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by unique2u 17 Replies latest jw friends

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  DevonMcBride

  Hi and welcome to the board.

  For some really good questions look here:

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/50314/1.ashx

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/50660/1.ashx

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/51312/1.ashx

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/51313/1.ashx

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/48349/1.ashx

  Devon
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  cruzanheart

  Welcome to the forum! You'll get a lot of good information here .

  Nina
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  Big Tex

  Howdy and welcome! First of all, quit studying and get away from them as fast as you can!!!

  However, since you asked if I could ask them any question it would be about rape. Did you know that Jehovah's Witnesses teach that if a woman does not scream, she has committed adultery (or fornication)? If you were baptized and, God forbid, you were raped, you would be pulled into a Judicial Committee meeting with 3 elders who can, and will, ask you about the most sordid, intimiate details of your rape experience. For example:

  Did you have an orgasm?
  Did he have an orgasm?
  Did you perform oral/anal sex?
  Were you wearing a thong?

  Depending on your answer to any of these questions, the comittee is authorized to then branch off into other areas, equally as personal, of your life. If you give the "wrong" answer (such as you did not scream) you will be disfellowshipped (excommunicated). What that means is that no Jehovah's Witness is allowed to talk to you or have any contact with you whatsoever on pain of THEIR being disfellowshipped. There is the mentality among many (but not all) JWs that a woman "asks for it" if she wears inappropriate underwear, or is out late at night, or does not scream, etc. My late father in law was an elder for over 40 years. Once he looked at an 8 year girl wearing a Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders outfit to a Dallas Cowboys game and made the statement, "Look at that girl! She is just asking for it. If she were ever caught alone with a man, she is just begging to be raped." Yep, I'm not making this stuff up.

  Ask them about this whole process and watch some very comfortable looks. JWs do not like to talk about rape, child abuse or disfellowshipping. There is a reason for that.

  As I said before, RUN!!!

  Good luck.
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  BLISSISIGNORANCE

  Hello and welcome. It is good to see so many new ones here.

  This forum has been a source of support, comfort, encouragement, friendship and humour for me and many others. You will love it here too, I'm sure.

  Have fun.

  Cheers, Bliss.
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  Francois

  Well if you really want to tie them up in knots, you can't do better than visiting this hot spot, guaranteed to make the Gordian Knot look like a mistake in sewing. Here's your link:

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  And here's what it produces:

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  freein89

  Welcome!!!!!

  I am looking forward to your stories about the study, you will find much support and advice here, I am pleased to see that you have kept an open mind and are looking for the truth, you know you will not find it with the Jehovah's Witnesses. Ask them if they ever feel that the graphic depictions of Armageddon are healthy for children.

  Deb
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  unique2u

  You guys are great! I can't begin to express my appreciation for the comments and suggestions given! Big Tex- I plan on running but I'd like to have some fun with them all first (I know it sounds rude but they pushed their way in to my life- I can't tell you how many times I DIDN"T answer the door and they just kept on coming!!!!Kinda like a bad bug problem-haha) Deb- I love the question on the graphic pictures- it never crossed my mind on asking how they felt - I'll let you all know come my next study! I can't wait to go the links that have been posted and throw some of them at them- I'm beginning to think I just enjoy the HOLY CRAP look on their faces!!!
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  Swan

  Welcome Unique2u!