lol joe!
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Soledad
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1 question thats been bugging me lately...
by TheApostleAK inshould i write letters to a few brothers that i am friends with in my cong (i can't speak to now alot) and the other congs in adelaide (i only see some of them every 6 months in my old congs) that i've been in, that tells them the real reason why i da'd myself.
(to cut any rumours off).
i really don't want to leave it all hanging up in the air for them....... any thoughts??
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Beyond the Rainbow!
by Smoldering Wick ini remember hearing stories of an elderly brother who would go to the door and ask the householder what their favorite color was.
if the householder responded blue...he would pull out the 'truth' book, if his/her response was green it was the...well, you get the idea.
this old brother had a book in every color and always placed them.
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Soledad
Are you the Mike Musto of the Village Voice?
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1 question thats been bugging me lately...
by TheApostleAK inshould i write letters to a few brothers that i am friends with in my cong (i can't speak to now alot) and the other congs in adelaide (i only see some of them every 6 months in my old congs) that i've been in, that tells them the real reason why i da'd myself.
(to cut any rumours off).
i really don't want to leave it all hanging up in the air for them....... any thoughts??
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Soledad
I just brought something similar up with a new poster...if what you need is closure and peace of mind, then you go for it. Be aware that, even after you send those letters, you will probably still be the subject of rumors and gossip (I know I am and I DA'd almost 4 years ago). Sorry but thats just how JWs are, some of them. They're bored out of their minds.
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No sympathy...but maybe a little support!
by joeshmoe ini'm heading down a path i think alot of you have gone down... and i'm certainly not looking for any sympathy here.
i've read some experiences here and at other sites that shows me that alot of folks have gone through alot worse than i am.... basically, a year ago i left brooklyn bethel after a five year stint.
already sick of structured man-worship, i struggled for while to pretend, but my heart wasn't in it.
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Oh I can relate I can relate!! It's a tough decision to make, knowing what consequences it will bring, having all that pressure on you about your parents, life-long acquaintances, etc. All I know is you gotta do what your gut tells you. I tried the slow drift away approach, but I eventually opted for DA because I didn't want to be pestered by the elders and I wanted closure. I knew that I couldn't move on unless I took that step. Anyhow you most definitely will find plenty of support here, so I welcome you!!
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LETTERS TO BOE/DON"T WATCH DATELINE?
by ARoarer inhas anyone seen or heard of any letters going out from headquarters to the body of elders directing them to inform the congregations not to watch dateline?
i was wondering if this is really true or just a rumor.
if it is true, this is terrible that they can actually deny members freedom of press or punishment.
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Soledad
Someone said earlier that JWs are always very curious as to what others have to say about them...this is so true I am willing to bet anything that the night the show actually airs either all JWs will be glued to their sets (I can imagine it now) or the show will be taped so they can watch it later. I'm already hearing the 'talks' during the bookstudies and the MS meetings about how "we're being persecuted, so this is the sign that we're in the truth" and "the end must be near" blah blah blah... [8>]
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It has come to our attention... JW Child Molester
by i8emallup infront page of asbury park press tuesday, may 14.. http://www.app.com/.
molestation case leads to church fight .
published in the asbury park press 5/14/02 .
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Soledad
That was excellent. It would make a great letter to an editor. I am so glad you found that quote from an Awake magazine. Using their own literature to expose their lies and hypocrisy!
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Paradise is here, now.
by metatron ini wondered thru one of those massive upscale gourmet supermarkets.
and thought about 'paradise'.. they had every kind of cheese i have ever heard of - and then some!.
i have never seen so many different kinds of cheese in one place.. i concluded that a state of perfection can't offer anything .
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Soledad
The revolution won't be televised.....
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Soledad
Just want to get in touch with old friends, or make new ones.
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30 years ago today...
by TweetieBird ini was baptized.
i was a young girl at the time with no idea of what i was getting into.
i only got baptized because my friends were getting baptized.
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Soledad
I got baptized on July 24, 1988--3 days from my 13th birthday. I did it for the same reasons you did. Also, there was a lot of pressure for two reasons: one, the congregation I attended was splitting up into two, and they needed more baptized publishers in the new congregation, and two, about 3 or 4 8 year olds got baptized in our circuit so it was like, anyone over the age of 7 in our congregation got pushed into the water, whether they wanted to or not. Almost exactly 10 years later I DA'd.
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CARROT, EGG, OR COFFEE BEAN
by Billygoat ini usually delete these type of emails, but thought it was an interesting analogy and i thought i'd share.... .
a young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her.
she did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up.
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Soledad
That's really good.
Im an egg.