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  Introducing myself..hello all...

  by DannyBear in

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  i'am dannybear i have been lurking around here from time to time, for the last several weeks.

  this forum seems to be a friendly group, not to mention i see jt, englishman, focus, waiting and few others that are very familiar to me from h20.. i live in california.

  i was raised as a jw (third generation), got the unceremonious 'boot'(df)in 1980-81 been so long..i can't remember the actual date.

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  Roamingfeline

  HI Danny-bear! I saw you when I checked out the Eden board yesterday. Welcome! Nice to meet you and I look forward to getting to know you better.

  RCat
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  Whatever Happened to Backbone?

  by Roamingfeline in

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  hi all.. just having my gripe for the day.. heh heh.

  once upon a time, people had something called moral fibre.

  they had ideals which they believed in.

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  Roamingfeline

  Thanks, Joel. I appreciate the kindness.

  RCat
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  Who's Going to the Memorial??

  by Prisca in

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  just wondering..... for those of us who are inactive, or have serious doubts, etc etc... are you going to the memorial, even though you don't fully agree with how they explain things?.

  anyone planning to have their own at home?.

  or are you still planning on going, even if it's to say g'day to long "lost" friends?.

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  Roamingfeline

  Oh Frenchy!!!! Don't let 'em get away with that. You're much smarter than they are. Send 'em that registered letter that ties their hands!

  Big Hugs,
  RCat
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  Whatever Happened to Backbone?

  by Roamingfeline in

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  hi all.. just having my gripe for the day.. heh heh.

  once upon a time, people had something called moral fibre.

  they had ideals which they believed in.

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  Roamingfeline

  TR, you have a very good, valid point. However, I'm not saying Clinton wasn't a sleazeball. Politics is full of 'em. I'm just saying he didn't hide it as well as Presidents in the past, due to not having as much control over information now. Viva la information superhighway.

  RCat
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  Whatever Happened to Backbone?

  by Roamingfeline in

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  hi all.. just having my gripe for the day.. heh heh.

  once upon a time, people had something called moral fibre.

  they had ideals which they believed in.

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  Roamingfeline

  Thanks for all the comments everyone. I really appreciate what you said.

  Now, to comment on the Clinton thing.. Not that I agree with what he did in his personal life, But there have been MUCH scummier people in that office than he. They just didn't get caught or had better control of the press. He's no different than anyone else. And yes, the economy is better. All his actions did was give his enemies ammo to shoot him with. THAT was his mistake.

  RCat

  Edited by - Roamingfeline on 16 February 2001 21:35:8
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  Grounds for Disfellowshipping?

  by eyes_opened in

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  hey all,.

  i'm sure this topic has probably been covered before, but as i'm in this situation now i'm hoping maybe you can offer your thoughts.. i'm just curious, what are actually grounds for disfellowshipping?.

  i'm to the point where i no longer believe that jehovah's witnesses have the truth, but if at all possible i want to avoid the big *d* word, as most of my family and my husbands family are still jehovahs witnesses.

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  Roamingfeline

  Hello Eyes,

  Somewhere on the board Simon posted the link to the Elders Flock book. In it are the "legal", so to speak, grounds for DF'ing a member.

  But keep in mind, when the elders wives are coming over all the time, they're already suspecting something, and you can bet every little thing you do is being watched. So be careful.

  Good luck,
  RCat
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  Whatever Happened to Backbone?

  by Roamingfeline in

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  hi all.. just having my gripe for the day.. heh heh.

  once upon a time, people had something called moral fibre.

  they had ideals which they believed in.

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  Thank you TR, I feel the same. And now I've left a board where I thought I had good friends, because of it. Only the owner of that board stood up and spoke out when it became apparent that noone else would. I'm truly amazed how apathetic people can be, even in the face of viciousness. As I told someone else I know today, some people need to have a steel rod placed where their backbone should be! There are too many spineless jellyfish in this world without enough caring to come to the aid of their fellow man. It's a shame.

  RCat
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  Elder's Manual Here

  by Simon in

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  some may find this useful, it's quite interesting and, if nothing else, really annoys the elders that you can read it.... url: http://home2.inet.tele.dk/carloc/index.htm

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  Roamingfeline

  Let me clarify Old Hippie's last statement. They are SUPPOSED to visit the Df'd ones every year or two to ask if they'd like to return. That does NOT meant that they actually do it. I happen to know, that they don't always do it.

  RCat
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  Abandoning Ship!

  by ISP in

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  leaving/abandoning ship!

  sure evidence that others have got it wrong!

  check it out!.

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  Roamingfeline

  Welp, according to Waiting, I missed your point somewhere in all that mess of quotes.. so.. try again ISP, and let me see if I can figure out which is you, and which is the WTBTS.

  RCat
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  Whatever Happened to Backbone?

  by Roamingfeline in

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  hi all.. just having my gripe for the day.. heh heh.

  once upon a time, people had something called moral fibre.

  they had ideals which they believed in.

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  Roamingfeline

  Good point, Waiting.

  Okay. Without getting totally specific. You are sitting amongst a group of people who you believe to be your friends. Long-time internet friends, and some you've met personally. All profess to BE your friend. You are in the public park having a picnic (public message board, not yours, Simon!)

  Here comes Joe Blow, one who used to be part of the group, but he proved himself over and over to be a liar, a cheat, among other things, and a troublemaker. But he's sooooooo charming. So the new people around your group, who never knew him, fawn all over his charming greasy self. You are minding your own business, having a chat with people, when another party comes into the picnic, does something awful to one of your friends and then runs away. You AND your friends chase after the person who did this. In comes Greaseball. He starts grabbing YOU and beating on YOU just because you are the one who got him banned from the picnic for his lousy behavior. He sees the opportunity to get ahold of you and start bashing you into the ground, so he does. He leaves your friends alone. You are fighting with all your might with him, not to let him get the best of you.

  Suddenly, all your friends at the picnic just sit back and watch the show! Their backbones seem to have taken a vacation. Their excuse is, "they don't want to get involved" Greaseball's reason for beating on you is he is angry that you "banned him". He claims innocence. EVERYONE who is not a newbie at the picnic knows he is not. They are the main ones he wronged. WHY do they sit there watching you get beat to a pulp, rather than beat the crap out of greaseball until he GOES AWAY? What kind of friends do this?

  Do you have a right to expect your friends to help you, or at least knock the idiot off your back and let you get back up, or is that an unreasonable request? Or do you have no friends, you just THOUGHT you did?

  Hope this helps,
  RCat

  Edited by - Roamingfeline on 16 February 2001 1:1:8