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		<title>By: najlepsze filmy 2010</title>
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		<dc:creator>najlepsze filmy 2010</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 21:56:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>There are actually plenty of particulars like that to take into consideration. That is a great level to bring up. I offer the thoughts above as general inspiration but clearly there are questions like the one you convey up the place the most important thing can be working in sincere good faith. I don?t know if finest practices have emerged round issues like that, however I am positive that your job is clearly recognized as a good game. Both boys and girls really feel the impression of only a moment’s pleasure, for the rest of their lives.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There are actually plenty of particulars like that to take into consideration. That is a great level to bring up. I offer the thoughts above as general inspiration but clearly there are questions like the one you convey up the place the most important thing can be working in sincere good faith. I don?t know if finest practices have emerged round issues like that, however I am positive that your job is clearly recognized as a good game. Both boys and girls really feel the impression of only a moment’s pleasure, for the rest of their lives.</p>
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		<title>By: Jennie Mura</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jennie Mura</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:21:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: elizabeth felico</title>
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		<dc:creator>elizabeth felico</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 22:22:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>My name is Elli, I have been disphellowshipped for about 3 years. When you first leave or separate yourself from the orginization you still feel its the TRUTH and you know in your heart you blew it and you need to come back. I moved to Seattle away from southern cali where I was raised. I wanted to get away from everything I knew as life experience. Still I felt it was the &quot;Truth&quot; and that I had to find a way to come back.Shortly after I moved here and witness friend of mind (who got disphellowshipped for having sex with some other disphellowshiped witness who left his family) I was 25 at the time and this woman was 40. I let her move into my apartment and come into my new Seattle life. I met friends right away at work that were not witnesses, in fact they were HOMOSEXUALS!!!!. Let me just say, associating or befriending a homosexual is absolutely not tolerated in this religion.She takes over my apartment, starts calling my mom who is a DEVOUT Jehovahs witness and tells her of all my worldly doings. So this woman that i think if my friend, whom I am helping by letting her restart her career and make some money ( this is when CA was in serious economic fail) tells me that she is moving out and getting married and is completely appalled at my worldly life style. So not only does she completely use me so she has a place to stay while getting her feet on the ground in Seattle, she leaves me without rent money!!!! Here is the best part, this was all in the name of Jehovah.What did i learn? You can screw anyone over in the name of God! My conduct was immoral ( even though she has had more sex than a whore,left her husband for a 18 year old and broke up a family by having sex with a married man). So the fact that I was a great friend to her and helped her in every way didn&#039;t matter. Thats what this religion breeds.Illogical thinking and no real moral basis for doing or NOT doing something. This was a sign for me. Now instead of parading around with a fancy title within a flawed and sick cult, I make decisions based off of a real lesson that Jesus taught so much. All those years and time dedicated to some elementary based thinking that is neither progressive or innovative.It has been very hard to have a family I grew up making music with and going on family vacations really believing that im going to die so therefore im dead already. If I can anyone here advice or hope in dealing with this tragic loss of family its this, freedom of thought, allowing yourself to open your mind and educate yourself to what you were taught is so terrible is more enlightening and more spiritual than anything that was pounded into my head growing up. I have created a life in Seattle, wonderful friends, the most wonderful man I have ever met, a beautiful home, a great career and writing music again. Life is great!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My name is Elli, I have been disphellowshipped for about 3 years. When you first leave or separate yourself from the orginization you still feel its the TRUTH and you know in your heart you blew it and you need to come back. I moved to Seattle away from southern cali where I was raised. I wanted to get away from everything I knew as life experience. Still I felt it was the &#8220;Truth&#8221; and that I had to find a way to come back.Shortly after I moved here and witness friend of mind (who got disphellowshipped for having sex with some other disphellowshiped witness who left his family) I was 25 at the time and this woman was 40. I let her move into my apartment and come into my new Seattle life. I met friends right away at work that were not witnesses, in fact they were HOMOSEXUALS!!!!. Let me just say, associating or befriending a homosexual is absolutely not tolerated in this religion.She takes over my apartment, starts calling my mom who is a DEVOUT Jehovahs witness and tells her of all my worldly doings. So this woman that i think if my friend, whom I am helping