This thread is AWESOME!!!! I keep reading it over and over. BTW did any over you bethies know Matt Hillyard?
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Warren Schroeder from Bethel on Freddy, Kline and the apostate books!
by Dogpatch inhaving problem pasting this...
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Breaking News - Ramblings of the Governing Body
by Edward Elder inif you're still unsure about the hotline to heaven (aka fds), then have a laugh at this truly pathetic story being circulated by the dubs - comments from stephen lett of the groaning body - see below.. to summarise lett's mind-control ramblings:.
angels are directing jws in the ministry - of course!if you don't answer the door - god will kill youif you don't listen to us - god will kill youbrainwashing of minor children is a real winnercalling on empty houses may seem like a waste of time - but to dubs it's the work of angelsfor the bethel drone monitoring this post - wake up and smell the coffee, before you're made to leave your cosy brooklyn office and hack the streets calling on empty houses.. you can be sure lett will be right behind you!.
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What a bunch of bull sh*t!!! The angels should be watching and warning all the JW’s about the child molesters in the kingdom hall!!!!
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Do You Still Believe In Anything JWs Taught You?
by minimus inare there any beliefs that you learned from the witnesses that you still believe in?
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Only thing they taught me during my time with them was how to be a heavy drinker and how politics work in the hall!!!!
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A real-life dub fairy tale. Happy ending? Not so much.
by parakeet innew light for you started a thread a day or two ago regarding an email that's been circulating around dubdom.
it's a fairy tale in which a 60-year-old guy with down's syndrome supposedly searched for years for dubs to connect with.
when he finally found one, all the dubs rejoiced that jehovah doesn't let his faithful followers down, blah, blah.
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All that talk about love and how they take care of each other is a bunch of BS!!! I supported two young sisters from the Hall for almost two years and not one person offered to help!!! I totally changed my families’ lifestyle to have these two sisters live with us. When I wanted some privacy, nobody would volunteer to take them for a few days. I paid for their cloths; food, everything and I would always be told how I was “storing up treasures in heaven and how Jehovah would bless me”. All a bunch of bull!!!!! JW only look after themselves!!! They will only display “love” if it benefits them.
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Not sure about your question but in the City of Montebello, CAlifornia and ex-elder was elected to the City Council. I myself have served as a deputy-county clerk ( i had to take an oath of office and be appointed by the board of supervisors). I don't see why JW can't vote.
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Worst Rules
by DoomVoyager inwhat are the worst rules you've ever heard being dispensed from the platform?
"christians do not dance to ymca, as it promotes homosexuality.
"hairstyles that defy gravity also defy joe hoobie.
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I heard one Elder say "your vacations should revolve around field services"! He would make it a point to stress this to all the dubs all the time. if you went out of town and he found out he would go out of his way to ask you if you went out on service and meetings.
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Looking Back, Was Being A Witness A Worthless Experience To You?
by minimus inwas there anything positive about being a jehovah's witness?
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Totally Worthless!!!! There is not one quality or skill i learned while a JW!!!! I'm just greatful I didn"t listen to the Elders and finished college.
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Do JWs really believe the end is near?
by keyser soze inor do they merely pay lip service to the idea?
i have no doubt that some of them sincerely believe.
but when i was a kid, growing up in the '80s, i didn't know of a single witness, myself included, who didn't believe the end was close.
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I feel many know the end is not near but need to hold on the concept it so they can deal with their sad life. I always heard people say “Oh, the end is so close!” but, their actions showed otherwise. When I first believe all the lies I thought we would not make it to the year 2000!!!!!
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Do JWs Shun You?
by minimus inrecently, i've heard from various jw family members that either i am viewed as "close to being an apostate" because i had made some comments suggesting that the fds is clearly wrong on many issues over the years or that i "have left jehovah" and therefor by my new way of life, i must be shunned.
while visiting my dying non jw uncle in the hospital, i was told outrightly that it was wished that i never showed my face and that my mere presence was objectionable and that since i "left jehovah", they could not talk to me any longer.. their viewpoints saddened me because they said all this in front of my uncle who can barely respond to anything.
his reaction: he cried his eyes out!
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I may be rare but JW do not shun me. I've been moving houses this past two week and a bunch of JW have come by to offer help or have a beer with me dispite the fact i have a beard, have not been to meeting in over a year, and have made it known that i will not be returning to the Hall ever. Please note, i was always respectfull to everyone at the Hall and made it a a point to have all the "friends" over for a BBQ at some point. I'm nor DF of DA even though i turned in a DA letter to the Elders, they through it in the trash. I guess cause they know i know all the little dirty things that happen in the Hall.
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i just came!