So glad I found this. Researching the WT articles on rape and seeing how much blame was laid on the victim, was huge for me, in recognizing how utterly wrong this relgion is I their treatment of women. I'll be relating this article tomorrow on Facebook, as a I just shared an article addressing how women dress and if it "invites rape" and drew a couple JW comments.
Gypsy Sam
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Elizabeth Smart: Abstinence Education Teaches Rape Victims Theyre Worthless, Dirty, And Filthy
by darth frosty inhopefully not a repost but i found this article and her take very insightful...and of course it has strainds of wt like control!.
link.
elizabeth smart: abstinence education teaches rape victims they're worthless, dirty, and filthyby tara culp-ressler on may 6, 2013 at 12:00 pm.
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Something to chuckle about.. . .
by ABibleStudent inas i hurtled through space, one thought kept crossing my mind - every part of this rocket was supplied by the lowest bidder.. john glenn.
when the white missionaries came to africa they had the bible and we had the land.
they said 'let us pray.
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Gypsy Sam
Love the Auden quote. Putting it on Facebook. The JW's prob won't get it, but can't hurt.
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Suggestions for car buying
by FlyingHighNow inif you were a lady and you were 55 and had $5,000 or less to spend on a used car, what would buy?
top concerns: good mpg; reliable; in not having major issues like ball joints breaking, timing belts breaking, etc.
not too expensive to maintain.
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Gypsy Sam
I am extremely happy with my 2005 Prius.
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I've been asked to give a public talk (should I)
by darth frosty ina friend of mine who is planing his fade, has just been made talk coordinator.
so he calls me and ask 'do i want to give a talk at his hall?
' he knows my situation and lurks on this board himself.
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Gypsy Sam
What a great thread!
My best friend and I (wee lowly sisters, lol, making more $ than any brother that tried to date us) also made it out together!
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Head of the House?
by cofty ini often see comments by ex-jws that would suggest some men still view themselves as "head of the house".
sometimes comments from women appear to support the idea as well.. how many still see things this way or have you completely got over it?.
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Gypsy Sam
I was over it before I even married, lol.
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Epic FAIL! :( My sister is gone from me.
by Faithful Witness ingot this email from my sister today.
there is a lot of back story, and this isn't a surprise.
it will be interesting to see how it affects the rest of the family, if they hear about it or not.
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Gypsy Sam
That's really shocking, since you weren't a JW and I see so many others not shunning at all, per the GB instructions.
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The truth about Hispanic JWs in the United States
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i will like to share some facts about the spanish congregations in usa.
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Gypsy Sam
Marked. Great comment village girl.
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Generosity in the world
by DS211 inwell tonight my family and i went out to dinner.
we ate, had a good time...then the time came for the check.. the waitress announced some old couple would pay our tab.
total strangers picked up our bill.
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Gypsy Sam
Nice experience. I like to pay for the coffee of the person behind me. I've had it done many times For me.
Many "worldly" people follow the Pay it Forward motto. Too bad most JW's prefer to help their own (even then, not much) and not those of the community they live in.
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Winter in China - Snow in Kunming
by fulltimestudent inkunming (capital of yunnan province in south china, near the border with myanmar) has a reputation of being a city with a climate of perpetual spring.
neither winter or summer is extreme (on average) so its news when it snows:.
(images from people's daily).
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Gypsy Sam
Stunning!