This post of his that you pasted here is typical of the Bill Bowen posts I’ve read. (I’ve not read them all.) I think that in the end he may very well be responsible for some beneficial changes in the organization and that’s a good thing. I do think, however, that he has lost his perspective and sense of balance. I fear that in the end it will harm him considerably.
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Bill Bowens Trail of Naivete
by Psychdigg ini did a search on bill bowens postings in this forum.
very interesting.
revealing!.
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JW response to CNN article
by dubla ini just showed the (bill bowen) cnn article to my father(active jw), and he started defending the jws before he even finished reading it.
why are they always so averse to looking at possible flaws?
its frustrating to see them constantly defending the faith, blindly.
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Running Man: Very well put. You have a good grasp of the situation.
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A big "thank you" to everyone here
by Simon inin the past i have sometimes felt like i have to be the 'bad guy', so to speak, because i need to lock or delete topics, deactivate people, try and stop fights and such like - basically, telling people off and not being 'nice'.. well, apart from the odd heated debate and harsh word (and disruptive 'visit') i have not really had a great deal to do for the past month or two and it has been very nice - a pleasure to serve.. so ... i thought i should say a 'thank you' instead of a "stop it!
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Thank YOU, Simon and Ang. You're a great host and I applaud your hard work.
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Tiny Cracks in the Foundation
by TMS intwo unsettling incidents are lodged in my memory.
they are unrelated, except in the general sense that they opened tiny fissures in the foundation of my belief system.
returning from the summer assembly in kansas city, missouri in 1969, i was approached by tom moore, a plain-speaking circuit overseer .
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There were lots of little things that bothered me...for a long, long time. Then there were big things that bothered me also. At first I tried discussing this with fellow witnesses. It either scared them or made them angry. This was yet another problem.
I know that no person is perfect, no group of people is perfect. The sin is not in making the mistake...the sin is in not owning up to it. --I am constantly reminded of the Pharisees in this connection.
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LA Bishiop Gets Busted Under Rico The WT is Next
by clash_city_rockers inhot off the news wire roman catholic biship of la cardnal roger mahoney is getting busted under federal racketeering laws.
hopfully the feds will use the rico law next on the wt for aid and abeting child molesters in the wt.
the wt is going down......like a bunch of mobster and papists.
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The WT is going down......like a bunch of mobster and papists. …What do you think
I don’t think the WT is going down because of this child molestation thing anymore that it will destroy the Catholic Church.
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Dateline
by ARoarer ini know everyone is disgusted that dateline has not aired yet, but i can promise you that it will be airing within the next 3 weeks.
we have been in touch almost daily with the producer calling to tie in last minute details.
our family was filmed for ten hours last july and that was just our family.
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...But it will definitely come within our twenty-first century of this we can be sure!
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They Stole My Sign!
by silentlambs ini have a sign in my front yard on a main highway.
it reads, "no child molesters, www.silentlambs.org".. last night evidently, someone took the sign.
now i live one mile from the kingdom hall, do you think it could have been jw's?
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Dear Bill:
I think there are a lot of people who appreciate what you are doing in behalf of victims of child molestation. It’s a noble thing in which to be involved. I for one applaud your efforts in their behalf. That being said it thus places a great responsibility upon you (considering the eyes that are upon you now) to behave in a manner consistent with one exercising more than the usual good judgment…in my opinion.**I find it interesting how a simple joke post can be turned into a vendetta against wt**
I think that you are intelligent enough to understand the thrust of my post. I don’t think for one minute that your post was a ‘simple joke post’.
**I simply made a suggestion based in circumstantial evidence.**
Here are your words: ** For those at WT reading this I just want to say, "Thank you for the extra publicity and now I can get a bigger sign."**
Come on, Bill. That’s more than a suggestion. (smile) Anyway, they say a word to the wise is sufficient. My best to you and yours.
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They Stole My Sign!
by silentlambs ini have a sign in my front yard on a main highway.
it reads, "no child molesters, www.silentlambs.org".. last night evidently, someone took the sign.
now i live one mile from the kingdom hall, do you think it could have been jw's?
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Bill: I don't think you are listening.
Please look again:Teejay:
**Could it have been teens out on a Friday night, being mischievous? Does it HAVE TO be “they” (a JW)? **Reborn:
**While they possess legitimate reason to steal the sign, it does not make us any better than them to pass judgment and automatically be certain it was the local JW who committed the theft.**Prisca:
++I agree with teejay and Reborn. When I first read Bill's post, I was inclined to think it could have been drunken idiots, or bored kids who might want to use it as a skateboard ramp. **siegswife:
**Bill, (Love you man) Just some advice. Before you go off and assume that it was the JW's, take it from me, kids will do that sort of thing. **Don't allow yourself to get into a rut again. People will not take you seriously if you are not more responsible in your accusations. It's plain to see what is happening here. This is very similar to your previous thread about the girls that were molested. You got upset when people did not start immediately slapping you on the back and congratulating you for that bit of unpleasant news.
Don't let this consume your life. Do what you can but remember that it is extremely unlikely that you bring down the WTBS with his stuff. Look at what's happening to the Catholic Church now. They will survive it. The WTBS will not get one percent of the bad publicity that the Catholics are getting and guess what? They will survive also.
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They Stole My Sign!
by silentlambs ini have a sign in my front yard on a main highway.
it reads, "no child molesters, www.silentlambs.org".. last night evidently, someone took the sign.
now i live one mile from the kingdom hall, do you think it could have been jw's?
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**Last night evidently, someone took the sign. Now I live one mile from the Kingdom Hall, do you think it could have been JW's? Who else would want a sign with "no child molesters" on it? I will fill out a police report which might get a litte publicity in the paper. For those at WT reading this I just want to say, "Thank you for the extra publicity and now I can get a bigger sign."**
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Hi! I'm brand spankin new
by gsx1138 ini just discovered this place tonight.
i've been out of the "truth" (haha) for about 12 years and had no idea there were such places like this.
i'm sure that this could have helped me through my 5 year post df depression.
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Frenchy
Welcome to the board. You wouldn't happen to know a fellow named K. Hayes, would you?