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  My 14-year-old niece is being disfellowshipped

  by keyser soze in

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  i was contacted by my ex sister-in-law yesterday.

  she asked me if i wanted to spend some time with my niece, while she went to her sister's baby shower.

  it turns out my niece can't go because she's about to be disfellowshipped at the ripe old age of 14. .

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  This really saddens me.

  Hopefully your brother can use this as an opportunity to bond and support your neice. Maybe she will start to see this religion for what it really is.
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  New Video of Shepherding call

  by Watchtower-Free in

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fc2ubfh4iio&nohtml5=false.

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  Marking to watch later. Thanks for posting!
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  Excellent Conversation At Literature Trolley

  by cofty in

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  2. experiences

  yesterday my wife and i enjoyed one of our regular days out at edinburgh - movie, lunch, walk, meal etc.. in the late afternoon while mrs cofty went shopping i had an hour at the excellent museum of scotland and arranged to meet up outside the national gallery on princes street.

  on my way back i saw the jw trolley was at the usual spot on the royal mile.

  there was an older man and a young woman standing well back trying hard to look inconspicuous.

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  KiddingMe

  Thanks for sharing.
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  The Watchtower are Right About Blood...

  by cofty in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ... but, they fail to take note of one important detail.. i believe that if we are going to have any chance of reasoning with a jw about blood, this is the place we need to begin.. don't try to convince them that it was only a dietary law.

  it wasn't, and they will never go along with it.. don't tell them that saving a life is more important than obeying a law, even a seemingly trivial one.

  they take pride in obedience.

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  Suppose I ought to introduce myself.....

  by Andy Dufresne in

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  2. friends

  i've left a couple of semi-"humorous" remarks, but not yet said a proper hello....but firstly thank you, to all, for this site and all its comments.i have been lurking on this site for 4-5 years, awake for 5-6 years and seriously fading for the last 4 years.

  i am now "out" and widely considered "out" by the congregation but due being very cautious and playing a very long game, (and having a wife who understand the repercussions of blowing the whistle on the few viewpoints i have discussed with her) i have not been df'd of da'd.

  this forum has been a crutch and guide as well as helping me wake - and the humour many on here use has been a welcome relief.

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  Welcome Andy! Congrats on your slow fade!
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  Feeling anxious, venting...

  by stephanie61092 in

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  2. friends

  good morning all,.

  this is just a rambling post.

  at the meeting yesterday during the wt study, i started flipping through the magazine to try to pass the time.

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  KiddingMe

  Hi Stephanie,

  I find that sometimes the topic of the article can affect a family's loyality in waves. They have sort of highs and lows --times when they adhere more to the strict rules and times when they don't. They may feel more strongly (or guilty) about it during the time of the article, then it dies down some for awhile or until the next article or talk. Sometimes it may help to steer clear or not press certain issues during those high times.

  I hope your parents keep communicating with you and not let the article an upcoming convention change them.
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  NOW it's Important

  by TheLiberator in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i have spent 45 years of my life sacrificing my soul to the watchtower.

  twenty-five of those years as a ms/elder.

  i gave every moment to them.

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  Welcome! I get where your coming from. My mom was the same way with me when I started studying with JW's. I was raised a Catholic but we were not regular, but once I started studying, she started trying to get me back to church. I went to a few services, but I could sense how unauthentic the gesture was. I think it helped pushed me deeper in with the witnesses.

  We also caught also flak for allowing our child to move on campus this year. We have a family member that don't attend the meetings but pressures our children to get baptized because the end is so near and they want to see them in the new system. What kind of crap is that?

  Anyway, hopefully you won't let them anger you too much. As I'm sure your aware, you came to the right place to vent.
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  Giant Leak of Offshore Financial Records Exposes Global Array of Crime and Corruption

  by JHK in

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  2. scandals

  millions of documents show heads of state, criminals and celebrities using secret hideaways in tax havens... [...].

  what about watchtower society's holy money?.

  https://panamapapers.icij.org/20160403-panama-papers-global-overview.html?goal=0_ffd1d0160d-4ddea55429-100339089&mc_cid=4ddea55429&mc_eid=bfe834e473.

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  NYTimes Article - As Pennsylvania Confronts Clergy Sex Abuse, Victims and Lawmakers Act

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/05/us/pennsylvania-clergy-sex-abuse.html?emc=edit_au_20160404&nl=afternoonupdate&nlid=60657855&_r=0.

  as pennsylvania confronts clergy sex abuse, victims and lawmakers act.

  by laurie goodsteinapril 4, 2016 .

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  KiddingMe

  Thanks for the article!
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  Health, fitness and recovery advice

  by SecretSlaveClass in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  i hope this is okay with you simon, but since i've noticed the number of forum members looking to discuss or seek advice on various health issues i thought it would be a good idea to start a thread dedicated to this topic alone.

  any discussions or advice on these matters could be put here where any and all would be welcome to jump in with any help they could offer.

  i am working on the first questions at the moment taken from the cognac/morpheus weight loss thread.

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  Thanks LisaRose for your input. You wrote about this in the other thread and it resonated within me when I read it. It's hard for me to try to find that right balance. I've always been the all or nothing type, which is not working for me. As you saud it's about lifestyle changes for the long term. I need to let that sink in.

  SSS- thank you! What you say makes alot of sense. I sent a PM with my vital statistics. I'm looking forward to making adjustments in my current routine.

  I thought the thick bone structure was a myth or excuse that some used. From googling the term, it looks like I'm of a thick bone structure. I never thought this the case, just overweight. Is it really about the "bone" structure or those more prone to store body as oppose to those with a more muscular build? Are they same? Can the bone structure change overtime? I feel like once i get rid of the fat, i would no longer look like the big bone structure but somewhere in between the big and fine types? If that makes any sense? I guess I'm trying understand what defines bone structure, weight, muscles, etc?