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Banned church member sues Jehovah's Witnesses
by izobcenec ina normandy resident who was disfellowshipped from jehovah's witnesses is suing the organization for $7 million on grounds the alleged action against her was wrong.
barbara joanna anderson filed the lawsuit thursday in coffee county circuit court.. she is seeking $2 million in compensatory damages, plus $5 million in punitive damages.. the defendants are listed as:.
* watchtower bible and tract society of new york inc.. * watchtower bible and tract society of pennsylvania inc.. * watchtower enterprises llc.. * watchtower foundation inc.. * watchtower associates ltd.. * kingdom support services inc.. * christian congregation of jehovah's witnesses.. * religious order of jehovah's witnesses.. * the watchtower group inc.. * manchester congregation of jehovah's witnesses elders.. * lawrence a. seely, gary hobson, dale dormanen, robert e. matthews, david semonian, j.r. brown, and john does no.
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DF'ed for Organ Transplants?
by NeonMadman in.
i'm in a discussion with a jw who is claiming that the society never actually prohibited organ transplants between 1967 and 1980. she has read the 1967 article, but feels that, since the article does not specifically state that anyone taking a transplant will be disfellowshipped, that it was simply discouraged, but not prohibited.. can anyone help with a reference demonstrating that jw's could be df'ed during that period for accepting a transplant?
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It Started Today
by kelpie inseacher and ruby, you will be glad to know that my sleep in did get interupted..!!!!!!!!!
by... you guessed it.. two elders knocking at my door.
i didnt answer it mind you.
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Im Scared
by Shytears inim scared....im trying to think for my self and make my own decisons on the jw religin.but everytime i go to meetings,they scare me with all the armaggendon bull,and makes me feel bad for wanting to date and do"normal things".i mean i want to think for myself,it just seems like they think for you....you have to this and follow that because the wts says so.
and bullshit to loving and kindness in the congregation could have fooed me!!
pfft!
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JW Voters: Post Election-Day Fallout?
by Room 215 inif i recall, a wt question from readers a year or two ago suggested that voting was a ``matter of consicience.
" i have also heard that this was pubished only ``for public consumption,"" and that the verbal ``network'' emanating from the governing body and proceeding down the pipeline via the district and circuit overseers to the locals was that they should get the word out that nothing had really changed and that voting was actionable by a judicial committee.
so... my questions are: is this all accurate?
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Am I Living In Sin
by kelpie inso what is your view?
am i living in sin?
in god's eyes when you sleep together you are "married" no where in the bible does it mention signing legal documents.
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Statistics request...
by happysunshine incan someone point me in the right direction for x-jw stats?
primarily, i need to find out: how many % people raised as witnesses leave later; mental illness rates of current/x members; anything else available.
i'm surmising that there hasn't been much research in this area to date.
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What Was The 1st Thing That Made You Question?
by minimus inas a youngster raised in the "truth", i had my questions.
but anytime you ask a question that is unanswerable, you are told to just wait on jehovah.
as time passes, i believe that we store up a number of unanswerable questions that forces one to eventually think about everything.
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Describe Your "STATUS" In The Congreg...
by minimus inif you were to describe what your status was in the congregation, what would it be?
were you viewed as mature?
in "good standing", a pain in the rear?