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  Where is Sideshow Bob?

  by Mommie Dark in

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  2. friends

  if any of you have the elusive priest-king's e-mail addy, please check on him.

  it's not normal for him to remain silent for a whole week.

  unless he is off for a refresher course at clown college, how could he avoid commenting on some of the recent hot posts?

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  ZazuWitts

  Joelbear,

  Oh no - (smacking myself on forehead)
  I take my concern back, I do, I do.
  We certainly have had others that have been adept at disappearing and reappearing, haven't we?!!!!!

  Hugs, dear man.
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  I have JW's staying with me...help!

  by Princess in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have had my jw cousin and his wife and three children staying at my house since sunday.

  i thought i'd just share a few experiences with you all.. my husband and i are marveling at the numerous compromises they have made since coming here to washington state from wisconsin.

  they are here to visit his disfellowshipped mother who has cancer.

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  Princess (And you do look like a princess, btw :))

  Boy-oh-boy - your cousin's wife behavior is just unbelievable.

  But I concur with AGuest - you did the right, loving thing for a family member - as contrasted with their 'hurtful' and cold, unappreciative Borg behavior.
  I've experienced similar situations, and know that I could never turn my back on those that need help in painful family circumstances.

  If you get the chance, when they are leaving, perhaps you could 'force' a hug on the wife, and say something such as "You are family, and I will never let anything interfere with my love for you."

  But, should something like this come up again - remember - it's your home and you can lay out some 'rules' at the onset regarding what's expected re the household routine.

  Please sign me up for a visit, too - I will clean, guy groceries and cook without being asked. Haha, :)
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  Where is Sideshow Bob?

  by Mommie Dark in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  if any of you have the elusive priest-king's e-mail addy, please check on him.

  it's not normal for him to remain silent for a whole week.

  unless he is off for a refresher course at clown college, how could he avoid commenting on some of the recent hot posts?

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  Thanks for posting this message, Mommie Dark. I, too, noticed his absence, and it certainly isn't like him. Hope someone knows about him.
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  Please Respond To Survey! 25 more needed please.

  by Big Jim in

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  2. friends

  it seems like to me the majority of people who are in the truth, are were in the truth was a result of either a family member are a friend witnessing to them and not many seem to have been found in the door to door work.. from my years of associating with the borg i cannot recall many coming in the truth from the door to door work.. how were you sucked in?

  for me it was my aunt who has now even though i am not disfellowshipped decided to write me out of her will to the tune of about $150,000.00 (maybe i should hang around a couple more years)dont think i will.. please respond .

  thanks.

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  ZazuWitts

  My mother was contacted in the d-to-d
  work when I was 11. She, in turn, 'converted' my stepdad. My sister, one half-sister and myself were then indoctrinated.
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  Funny grammatical errors by foreigners......

  by LDH in

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  as you may know, i will laugh at you if you confuse:.

  hear and here.

  too and to.. i will also, laugh at syntax errors.

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  ZazuWitts

  Our local newspaper found the following posted on a local church door entrance:

  "TWELVE STEPPING BIG WOMAN GROUP IN BASEMENT - USE DOUBLE-WIDE DOORS AT BOTTOM OF STAIRS AND REMEMBER FIRST STEP IS BROKEN SO IGNORE IT.

  Quite a play on words without even trying IMO, hahahahaha.
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  PLEASE say a prayer for '*@&#'.....pls read

  by LDH in

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  2. friends

  friends, my heart is a little heavy at the moment.

  someone i met on witnet last year is having struggles.

  i will not reveal his real name or location, but suffice it to say he is going through the worst of it now and needs your prayers or buddhist chants or whatever.. a little background, he first wrote me the below post, which i saved because i thought he had balls to write and question me, and i was a little paranoid, wondering if he was witnet thought police.. but, i sensed something different about him, that he really needed to ask questions.

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  Lisa,

  I'm glad you have maintained contact with this young man. For sure, what other person did he have that he could express his doubts/questions too. Certainly no one in his congregation.
  Not even his girlfriend, obviously.

  I hope the fact that she so easily 'turned him in' helps open his eyes further to the legalistic control of the WTBTS. An individual can't even have his/her 'private' thoughts...if found out, he/she is labeled as going against Jehovah, himself. Aggggh.
  Jehovah lives in Brooklyn, NOT!!!

  Our sympathy and compassion are extended to him...so many of us have been in a similar situation.
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  POLL - Elders vs Molesters

  by Amazing in

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  2. child-abuse

  i wish to conduct a legitimate poll, or at least as legitimate as it can get on this forum.

  unless you are or were a jw, please do not respond or make comments.

  please simply give an answer, without extended comments.

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  I knew two in my congregation.
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  Blood, The Watchtower and Deceit

  by Maximus in

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  while much attention is given to doctrine in sites such as this, very little is noted about the watchtower societys intellectual dishonesty in its publications, especially when it comes to quotations.. oftentimes the societys writers will cite a scholar or author of some repute: "professor blank observes that blah, blah, blah.

  " the reader assumes from the quotation that professor blank is in agreement with the organizations position, of course, and that the quotation chosen accurately depicts the authors thoughts.. heres the catch: the words between the quotation marks may be accurate, but the snippet may not at all faithfully represent someones actual thesis or position.

  much like a newspaper ad for a movie that quotes a reviewer as saying "monumental!

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  I just checked out Bethany College's website - Dr. Gorman is still Chair of the Religious studies department. His e-mail addy is:

  [email protected]

  I'm going to send Dr. Gorman an e-mail, and a link to this thread, with the hope that he will read it and reply with his thoughts about their dishonesty.

  Perhaps two or three of you can do the same? Probably best not to overwhelm the man...may I nominate Maximus, HadEnough and Francoise...what do you think?
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  JW's And Risque Mnemonics.

  by Englishman in

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  do folk in the united states use mnemonics as we do here in the uk?.

  just in case youre wondering, a mnemonic is a method by which it becomes easy to remember something, especially if it involves a table or sequence.

  most uk mnemonics have a vulgar or sexual connotation, so their use is somewhat frowned upon in jw circles.. when number 2 son was studying geology, it was essential that he remembered the hardness order of various minerals.

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  ZazuWitts

  Hi Lisa,

  HOMES: Represents the five "Great Lakes", Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie and Superior.

  On my next iced tea break, I'll try and come back with others.
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  The "Theocratic" View

  by Jigrigger in

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  how many of you ex-jws can recall a particular instance during your life as a jw when you or someone you know had a mini crisis of conscience over what you now, upon reflection, consider to be the most trivial or petty in nature?.

  i've got a good one for you.

  i remember my mom and one of my aunts engaged in a very serious debate about whether they should feed a freshly caught mouse to the cat because it hadn't been properly bled!!!.

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  ZazuWitts

  Hi Tesha and Welcome to the group.

  I'm sorry to hear that your family was so very strict. It must have been extremely tough growing up. I had a very emotionally and physically abusive mother, although we were permitted tv and radio, on a limited basis. Looking forward to further posts from you. You will find understanding, compassion and encouragement here. :)