Sometimes the older pioneers will "steal" the studies by convincing a "less experienced publisher" that they are unqualified. Then they will "help them out" and take over. Happens often.
Posts by Odrade
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7Switch-a-roo Publishers on Bible Studies?
by skeeter1 inwhen i studied with the jws, the first lady studied with me a few months.
then, all of a sudden.....switch-a-roo.....i was "dropped" by "lady #1" and told i had to take "lady #2".
the reason was that i needed a "more mature person" to be my guide.
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did anyone on here ever have a paedophile in thier congregation?
by looloo inif so, did it bother you that he had been reprooved and forgiven rather than reported to the police?
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Odrade
One convicted, public reproof. Jail on work release program. Restraining order was not respected by the elders, in fact only some of them knew about it apparently. Two others known, un-df'd.
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If You Were Wrong About The JWs, Maybe Your Current Beliefs Aren't True
by serotonin_wraith inif you're here, it's likely you were once fooled by what the jws believe.. back then, i expect you thought you were smart.
you thought you could tell if you were being lied to.
yet, they got past your mental defenses and sucked you in.. knowing this, how can you be sure your current religious beliefs are true?.
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Odrade
LOL@ Xena. Wish I were that laid-back. I can get pretty dogmatic. I think it's one of those genetic character things- I git-it-from-mah-pa. At least now though, I try to allow myself to be persuaded from my entrenched position by a well thought-out argument, logic and fact. :) And I if I do change my mind or beliefs, I don't beat myself up too much over my previously held ideas.
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Never Thought About Suicide. Why not?
by Nosferatu ini was doing some thinking this morning about my mother, when she said she wanted to "work on our bond" over a pizza, and i pretty much didn't bother with the offer.
i was thinking about how i'd confronted her before my boy was born about all the physical abuse which she denied.
i started thinking back to that time in my life, when i would shake uncontrollably thinking about school, let alone actually going to school.
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Odrade
I think some people just don't think that way no matter how bad things get.
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Stardust-the movie
by gaiagirl injust saw this last weekend.
anyone else a fan?
i found it to be very much like "princess bride", but better!
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Odrade
I'm a huge Neil Gaiman fan, and loved the movie. Even though it departed from the story a bit, the flavor was very much Gaiman. DeNiro in that get-up... priceless.
Someone described it as Princess Bride meets Pirates of the Caribbean. That fits.
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Struggling to throw my contact lenses away!
by Trevanian inwhen i first started wearing (soft) contact lenses, in around 1986, they were prescribed for wearing for six months, i think, before being replaced.
over the years the technology has become better, they've become cheaper, and wear time has become shorter... three months... one month... .
now i'm wearing two-week (water-wada-wada-oxygen-permeable-completely-inexpensive-state-of-the-art) contact lenses.. but damn, when i have to throw the little critters in the bin or down the drain after two weeks, i feel guilty as heck!
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Odrade
Yep, I have the 2 week type. Usually I wear them for 4-8 weeks before they start feeling funny. Then I toss 'em.
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Reinstated 5 yrs ago
by Treebe ini am just trying to understand what my choices are.
i have been reinstated for just over 5 yrs and still have not had my privileges back.
i am a single mom and have been to all the meeting that we can, doing our best outside of kids colds and flu's, not to mention car trouble, but i have always turned in my time each month and study reports, but still i can not answer.
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Odrade
Also not practicing, but I can tell you that this same thing happened to me. Finally, when I asked about it for the umpteenth time, one of the elders admitted that they had forgotten about me since I seemed to be "getting along fine." Yep, that's love for ya.
My advice to you is to write a formal letter of request to have your privileges restored, and cc the circuit overseer and Bethel.
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If you could get a Bible Study to visit ONE WEBSITE....
by inkling inok, so right on the cusp of my awakening, i had a sorta-bible study with the man who had almost died in a nasty car wreak .
(he was saved by a like a gallon of tranfused blood, btw).
when i stopped going out in service, the study was taken over by a rather dimwitted witness on conservative side .
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Odrade
freeminds.org. It was the second place my hubby went online for useful information. (The first website got taken over by the Scientologists, so it's no good anymore.)
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Have You Ever Been Stalked?
by eclipse ini am not refering to the elders staking out a house to see if you're in there alone with another person who isn't your mate.. .
i am talking about 'regular stalkers' who stalk you for the obsessive psychological reason of needing to be near you physically.. ever been followed?.
ever had the feeling someone was looking through your windows?.
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Odrade
Not to belabor the point, but isn't a "hypothetical" situation a scenario that is made up for the sake of discussion? I don't see how a "hypothetical scenario" equals facts OR accusations... you seem a bit defensive, and those are a LOT of personal details you revealed, ANOTHER POSTER'S personal details, apparently. Which is against the posting guidelines. (violation of privacy.)
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My Husband found out about this site...
by cognac ini told him that i have no intention of leaving.... he told me that i was like "a dog returning to its vomit"... .
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Odrade
ROTFL! Oh man you're both in for it now! "DNA"! LOL! um...