Renaiia is going back because that is her choice, not because of us. It's called personal responsibility folks. Were some posters rude, pushy, etc.? Likely. This is real life folks, not the hall where many subjects are taboo. If she can't handle criticism of ideas, etc. (and I suspect she can't, dogma, dogma, etc.,) and lacks critical thinking (c'mon, folks, like us, she was raised to think that independant thinking is bad) she just may not be ready. Many of us have gone back and forth, if not all. Alot of us who've been out DECADES still get JW "twinges". If and when she's ready, she will leave. Until then, I suggest we respect her decision, we're allowed, unlike JW's, to do that.
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BURNING AT THE STAKE SOON TO RETURN.
by hamsterbait ini dont just mean in the islamic world but in the world of ex jwd.. i am so thankful that at the time i was seeking help and new ideas this board did not ritually hang draw and quarter those who wanted to hang on to thier witness views (even thought they were already swimming alone in a pacific ocean with no boat in sight).
we need to be kind to those we disagree with, not make them feel like satan.. why complain about shunning when we treat those who disagree with our views just as badly.. reniaa is now going back to the cult because there were too many judgmental posts - some of which i found very offensive because they disrespected her as a person.. all of us matter.
so many come here hoping for support.
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JW's and Others Take Heed - Child Abuse is Masked Behind Respectability
by flipper init's well been stated before when a pedophile has been found out molesting someone's child that friends and family can't believe how the allegedly "joe the respectable " friend , father, pastor, elder or ms , could possibly be molesting a child !
2 cases in point here in the sacramento, california area .
the first case a stepfather just committed murder-suicide on himself, his wife, and 2 small children .
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avishai
OFC, the friend of your son, the 17 year old, is a pedophile. Whether he has a gay or straight adult companion has nothing to do with it. If at 17 your buggering 5 year olds, it has nothing to do with gay. It's pedophilia.
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Cigarette Paper used in printing the "Green" Bible?
by Gram ini heard that the paper used in printing the green bible was cigarette paper!?!?
anyone else heard that?
i heard that because the paper was "cheap" and less expensive to purchase.
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Holy smoke!!!
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my JWD friend in is jail now...so sad...so desperate.....
by oompa ini am so close to them...but they were so desperate they made a very bad decision....and they had never done anything wrong in their life...it is tearing my heart out.....because there is nothng i can do to help them..and i can not even talk with them.... they are friends to many of us btw....... and ya...the reason they are in trouble is because their jw-ex sicked the police on them.....pathetic....and even though they moved far away...the local elders help the police....oompa.
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avishai
Look, jail sucks, but if it's for a few weeks, not always a big deal. Been there, done that, youthful bullshit. 56 day stretch for an assault on a Sex offender. It's boring, you can't leave, the company leaves a lot to be desired, but it's a learning experience. And I was in a bad county. Shit jail. Tell him read alot, sleep alot, and get a good atty.
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Do You Like Teenagers?
by snowbird ini mean really like them?.
4 of my 6 g'kids are now teenagers.
i can't stand them.. an old lady once told me that you've got to hate them (teenagers) before you can really love them.. i think she was on to something.. sylvia.
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Sure, otherwise I would'nt have worked with them in group homes for so many years. It's a rough time in anyone's life, and as long as you don't "personalize" their whacky behavior, you get along fine.
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Favorite LOCAL radio stations
by betterdaze ini'm currently listening online to wbgo public radio out of newark, nj.
jazz, swing, soul and some funk on the weekends.
great historical commentary, too.
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Is this present new millennium judgement day?
by the sage inhave we entered the seventh millennium?.
are we now living in the time of christ's promised second coming?
have we entered the one thousand year period of his rule as the prince of peace, the conclusion to god's seven thousand year rest day?.
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avishai
Wow, just wow. You guys have succeeded in making a thread even more boring than the hall.
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Australian Premiere of new James Bond movie full of Witnesses and Elders???
by Witness 007 inyes it was choke full of witnesses even the brother giving the public talk on sunday, so for a ma 15+ rating with lots of violent killings why were they there?
and sooooo friendly to us with the "love bombing" ......my wife sort of falls for it but i just want to chew my own foot off and run......i was the 007 legendary "love bomber" no one escaped my puppy dog eyes!
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I know people df'd over going to see an R rated movie. Reniaa, as usual, is full of shit.
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playdate circa 1979
by avishai inhere's a story i'm working on in the humorous vein, lemme know what you think.
i was 9 in 1979, it's loosely based on fact.
playday, circa 1979. .
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Was amazing....
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Author David Reed on the conference call Sat. Nov.22 7p.m.EST
by kool aid man06 inthis call is going to attract a lot of people, so dial in early to secure a line.
our special guest will be david reed, author of a number of books, including blood on the altar, answering jehovah's witnesses subject by subject,etc.david, a former elder, now widely recognized as a prominent authority on the jehovah's witnesses speaks out on how dangerous this cult is for causing the deaths of thousands of lives for adhering to the ever changing blood policies of the organization.
david has helped so many jehovah's witnesses to "pack their bags" and leave the org.
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avishai
Iloowy, Imo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrzMhU_4m-g