by letting her restart her career and make some money ( this is when CA was in serious economic fail) tells me that she is moving out and getting married and is completely appalled at my worldly life style. So not only does she completely use me so she has a place to stay while getting her feet on the ground in Seattle, she leaves me without rent money!!!! Here is the best part, this was all in the name of Jehovah.What did i learn? You can screw anyone over in the name of God! My conduct was immoral ( even though she has had more sex than a whore,left her husband for a 18 year old and broke up a family by having sex with a married man). So the fact that I was a great friend to her and helped her in every way didn&#8217;t matter. Thats what this religion breeds.Illogical thinking and no real moral basis for doing or NOT doing something. This was a sign for me. Now instead of parading around with a fancy title within a flawed and sick cult, I make decisions based off of a real lesson that Jesus taught so much. All those years and time dedicated to some elementary based thinking that is neither progressive or innovative.It has been very hard to have a family I grew up making music with and going on family vacations really believing that im going to die so therefore im dead already. If I can anyone here advice or hope in dealing with this tragic loss of family its this, freedom of thought, allowing yourself to open your mind and educate yourself to what you were taught is so terrible is more enlightening and more spiritual than anything that was pounded into my head growing up. I have created a life in Seattle, wonderful friends, the most wonderful man I have ever met, a beautiful home, a great career and writing music again. Life is great!</p>
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		<title>By: kitchen cabinets</title>
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		<dc:creator>kitchen cabinets</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2010 11:14:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Minnie Steiger</title>
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		<dc:creator>Minnie Steiger</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 23:37:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: D Jones</title>
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		<dc:creator>D Jones</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:38:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I have come to the conclusion that there is no way to make sense out of total madness.  I was raised a JW from the age of 5. Very diligent as a child giving talks, having Bible Studies with my elementary school friends and totally submerged in the belief that I was doing the right thing; while everyone else in the &quot;world&quot; was lost. A combination of events led me to eventually disassociate myself from the organization.  However, that wasn&#039;t good enough.  I was followed by elders seeking to find something on me so that they could claim that I was disfellowshipped instead of leaving of my own free will.  Long story short, I have an elderly mother who talks to me only when she can&#039;t help it.  She is willing to receive financial assistance and help from me, yet refuses to come to my home or visit her grandchildren.  My younger sister, who was never baptized is overwhelmed with the responsibility of caretaking.  I have offered and invited my mother to come live near me or with me so I can help care for her.  She refuses.  My sister is very angry because she can&#039;t understand how she validates shunning me on one end, however accepting monetary help from me on the other.  I am a saved Christian, who honestly feels sorry for my Mother and all members of this cult.  I wonder to myself, &quot;Are they really saved?&quot;  What will be their fate when they close their eyes for the last time? Throughout it all, the Bible assures us that all false religion will be exposed before the return of Jesus Christ.  It is my hope that the brainwashing hold of the WB&amp;T Society will be broken and the eyes, minds and hearts of those in bondage to the Society will be lifted.  Don&#039;t try to understand them.  Do not try to question why they do what they do.  Pray for them and continue to show them Love.  Love will eventually overcome the hold that is on them. If not, God will.  He did it for me and I am so so happy that I was brought out of the darkness and can see clearly now.  I know now that God is a loving and forgiving God. That the blood of Jesus has given us redemption and no one can take that away.  Rejoice. Whatever they say or do, they cannot dispute the perfect fact of John 3:16  &quot;For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. It is finished.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have come to the conclusion that there is no way to make sense out of total madness.  I was raised a JW from the age of 5. Very diligent as a child giving talks, having Bible Studies with my elementary school friends and totally submerged in the belief that I was doing the right thing; while everyone else in the &#8220;world&#8221; was lost. A combination of events led me to eventually disassociate myself from the organization.  However, that wasn&#8217;t good enough.  I was followed by elders seeking to find something on me so that they could claim that I was disfellowshipped instead of leaving of my own free will.  Long story short, I have an elderly mother who talks to me only when she can&#8217;t help it.  She is willing to receive financial assistance and help from me, yet refuses to come to my home or visit her grandchildren.  My younger sister, who was never baptized is overwhelmed with the responsibility of caretaking.  I have offered and invited my mother to come live near me or with me so I can help care for her.  She refuses.  