Mandette
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When a JW's life comes close to its end...
by suavojr intalking with a long time elder last night, was very revealing.
he has been a jw for over 60 years, a man that was incarcerated in cuba in his early 20s and faced great loss and suffering over his beliefs and for being born in a communist country.
this brave man is now brittle and low-spirited.. while nightfalls on his life, he is made aware the end is near.
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Ex-Jehovah's Witnesses Wisconsin and Midwest
by Watchtower-Free inso who's from wisconsin and the midwest usa.
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An incident in Michigan
by Mandette inan article on a jw who died from lack of blood.
family then sued..
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An incident in Michigan
by Mandette inan article on a jw who died from lack of blood.
family then sued.. .
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"Peace and Security"!!!! JW.ORGs best and last chance for fulfilment.
by scotoma inin the old revelation book there was a section on the cry "peace and security.. "14 in recent years, politicians have used the phrase peace and security to describe various.
human schemes.
or was paul referring only to a specific event of such dramatic proportions.
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That talk at the assembly where...
by ?evrything in...someone who was disfellowshipped ended up goin to a bar getting into a fight/getting preggo or somethin of the nature and then realized how pitiful their life had become.
they then 'prayed' to jah and wala the light clicked and they came back and feel better then ever!!.
sigh.
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Just sent letter to my parents that I no longer want to be a JW
by ?evrything ini was a born in.
both parents are uber dubs and mother has been depressed lately.
so i m super nervous.
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I told the elders that I would take blood and donate blood
by Daniel1555 ini found it important to be honest with my wife.
so i told her about my conscience decision that in a medical urgency i want blodless medicine but if a transfusion of blood or the 4 prohibited components is necessary to save my life or health i would accept it.
this would apply especially also for our child (that is not such a problem as in our country the wts recommends to comply with doctors as they have the right to decide concerning minors).. i showed her the reasons why i came to that conscience decision (biblical and logical reasons) and that jehovah and jesus do not like anyone to die because of this wrong bible application.. .
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Reminder about "You have a PM" topics
by Simon inyou don't need to post them !!.
people can see if they have a pm.. topics like this are simply noise and just make work to clean up so please don't post them..
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Getting Stuck on the Idea of Closure
by OnTheWayOut ini may be suffering twice for having left the jehovah's witnesses and watching my jw wife and other family members stay in.
once for the changed situation (or loss) and another time for expecting to make progress in getting over it.. the 1969 book on death and dying by elisabeth kubler-ross introduced us to the kubler-ross model , commonly referred to as the " five stages of grief.
" they are very helpful, but the original idea of the book and the hypothesis was that when a person is faced with the reality of impending death , he or she will experience a series of emotional stages: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance.. it isn't always the case, but those stages are often felt by terminally ill patients.