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Seven Years Yesterday, Buddy!
by COMF in
1. jw
2. friends
that was for cygnus, mostly.

and anybody else who knows the significance and history.

january 10th, 1995.. comf
35
Good news about my dad !
by Simon in
1. jw
2. friends
first off, many, many thanks for all the help & support over the last week or so.

it has been a tremendous help.

apologies if i haven't replied to every email i'd had .
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Resignation - not that it matters at all, but ....
by TheOldHippie in
1. jw
2. friends
i just wanted those kind-hearted, those gentle, those friendly ones of you to know that i wrote my letter of resignation as an elder yesterday, after having served in that capasity for 24 years.. those wishing to call me or any society "bastard", "sucker", "braindead" or anything, as they have before, i would ask please to refrain from that.

other comments would be welcome.. somehow, it is the armstrong quote about "one small step for man, one giant leap for humankind" (approximately) the other way around, "one giant leap for (a) man, one hardly noticeable step for humankind".. ok, that was that.
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Regarding MAD APOSTATE
by silentlambs in
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2. friends
i wish to make a comment on something that disturbs me deeply to the point i cannot let it pass or be ignored.

a little over a year ago i resigned as an elder to protest wt policy and how it hurt children.

the impetus that brought me to that conclusion was a child i knew personally that was in danger.
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JW Child Labor--Prince v. Massachusetts
by JAVA in
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2. friends
while doing some research, i came across a united states supreme court case the society lost in 1944 on the topic of child labor.

the two paragraphs below are from, odd gods, new religions & the cult controversy, edited by james r. lewis, prometheus books, new york, 2001, pp.

78-9.. "one of the earliest cases involving children in a religious setting was prince v. massachusetts (1944).
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MY MUMS IS DIEING O F CANCER?
by mark smith in
1. jw
2. friends
my mums in hospital in nottingham england she is a current jw and has stomach cancer.she is a lovley mum but has been brain washed not to have the blood so they left the opp to build her up.

because she would need blood during the opp if she is weak she will die on the opp table.but she has got worse and weaker so now am losing my mum through waiting.she would have had a chance.

but now it looks like she has 2 weeks of life left.why???
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THE EX-[ELDERS] FILES: EYES WIDE SHUT
by AMNESIAN in
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2. friends
(dont let the title scare or piss you off.

stay with it to the end---even if it takes you a while---and then, if you wish, by all means get pissed as you wanna be.

(final edit, thursday, january 10, 2002, 11:00 a.m. pst, usa).
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very alone..
by flower in
1. jw
2. experiences
i know that people have been in the same boat as i am and have felt the same but i still feel very alone tonight.

and very depressed.

i dont think some people understand even here.
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Farewell to all
by Amazing in
1. jw
2. friends
i already said farewell in my apology post to julie.

but many of you may not have read it since it was specific to her.. i was planning a long farewell statement because i have a number of things i want to share, but decided i would do that in private if anyone wishes.

you can reach me at [email protected].. i chose to leave for a number of reasons, and some stated on my last post.
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Hello
by discombobulatedgirl in
1. social
2. family
hi im a teen and i saw the word teen in the tital of this little posting room so i though who better to start than a "teen" so wanna tak 'bout somehing well post it i ll answer awasy do.

see ya .

dc