My sister is very angry because she can&#8217;t understand how she validates shunning me on one end, however accepting monetary help from me on the other.  I am a saved Christian, who honestly feels sorry for my Mother and all members of this cult.  I wonder to myself, &#8220;Are they really saved?&#8221;  What will be their fate when they close their eyes for the last time? Throughout it all, the Bible assures us that all false religion will be exposed before the return of Jesus Christ.  It is my hope that the brainwashing hold of the WB&amp;T Society will be broken and the eyes, minds and hearts of those in bondage to the Society will be lifted.  Don&#8217;t try to understand them.  Do not try to question why they do what they do.  Pray for them and continue to show them Love.  Love will eventually overcome the hold that is on them. If not, God will.  He did it for me and I am so so happy that I was brought out of the darkness and can see clearly now.  I know now that God is a loving and forgiving God. That the blood of Jesus has given us redemption and no one can take that away.  Rejoice. Whatever they say or do, they cannot dispute the perfect fact of John 3:16  &#8220;For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. It is finished.</p>
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		<title>By: Confused</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:29:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I have been reading alot lately trying to finally come to terms with some of the past. I have a few questions...... I too was baptized at 14 and disfellowshipped at 17. I was disfellowshipped for my attitude toward the elders when they suspected (incorrectly) that I had fornicated with me worldly boyfriend / bible study. I was falling in love with him and eventually married him and had two beautiful children but had not done anything wrong with him at the time of my judicial review. This leads me to question number one..... What kind of an organization allows a CHILD to make this kind of committment, puts them in a position of fear, encourages them to study with schoolmates and then punishes them because they become confused and indifferent. My second question is this, I was reinstated about two years later after being completely overwhelmed and devastated by the shunning of my family and friends. Once again, I just wanted to do the right thing and not talking to my father was killing me. My younger sister on the other hand was never baptized and had been disassociated for her behavior during this two year time frame. All this occurred about twenty years ago. Now, since I am considered &quot;inactive&quot; (not disfellowshipped as far as I know), my parents are right back to not speaking to me. They will however drive ten hours one way to visit my sister and her children atleast three times a year. They have seen my children about three times their entire lives. Could someone please explain to me the difference between our situations? I will be forty this year and despite my best efforts, I still issues with this. Thanks in advance</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have been reading alot lately trying to finally come to terms with some of the past. I have a few questions&#8230;&#8230; I too was baptized at 14 and disfellowshipped at 17. I was disfellowshipped for my attitude toward the elders when they suspected (incorrectly) that I had fornicated with me worldly boyfriend / bible study. I was falling in love with him and eventually married him and had two beautiful children but had not done anything wrong with him at the time of my judicial review. This leads me to question number one&#8230;.. What kind of an organization allows a CHILD to make this kind of committment, puts them in a position of fear, encourages them to study with schoolmates and then punishes them because they become confused and indifferent. My second question is this, I was reinstated about two years later after being completely overwhelmed and devastated by the shunning of my family and friends. Once again, I just wanted to do the right thing and not talking to my father was killing me. My younger sister on the other hand was never baptized and had been disassociated for her behavior during this two year time frame. All this occurred about twenty years ago. Now, since I am considered &#8220;inactive&#8221; (not disfellowshipped as far as I know), my parents are right back to not speaking to me. They will however drive ten hours one way to visit my sister and her children atleast three times a year. They have seen my children about three times their entire lives. Could someone please explain to me the difference between our situations? I will be forty this year and despite my best efforts, I still issues with this. Thanks in advance</p>
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		<title>By: Naomi</title>
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		<dc:creator>Naomi</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 04:58:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thanks for the article. I was raised a jw, baptised at 14, elder&#039;s daughter. I disassociated 5 months ago and have not been in contact with my family or any friends since. I am very fortunate to have fantastic non-jw friends who have been my rock through it all. I have emailed my parents to let them know I am ok and that I love them, with no response. I do not expect to see them again before they die as they are getting older and are quite sick from time to time. It is difficult but I have come to accept this and am thankful for the time I had with my father, and the friends I have to support me and act as my family now.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks for the article. I was raised a jw, baptised at 14, elder&#8217;s daughter. I disassociated 5 months ago and have not been in contact with my family or any friends since. I am very fortunate to have fantastic non-jw friends who have been my rock through it all. I have emailed my parents to let them know I am ok and that I love them, with no response. I do not expect to see them again before they die as they are getting older and are quite sick from time to time. It is difficult but I have come to accept this and am thankful for the time I had with my father, and the friends I have to support me and act as my family now.</p>
