Topics Started by hopie
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Ex-JW Joy Castro writes her own "Truth Book" to cope, share, help
by Gopher ini thought this was a compelling and honest account about overcoming a particularly traumatic childhood.
it was written about an associate professor of english studies.
the article was published in the daily nebraskan, the independent student newspaper of the university of nebraska in lincoln.. beneath the article is a section where you can add your comments for joy or for the student journalist who wrote the story.. http://www.dailynebraskan.com/media/storage/paper857/news/2008/02/19/news/unl-professor.writes.memoir.to.cope.share.help-3217944.shtml.
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Question about shunning from someone who has never been a JW....
by whyizit ini wondered, since the jws claim that jesus is their teacher, what evidence do they have of jesus shunning "bad associations"?
it seems to me, from reading the bible, that the religious people of his day really gave him a hard time, because he actually spent the majority of his time with "bad associates", rather than shunning them.
thomas, though he followed jesus, wasn't totally convinced.
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Parents with JW Adult Children Shunning Them - How Are You Coping ?
by flipper ini do understand your plight - as i have 2 adult jw daughters shunning me aged 21 and almost 20. they married witness boys 2 years ago and it's been 1 year since i've spoke with my younger daughter, 5 months since i went to coffee with my older daughter.
i call them, but they won't return my calls.
i tell them i love them, but it's as if i don't exist.
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Has anyone rejoined & gone undercover to rescue a family member?
by hopie ini rejoined, and went undercover in 1993, after losing my daughter for 10 years because of their shunning policy.. it took 2 years to deprogramme her, but i was successful, along with exposing her elder husband as a child molester.. she lives within 5 miles of me now, and we are enjoying our time together as never before.
i wrote a book about my experience, if you are interested in reading it, pm me, and i'll send you the amazon link.. if you had a simular experience, i would love hearing about it.. i would like to add a big (thank you) to simon, i'll miss your board.. hopie.
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The faithlessness here
by grissom6471 init is a shame that people are here portraying themselves as jehovah's witness as having some knowlege or going to meetings.
what exists here is a complete lack of faith in anything.
and a great amount of stupidity.
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New BOE Letter
by jefferywhat inall boe have just got a letter telling them to encourage all parents to be more on guard with their children.
suggestions such as not letting your young children go to the toilet on their own, not working with older men on their own and not leaving children in the car on rv's and calls un attended.
the letter basically instructed the elders to remind all family heads that its their responsibility to protect their children whilst at and away from the hall etc.
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When Making Decisions - Do You View Taking Risks as Positive or Negative?
by flipper inyou know we all took a risk in leaving the jehovah's witness organization .
and for many of us this risk has proved to be a positive force in our lives .
it has opened up a new possibility of an uncharted, yet exciting future for us to pursue , whether it be going back to college and getting an education , or if we are religious , some here have found a more appropriate religion for themselves.
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My first visit to the Kingdom Hall
by FlyAway2 inlet me just start off by saying wow.
never thought the day would come i'd see myself write that kind of title.
so, you may or may not remember me from my post a few weeks ago about my ex-jw g/f from europe wanting to see what a meeting was like in the states.
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How many x jdubs want to write a book?
by Alex Delta inif i only got a nickel every time i heard an x jdub say i should write a book, i'd be a zillioniare.
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Would you ever consider Going Back?
by Honesty inafter discovering what you have about the watchtower society would you ever consider going back to the jw's?