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  A small victory or more??

  by JG in

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  last night my wife told me that she would be celebrating the holidays with me and the kids.

  she said i'm a good husband and i deserve it.

  she also said maybe we should look at other religions together.

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  There are many non trinity groups out there! This is one Issue the Jws got right, IMHO.

  http://www.nazarene_friends.org/default.htm
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  When brothers don't reach out

  by Sadie5 in

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  all this talk about privileges being taken away, such as microphone duty, got me to thinking about how some brothers are viewed who aren't reaching out.. my husband would have fallen in this category.

  i got involved with the jws first and looking back i think he just followed along to keep peace in our marriage.

  he (gladly) followed me out too.. when we were jws, it wasn't a priority to him to become a ms or elder.

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  Boy, the Elders hate it when a brother has his life together and does not live and breath to just be an "official" MS or Elder!

  The best Christian service is one that does not require you to be a MS or Elder: Help and encourage one another and look after widows and orphans. True "Sacred Service" that is acceptable to God!
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  Having a hard time posting .....

  by BobsGirl in

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  in the last few months, i have had quite a bit of big deal jw related shi* go down in my personal life.

  i have started to post about it several times, but each time i start i can't seem to find the words.

  i want desperately to reach out to folks that i know would understand, but i just freeze up.

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  BG: Just know that you are not alone here! You have many open e-mails (including mine) if you want private advise for now, or just want to make new friends that have been where you are now.

  If you and your family are located in the Palm Springs area, let me know, We could all get together for dinner and talk!

  Edited by - thichi on 2 October 2002 13:12:0
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  Having a hard time posting .....

  by BobsGirl in

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  in the last few months, i have had quite a bit of big deal jw related shi* go down in my personal life.

  i have started to post about it several times, but each time i start i can't seem to find the words.

  i want desperately to reach out to folks that i know would understand, but i just freeze up.

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  I like how Amazing told his story. Get on your word processor and start from the beginning, like writing a book. Take your time. Go back refine it, and then post as much as you want here with your introduction. This will help with the emotional aspect of posting, while still telling your story!
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  JW's, no worse than anyone else?

  by sleepy in

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  as far as i can see most jw's no worse than anyone else on this planet.

  humans are often in "conflict" with the opinions of other humans , believing their ideal is "right" while others are "wrong".in general the people that make up jehovahs witness, that is seperate from those leading ,are often trying to do their best to do what they think is right.this sometimes leads them to do things i believe are wrong even .but so do many other people and groups do things i think are wrong.am i the only one who is right?i think not.there are no rules to being human just choices, some based on what some feel to be scientific reality other on spiritual fealing other on something else.

  who desides what is the best, is there even a best way of life?so while i belive jw's are factualy wrong and this causes them to do , what seem to me to be illogical things so do most other people just in different ways.edited by - sleepy on 1 october 2002 14:17:32.

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  E-man hit the nail on the head! You must believe their mistakes and live by them, or you are expelled and shunned, even on the family level. That, in my book makes them worse than a lot of other religions out there..........
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  Asking For Evidence=Scorn & Ridicule?

  by Valis in

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  i've been trying to maintain a middle ground amid all the threads where certain allegations of abuse have been questioned and i have a couple questions for everyone and a few observations.

  first is asking for evidence of abuse tanamount to scorn and ridicule?

  are outward manifestations of abuse enought to convince you?

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  In the US, you are innocent until proven guilty. This seems right, however problematic at times considering the emotional effect of this type of crime. A diligent search for truth demands questions and answers, IMHO.

  Your comments seem reasonable.

  I had a friend who killed himself because of an abuse accusation. He lost everything, even my friendship. He was later exonerated by the victim who had done this to another while living in a different state. I feel very very bad that I jumped on the bandwagon too when he needed a real friend to support him in an effort to clear himself. I live with this every day of my life..

  Edited by - thichi on 1 October 2002 17:19:1
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  WT PR Statement - silentlambs march

  by silentlambs in

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  this was read and given to all media at the march.

  the outrage is to great to express, who are these people?

  silentlambs .

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  "Clearly, the Watchtower Society is misrepresenting their current material in the Awake!,"

  In other words, they LIED their sorry little ASSES off! Damn them to hell..............
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  Welcome Lawrence !

  by Simon in

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  good to see you online bud .

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.aspx?id=37734&page=2&site=3#511186.

  wish it was in happier circumstances

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  Welcome:

  Your courage to stand against Goliath has inspired many here. Hope to hear from you often!
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  Attack, attack, attack

  by bomatt6 in

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  it seems that all that you apostates can do is attack and call names when others don't agree with you.. so hey, what do we expect from evil doers.. you are not good people!!!!!.

  you are bad people.. .

  so attack, attack, atttack the apostates.

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  ThiChi

  Bomatt6:

  Wecome! By posting here, you must be on the path to free thinking........keep it up! You will learn a lot here!
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  QUESTIONS FOR THE ELDERS

  by UnDisfellowshipped in

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  1: what is the official watchtower society child abuse policy?.

  22: are child molesters ever allowed to go door-to-door alone?

  35: (very important question) is it true that former governing body member leo greenlees was removed from the governing body for a molesting a child?

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  Elders response:

  Will this be your "last request?"

  Edited by - thichi on 30 September 2002 19:25:34