Utopian_Raindrops
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Adam the beginning of the end for God.
by IMustBreakAway injust wondering if anyone else has had thoughts like this.
eve was deceived into eating the fruit.
an act that constituted a rebellion against god.
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HELP PROSECUTE THE PERPS...
by stillconcerned inthis post is inspired by a prior thread re 'what to do when you hear about a predator'... .
for those who may not know, i am a civil attorney whose practice is limited to sexual molestation litigation.. at present, my firm represents a number of abuse survivors who were molested by those in authority in various jw congregations.
these cases are pending.. in the course of investigating the factual background related to the clients i represent, i have stumbled across a great number of reports of abuse within the context of jw congregations.
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Utopian_Raindrops
Please add the Waukegan South Congregation to your list Danny. It is in IL. Thank-you.
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Anyone familiar with the PISTAS SOPHIA..........
by AK - Jeff inor other gnostic christian writings?
i am trying to get a basic understanding of them and it seems hard to know where to start.
i have found a seemingly comprehensive site, but still seem lost in space.
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Utopian_Raindrops
Hi,
I have been studying about the Essenes.
It seems that any writing of wisdom they studied like scripture.
Sophia herself is Wisdom. God’s Holy Spirit and Wife.
These ladies at Goddess Aware Christian Women will be able to answer all your questions and direct you in the right direction!
http://groups.msn.com/GoddessAwareChristianWomen
Oh, and men have joined the group before so don’t feel uncomfortable.
Also, here is another place to study on-line that is very nice.
Remember it is always great to be in the Gnosis!
Ciao!
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too stupid for words
by peacefulpete inok this is one for the books, my wife's great grandmother who is a miraculous 94 year old cervical and ovarian cancer survivor and a 87 year old man from the hall were just counselled on the need for a chaperon!
it seems someone was disturbed that the two were alone in her appartment!
she is practically housebound and his visits to shoot the breeze and talk about the old times were the highlight of her week.
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Utopian_Raindrops
For pity’s sake!!
In our area there is a quadriplegic that has to inform the elders every time a man is going to be alone with her in her home.
It is unbelievable!
She needs help with everything….she can’t even scratch her aqq but if a man is going to say spend the night in the guest room so he can maybe do repairs and winterize her home she has to call the elders and ask. She tells them which brother it is and why he is staying…etc.
Also she doesn’t like to use male caregivers but there have been a few emergencies where all that was available was a man to do the very personal things she needs done. The elder’s answer to this….No! She has to lay all night or day waiting till a woman can be found…..and please…..not a sister….the sisters are busy in the “Field Service” “Serving Jehovah”. Do not bother the sisters to stop and wash a “Spiritual Family Member’s” Feet!
It just makes me sick……to top it off in this sister’s case if a person who helps her often wishes they can sign up with the state to receive a pay check! So if one wants to do their “Christian Duty” they can even get a small monetary recompense for their act of “Christian Kindness”.
In our area now there are so many Jehovah’s Witnesses that a new sister could be with her at her home every hour and not have to return for a month…maybe more.
At least in this sister’s case a lot of the friends like to give lip service and call her all the time! So she is not completely lonely as may be the elderly sister you are telling us about Pete.
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The person who brought you into the "lie"
by pratt1 in.
just wondering, is the person who studied with you still an active dub?.
in a poll with a few of my friends, all who studied with either us or our parents are now not considered dubs.
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Utopian_Raindrops
Our “Spiritual Grandfather” just passed away recently. It was sad not to be able to attend his Memorial.
Our “Spiritual Grandmother” is still a very strong Jehovah’s Witness and yes all involved in bring my family into the so called “ Truth” are still active and going strong.
They were all prominent here and part of bringing “The Truth” to our area. There were no Jehovah’s Witnesses in our area till our “Spiritual Grandparents” were converted by one of “The Annointed” who used to come out here and preach “Where The Need Is Great”.
We used to be so proud or our ”Spiritual Heritage”. Still now we are more proud to be living the true “Real Life” now instead of living the lie taught to us by “An Angel Of Light”.
Many Blessings Everyone and “HAPPY SAWHAIN”!!!
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Jehovah and Satan were the same in the Bible? Jewish Polytheism
by VM44 ini have read a few postings (which of course i cannot find now) concerning the early jewish beliefs were of a polytheistic nature.
many gods were believed in, and jehovah was only one.
i also recall that mention was made that the ancient jewish believed that satan and jehovah were the same god!
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Has anyone sued on basis of loosing loved ones due to blood doctrine?
by Hellrider ini was talking with someone not so long ago, that had lost their child due to the blood policy.
they were both active jws at the time, but has since left the religion.
the child died, and i`m just wondering: has anyone ever tried to sue the wts on basis of this?
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Utopian_Raindrops
http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2004/08/27/blood_transfusion040827.htmlHe claims they exerted undue influence by telling the teen she would be eternally damned if she agreed to the transfusions. Hughes also says in his statement of claim that they moved Bethany to the Cross Cancer Institute, which he says gave her an alternate treatment without proper consent. Bethany Hughes was moved to the new hospital after being discharged from the Alberta Children's Hospital in July 2002, where doctors said she was too ill to continue being treated with chemotherapy and transfusions.She died less than two months later, just after turning 17.It makes me sick today to think that Bethany would still be alive if she had received the proper treatment and blood transfusion," he said. "What they did was immoral, criminal, evil."
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Has anyone sued on basis of loosing loved ones due to blood doctrine?
by Hellrider ini was talking with someone not so long ago, that had lost their child due to the blood policy.
they were both active jws at the time, but has since left the religion.
the child died, and i`m just wondering: has anyone ever tried to sue the wts on basis of this?
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Utopian_Raindrops
He claims they exerted undue influence by telling the teen she would be eternally damned if she agreed to the transfusions. Hughes also says in his statement of claim that they moved
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Is God's name Jehovah, Yaweh, or simply Lord?
by pr_capone ini am sure that most of you here are familiar with psalms 83:18. .
so, whats the skinny?
what is the christian god's name?
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Is God's name Jehovah, Yaweh, or simply Lord?
by pr_capone ini am sure that most of you here are familiar with psalms 83:18. .
so, whats the skinny?
what is the christian god's name?