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		<title>By: Brenda smith</title>
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		<dc:creator>Brenda smith</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 15:12:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I have a question about how to react when you have a catholic raised daughter who has been turned out by her JW boyfriend and his family.  She got pregnant by her bf at age 16 and now 3 years later, she is in deep with the JW&#039;s..how is this possible?  She had her son out of wedlock, she drinks alot, and is still having sex with her bf.  When i question her about her &#039;unholy&#039; like behaviour, she simply says that the brothers know she has alot of work on herself.  Even near her birthday, she tells us she doesnt celebrate, but we can get her a gift and give it to her a week before or a week after...i call her and her jw religious friends a bunch of hypocrites and then she won&#039;t speak to us for months...we are very close to losing all contact with our grandson, but i can&#039;t take her rants about our &#039;pagan&#039; lifestyles anymore.  Any advice would be appreciated.  My husband calls the JW a cult and a phase and says we should ignore it but i feel her pulling away from us more and more.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have a question about how to react when you have a catholic raised daughter who has been turned out by her JW boyfriend and his family.  She got pregnant by her bf at age 16 and now 3 years later, she is in deep with the JW&#8217;s..how is this possible?  She had her son out of wedlock, she drinks alot, and is still having sex with her bf.  When i question her about her &#8216;unholy&#8217; like behaviour, she simply says that the brothers know she has alot of work on herself.  Even near her birthday, she tells us she doesnt celebrate, but we can get her a gift and give it to her a week before or a week after&#8230;i call her and her jw religious friends a bunch of hypocrites and then she won&#8217;t speak to us for months&#8230;we are very close to losing all contact with our grandson, but i can&#8217;t take her rants about our &#8216;pagan&#8217; lifestyles anymore.  Any advice would be appreciated.  My husband calls the JW a cult and a phase and says we should ignore it but i feel her pulling away from us more and more.</p>
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		<title>By: shantel</title>
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		<dc:creator>shantel</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 22:41:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Today is my birthday, and for the first time in a long time I celebrate it.  I was a 3rd generation JW, I have been through a lot and I have seen a lot.  For years after leaving this organization I went through depression.  My birthday was the worst because I simply regretted being born.  The suicide attempts became more frequent as I got older and had children.  I did not want to see them being brought up in this &quot;system of things&quot;.  I am so appreciative that God spoke to me in a small still voice(God, not the governing body).  I have given my life to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and I now live to make sure that my children never go through the madness I endured in that organization.  For me there are no more family gatherings, no more dinners at grandmas.  But on the bright side my children have goals, that they can actually visualize attaining.  That wasnt an option for me.  As a child writing was my gift but if you are constantly told that you are not to seek after the things of this world what do you do?  The Lord has blessed me with a daughter who wants to be a surgeon, a daughter who sings gospel on a professional basis, a daughter who wants to be a entrepenuer and, a tongue talking Holy Spirit filled, Pentacostal husband. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Today is my birthday, and for the first time in a long time I celebrate it.  I was a 3rd generation JW, I have been through a lot and I have seen a lot.  For years after leaving this organization I went through depression.  My birthday was the worst because I simply regretted being born.  The suicide attempts became more frequent as I got older and had children.  I did not want to see them being brought up in this &#8220;system of things&#8221;.  I am so appreciative that God spoke to me in a small still voice(God, not the governing body).  I have given my life to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and I now live to make sure that my children never go through the madness I endured in that organization.  For me there are no more family gatherings, no more dinners at grandmas.  But on the bright side my children have goals, that they can actually visualize attaining.  That wasnt an option for me.  As a child writing was my gift but if you are constantly told that you are not to seek after the things of this world what do you do?  The Lord has blessed me with a daughter who wants to be a surgeon, a daughter who sings gospel on a professional basis, a daughter who wants to be a entrepenuer and, a tongue talking Holy Spirit filled, Pentacostal husband. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!</p>
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