Posts by TweetieBird

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Dealing with a 'molested child' in a Judicial matter.

by dissed in

i'm trying to respect the privacy of this individual, so forgive me if i'm a little too vague in my descriptions.. this for me, was the most emotional and difficult judicial matter that i have ever experienced.

its been many years since this happened and i'm still troubled, and troubled for this individual.. a young sister had committed fornication and i was chosen to sit on the judicial committee.. the case didn't make sense at first.

she was a faithful example in the congregation and was very much liked by all.

TweetieBird

That is so sad! But what's even sadder is that this whole thing is repeated over and over again. How many people get disfellowshipped each year because they are weak but not wicked. The whole disfellowshipping thing is wrong on so many levels.

As believing witnesses we were all guilty of perpetuating this obscene practice by going along with the shunning part of it. I think we all can look back and regret treating disfellowshipped ones badly because we were doing what we thought was right at the time.

Please don't beat yourself up too badly for this. I agree with the other poster, if you can track this girl down and apologize it would be good.

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can you really ever fade with immediate family still in?

by oompa in

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i am beginning to think not....elders still want to call on me rather than befriend me in any way.....and with a "good" wife and son and parents in, it seems like i still have one foot in only because of the overlap with my other "free" self........it is hard to really feel free in this situation, and is still have desire to just run the fluck away.....which would mean pretty much giving up my family in nearly every respect.

some here really miss their family and wife, others so love the freedom they seem able to move on and start fresh....as you know, i dont seem to have the balls for that, and at this point in my life the price seems to high to fully start over........it is the "one in one out limbo dance"......oompa.

TweetieBird

I've been fading for 10 years or more. Even living in a different area than family is hard because when they come to visit, they want to go to meetings. If you haven't been to the hall for a while you're found out when nobody in the hall knows who you are. Fortunately, my husband and kids do not believe the bs anymore so if the rest of the family disowns us, so be it. I'm tired of playing the game.

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Please nominate your favourite film and say why you rate it so highly.

by lifelong humanist in

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i've just watched all 3 parts of francis ford coppola's epic godfather once again.

it is a superb achievement on many levels.

each viewing reveals something new and fresh.. i recall, as a good jw at the time, not seeing it when released as it was not certified as 'suitable' given the content for jws.

TweetieBird

Without a doubt... Shawshank Redemption

Then Green Mile

Both great acting and great story.

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You're Not the Only One Whose Made Mistakes.....

by AllTimeJeff in

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one of my favorite singers is billy joel, and his song, "you're only human" has one key verse that is as good as anything solomon ever put up for public consumption.. "you're not the only one whose made mistakes.

but they're the only things, that you can truly call your own".

one of the key (almost obsessive) focuses of jehovah's witnesses is sin.

TweetieBird

Great post, ATJ. I am dealing with a situation involving one of my (believing JW) friends who's on a path toward personal happiness but will probably get herself df'd in the process. She's riddled with guilt and having a really difficult time. I want to scream out that it's all BS but not sure if she will pursue her own happiness or get sucked back into the cult so I have to walk a fine line.

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Read a New Book You'd Like to Recommend?

by blondie in

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http://www.amazon.com/cuisines-axis-other-irritating-states/dp/1599212862#.

cuisines of the axis of evil and other irritating states: a dinner party approach to international relations .

editorial reviewsfrom publishers weekly.

TweetieBird

"The Noticer" by Andy Andrews

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Jesus Found Him

by passwordprotected in

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i was asked to give the sermon at our church's family service today.

i did it on the theme "jesus found him" where i consider the impact that believing in jesus had on the man born blind.. you can listen to it here;.

direct download.

TweetieBird

Excellent talk! The BEST talk I've ever heard. It really resonated with me. Thanks for sharing!

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Need newest updated info on societys view of Disfellowshiped one

by annalice in

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i have heard from a friend that this most recent assembly had a new publication released that has some info in it discussing the treatment of disfellowshipped ones.

i know that a new song book was issued out but had not heard of anyother new publications.

at this time what is the society telling their flock to do pertaining to those disfellowshipped ones.

TweetieBird

The first sentence of that article chaps my arse. First of all, while unrepentant ones are disfellowshipped, I know of several people that have gone to the brothers to confess their sins because they feel bad about what they did and are also disfellowshipped. The whole thing is whacked.

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Is the Governing Body the Only Channel of Communication between God and Men?

by UnDisfellowshipped in

let's take my questions one at a time (since you said i had posted too many on my other thread):.

* can you please explain to me, using only the bible, why anyone should believe that today's governing body of jehovah's witnesses (or the "faithful slave class" of the jehovah's witnesses), is the "sole channel of communication" between god and men?.

* in addition, can you explain why we should believe that christ's parable of the "faithful and discreet slave" was predicting a "class" of anointed christians who would give orders to all other christians, instead of simply teaching that faithful christians will be rewarded by christ when he returns?.

TweetieBird

I've posed this same question to my die-hard pioneer MIL and cannot get her to give me an answer based on the bible. She will spout off the answer that comes from a magazine but when pressed to use JUST scriptures from the bible, it can't be done.

I asked her one time how we know that the Christian Greek scriptures are meant for the anointed only and she could not answer that one either, which goes along with Jesus not being the mediator for all mankind but just the anointed. I always found that one very hard to swallow.

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