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  For Australian victims regardless of gender.

  by umbertoecho in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i wasn't going to post until after my hearing.

  but i have changed my mind due to a pm.

  yesterday was a terrible day.

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  talesin

  When those terrible days come along, full of memories and the helpless feelings - remember that you are safe NOW. I am so glad to read that you are getting this type of support! When I look up at the stars, I will think of you, umbertoecho, and know that *we* are not alone.

  Sharing your healing, and being supportive of others, is the best thing, and you have my support and admiration.

  xx

  tal :sunglasses:

  PS. I, too, have always been socially inept. It's a skill set which we were prevented from learning. It's a hard way to be, with so few people making the effort to get past the protective walls. My heart goes out to you. xx

  
  
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  Even Now, You Haunt Me...

  by Garrett in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  even after leaving the organization, it still lurks in the background like a shadow.. as some of you know, i met a wonderful girl a while ago (which i'm going to need your help with).

  she is a catholic and i am open and very respectful of her beliefs.

  however, i know there will be a time where i will have to tell her that i once was a witness... and to be honest, i'm quite scared of that.. i don't want things to be ruined between us because of a disgusting cult that i was in.

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  talesin

  I had a hard time with my in-laws. Though I never returned, my MIL hated the JWS and treated me like garbage - she never trusted that I would not return to the JWS. It was ironic, with her punishing me for being JW, and them shunning me for leaving. The marriage didn't survive, for various reasons, but not being able to 'belong' to my new family certainly played a part in the reasons why I left him.

  I don't think she should care (most RC don't seek to marry in the church nowadays). Don't let fear hold you back!

  All the best,

  tal :sunglasses:
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  Legalized marijuana. It's coming to canada and I want to try it.

  by hoser in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  as a good jw i never smoked a joint or nibbled on some brownies.

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  talesin

  Pot is not highly addictive as some other known drugs but can develop into discrepancy issues.
  It can be abused just like alcohol to the detriment of the user though

  Okay. There is no comparison. This is 'apples and oranges'. No one has EVER died from using pot. It is not addictive, not "highly addictive" or "somewhat addictive" - this is an either/or - it can't be a 'little bit addictive', just as you cannot be a 'little bit pregnant'. You do not have black outs from using mj. It does not rot your liver and kill brain cells. AND ETC.

  Pot is not for adolescents, just like a lot of things. That's why we have laws against under-age gambling, drinking and driving, to name a few activities that are not appropriate for undeveloped bodies and minds to participate in. That's why most pharmaceuticals should not be prescribed for children - they are intended for adults.

  People with unresolved emotional issues abuse pot. Just like they abuse video games, porn, food, sex, work and a plethora of other things that are not addictive. These 'addictions' are methods of self-medication that people use when they fail to address the emotional problems - instead, they bury the problems by over-indulging in the thing that makes them 'feel good.'
  

  Facts, people, FACTS.

  haha, I get a bit frustrated with the lack of reality in these threads.

  tal :sunglasses:
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  3 words to describe.....

  by punkofnice in

  1. social
  2. humour

  ..your experience with the watchtower corporation:.

  i'll start...... bully boy elders.

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  talesin

  Born into slavery.
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  Should Obama and coalition troops push ISSI'S out of Iraq??

  by Witness 007 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  we are having weekly terror attacks.

  you cant just keep carpet bombing as little ground has been won against issi's in one year.

  they are making millions from oil and farming.

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  kaik, you stole my comment! : )

  We in North America, have had farcical campaigns on ideologies for decades.

  1950s and ongoing. The War Against Communism (mostly in USA) - FAIL.

  1980s and ongoing, The War On Drugs - FAIL.

  1990s and ongoing, The War On Child Poverty - FAIL.

  Now, it's the War On Terrorism - doomed to FAIL.

  There are social reasons why we have these problems - we do not live in a perfect world. Injustice prevails, and that will always breed social unrest. The 'global economy', and its billions of abused work slaves, which is now feeding the machine that makes the rich get even richer, is going to crash, and SOON.

  The Western world needs to WAKE UP and stop the cultural imperialism, bleeding of natural resources, and the xenophobia. Ack, it's all too crazy. smdh

  t :sunglasses:
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  Legalized marijuana. It's coming to canada and I want to try it.

  by hoser in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  as a good jw i never smoked a joint or nibbled on some brownies.

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  talesin

  REEFER MADNESS!

  
  

  Full Movie found on youtube - an 'original propaganda' film. ; )

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esfKfTBGadg
  
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  How do you overcome SHUNNING after leaving the organization and move on?

  by suavojr in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it amazes me how many of you have left it all behind, including family, brothers and sisters, friends and a full network of people.

  i for one cannot find the courage to breakaway, and this causes me great anxiety and stress.

  it eats me alive to think that if i open my mouth everyone i know will simply turn their back on me.

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  talesin

  I never got over it. But when I think about living a lie, in my family, I feel physically ill. So I made the right choice for me.

  : )

  t :sunglasses:
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  SHUNNING - Unchristian Psychological Torture

  by EdenOne in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  some time ago, i wrote an extensive article on shunning and published it on my website.

  since that website had views on doctrinal matters that no longer reflect my current stand, i took the website down.

  however, my views on this matter are still current, and for the benefit of everyone here, i'm going to post the article here.

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  talesin

  Giordano -- this is a matter of some concern, and hurtful to Oompa's family. His children did NOT shun him. His parents did at times. He suffered from bipolarism, and ran his motorcycle into a wall in his attempt to suicide. Because o this, he had many painful facial surgeries. His wife and he divorced, but he continued to have the support of her and his kids, as well as being a very wealthy man. Sadly, the bipolar won, and he was successful in the final attempt. :'( Please do not spread this rumour about his family shunning him. Thanks.
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  Legalized marijuana. It's coming to canada and I want to try it.

  by hoser in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  as a good jw i never smoked a joint or nibbled on some brownies.

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  talesin

  And this is why I say "do your own research" ........... there will never be a consensus.

  May the Force be with you!

  : )

  t :sunglasses:
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  Legalized marijuana. It's coming to canada and I want to try it.

  by hoser in

  1. jw
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  as a good jw i never smoked a joint or nibbled on some brownies.

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  talesin

  I would advise everyone to do their own research. Look at the history, and the studies done by the USA gov't since the 1940s. There is a lot of 'fuzzy science' with little proof being posted. Individual studies can be skewed, and like tobacco, results can be made to support anything the researchers choose to support.

  Do you own research! : )

  tal :sunglasses: