Topic by Yadira Angelini

yep,one year ago tonight i first posted here.i had lurked for a few weeks,never intending to post,but a particular thread hit so close to home for me,that i felt like i had to voice my opinion.of course,i was promptly slammed as being a troll,but i was stubborn enough to hang around.here i am still hanging,a whole year later.

i've maybe learned more in this past year than in the ten before it all put together.i've learned a whole lot about myself-about who i am,and why.i've learned about the organization that shaped my life and my family.originally i was shocked by alot of what i read here,and wasn't sure whether or not to believe it all.but looking back,knowing what i do now explains an awful lot of things.

i've learned lot's about people,too.like many who were raised jw,i led a very sheltered childhood(even more so living in the country,going to a small school).i'm still not sure if this is a real cross section of life,but i think it's pretty close.i'm happy to say that i've made lot's of friends here,some very good ones.though i've had my share of disagreements,i don't consider anyone here an enemy.

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Too much bad language, sex & pics

by Simon in

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friends

please can everyone think twice before they make posts containing bad language (even if not directed at individuals), graphic sex talk and nude or semi-nude pictures (especially if explicit).

this is not what the forum is here for.

if you want to post stuff like that then there are lots of places on the internet for it and, more importantly, if people want to see and read stuff like that then they are quite capable of going to these places themselves.. i know everyone likes to 'let their hair down' now and again, me included, and i like pictures of sexy women as much as anyone .

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Anderson Appeal Ltrs -Adversarial WT

by silentlambs in

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friends

may 23, 2002. mrs. barbara anderson.

c/o jerre michael hood .

37396. dear mrs. anderson,.

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Catholic Priests are allowed to molest one child

by StinkyPantz in

but if they molest two they are forced to resign.

did anyone else read this crap?

for every one child he gets caught molesting, there's probably another fifteen more that never get reported.

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Plan to Oust Abusive Priests Unveiled(MSNBC)

by sf in

< http://www.msnbc.com/news/761340.asp?0na=x2101110-.

the boston globe, which obtained a copy of the draft policy scheduled to be released later tuesday by the u.s. conference of catholic bishops, reported that the document also would require that every diocese in the country report all accusations of sexual abuse of minors to secular authorities for investigation.

the globe also reported that the bishops are expected to offer an apology to the victims of abusive priests and for the handling of the cases by bishops.. the plan by the conferences ad hoc committee on sexual abuse will be put to a vote when bishops from around the country meet june 13-15 in dallas.