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  My Story

  by pr_capone in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  in 1990 my mother married an american guy from that she had met while working for an aircraft company.

  my brother was not allowed to visit me and they even turned him against me.

  the relationship that my mother and i have will never be like what we had.

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  Lin

  Thank you for posting your story! I think it's very important and helps in the healing too. What you describe is not at all uncommon. I'm very happy for you that you have your mom and brother back in your life now. Hopefully things will continue improving for you and your family, and others will be benefited by your story.
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  When is it not worth helping JW's out of the org?

  by sleepy in

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  2. friends

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  being an ex-jw who would love to see my friends and other out of the jehovahs witness organisation i face a dilemma, is it always in a persons best interests to know the truth about the truth?.

  when i first decided to leave the organisation, i was happy to speak to my family about why i disagreed with the organisation.then about 6 months ago my father was diagnosed with terminal cancer of the lungs (due to asbestos poisioning.if you think the governing body are corupt they are nothing compared to the people who produced this stuff).i have desided it best not to mention anything about the organisation untill my family recovers from my fathers death.. so since then i have not said a word about the "truth".that would be so counter productive to my fathers mental health, his and the rest of the families happiness can be only be found in the hope of a resurection , no matter how unfounded that hope is.. i have bumped into some elders from time to time who are in their late 70's and spent all their adult lives in the truth, how about them?there are many in the congregations suffering from depression and other mental problems, what would our knowledge do to them?should we be taking the intiative to help these out, or could we do more harm than good to them?of course i can't know how knowing what know about the truth will effect some people.will it make their lives better or worse.will it free some to fufill their ambitions and desires living a full and happy life or will others be full of regret , deprestion and sadness, maybe even some would comit suicide.. what part will i have played if its me that persuades them?should i wait to be asked about the organiasion, or should i take the initative, is it really up to me to judge who can "take" it and who can't?

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  Lin

  I'm with Larc on this one. I have zero communication with my jw family, so I don't have any experience in this situation. I don't hear from them, other than hearing stuff through my neice who wasn't baptized/df'd. She hears stuff about the family and tells me, which sometimes I don't want to hear about because it's just a reminder of the non family I now have. Like, my parents were thrown a 50th wedding anniversary party this past weekend, and my brother made a point of showing my niece the list of those invited and commented that no one df'd or da'd are invited or welcome to come. Part of me wants to know how the family is doing in general, but then again I don't. Not hearing about any of the goings on is easier for me I guess. The only thing I hear about is usually sad stuff, like my "sister in law" has cancer of some sort, or like when my aunt in ohio died, things like that. All through the grapevine or through my niece, never directly. If they wanted or cared if I knew, they'd tell me directly, so why should I care to know?
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  Texas Apostates...Roll Call & New Map!

  by Valis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  greetings all texas apostates...i have been guided by the holy spirit (tm) to compile a map locating us in the veritable hotbed of apostacy that texas is...if you would like to be on the map let me know and i'll add you as you request.

  we can't very well let ballistic and our uk counterparts/blokes/blokettes have all the fun now can we?

  we can also squeeze in our brothers and sisters from neighboring staes as well.. .

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  Lin

  Hey Valis, you can put me in at Denton! Thanks!
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  Judge Bans Shunning

  by Farkel in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  today i spoke with a former jw i've been in touch with for several years and discovered what i think could be a major bombshell for the wts.

  as we all know, shunning is the most powerful weapon the wt cult has over its members and for decades the wts has been able to get away with practicing it at their whim.

  the us and other courts have permitted them to to use it, even though it destroys families and has ruined countless lives.

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  I would love to think that court decisions like this one would have a big impact on jw's, but I just don't think so. Even if there was a new law, with stiff punishments, requiring no shunning, I don't see it doing much. Just think about all the jw's who have already given their lives for things the G.B. required. I think the jw's would simply quote that scripture about obeying God's law vs. man's, and things will go on as usual even if it means going to jail for it. Heck, my dad went to jail for not going into the army years ago. I don't see much happening as far as real changes. I'd like to think so, but I just can't see it.
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  Silent Lambs/Bill Bowen..Who rejoices now?

  by wasasister in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  having read the exchanges between rev, bill bowen, and others involved in the silent lambs website, i honestly feel sickened.

  i remember when i first started to hear rumblings that "something big" was going down regarding the society's handling of child abuse.

  i was overjoyed because i had first-hand knowledge of several atrocities in this regard and was hoping against all odds that a major upset would force them to change their policies.

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  All of this is simply depressing me. Where did the focus on the victims go? Where is the focus on helping them? All this who-dunnit crap is making me sick.
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  LambsRoar Reply to Mr. Bill Bowen - Slander &am...

  by RevMalk in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  to those of you who have had the misfortune of receiving mr. bowen's silentlambs newsletter.

  unfortunately mr. bowen feels the need to lie to you all, and slander the name of abuse survivors he claims to protect and serve.

  a copy of his most recent attack is below my short response.

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  All I have to say is that all of this makes me sooo sad. All this focus on who did what to whom, who said what, who did what, taking the focus away from the reason behind the site(s) to begin with. Ugh......
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  Letter From Bill Bowen

  by Lin in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this message was originally sent out by bill bowen on the silentlambs mailing list: .

  i wish to explain some of the events of the last couple of months and let everyone know where silentlambs.org is going from here.

  in october of this year i was approached by a webmaster, rev, who offered to provide server space for silentlambs and set up a new website.

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  Rev, I regret ever copying and pasting this letter from Bill. This has blown up into something I never imagined. I'm sorry. I only did it because not everyone is on Bill's email list and thought that many would be interested. If it weren't for Simon's comment that the thread should probably remain along with the comments following it, I would delete this whole thread. Rev, I'm sorry. Hang in there dude.
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  overcome by emotion as a parent.......

  by scootergirl in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this afternoon i was sitting in my kitchen watching my three year old son playing.

  he was humming to himself while playing w/trucks.

  i watched his little hands as they moved the toys around, i listened to his sweet little voice.

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  Great story scootergirl! I'm happy for you! As a mother of six, I've had those moments before as well, but mine are older now, but those memories are wonderful.
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  Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

  by Big Tex in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i heard judy garland sing, have yourself a merry little christmas today and it brought back probably the best memory of my early childhood.

  it was christmas morning 1966 and i was 4 years old.

  we were moving in a week and leaving for texas.

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  Chris, I always enjoy your posts. It's wonderful to be able to remember good times, when we are burdened with so many bad ones, isn't it? Good for you!
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  Letter From Bill Bowen

  by Lin in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this message was originally sent out by bill bowen on the silentlambs mailing list: .

  i wish to explain some of the events of the last couple of months and let everyone know where silentlambs.org is going from here.

  in october of this year i was approached by a webmaster, rev, who offered to provide server space for silentlambs and set up a new website.

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  Thank you Simon for editing the post. I decided to do that while out to lunch today, and came back to find it had been done. Thank you.