Steve_C
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A happy life for a gay ex-JW
by Steve_C ini'm not sure if this is the correct place to put this, but here goes.. i've posted a few times before about different subjects.
in some of those posts ive mentioned that im gay, and in others ive referred to my wife and kids.
i thought id share a bit more information to any who were curious about this.
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School District forbids deaf 3-year-old's name sign because it "looks like a weapon"
by Steve_C ini'm shaking my head at the utter ridiculousness of this.. .
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/school-asks-deaf-preschooler-change-sign-language-name-191629255.html .
three-and-a-half year old hunter spanjer, who is deaf, signs his name by crossing his forefinger and index finger and moving his hand up and down.. to his family, friends and those who know the signing exact english (s.e.e.
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Questions about disfellowshipping and 'non-sanctioned' shunning
by Steve_C inbasically, i have a couple of questions about the current rules regarding disfellowshipping and shunning.
by current i mean since 1999.. sorry, but i have to put a bit of my history to clarify my situation.. i was a born-in who was baptized in 1983. got married to a sister in 1984. then the kids came.
by the mid-1990s my wife and i had become increasingly irregular, so that by 1999 we were both inactive and only went to the memorial and conventions.. in 1999 i committed adultery, confessed to the elders, and had a judicial committee.
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Sparlock spotted in Taiwan
by Steve_C inno, not 'made in taiwan,' but actually in taiwan.. i thought you might enjoy some photos of yours truly engaging in heathen activities while wearing my new sparlock t-shirt.
i'm not really a taoist/buddhist, but sporting the warrior wizard shirt while burning incense in the temple made me feel like some kind of naughty double-apostate .
the one-hundred+ year-old wu fu ("five fortunes") temple, near my apartment.
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I just downloaded CofC and ISOCF
by Steve_C inalthough i was born into this religion/cult in 1963 and didn't leave until a few years ago, i just now ordered crisis of conscience and in search of christian freedom from commentary press.
i'm very much looking forward to reading these.. even though ray franz is gone, his important work continues.
i hope many more people can find out the truthtm about the wts..
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Clerics' outrage at Ahmadinejad reminds me of the treatment of a DF person at a Witness funeral
by Steve_C inimage of ahmadinejad consoling chavezs mother angers iranian clericsapparently, showing compassion to a grieving mother is a sin in islam.
the image drew the immediate fury of tehran's religious conservatives.
no unrelated women can be touched unless she is drowning at sea or needs medical treatment," hojat al-islam hossein ibrahimi, a cleric at the society of militant clergy, said, according to iran's al-monitor.
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Thank you to JWN member Confession
by Steve_C inconfession, thank you so much for posting this: http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/experiences/180076/1/my-jw-parents-met-my-wife-but-would-not-see-me.
you and your wife have certainly taken the high road in this situation, and you've inspired me to do the same.. i'm a born-in who's been out for about 7 years; consequently, my mom and sister shun me.
they both live in the same town, about 800 miles from where i had been living.
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WTS sending "English teachers" to China?
by Steve_C inhello all, from a newbie.. i haven't been inside a kingdom hall since 1999, so i'm not up to speed with "organizational" stuff.
i still get curious, though, since my mom and sister are still active witnesses (but don't communicate with me).
the other day, an old friend from my former congregation (she's the wife in the only family who will still talk with me, even though i was never df'd) came by the house, i assume while making a return visit.
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I can't believe Richard Marx (remember him?) is coming to my obscure area
by Steve_C ini'm sure you don't care, but i just had to post this because i was surpised that a has-been former pop singer would come to taiwan.. i was even more surprised that i found out about this from the ad banner that you see below.
the banner was here on jwn!
probably the first internet ad that i've ever clicked on.. .
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CT Russell on parody site
by Steve_C infound this article on a current events parody site.
thought it was interestingly bizarre that ct russell was chosen.. http://www.staggeron.org/universe.html#dead_vote_for_obama.