thecarpenter
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for all you beer lovers in NY and NJ...
by thecarpenter inthe ny brewfest presented by heartland brewery will be held on friday september 8th 2006 from 5:00pm until 10:00pm in new york city at south street seaports pier 16 & 17. the festival is a celebration to recognize the nys beer trail and showcase samplings from new york states 58 outstanding breweries.
we have also partnered with the pride of ny to showcase food and wine producers from new york state.. .
the festival is sanctioned by the nys brewers association and endorsed by the nys department to agriculture and markets the pride of new york farmers marketplace.
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End of August, no more bethel elders
by thecarpenter init was posted here a few months ago that bethel was getting rid of the bethel elder arrangement.
i was wondering if this happened already?
or is it tomorrow?
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Looking for a new laptop, any one own a tablet?
by thecarpenter ini'm in the market for a new laptop and the convertable tablet has caught my eye.
gateway recently came out with a 14" widescreen laptop/tablet that is a stunner.
anyone have or uses a tablet pc and what do you think of it?
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Planting seeds of doubt or helping someone break mind control
by thecarpenter inhelping someone break mind control.
how can you effectively help a witness break the watchtowers grip on their minds?
as a layman, i would think that encouraging someone to examine the history of their beliefs would be one way but many people don't like to do research.
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Had dinner with some worldly friends, WTBTS is full of it
by thecarpenter injust had dinner with some worldly friends and relatives and what a great time i had.
it was sobering to think that i cut them out for so long and yet they are such nice people.
we were conditioned to believe that they were bad influences and were demon possessed but actually are quite decent and church going people with real strengths and weaknesses like everyone else.
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See 'The Gumby Movie' at a theatre near you
by thecarpenter in.
now isn't this a hoot, click on the link.
the gumby movie
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Jehovah Witnesses are not brainwashed...
by thecarpenter ini am currently reading steve hassan's book on combating cult mind control and i came across a very interesting point about the difference between brainwashing and mind control.
brainwashing is a coercive type of control in which a idea is forced on you with little choice.
people who are brainwashed know they are being indoctrinated; their freedom is cut off.
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I just discovered Guns n' Roses
by thecarpenter ini just discovered how good guns n' roses are.
i was listening to a bunch of their songs and i can't believe they wrote so many good songs.
i was a quite a head banger before i became a witness and after joining i avoided a lot of heavy metal rock and a lot of worldly music in general.
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Love is eroding away in the Congo, why?
by thecarpenter inwhen i first started studying with the jehovah witnesses, although i am a technical, matter of fact type of guy, the thing that got my attention was the genuine love i saw in the congregation (this was in the early 80's).
it made such a impression on me that i ignored some of the serious questions i had about the organization and went ahead and got baptized (i figured things would get sorted out over time and decided to give the society the benefit of the doubt) .
the congregation i went to was a fireball, full of activity and good works and growing fast.
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One person got baptized at Circuit Ass. today (powerhouse circuit)
by thecarpenter injust got a call from a friend who told me only one person got baptized today in a ciruit assembly in nyc.
this is in a powerhouse circuit that had tremendous growth 10~20 years ago but is now seeing a steady decline to the point that congregations are starting to merge because so many are leaving.
what could be the cause of this decline?