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  BETHEL NEWS: Bethel Elder Arrangement to be dissolved as of Aug. 31, 2006

  by Elsewhere in

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  here is some news from a source within one of the wts branches:

  hot news from todays morning worship announcement worldwide -- letter from gb being read on 1st of march 2006 to every branch (hopefully we will have a copy of the letter soon.).

  as of aug. 31, 2006 the bethel elder arrangement will be dissolved!

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  Bottom line: The GB has been gradually loosing control of the "Bethel Family" so now they are getting rid of their visible "Internal Affairs / Gestapo" people and creating an invisible controlling force.

  This comment as well as the recent Bethel downsizing is convincing me that there is a purge of sorts going on. I wonder how they decided who to downsize out of Bethel and who to not. Many have speculated financial/medical reasons. Could it also had an ideological component.

  The beauty of the totalitarian purge is that it leaves the leadership surrounded by yes-men and toadies, and even further isolated from reality... slower to react... and therefore increasingly paranoid.

  I have a feeling the WT is going to start getting really bizarre over the next few years.

  CYP
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  COURTS ALLOW LAWRENCE HUGHES TO SUE WATCHTOWER SOCIETY

  by SHUNNED FATHER in

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  last friday the judge decided that my wrongfull death suit for my daughters estate can proceed against the watchtower society and its lawyers and the doctors.

  the story received national news coverage on saturday and tuesday with alot of coverage on monday.

  today, associated press and cnn covered the story which makes it world news.. lawrence.

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  Lawrence,

  I am so sorry for your loss. I hope your efforts are fruitful, and help protect others from a similar fate. I pray that you take some comfort from them as well.

  CYP
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  Cults, Crisis, Concision

  by RichieRich in

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  so this month (march) i promised my mother that i would auxillary pioneer with her.

  {that's 50 hours in field service, fyi}.

  i was supposed to turn in my application tonight, but alas, i forgot it.

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  Check_Your_Premises

  A metaphorical and lyrical representation of the deep shit that we are all in with our families, our friends, and our Big Brothers at Bethel

  Preach it brother.

  Hang in there. Mine cries one week telling me she isn't happy, and feels like she doesn't even care. Next week she is as zealous and obnoxious as ever.

  But they are our loved ones. We can't just stand by while some theological pimp just smacks our loved ones around like 2 dollar hookers. "Bitch better have my service time!!!"

  Censer Watchtower esse delendam!!!!

  CYP
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  Where's Crumpet?

  by slugga in

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  anyone seen or heard from crumpet recently, i know she was having a bit of a hard time recently.... matt

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  Check_Your_Premises

  Hey Crumpy!

  Glad to hear you are ok. I haven't been around so much either. You are always in my thoughts tho.

  Cheers.

  CYP
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  BETHEL NEWS: Bethel Elder Arrangement to be dissolved as of Aug. 31, 2006

  by Elsewhere in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  here is some news from a source within one of the wts branches:

  hot news from todays morning worship announcement worldwide -- letter from gb being read on 1st of march 2006 to every branch (hopefully we will have a copy of the letter soon.).

  as of aug. 31, 2006 the bethel elder arrangement will be dissolved!

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  Check_Your_Premises

  A Bethel elder not only meets the Scriptural qualifications for elders in a congregation, but does so in a fuller and more complete way...

  I missed that one... it reminds me of "all animals are equal, but some are more equal than others"

  CYP
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  BETHEL NEWS: Bethel Elder Arrangement to be dissolved as of Aug. 31, 2006

  by Elsewhere in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  here is some news from a source within one of the wts branches:

  hot news from todays morning worship announcement worldwide -- letter from gb being read on 1st of march 2006 to every branch (hopefully we will have a copy of the letter soon.).

  as of aug. 31, 2006 the bethel elder arrangement will be dissolved!

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  Check_Your_Premises

  sounds kinda like a purge to me....

  ...crumbling, ideologically bankrupt, totalitarian regimes always turn on themselves.
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  Have any been attacked while in FS?

  by Check_Your_Premises in

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  how many times were you attacked physically?.

  how many times were you attacked verbally?.

  how long were you a jw?.

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  Check_Your_Premises

  then popped the button on his brolly, it was a 'Boss' brolly

  Could you translate that into Yankee English???
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  Have any been attacked while in FS?

  by Check_Your_Premises in

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  how many times were you attacked physically?.

  how many times were you attacked verbally?.

  how long were you a jw?.

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  Check_Your_Premises

  Background:

  The reason I am asking about this is because my wife takes my youngest out in service while I am at work. I worry about both of them in general, but also because religion is about the most sensetive area for you to be running around poking strangers.

  I printed out the list of local sex offenders so she would know which doors to DEFINITELY not be knocking on! For some reason this simple, common sense measure never occurred to the local boe.

  On the one hand I think prostletyzing is a total indoctrination tool, and subjects my kids (can't tell my wife she cant) to unecessary risk. On the other hand my kids only have to endure it until kindergarten.

  I am just trying to decide if this is a hill worth dying on. Field service is a big deal to jw's!

  CYP
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  Have any been attacked while in FS?

  by Check_Your_Premises in

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  how many times were you attacked physically?.

  how many times were you attacked verbally?.

  how long were you a jw?.

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  Check_Your_Premises

  I think it would be interesting to add two other variables. What era does your experience cover? What part of the country (world).

  I figure it would be hard enough to get just the 3 questions answered.
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  Have any been attacked while in FS?

  by Check_Your_Premises in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  how many times were you attacked physically?.

  how many times were you attacked verbally?.

  how long were you a jw?.

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  Check_Your_Premises

  How many times were you attacked physically?

  How many times were you attacked verbally?

  How long were you a JW?

  I would like it if people would answer all the questions if you don't mind to much. I was trying to get a statistical sample of how often these thing might happen over the course of a jw's career.