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  A Major Break Through!

  by headisspinning in

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  i just wanted to let you all know that i have had a major break through with my mom.. we have hashed everything out and she not only apologized for hurting us, but she also said she understands why we've made the decisions that we've made.. and best of all?

  she is going to try to help us both get our kids back.. she had no idea of all the stuff going on with our ex spouses and she's very upset about it.. she said that she accepts where we are at in regard to the religion and although she does hope we might change our minds down the road, she just wants us to be happy.. at this point she still feels she needs to respect the disfellowshipping arrangement and i'm not pressuring her about that.

  after all, rome wasn't built in a day and i would say major progress has been made here.. just wanted to let you guys know where things are at right now and a big thank you for all of your support, advice and care through this ordeal..

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  cheerios

  that is good news! grats!
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  POSITIVE POST TIME!! We just want to know 3 things you are FOR.

  by Terry in

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  on this topic we don't care what you are against.. let's be positive and tell three things we are for which are meaningful to us.. .

  1.music lessons for kids.

  learning to read music and play an instrument.. 2.memory training and math strategies in schools.

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  1. extensive education for all. moar books less bombs ..

  2. healthcare

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  3. i agree with wontleave .. boobs
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  December 15th WT gives example of sister who quit her job so she could go to an convention.

  by life is to short in

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  i was beyond mad when i heard this.

  it is on page 30 of the wt.. it says "a pioneer named roxana is one who has seen how jehovah provides for his people.

  when she asked her employer for permission to take some days off to attend one of our conventions, he angrily retorted that if she went, he would fire her.

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  complete rubbish.

  i suppose they paid her 3000 euros per month lol. on another note, i am sure that apologists will point to these kind of examples to show why you dont need a college education ... the great invisible sky daddy will motivate managers of companies to just sporadically employ you as long as you put GB interests first
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  June 15th WT ( again ) WT Society Bashes College & Earning a Living

  by flipper in

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  sorry for the redundancy of this being the 3rd article out of this magazine i've made a thread on- but i felt it was important to share these quotes from the aricle titled " make your way successful - how ?

  " i think you'll see the extreme dissing of higher education here and guilt tactics used to discourage jw members from getting a college education or earning a decent living.. under the subheading " higher education " ?

  it states, " a christian has a scriptural obligation to care for his family, and that includes providing for their material needs.

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  uneducated window washers will believe anything
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  More Elders than MS's For First Time in WT History

  by FrankWTower in

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  have you heard the good news?.

  i heard from a reliable source that for the first time in watchtower history, there are more elders now than ministerial servants.

  this is not just a regional issue either, it's worldwide..

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  @ farkel: LOL so true
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  June 15th WT ( again) JW's told " Elders are Imperfect " Give them a Break

  by flipper in

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  this is one subject that really annoyed me when i was a jehovah's witness - and i find it still annoys me after being out 7 years from the jw's.

  the title of this jw only wt study article is " have regard for those who are working hard among you ".

  in my opinion there always seemed to be a double standard in which rank and file publishers were always told to be patient with elders shortcomings - however if rank and file publishers slipped up - elders would be into admonishing and disciplining them like flies attracted to dung with no delay.

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  comparing elduhs to doctors is ludicrous imo. doctors go to school for YEARS to learn how to perform their trade. years and years of higher education. elduhs dont. they are window washers with god complexes.
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  I'm on the front page of AOL o.O

  by brizzzy in

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  hey guys, so the book came out today.

  my story and the book are on the front page of aol news right now (and i was just on npr and heading into another npr interview right now): http://www.parentdish.com/2011/04/26/brianna-karp-girls-guide-to-homelessness/?icid=maing-grid7|main5|dl5|sec1_lnk2|58386.

  some of the jw stuff is mentioned and of course there are a few jws and jw apologists flooding the comments section proclaiming my apostate-ness ;).

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  that's amazing bri! i am very happy that everything worked out for you! and very eyeopening. i want to have more empathy towards people now, despite their plight. definitely a reversal of JW mentality.
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  anyone here from san antonio?

  by cheerios in

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  anyone here from san antonio?

  or the south texas area?

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  bttt
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  anyone here from san antonio?

  by cheerios in

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  anyone here from san antonio?

  or the south texas area?

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  cheerios

  anyone here from san antonio? or the south texas area?
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  Gratitude

  by laverite in

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  i am grateful for this website.

  thank you to simon and everyone who makes jwn possible.

  it's hard work.

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  cheerios

  *raises a toast