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  Deaf Mute Disfellowshippings

  by Celtic in

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  anyone know of anyone who has been disfellowshipped who has deaf and mute impairment?

  how did they cope and what support network platform is there for them on leaving?.

  peace.

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  Breaking Through Cognitive Dissonance?

  by indireneed in

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  i've been thinking alot lately about how my life sucks.

  i guess everyone is entitled to disliking their life a little, but the holiday is really starting to get me down.

  that's strange becaue it used to be my favorite time of the year!

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  Persecution Fever

  by radar in

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  do any of you recall the persecution paranoia, that swept across the congregations in the late 80s?.

  the great tribulation was believd imminent, and bro's were getting excited and encouraging everyone to be ready.. the book study was highlighted as a meeting that must be never missed!

  because if a sudden ban came upon the kingdom hall meetings, then only those who knew where the current book study was held, would get spiritual food and help.. the next thing was "hide your watchtower literature" in places where the authorities would not find it.. jws, including myself, consequently hid literature in the walls of our homes.

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  Any athiests here had a demon experience?

  by Marilyn in

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  i've made friends with a mormon lady, and she told me that her 14yo daughter has thrown out all four harry potter books because she's realised they are dabbling in and encouraging demons.

  then she told me about her demon experiences herself.

  has any exjw, of sound mind, had a proper demon experience (as opposed to improper!!)?

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  Two sex questions

  by Seeker4 in

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  ok, have had enough to drink tonight so i will toss these two questions out.

  will discuss this a bit more tomorrow.. 1. how many of you had sex outside of your marriage after leaving the witnesses?

  provide whatever details about how and why that you're comfortable with.. 2. funny question: had a friend write me today that probably more jws per capita enjoyed oral sex the night they read it was a "conscience matter" than any other group in the us.

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  Shunning Or Refusing Blood - Which Is Worse?

  by Englishman in

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  most persons who die through lack of blood have made that choice for themselves.

  the consequences of such a course of action (often death) generally have an effect which is limited primarily to the individual who is refusing treatment.. however, the victim of a decision to shun has no input into that decision.

  therefore the 'victim' of shunning is a helpless recipient of that policy.

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  Anyone Remember The Chaperone Thing?

  by Englishman in

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  back when i was a lusty young lad of 17, a certain sister caught my eye - i swear that she could make her eyelashes beckon - and i duly decided to pay court to said sister.. however, it was not to be so simple.

  round about that time, it would have been mid-60's, the wtbts were having a real downer on anyone who wore a short skirt (not me), danced the twist or grew their hair (me) over their ears.. but, the worse thing was still to come.

  folks, i am talking about chaperoning!

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  What really gets me going

  by ballistic in

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  i have gone through various emotions including anger at the wtbts for all that i went through while growing up only to be disfellowshipped at 22.. my net result is a dead father due to the blood issue and a split family and, of course, years of wasted time.. i would like to say, however, that i am not angry with all witnesses and i am not a conspiracist who believes the leaders have a hidden agenda.. i believe that informed persons should be able to join the witnesses if they believe it is right for them.. what i hate though is the fact that thousands of children, like i was, are still indoctrinated from birth.

  they are told "we don't baptise babies because they are too young to choose it for themselves.

  " but in reality, what choice are you really giving a child who by the age of 13 would have experienced: 3380 hours of meetings, 832 hours of larger assemblies, possibly 1560 hours of field service, at least 2028 hours of personal study (watchtower, book study and personal study) and more importantly, what choice does a child have who is told they have an open mind but who is never allowed examine religions or persons with opposing views?.

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  What is significant about 9/11?

  by Seeker in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  many jws have become excited by the events of 9/11 in the u.s., thinking that this is a definite sign of the imminent end of the system.

  we have seen online jws talking about how these awful events were "prophecied in the bible" and how this is proof that armageddon is near.

  we have heard reports of local jws saying the same things, including many of our family members.

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