if you were, you'll remember how happening it was..
I remember them. My brother came to get me to spend a few weeks with his family and I was scared to death. They kept telling me it would be okay, but I remember I kept telling them "but it's in Los Angeles!"
I worked for quite a few years in Vernon in the 90's and early 2000's, and went back to the old neighborhood, elementary school. Very different.
Glad your dad got you out of there also Isot4.
if you were, you'll remember how happening it was..
Whoa, small world. I was in HP as a little girl, left in 1964.
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/church-usher-charged-with-sexual-abuse-of-boy-parishioners-217825121.html.
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church usher charged with sexual abuse of boy parishionersmarcelo lozano, 34, faces nine felony countsby melissa pamer| thursday, aug 1, 2013 | updated 1:51 am pdtview comments ()|email|printadvertisementan usher at a jehovah's witnesses congregation in sun valley was charged wednesday with sexually abusing four boys he met at the church.. marcelo lozano, 34, is expected to be arraigned wednesday afternoon at van nuys superior court with nine felony counts, according to the los angeles county district attorneys office.. lozano, who was an usher for the churchs spanish congregation, allegedly abused boys who ranged from 8 to 15 years old between 2006 and 2013.. he is charged with two counts each of aggravated sexual assault of a child, continuous sexual abuse and oral copulation of a person under 14. and he faces one count each of forcible lewd act upon a child, lewd act upon a child and sodomy of a person under 14 with 10 years difference.. prosecutors will recommend that the defendants bail be set at $1.8 million, the das office said.. lozano faces a maximum term of life in state prison if convicted on all charges.. the los angeles police department is still investigating the case, the das office said.. .
I never watch the 11PM news but I did tonight, and caught this. Thr police are hoping more step forward. I wonder what the direction is from HQ to the congregation.
if you were, you'll remember how happening it was..
LisaRose, I was in Oxnard as a teen, before leaving to needgreat.
if you were, you'll remember how happening it was..
My brother did the party scene in the late 50's early 60's, they had fun.
About 1972-73 was the start for me. Lots of weddings I remember, and it was open to everyone back then. I had a different group mid to late 70's, not too wild, but lots of dancing and camping and fun.
i usually dismiss the "drinking the kool aid" scenarios that are posted from time to time, but the latest wt has another bit of fearmongering.
the quote from page 20, para 17. elders who are reading this article can draw some useful conclusions from the account we have just considered: (1) the most practical step that we can take to prepare for the coming attack of the assyrian is that of strengthening our faith in god and helping our brothers to do the same.
(2) when the assyrian attacks, the elders must be absolutely convinced that jehovah will deliver us.
I think it's to keep people from leaving. They have always scared people into thinking if they disobey, then they are birdfood.
Remember when they said you can't miss a meeting because during "the persecution" (TM) you will only learn where the next meeting is from the previous meeting. And if you go to the wrong place, bad things happen...prison and death I believe were the consequences. Losing your life because you didn't obey...that's what it's all about.
Sad.
not sure how many here have watched this... but make a coffee and make the time to do so.... its edutainment ;) .
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http://youtu.be/e2zhldbmfdg.
Love it. Saw it at the movies and have the DVD.
this thread's in tandem with clarity's started here in the members only section.. remember the jwn poster livingthedream from 2 years ago?
his threads often had me in stitches and he had a real knack of hooking you into the story so that you kept reading.
who of us could forget the account of the booming voice of 'god' ordering a double chocolate chip ice cream?
Got it. I visited twice in the 80's, staying 3 weeks total at the Standish. Look forward to reading it!
i'm curious about what you all think on this subject.
when my husband and i became irregular about a year ago, and then inactive around 5 months ago, i felt that it would be hypocritical to take advantage of the social side of the witness community if we weren`t going to meetings or in service.
we stopped entertaining (which we did quite regularly - theme parties, card parties, movie nights, big turkey dinners, breakfasts on holidays etc), and i slowly stopped accepting invitations for get togethers, playdates etc.
So the punishing begins. It's all about punishing with JW's...quite like the god they worship.
You have the plague now, and it's highly contagious...so they must warn others to stay away.
There may be a few friends who sincerely want to know and help if they can. But they will be required to punish you and the relationship will fade.
I think your response was honest and good. But JW's are not about honesty...it's about appearance of attendance and numbers on a monthly slip...no matter how good of a person you are.
We understand the social cost is quite dear...and the only solution is to get out there and start living. Do things of interest you have always wanted to do. Take chances, take trips...live fully. It's not easy at first, I still struggle with it "being okay now." Eventually, it will have a fantastic antiJW effect, and the former friends will be secretly envious as the years tick on and they hang on to the false hope of a pet tiger.
Edited to add: No, you don't owe anybody an explanation. You can prepare several answers depending on who is asking. I told everybody I was on sabbatical. Maybe one or two I added something a bit more, like "I've taken it to Jah in prayer." You just cannot be honest about anything if you are not in good standing at the hall....it can and will be used against you, and you will be talked about. You can say the same thing if you are a seat warmer, and it will be just fine. Good luck.
please view the details on our meetup page:.
http://www.meetup.com/oexjws/events/130630272/.
or pm me.. the southern ontario area has a bunch of awesome exjw's that our group has been knitting together since early in the year, come join us for dinner!.
Toronto Apostafest was my very first meetup and it was epic.
Have fun!
