Totally amazing...
I wonder if it even occurs to this person to look within his own congregation for proof of this outstanding claim? They'd all be rolling in bible studies... but for some reason I have an inkling they STILL aren't!
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Get Your Barf Bags Ready.....
by Sunspot inthis was just posted on an aol jw board:.
jehovah and jesus are really reaching out for those sighing and groaning over the detestable things happening in the earth.. .
thought you might want to hear some interesting news.. .
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Child dies because he did not want to go to the meeting
by VanillaMocha73 inhttp://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/16252892.htm
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Sunspot- I know it's not funny, but you made me giggle a little bit about your Grandson wanting to be naked even when he was at the meetings. I totally relate to that one. We finally did find the right combination of clothes for my son. He has to have soft long sleeve shirts and soft khaki pants. I think it's Haines that has the tagless shirts you can get. (found at Wal-mart) Because yeah, you just can't cut those tags close enough, you have to go in with a seam ripper and make sure every shred is out. He tries on everything at the store, and then everything has to be brought home and washed, sometimes several times so the fabric is nice and pliable. Even then sometimes it takes him weeks and months to break in a new outfit. It can make shopping for him interesting!
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Child dies because he did not want to go to the meeting
by VanillaMocha73 inhttp://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/16252892.htm
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I am a mother of an autistic son. As others have said, you can not begin to imagine the intricacies of raising a child with a developemental disability. From the time of birth until about 7, he would fly into a frustrated rage for something like a tag on his shirt bothering him, or because you didn't cook his food hot enough. You work through this stuff and eventually it may or may not get better. Every autistic child is different, and you never ever know what your day is going to be like, good, bad or more often than not... ugly. You just have to love your way through their rough spots.
I can't imagine what this family is going through. I can imagine they are already carrying enough guilt. Regardless of their religion, they deserve the utmost respect for choosing NOT to institutionalize a child that can be difficult to raise, and giving him a stable home. I applaud them, and wish I could personally hug his Mother very tightly right now. She didn't sit on him until he stopped breathing, the cops did. She must be going through hell right now.
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For Newbies: EXCELLENT Judicial meeting with LOTS of info!!
by Lady Liberty inthought i would bump to the top this excellent tape recording of a judicial meeting.
you will find the person "on trial" has bneen a elder himself.
once he realised things were not adding up he ended up disassociating himself along with his wife.
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WOW... all I can say is WOW. I don't know how those men could have gone away with absolutely no doubts.
I did find it interesting that they allowed him to read his letter in full. I expected them to cut him off at any given second. It was almost that they were a little in awe of this man's thoughtfulness, deep research and obvious intelligence.
If only I could be half as articulate when face to face with those people. I'm more in the blubbering idiot class when it comes to that stuff.
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I started reading because I was so relieved to not be alone in my story and to feel validated to still carry pain. I stayed because of all there is to learn from the researchers who post here. With every post they cement in my mind how right my current path is!
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The best decision of my life
by YoursChelbie inwas leaving the watchtower society the best decision of your life?
the benefits have been so great, my peace of mind has been great--better than i thought i would feel on the "other side.
" after deprogramming my mind from the cult mindset everything seems clearer, brighter.
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It was the best decision in my life for sure. The decision to leave was a turning point for me. Before I had nothing at all to look forward to, now I have an unwritten book and I can write my story however I want. It's a beautiful thing!
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What XMas Present Would You Like This Year???
by minimus inone thing that jws do, whether they were "strong in the truth" or not is accept presents.
even if they don't "celebrate" thanksgiving, they'd still take the turkey from the employer.
if someone sent out a birthday gift or christmas present, a witness would still take but never givein return.
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An electronic item... for sure. But that's because I'm such a geek. (a title worn with pride, it's even in my business name)
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What XMas Present Would You Like This Year???
by minimus inone thing that jws do, whether they were "strong in the truth" or not is accept presents.
even if they don't "celebrate" thanksgiving, they'd still take the turkey from the employer.
if someone sent out a birthday gift or christmas present, a witness would still take but never givein return.
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I'll be giving my hubby a nice digital camcorder, he really needs something to replace that old clunker we've had forever.
I'm asking Santa for a digital camera, specifically a Nikon D70 SLR. I don't think Santa has deep enough pockets though. That's ok, I wrote a letter to Santa this year with a few "suggestions", so hopefully I won't get another Lion King Thimble set....
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Don't Quite Know What To Make of This
by XJW4EVR ini had my kids last weekend, and they seemed hapy, and content.
i called a couple of times earlier this week as usual, to see how they are doing, and got the answering machine.
no mystery there.
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Oh gosh, I hadn't seen the original thread, but if I would have been a little worried reading it when you first posted it, I'm REALLY worried now! I'm hoping that it was all just a misunderstanding!
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