Gypsy Sam

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  How many were victims of child molesters who were members that are still members?!

  by Guardian77 in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  many members just as in the catholic church have molested children and are not punished nor turned in to the police..

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  Gypsy Sam

  Welcome two new peeps!

  Child molestation is part of what started me searching online and led to TTATT.

  Glad you're both here.
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  Forward emails

  by msconcerned in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i have searched this site and cant find what im looking for.

  i need the letter that was sent out saying do not be forwarding emails of experiences that we cant verify who they came from.

  can i get a hand?.

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  Anybody here vegan?

  by Dagney in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've been considering it for awhile strictly for just general overall health.

  i don't take any meds, and would like to keep it that way for as long as i can.

  i am a "all things in moderation " type of person but the more i read about excluding dairy and meat, the more i think about doing it.

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  Gypsy Sam

  My daughter and best friend are vegan. I decided to commit to being vegan Monday - Friday of last week.

  I was successful, felt great and lost 5 pounds.

  Disclaimer: I'm not a red meat eater to begin with, but I had lapsed into less healthy vegetarian/pescatarian choices in the past two years so the prospect of being vegan was daunting.

  Always good to open our mind and try something new :)
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  My Elderette is returning today to CONDUCT another conversation...

  by Faithful Witness in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  she has had 42 years of training and indoctrination.

  i'm feeling sort of nervous, but also looking forward to it.

  this will be our second scheduled session together, and we never did agree on a topic.. i'm assuming she will come with an agenda and another prepared presentation.

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  Gypsy Sam

  They didn't open or close with a prayer??
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  My Elderette is returning today to CONDUCT another conversation...

  by Faithful Witness in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  she has had 42 years of training and indoctrination.

  i'm feeling sort of nervous, but also looking forward to it.

  this will be our second scheduled session together, and we never did agree on a topic.. i'm assuming she will come with an agenda and another prepared presentation.

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  Gypsy Sam

  Great job! They sound like the older women in my family. A lifetime of "teaching" people about the Bible and they really can't answer a question without parroting what they've been told.
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  Christian Social Influence Continues to Decrease

  by fulltimestudent in

  1. social
  2. current

  a popular sydney news reader died this week (of cancer, at age 73).

  the news reports from a number of sources were uniform in praising the man, both professionally and for his human qualities.. and, the obituaries all mentioned his partner:.

  ian ross and partner gray bolte at ross farewell from seven news in 2009. photo: courtesy of seven.

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  Gypsy Sam

  I wish there was a"like" button for your post LisaRose :)
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  More WT Propaganda: 10 Year Old Children Should Get Baptized!

  by Oubliette in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i just caught this in an upcoming study article which will be "studied" in the congregations the week of 11/18-24/13:.

  he and his wife were elated when their eldest daughter, age ten, told them that she loved her parents, loved the brothers and sisters, and loved jehovah very much.

  she said that she wanted to dedicate her life to jehovah and get baptized.

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  Bttt
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  Why JW Child Raising Fails

  by metatron in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/05/parents-political-beliefs/361462/.

  makes sense.

  i've observed a lot of this reaction myself.

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  My Experience and how I finally let myself see the truth

  by OneEyedJoe in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  first off - for those lurkers who feel guilty just for being on this site and reading this (even if you don't read any further, as it is your right to choose that course) i want you to know that you're not alone in what you're going through or in what you are feeling.

  if you read on, i hope my experience may be of some small help to you.. this may be long, but i'll try to organize it in a way that doesn't make it painful to read.

  to start, i feel it is most beneficial if i'm upfront and honest with my goals from posting this, which are (in order of the degree to which they motivated me):.

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  Gypsy Sam

  Also, welcome to goingthroughtthemotions. Feel free to start a new thread and share your story.

  lots of newbies! :)
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  My Elderette is returning today to CONDUCT another conversation...

  by Faithful Witness in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  she has had 42 years of training and indoctrination.

  i'm feeling sort of nervous, but also looking forward to it.

  this will be our second scheduled session together, and we never did agree on a topic.. i'm assuming she will come with an agenda and another prepared presentation.

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  Gypsy Sam

  I enjoy your posts about these interactions. I still find it amazing how your family treats you when you were only studying, not baptized!