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  Divorce for emotional abuse?

  by somebodylovesme in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  because of a recent family situation (always a good time!

  ), i've been in a debate with a jw relative about whether the society permits divorce (without remarriage) where there is emotional abuse.

  this relative swears the literature has said that a person can leave her spouse where there is emotional abuse, but that she cannot remarry.

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  Is there new light on separation/divorce?

  by somebodylovesme in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i had a chance to thumb through the bible teach book (which was a waste of fifteen minutes of my life that i'll never get back ...) and i had a question about the section on family life.

  i believe it stated that separation was allowed in some extreme situations (not named), but that divorce was only allowed in cases of fornication..

  i was never a jw, but i'm currently watching a jw family member go through some crap in their marriage.

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  Good books on the history of the Bible? Origins, translations, alterations

  by somebodylovesme in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm looking for good scholarly books that address the bible's history -- its origins, translations, alterations, suppressions ... in other words, the history the elders never told you.

  ;) i'm not a religious person (i would probably be classified as a weak atheist if i cared much about classifications), but i am very fascinated by religion and would like to expand my own historical knowledge.

  bonus points for any books that address the similarities between judaism/christianity and zoroastrianism.

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  JW Children, Holidays, and Memories

  by somebodylovesme in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  my husband and i were walking through the store today and we passed a display of valentines -- you know, the kind that school kids buy and exchange in the classroom.

  i paused and glanced them over, remembering how much i used to love holidays at school.

  (husband is an inactive/faded jw; i was never one.

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  Circumcision and Gestational Surrogacy ... JWs' beliefs?

  by somebodylovesme in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  two quick questions to broaden my knowledge of witness doctrine, only for the sake of keeping up with what my in-laws believe.

  either of these issues could, after all, come up someday ... (not that their beliefs will affect what we do, but it's nice to know from what direction the fights are coming.

  1. circumcision -- clearly allowed, but is it required?

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  Back after quite awhile away .. thought I'd say hello and give an update :)

  by somebodylovesme in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i doubt anyone remembers me, but i used to be around these boards i bit.

  i think my last post was in the summer of 2004. as a refresher, my husband is an inactive jw.

  we've been married for two and a half years now, and we're living hundreds of miles from where he grew up and attended meetings.

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  Lawsuits filed against the Watchtower -- is there a website of decisions?

  by somebodylovesme in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  again, i am here to draw from the infinite wisdom of this board.

  i know there have been several lawsuits filed against the watchtower for several reasons (custody, shunning, blood transfusions, etc) ... i found minimal information on some of these cases, and the search feature on this board hasn't been treating me kindly.

  i was wondering if anyone knew of a website that has further information about different types of lawsuits brought against the watchtower.

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  What is the difference between Creationism and Intelligent Design?

  by somebodylovesme in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  drawing once again from the infinite wisdom of this board.... i'm having a hard time figuring out the distinction between creationism and intelligent design... is id just creationism with a pronounced christian tie?

  thanks in advance.

  slm

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  Children's Books You'll Never See

  by somebodylovesme in

  1. social
  2. humour

  i never cease to find this funny...

  real children's books you'll never see

  "you were an accident"

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  I need academic journal articles about JWs...

  by somebodylovesme in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  once again, for the sake of a research project, i am looking for any journal articles focusing on or discussing jws.

  specifically, i am interested in sociological/psychological perspectives -- anything communication related would be especially helpful (e.g.

  rhetorical criticism, organizational critiques).

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