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  Local Needs tonight

  by metaspy in

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  here is something i thought was a bit weird.. tonights local needs was about depression.

  not so much in how we can help those with depression, but about getting over it.. the brother used the scriptures about elijah and the widow to show who was relying on jehovah.. he mentioned how the widow was obviously depressed.

  then showed how she should have been like elijah.. as i sat there and listened, i realized his underlying message:.

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  And I imagine that the way to get over depression is more study, more field service, don't miss any meetings, blah, blah, blah...In other words, it is all your fault "brothers". If you had been doing these things you would not be depressed.

  You imagined it right!

  The WTS has shown that it does not CARE about the individual JW... only just how PRODUCTIVE they can be for the WTS! BE at ALL the meetings, pick up your WTS publications....and get out and PLACE THEM!!! The WT will keep JWs too BUSY with WTS pursuits that they won't NOTICE they are depressed!
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  Prayers for Mary(or good vibes

  by mouthy in

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  just had an e-mail her dad is in very bad shape in hospital.

  needing blood but the elders have made sure he dont get anay- he can take the subsitutes.

  she is very upset please ,pray for mary,or send along your good thoughts .

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  Oh....it certainly doesn't look very good from her earlier post. My continued prayers and best thoughts going to him....and to Mary, to help her find peace.

  hugs,

  Annie
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  Springfield Massachusetts Thread!

  by Sunspot in

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  i live in upstate ny now....but i was born and rased in ma until 1974. i became a jw in 1972 when i lived in springfield and i knew several jws from nearby congregations.

  is anyone here from the springfield (south unit) or anywhere around that area that i might know?

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  I live in upstate NY NOW....but I was born and rased in MA until 1974. I became a JW in 1972 when I lived in Springfield and I knew several JWs from nearby congregations. Is anyone here from the Springfield (South Unit) or anywhere around that area that I might know?
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  Were You The World's Worst Parent?

  by freyd in

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  and did your kids love you anyway?

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  Sunspot

  Being the first JW in my entire family....I had to fight extra hard to BE the good JW parent according to the book of Watchtower. I made SO MANY unfair demands on them BECAUSE OF the WTS teachings and robbed them (and mysef) of enjoying them as much as I should have. I was so doggone busy trying to toe the WTS mark and trying to show OTHERS how great a JW parent I could be, that I lost sight of most of the great things that ALLOW a child have a happy childhood.

  I truly, truly regret this.....and by NOW it is too late to fix. Almost all my kids are in their 40's and all but two have the bad times cemented into their hearts forever. One remains a staunch JW and the other two I mentioned are bitter and cannot get over "how awful they were raised". Sadly, it colors their lives and defines who they are.

  I am not saying I would have been THE perfect mother if I had NOT been a JW, but the mistakes I most likely would have made, would have been the "normal" variety that most parents DO make, and time would have solved these difficulties.

  Thank you Watchtower.
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  SHOULD JWS ENTER BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY?

  by badboy in

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  i understand that it has a statue of lucifer at the entrance.. therefore should true christians enter such a building?.

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  Are you talking about "true Christian" or JWs? JWs are not true Christians despite their claims!

  OUR library is an old church that was converted into the Library a few years ago.....they left the beautiful stained glass windows just as they were. I feel this is NOT a problem...for ME anyway, LOL!

  With the exception of the one in any Kingdom Hall---I just LOVE libraries!

  hugs,

  Annie
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  MY DAD MIGHT DIE DUE TO THE 'NO BLOOD' DOCTRINE

  by Mary in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  i don't have much time to post as i'm headed back to the hospital, but my father collapsed this morning and had to be rushed to the hospital.

  in a nutshell: he needs a blood transfusion as his hemoglobin is dropping (bleeding internally), but thanks to this fucking cult, that's not an option...........he'll accept the fractions but those bastards from the blood liaison committee have already shown up to ensure he doesn't cave............... for those of you who still believe, i'm asking you to say a prayer for my dad........and if anyone from crooklyn is reading this: you better hope my father doesn't die due to your fucked up rules, .

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  I'm so sorry to hear this about your Dad. My prayers are with him. Take care and be strong ,dear.

  hugs,

  Annie
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  Going under the knife tomorrow morning :S

  by Elsewhere in

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  i'm not a big fan of surgery.

  i always exhaust all non-surgical options before doing it.

  i know enough about medicine to know that surgery is effectively a controlled injury... and that makes me nervous.

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  Glad things are looking (feeling) better day by day. Isn't it AMAZING what they can pack away in such a small cavity during surgery? I had one on the "other end" and I was shocked at the yards and yards of packing they pulled out of me.....I thought the doc might have left his car keys and gym shorts there by the way it was going!

  Take good care and please don't "overdo".....

  hugs,

  Annie
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  Guess Who's Getting Married...

  by SixofNine in

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  now guess when.. .

  ok, the who is easy.

  the when is not nailed down just yet.

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  What WONDERFUL NEWS! I am SOOOO happy for you both!

  love and hugs,

  Annie
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  A Dispassionate Short History of the JWs

  by Farkel in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  fellow friends, folks, warriers and dubs,.

  this is a nice read.

  i apologize if this link has been posted before, as i've been busy with serial killing and such and haven't checked out the latest collected works and blubberings of minimus and other wise and erudite illuminaries who profer their wisdom here.

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  Bile in just one language is still bile. Bile in 200 languages is still bile. But bile in 432 languages? There must be a typo here because the only place I know where there are 432 languages spoken is in the U.S. Congress when in session!

  (Their) poison comes in many different appealing flavors to tempt the unwary and the cult-uneducated in many lands.
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  How is Elsewhere?

  by horrible life in

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  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/142529/1.ashx.

  it's been 2 days since elsewhere checked in.

  has anyone heard from him, or, does anyone have his phone # and call to make sure he is well?

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  When I read about the kind of surgery he was having... I got all verklempt... :::: shudder :::: I sure hope he's got an icepack on his nose and some half decent pain killers...

  Yeah....it did sound pretty frightening didn't it? The BEST thing he can do right now is to SLEEP!

  We're all pulling for ya, Else!

  hugs,

  Annie