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  New Poster....Long time lurker

  by ticatoo in

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  hello all.....after months of lurking....both here and on h2o...i have decided to take the plunge and become active here.

  i am a former jw.....3rd generation.

  i walked away and haven't looked back.

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  Tina

  Hi tic and welcome to the club!! regards,Tina
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  JanG, come clean!!!!

  by Roamingfeline in

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  the following quote is one taken from h20 after you claimed on this forum that you weren't posting your "compassion" post in order to incite guilt feelings within this forum:.

  i agree that if they feel that something is wrong with rick then they are certainly shooting the wounded - but that is typical cult behaviour - they learnt this as jw's .... they just haven't learnt the compassion they so much desired to see within the organization themselves yet.

  in the original post you put "shooting the wounded" in bold letters, effectively showing that you posted that diatribe in order to make people who were denouncing rick and his methods of moderating his forum.

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  Tina

  excuse me Jan,that was my only post in this thread-hardly the 'feeding frenzy' as you call it.
  As usual you're over-reacting when something hits too close to home.
  Interesting how you post these endless articles,apply them to everyone but yourself.
  When I make posts,it's clear to me I may(and have) received responses I don't like either. That goes with the territory.
  And if you don't like your net machinations brought up-might be time to re-evalute and change your m.o.
  Now if you want to argue or continue to justify what you do,I will. If not we'll leave it at this.
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  Am I Codependent ? Now I'm a Bully?

  by Jang in

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  a couple of people have claimed i am co-dependent ..... a few years back i had to go through this list and do the following: .

  codependents frequently:.

  codependents frequently:.

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  Tina

  Greetings All,
  And there is a problem with 'self-report' checklists.
  Some folks in denial of their problems will check responses to show they dont manifest certain traits as a rationalization.
  That's why I think therapy groups are so important. They will challenge one's self-concept(dysfunctional)and oftentimes help break thru denial by promoting rigorous honest self-examination.
  Just my dos centavos.Tina
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  JanG, come clean!!!!

  by Roamingfeline in

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  the following quote is one taken from h20 after you claimed on this forum that you weren't posting your "compassion" post in order to incite guilt feelings within this forum:.

  i agree that if they feel that something is wrong with rick then they are certainly shooting the wounded - but that is typical cult behaviour - they learnt this as jw's .... they just haven't learnt the compassion they so much desired to see within the organization themselves yet.

  in the original post you put "shooting the wounded" in bold letters, effectively showing that you posted that diatribe in order to make people who were denouncing rick and his methods of moderating his forum.

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  Tina

  HiRF,
  Yep,good summary.I couldn't agree more. These incidents went on with others on the old h20 as well.hugs,Tina
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  OPERATION TALKING LAMBS

  by silentlambs in

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  well finally it is done, a new brochure to freely distribute anywhere any time and you can simply download and print it off right from the website.

  also several new posters you can print out and put up on local bulletin boards or any public place.

  the lambs are speaking and wt is going to have to listen.

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  Tina

  Greetings sl,
  and many thanks!! I will d/l and copy them. Wishing you continued courage and strength.regards,Tina
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  2 parents in ICU

  by Esmeralda in

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  this is the only way i can get the word out that justin and i. each have a parent in university hospital intensive care units.

  at the moment.

  one in my home state, one in his.. my father had a brain aneurism 12 days ago and after brain surgery, and many long nights seems to be stable.

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  Tina

  ((((((((((((((es)))))))))))))if there's anything I can do lil sis,please let me know.luv ya and hang in there,Tina
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  How far has America come?

  by Mulan in

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  this was sent to me today.

  i thought it was an interesting statement on how far america has come.

  ) sorry it's kind of jumbled.

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  Tina

  Hi Kent!!
  Yes,it is disgusting that fundies push their beliefs and practices on others.
  (I didnt vote for Bush btw lol)
  The case that struck that prayer in school down was initiated by anonymous catholics and mormons who besides nontheists found this quite offensive.
  Justice John Paul Stevens in the majority opinion wrote that this was impermissible. And that "it sent a message that outsiders(to fundyism) were not full members of the political community and that the 'adherents'(insiders) were favored". So no prayer.

  The only thing prayer in school would accomplish is hatred directed at those students of different denominations or no religion period.
  It is horrifying to see the religious rights power and lobbying going on. It's truly a step back for americans,if they would look critically at the issue. Just some thoughts.hugs,Tina
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  Position on College Changed?

  by Maximus in

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  several have made outright statements and others have suggested that the society's negative position on higher education has changed.

  'the society does not discourage higher education where i live.

  ' worse, 'apostates have made it all up--the society has never discouraged education.

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  Tina

  Greetings maximus and All!

  Thank you for the fascinating topic.
  Higher ed. was a major no-no for me as well.
  I did return to school later (WTG AUNTIE))))))))
  MoeJo,when I left in the mid 90's it was STILL being discouraged from the platform. There were only a couple college grads in my cong(not raised in the 'truth') and they lasted about 2 yrs and left.
  Until the day I left,I heard reaching for 'greater responsibility(brothers only of course) Bethel,pioneer pioneer pioneer.
  There is still not ONE individual attending college in that cong last I heard.
  It's shameful. The wasted talents and abilities of so many.
  It's a bit of a struggle to go back to school,but I encourage anyone so inclined to go for it!
  There is nothing like ,,regards to all.Tina
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  QUESTIONS ON "EVIL"

  by Tina in

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  my discussion group recently debated this topic.. i am interested in everyone's thoughts on these questions:.

  why is there evil?.

  what motivates those who perpetrate it?.

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  Tina

  Hi Everyone !

  Thank you for the input. It is indeed complex. I really got a lot from everyone's perspectives.Thank you for taking the time here!
  Intro,the disc group is a few friends and myself.We get together when we can,find a cafe and talk about things like this.
  I have no definition myself.We only just started this so no summaries yet available.
  We are looking at it from a social science perspective,,,socio-cultural,genetics,psych etc.
  I look forward to more thoughts.((((((((((to all)))))))))))Tina
  PS to outnfree-I missed that issue!! Thanks for the offer! hugs,T
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  QUESTIONS ON "EVIL"

  by Tina in

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  my discussion group recently debated this topic.. i am interested in everyone's thoughts on these questions:.

  why is there evil?.

  what motivates those who perpetrate it?.

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  Tina

  Greetings All,
  My discussion group recently debated this topic.
  I am interested in everyone's thoughts on these questions:
  WHy is there evil?
  What motivates those who perpetrate it?
  How do they reconcile their actions with a self-image that does not embrace evil?
  Any thoughts? Thanks in advance.regards,Tina