MerryMagdalene
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Inform Yourself
by MerryMagdalene inin my open letter to the governing body "i want my mother back," i told them i would be sending copies of my letter to others as well-- friends, family, media-- along with a list of web sites where these could go for a more complete picture of the wts's doctrines.. here it is, but i need help finishing the list.
i decided to add books because not everyone has internet access.
please give me the names of the books that have so often been recommended here (i didn't write them down).
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PLEASE TELL ME...
by MerryMagdalene inhave i gone off the deep end with this one?
a brief conversation tonight with my jw mother, who has been ill recently, triggered this.
i called to see how she is and she warned me that she has sent me a note and hopes it won't hurt my feelings.
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Welcome silenced1212...
by MerryMagdalene in.
...and everyone else i haven't had a chance to say anything to since they arrived.
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Bible Doctrines or Commands of Men
by MerryMagdalene ini was thinking of creating a research resource list based on this bit from the "religion" section of the wts book reasoning from the scriptures:are all religions acceptable to god?
mark 7:6,7: "he [jesus] said to them [the jewish pharisees and scribes]: 'isaiah aptly prophesied about you hypocrites, as it is written, "this people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are removed from me.
it is in vain that they keep worshiping me, because they teach as doctrines commands of men.
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Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society: Do They Practice What They Preach?
by MerryMagdalene inin a word--no!
consider the following perversion of justice and threat to civil liberties:.
the watch tower bible & tract society of canada brought suit against the owner/operator of the popular research website quotes.watchtower.ca, seeking to shut down the site, take the domain name for themselves, force the destructions of the files, and pocket $100,000 damages in addition to legal fees, claiming intent to embarrass and to divert traffic from the official watchtower website.
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reading Proclaimers book
by MerryMagdalene ina very loyal and loving jw requested that i read the book jehovah's witnesses proclaimers of god's kingdom, sincerely confident that it will lay to rest all my objections and convince me this is indeed god's organization to which i must return right away.. ok, i will read it, but only because it's my mother that asked it of me, and she has tried so hard to be tolerant and understanding of where i am coming from as regards my firm stand in not returning.. i thought i would post my notes along the way in case they would be useful to someone else, and if anyone wants to add their own thoughts and notes i would be grateful.
chapter 1--why should jehovah have witnesses?.
since all references to such in the bible are pre-christian and refer to israelites being witnesses that their god, yhwh, is the god, the one god, the only god, and in a contractual relationship with them.
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Sanctuary Trauma
by MerryMagdalene inin a post by ingenous on another thread (scandal frenzy, i think) some quotes are posted about "sanctuary trauma.
" it hit me in kind of a big(-ish) way...being hurt by those who should be protecting or nurturing us is a betrayal of sanctuary.
the trauma experienced is called sanctuary trauma.
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An Elder Called Me Tonight
by MerryMagdalene ini couldn't have been more surprised!.
i've been dfed for 10+ years.
5 years ago they asked if they could stop by and talk with me sometime; i gave them my phone # and said "call first to make sure i'm home" and.....5 years later they do !
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SUFFERING IN SILENCE
by MerryMagdalene inhow many of you tend to suffer through your heartaches, worries, illnesses, or anything else that gets you down----alone----while wishing that you could reach out for a little reassurance, validation, affection like you see "others" do???.
i only ask because ever since i was a kid that has been my tendency and, even though i am not suffering anything right now, i can't help but think of those who are.. why do we do it?
are we afraid of what people will think of us?