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  P R O U D of H E R: Daughter's column in the New York Times

  by humbled in

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  she called last night to say it's online now, front page.

  it'll be in the print version sunday.. not everyone's cup of tea, at first consideration: she is slightly embarrassed to be featured in the modern love column in the style section.. the times people asked to make a short video of her article "fight or flight".

  they went to her bronx apartment to talk to her.

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  Xanthippe

  Fantastic news Maeve, you should be proud. Enjoyed the vid linked here, haven't found the article yet but I will.
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  Scriptural Grounds for Divorce - Unbelievable story

  by Comatose in

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  i personally know the individual involved closely, this is not a rumor.

  this is what happens when you let three unqualified guys decide whether or not you get to ever date again with jehovah's blessing.. a young man finds out his wife is cheating on him by seeing texts on her phone.

  he knows the person she is cheating with.

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  Xanthippe

  So she admits to having an affair and goes to live with this man. After living with him for a month JW elders still do not have sufficient proof that she is having an affair?! Are they stupid? Why do they always have to have more proof than the law of the land demands?
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  I have decided to keep my Blood Card in a prominent place in my Wallet

  by cantleave in

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  Xanthippe

  Thanks cantleave, it sounds like things have changed since I first asked about it. Well done you, that must have been a real psychological barrier that you broke through.
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  Freaky Pepsi Ad

  by metatron in

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  http://www.businessinsider.com/pepsi-ad-shocks-londoners-2014-3.

  check it out.

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  Xanthippe

  I like it, they give you fear and then you find it's a harmless advert, which makes you smile. At least I think it would make me smile
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  Are You Raising An Introvert?

  by darth frosty in

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  its not easy being an introvert in an extrovert worldespecially when youre a kid.

  it is even more difficult if none of the adults in the kids life recognize that the child is an introvert.

  this doesnt happen only when the childs parents are extroverts, but also with introverted parents who have never understood their own introverted nature.. .

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  I have been reading Quiet, the power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking by Susan Cain. Really interesting, she says that western cultures value people who can talk and who are bold and extrovert and they dismiss introverts as shy and insular. Eastern cultures have very different values.They value people who can think a problem through without quite so much noise.
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  I have decided to keep my Blood Card in a prominent place in my Wallet

  by cantleave in

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  cantleave it is something I have thought of doing but have been put off by stories that it is a very lengthy process to begin with involving endless medical questions and many forms to fill in. Is that still true?
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  Might Get to See My Grandchildren Today

  by mrquik in

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  my oldest daughter is still in the cult.

  i haven't seen my grandchildren in 5 yrs.

  my son-in-law's father died this week & the funeral is today.

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  Xanthippe

  Hope you get to see them mrquik I really do
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  Great new video from Stephen Fry "How do we know what is True ?"

  by Phizzy in

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  https://humanism.org.uk/thatshumanism/#whatistrue.

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  Xanthippe

  by our very own Stephen Fry after all., and so may be looked upon with not too much disfavour by JW's,

  Phizzy he's gay and an atheist???????? I am sure my JW family think he's wonderful!

  By the way I do love Stephen, I watch QI religiously
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  10 Reasons You Should Never Have A Religion

  by darth frosty in

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  link.

  his 1st point reminded me of this argument.

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  Interesting the second vid asks why are religions obsessed with sex? Control is the answer. We can't stop wanting sex so right from childhood they make us feel guilty about sex so that we are continually drawn back to our religions to relieve ourselves of this heavy burden of guilt. It's brilliant and fiendish.
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  Black sheep of the family-my life as an ExJW

  by bsand20 in

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  i was a 3rd generation jw, half the congregation i attended was made up of my entire mom's side of the family, 2 of the 3 elders were my grandpa and uncle.

  my first memory of the organization was when they announced my mom's name in the meeting saying she had been reinstated....it was 1988 and i was 6 years old....i didn't understand it then, but when i asked my mom why was she crying and why did they say her name in the meeting, she said "it's because i've been good!".

  so she went back and after a period of time assisting constantly, she was reinstated.

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  Xanthippe

  Welcome bsand20 and thanks for sharing your story. Sorry your family have given you a hard time but I can identify with it, mine have done the same to me. I agree that it it soooo worth it for the freedom, never going back!