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Wow! Been a long time...
by daniel-p inwow!
it's been... lemme check... 8 years since i logged in here!
(and 18 years since first coming here as i was in the middle of my crisis of conscience) .
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The Pain of Coming to a Decision
by daniel-p init's been at least a couple years since i've posted anything on here, and much longer than that since when i was active.
ten years ago i first came here all in turmoil over my disillusionment of my beliefs.
i've been through lots of ups and downs since then.
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New Bethel Facility - Fort Lauderdale Remote Translation Office (RTO)
by daniel-p inhey all, it's been a long time since i've posted anything here.
this may be of interest to some people, or not.
and i'm not sure if this has been announced in the congregations, even, because thankfully i have not attended any meetings in quite some time.
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Problems: The Bethel Family and Social Security Tax Exemption
by daniel-p inso i happened to be reading a website about the amish, and i came across this:.
"do the amish pay taxes?
""self-employed amish do not pay social security tax.
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Visiting my Hardcore JW Family
by daniel-p inbeen a while since i've posted on here.
so i'm going on vacation tomorrow to spend a couple weeks with my hardcore j-dub parents and my brother who is a bethelite.
i'm solidly faded, and they know that, but i know that they will be talking about nothing but the nnwt(tm) for the entire time i will be there.
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The Dystopian Novel
by daniel-p indystopia : 1) an imaginary place or state in which the condition of life is extremely bad, as from deprivation, oppression, or terror.
2) a work describing such a place or state.. .
during the past couple of months i have been reading a series of dystopian novels in which a carefully manufactured society is portrayed through the eyes of a protagonist who becomes increasingly aware of what is wrong.
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Belief is Irrelevant to Watchtower Leadership
by daniel-p inthe more i see what watchtower leadership does, the more i think doctrine matters less and less.
it used to be you had all these people in leadership positions constantly pondering the big questions.
watchtower articles routinely delved into complicated explanations of doctrine.
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Can You Get DFd for Working for the Department of Defense?
by daniel-p inso, as some of you may be aware, i got a job offer with an agency under the u.s. department of defense.
the other day i told a member of my family, and they nearly went apeshit.. my question: what reprecussions could this reasonably have?
does the wts speak of this in any of their publications?
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Notes From the Annual Meeting - Oct 3, 2009
by daniel-p infrom a little bird... .
interesting portions highlighted.
notes from annual meeting (oct 3, 2009) .