one at bethel.
a bro used to go on the adult chat channels, and send web cams of himself aroused for all to see.
any a little while later he sold his computer a bro and sis thinking that he had erased all the pictures.
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cas, was this you and you're just embarassed to let us know?
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Novel: Father's Touch (By Donald D'Haene)
by RAYZORBLADE inhi folks.
i believe donald has posted on jwd, but i cannot remember his username on this forum.
(morrislamb) .
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I finished reading this book yesterday, and I highly recommend this book to everybody! I also appreciate the objectivity. I would recommend this book to active witnesses, because I don't feel they were portrayed terribly. Donald just tells it like it was, there is no bashing in this book. But one can read between the lines and see how things should have been different. Donald doesn't put the blame on others, he just questions their motives. He just tells his story, and lets the reader make up their own mind.
I am astounded at Donalds courage in writing this book. Thank you Donald!