Actually, these people were quite active in the Ft. Worth area when I was a WOW there in 1974-75. Their comic-book style booklet, "The Flirty Little Fishy," was put into my hands as I waited for a red light to change and I of course handed a pamphlet of my own right back to the raggedy little girl who "blessed" me with it.
I was horrified. Tenderhearted and naive, with no idea what went on in the inner sanctum of TWI, it broke my heart that these kids were being so duped. Ironic.
We had some trouble while they were hanging around, handing out leaflets and selling flowers on street corners, explaining that we were not them.
This wasn't just "any" child or "any" mother either... Ricky was brought up, groomed from birth, to be the next leader/prophet of the Children of God/Family International.
His mother was the concubine of the founder/leader and is presently the leader of the cult.
In high school i dated a boy who had a twin they were both involved in a car accident his twin a girl needed blood to survive they being jw denied it and she died.
the guy i dated was absolutely tormented by the thoughts of God. ya know it lasted well into his 20's and then we lost contact but how can these parents justify that?
to me it is nearly murder of his sister and a good chunk of his sanity. i will share when I love my children it isnt because they are "born again" or go to a certain church or even believe in a God. it is because i love them.
does Jesus loves us any less or I think so much more.
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Actually, these people were quite active in the Ft. Worth area when I was a WOW there in 1974-75. Their comic-book style booklet, "The Flirty Little Fishy," was put into my hands as I waited for a red light to change and I of course handed a pamphlet of my own right back to the raggedy little girl who "blessed" me with it.
I was horrified. Tenderhearted and naive, with no idea what went on in the inner sanctum of TWI, it broke my heart that these kids were being so duped. Ironic.
We had some trouble while they were hanging around, handing out leaflets and selling flowers on street corners, explaining that we were not them.
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This wasn't just "any" child or "any" mother either... Ricky was brought up, groomed from birth, to be the next leader/prophet of the Children of God/Family International.
His mother was the concubine of the founder/leader and is presently the leader of the cult.
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And last month we had a young boy around here who refused a blood transfusion - due to his JW indoctrination - and died as a result.
Isn't religion just swell?
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In high school i dated a boy who had a twin they were both involved in a car accident his twin a girl needed blood to survive they being jw denied it and she died.
the guy i dated was absolutely tormented by the thoughts of God. ya know it lasted well into his 20's and then we lost contact but how can these parents justify that?
to me it is nearly murder of his sister and a good chunk of his sanity. i will share when I love my children it isnt because they are "born again" or go to a certain church or even believe in a God. it is because i love them.
does Jesus loves us any less or I think so much more.
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