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  Supposing The WT DOES Monitor This Site..

  by Englishman in

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  how can those doing the monitoring not be affected by what they read here?.

  how can anyone not be affected by the paedophilia scandal, the un scandal, the 1975 debacle?.

  how do they find someone to read here and still stay a jw?.

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  catchthis

  If anybody doubts that this Board is monitored, they need only look as far as Just2Laws and Joyzabel who when disfellowshipped, were I understand presented with incriminating evidence taken from the very board as 'witnesses' against them.

  It's a fact jack. When I was df'd, the elders handed me printouts from this site and others asking me if I went by the name such-and-such. Those printouts came via mail from Brooklyn in a large green and white envelope. When I briefly flipped through the pages, I noticed at the bottom of each one that they used Anonymizer. The URL was printed at the bottom of each page and included the Anonymizer obfuscated link.

  It doesn't matter what someone wants to believe, but the fact is they DO monitor this site and will go to any lengths necessary to be rid of the troublemakers.
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  Does "Loyalty" work both ways in the Org?

  by JH in

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  2. friends

  as jw's we are asked to be "loyal" to the organization.

  all this means is, say "yes" to everything they ask, and believe everything they teach without questioning.. how about the jw organization, are they loyal to their members?

  if a brother of sister falls sick, loses a job, becomes invalid, will the jw organization show loyalty to that person and help out?

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  That being said, this is a common phenomenon in heirarchical structures - corporations, big business, bureaucracies.

  I would slightly disagree with this. As with most corporations, they provide or cover the majority of your healthcare expenses. Most also provide a 50-100% match on 401k contributions up to a certain percentage that you put aside. There are many other benefits that businesses provide for their employees...that helps keep them HAPPY. Now unlike the WTS, they pay their volunteers nothing, provide absolutely no benefits, and demand full cooperation with no union representation.

  The number one item that businesses keep in mind is: Employee Satisfaction. Without this, they know that employees will steal, cheat on their timesheets, waste time surfing the web, etc. etc. True, there are a few bad apples that will take advantage of these no-no's anyways, but if the overall organization is kept happy, the employees are more productive and hence will want to stay with the company.

  So for any witness that wants to stay with the WTS, ask yourself why? What are the benefits they receive? There is only one: The Golden Carrot. The Paradise. Too bad every witness living today will never live to see it.
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  Has anyone ever had an experience with ghosts or spirits?

  by cindykp in

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  most of us were taught that this was the works of satin.

  im not sure i believe that.

  i had never had any experiences before i moved in there.

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  But when I got the pics developed, the screen on the tv was blue, and on the bottom it said in big white letters, "Ask Santa".

  Scan and post please....unless the ghosts took them
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  Parents ripped apart by religious interpretation

  by Ianone in

  1. jw
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  find a job.

  find a car.

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  catchthis

  He says his victory means he can bring forth more evidence about the crucial treatment decisions made in Bethany's case, her final days, and expose the fact that his daughter did not really accept she must not have transfusions.

  This is news to me. I hadn't heard about this "fact" before now. If he can prove this point, then what about the whole deal of Bethany becoming a "mature minor?" I thought Bethany wanted this status -- or was it coached upon her by the HLC and her mother?

  If Lawrence can prove beyond a doubt that Bethany was willing to undergo the transfusions, then ALL of the defendants in this case are in deep doo-doo.

  Mungo ----

  Robbed her of a peaceful death?? How about a father trying to do what is in the best interests of his daughter, namely, TO KEEP HER ALIVE. For any parent to simply give up on pertinent healthcare for their child due to an extremely hazy doctrine which cannot be defended by any witness, is utterly ridiculous. If the blood doctrine(as interpreted by the governing body) is not defendable, then why abide by it as if it were formulated by God himself? Everyone, except Bethany's father, simply followed some old men's ideas that have evolved over time to keep pace with governments across the world. It's all about appearances, not biblical instructions.
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  GWB - "I inhaled - and then some!!"

  by DanTheMan in

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  http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050221/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_secret_tapes

  copy and paste the link

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  I'm sure the dems are wondering why these tapes didn't appear a little sooner than now. They surely would have destroyed dubya's image with the ol' church goin' folks. If they would have come out prior to Nov., the entire world would be in a tizzy and outraged. But now since dubya is a sitting duck, this will all be forgotten in due time. "What's the point, eh?"
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  Mmmmm... I like my new bed! 8)

  by Elsewhere in

  1. jw
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  i've had the same queen size bed for about six years.

  after putting "quite a few miles" very uncomfortable.

  last week, after too many sleepless nights and waking up with back aches i ordered a new king size sealy posturepedic (the kind with a thick comfort pillow layer .

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  I tried several "mattresses" before settling on a Tempurpedic. It was tough to get used to for the first two or three nights, but now it's heaven. My old mattress was kinda like yours - springs giving way, starting to sag in the middle. The ONLY thing I don't like about the tempurpedic is when you change positions. It takes a few seconds to 'fit' to your body. I was just used to having the old one feel the same when you rolled over. It really does feel like you are sleeping on a fluffy cloud - no pressure points on your body.
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  Napster and the Workaround - Any more legal?

  by Lostreality in

  1. social
  2. current

  so napster is now charging 14.95/month for membership services, and its basicly, download all you can and want to in that month.

  however, the files are wma files protected by digital rights management.

  meaning, as soon as you stop paying for the napster service, they stop working.

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  192kbps is the lowest rate that can be comparable to playing back a store bought CD on your home system. Anything higher and you are using up more disk space....unless you plan on converting it to other formats over and over.
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  I need help with something (About JW apart of the UN)

  by inquirer in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was talking to a friend about the jw's being apart of the un as an ngo.

  she didn't like it, and was upset about.

  rang up bethel (in australia) and inquired about it.

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  catchthis

  I'd be willing to bet good money that the WTS is not willing to release a copy of the documents they signed.

  And if they did, it would only prove that the UN was lying. Of course, the WTS would never want to prove that one of Satan's earthly representatives was persecuting them....
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  What is the best way to be DF'd?

  by catchthis in

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  for those who are df'd, are you proud of the way you were df'd?

  adultery?

  i was df'd for apostacy.

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  Last Co visit tho the CO said we treat the blood issue like apostacy now, DA. We had a specific blood case and he said it was a DA if unrepentant, just like apostacy. I dunno

  Funny, one of my main beefs was with the blood doctrine. Even the PO wasn't able to refute my arguments. He had to go and "look them up" and get back to me regarding the JW beliefs. I hope I planted a seed for later on....
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  Constantine?

  by upside/down in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just got home from watching "constantine".

  it was ok. a bit long and keanu was very "keanu".

  i think he's like arnold schwarzenegger and only plays one type of role.. nice fiction.

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  catchthis

  I also thought that the "spear" should have played a larger part in the movie. I thought that the Mexican would have a huge part in the movie...you got that impression from the first 5 minutes of the film.