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  Is it proper for men to tip their hats to women?

  by ThomasCovenant in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  apologies if you all have read this before.. watchtower 1952 15th april pages 254-256. it is the woman that is commanded to show respect and recognition of the mans position of headship, and women who rebel at it are not so much rebelling against men as they are against god.gen.

  3:16; 1 cor.

  11:2-10; eph.

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  bluebell

  LMAO so a woman should always be in subjection but it's SATANIC to show respect to her.
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  27,000 Known Jehovah`s Witness Pedophiles.???

  by OUTLAW in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  alright my techie friends..here is a new puzzle for you....i knew i had heard there were 27,000 known pedophiles..i thought it was from jr brown ..it still might be..alot of my buds on the board could`nt find the info that would support what i thought i had heard..i found some...go to google search engine..type in "number of jehovah`s witness pedophiles"..the number 27,000 comes up a few times in the list of subjects..you guys are much better at getting into the information than me.....sic-em!!.....lol!

  !...outlaw

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  bluebell

  BUT that was posted in Nov 03, we're now in May 07, seems reasonable to have had an extra 4k added since that date
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  Vinyl recordings of Rutherford etc

  by veen in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so i remember my grandmother having these old vinyl recordings with the dude ranting away.

  do you think it would be worth me trying to getting hold of them, or are they already available in the public domain.

  i wish i was a hardcore anti jw when i was younger 'cos i would listen to those beauties now, at the time i thought they were just boring.

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  bluebell

  My dad has quite a few - some got broken or were very badly scratched so he chopped the middles out and uses those bits as coasters! best use they could be put to in my opinion.
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  YOUR TYPE OF INTELLIGENCE..............

  by fifi40 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  howard gardner, a professor of education at harvard university, is renowned for laying out the theory of multiple intelligences (mi), which argues that the customary views of intelligence are too narrow.

  whilst traditional iq tests measure verbal and mathematical skills, mi theory maintains that humans have multiple intelligences.. included in these are spatial, musical, bodily-kinesthetic (movement), interpersonal skills, intrapersonal and naturalist (understanding and classifying objects in nature).

  so whilst some may not be to 'hot' on mathematics they may be great musicians or wonderful at understanding human beings.

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  bluebell

  I'm not really very intelligent - took me ages to get out the "troof", but then didn't most of us, so I don't feel too bad about that. I've yet to discover my talent. I don't have enough commitment to see things through to be able to discover it in the first place!
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  JW's versus RCC on child abuse

  by TooBad TooSad in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  it really is good news that the news of the recent settlement on the child abuse cases is coming out.

  bad news is that probably 99% of the witnesses will not believe it or put a different spin on it.

  the witnesses are.

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  bluebell

  I hear you, as someone who was abused and who's sister knew about it and who's friends knew about it and yet I am the one who is shunned. They cannot/will not admit that there is a problem. When I was in I thought it was not a problem and that I was an exception to the rule in the way my case was dealt with.
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  I can't talk to my parents.....

  by Adolfius in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  as you can see from my posts i'm new here.

  i was born and raised in the borg....dad was/is an elder.

  i never liked the religion simply because it stopped me having fun like other "normal" kids.

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  bluebell

  I don't know about trying to discuss something without losing your temper. but I can't ever argue my side of an argument that I feel strongly about without crying which amounts to the same kind of thing - detracting from your well made points.

  Maybe if you tried to discuss it while out somewhere like a restaurant? Somewhere where you are likely to maintain an expected standard of behaviour? I prefer to go to a pub and sit in a corner to discuss things that may become emotionally charged because it forces me to keep control.

  Also make sure that you know exactly what points you want to make before going, makes you sound more rational.
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  Would you really want to live forever

  by darth frosty in

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  i just finished reading this book called the alchemist.

  it is a very compelling story about following your dreams.

  what i found most intriguing about the book is the depth of spirituality it brought out in me.

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  bluebell

  Darth Frosty,

  I have a question. I really cannot see clearly the tiny pictures people have with their names. Is that an extemely large banana you have in your hand?

  lol quandry - i nearly wet myself - get yourself some glasses! roflmao

  anyhow back to topic - yes i would like to live forever, just not the jw way. just because you may live forever doesn't mean you also shouldn't live for today.
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  I can't talk to my parents.....

  by Adolfius in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  as you can see from my posts i'm new here.

  i was born and raised in the borg....dad was/is an elder.

  i never liked the religion simply because it stopped me having fun like other "normal" kids.

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  Maybe describe what you saw in Iraq to them - get their response - and then show them what they believe...?

  Did you also know that if a child says s/he was sexually abused by someone in the congregation but the person denies it and there is no witness (we all know that a molester likes people to watch) then they take no action?
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  I Graduated Today!

  by EnlightenedMind in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i graduated from law school this morning!

  it was a very special day.

  my sister came into town and gave me a card that read:.

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  bluebell

  Congratulations, at least your sister made the effort to come into town for your graduation, even if she did preach to you in her card!
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  What can I possibly do..........

  by passive suicide in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i am at a loss.

  i've finally realized what my heart has been questioning for many years...'the truth', quite possibly/probably...is not.

  meanwhile..........i have a wife, and child........both of which are firmly in the grasp of my former beliefs.

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  bluebell

  Welcome Passive Suicide. That's what I thought I was doing when I first considered leaving JW's, committing passive suicide, because God was going to kill me at Armageddon. But do you really want to serve a god that says - "live this way or I will kill you"...?

  There are a few on this forum who are in your position - living with a believing mate and knowing that one day their own children may shun them.

  What you have to do is hard, feeling your way with your gut, I assume you love your wife and you don't want to alienate her or your children. There is alot of advice on this forum, make use of people experiences. You have a hard road ahead of you but beyond is a freedom that is worth having, I personally have never been happier.