Billy the Ex-Bethelite

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  Zone Visit: An Announcement That Will "Test Your Faith"

  by breakfast of champions in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this is the scuttlebutt in one of the "bethel congregations" by us.. no details as to exactly what this "faith-testing" announcement might be.. anyone else hear any of this pre-zone visit hype?.

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  "And don't forget the parents whose children left the the organization."

  Indeed. Like earlier posts mentioned, looks like it's time for us exJW kids to love-bomb the folks. I'll have to give that some thought...
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  Geoffrey Jackson hints at the identity of the King of the North

  by scotoma in

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  the big news at the annual corporate meeting was probably the sudden realization that gog of .

  magog was some group of nations.

  the news was given by geoffrey jackson.

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  Billy the Ex-Bethelite

  I've finally been away long enough that "Gog of Magog" just sounds like the title of a Dr. Seuss book.
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  Zone Visit: An Announcement That Will "Test Your Faith"

  by breakfast of champions in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this is the scuttlebutt in one of the "bethel congregations" by us.. no details as to exactly what this "faith-testing" announcement might be.. anyone else hear any of this pre-zone visit hype?.

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  Billy the Ex-Bethelite

  "in the few closing comments the speaker said he was sure this meeting would be remembered for a long time"

  I would venture to guess that most would remember some of the corny jokes by the time they got out to the parking lot. By Wednesday, most have even forgotten that. I'd guess that only the sisters will remember this meeting... because of the remark about only marrying MS.
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  Zone Visit: An Announcement That Will "Test Your Faith"

  by breakfast of champions in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this is the scuttlebutt in one of the "bethel congregations" by us.. no details as to exactly what this "faith-testing" announcement might be.. anyone else hear any of this pre-zone visit hype?.

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  Billy the Ex-Bethelite

  "total attendance 759,156"

  The US branch territory should have been over a million, I would think.
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  ALERT: NEW LAWSUIT settlement - $13 MILLION

  by Watchtower-Free in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/135m-awarded-to-bible-teacher-gonzalo-campos-alleged-abuse-victim-jose-lopez-281031832.html.

  (published thursday, oct 30, 2014).

  thursday, oct 30, 2014 updated at 11:58 pm pdt.

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  Anybody have time to update the wikipedia entry? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jehovah%27s_Witnesses%27_handling_of_child_sex_abuse
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  That does it ! I'm leaving ! ! !

  by Billy the Ex-Bethelite in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  leaving the university with my degree!.

  exams are finished and it's just a matter of days before i walk.. i was certainly stressed about doing this.

  i'm older than my classmates and armageddon was sooooo close!

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  cantleave: "Did you end up in the Canadian oil sands or somewhere less hostile?"

  Much less hostile. I'll be staying in the same exciting city! (Sorry I missed your recent visit. Things have been hectic, to say the least.)

  scoobydont: "Now, don't you be like that naughty little boy who left the BORG and got himself a nice degree and then forgot to return to his mentor, the BORG, to say "thank you" for all the "inspiration and motivation" they provided you with !"

  I think my parents are still hoping for my return to the cult, but that isn't going to happen.

  CHG: "I have one more year, then I finsh my masters and I will do a happy dance with ya (hopefully with my own job as well)!!"

  After spending so much money to do work in school, it's nice getting paid money to do work at a job.

  GreenhornChristian: "This is inspiration for me. I've been considering going to college myself."

  Pursuing this degree has been a hell of a committment, but has worked for me so far. Your results may vary.
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  What does the building of Warwick HQ have to do with the Society's expectation of the end?

  by Apognophos in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this topic is a couple years late, but i just wanted to get this off my chest.

  i don't understand why people say that the society starting a project that won't finish until 2017 means that the end can't come until then, or that they don't expect the end before then.

  this isn't a very logical line of thought.

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  If the GB really believed their prophecies that government will turn on religion and will seek to persecute JWs in particular, having this compound will make the GB and all the cult leadership vulnerable to capture, imprisonment, or wiping out with one missile. If Warwick is anything like their properties at Wallkill and Patterson, they'll be painted concrete "Soviet style" structures that will begin crumbling as soon as they're built.

  WT is acting in direct opposition to their claimed beliefs. While they claim that everyone will be throwing their money in the streets, WT has been cashing in properties worldwide for that "soon to be worthless" cash. Instead of them growing the organization, it is in contraction with properties and branches liquidate and personel sent away in search of other jobs (nothing like dedicating 30+ years as an unskilled WT drone and getting pushed out into the world during the worst economic downturn in decades). And with so many branches closed and operations consolidated to fewer countries, if the political climate changes in countries like Germany or Canada, WT's fortunes could be quickly changed and/or taxed.
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  Article: The Battle of Beliefs: Baptist, Nation of Islam & JWs at NY's subway stations

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  cpchurch & ministries.friday, oct 03, 2014. close.

  print.

  battle of beliefs: baptist evangelist, nation of islam muslim, and jehovah witnesses vie for souls at new york's subway stations.

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  Billy the Ex-Bethelite

  Crazy comes in a variety of flavors.
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  That does it ! I'm leaving ! ! !

  by Billy the Ex-Bethelite in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  leaving the university with my degree!.

  exams are finished and it's just a matter of days before i walk.. i was certainly stressed about doing this.

  i'm older than my classmates and armageddon was sooooo close!

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  Billy the Ex-Bethelite

  I'm resurrecting this thread to announce...

  THAT DOES IT ! I'M LEAVING...

  ...THE RANKS OF THE UNEMPLOYED ! ! !

  It's taken a few anxious months, but I've finally landed a job a career. And this has been worth the work and the wait. Just that much more proof that Watchtower is wrong about "higher education"... just like Watchtower is wrong about just about everything.
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  Lurker no more

  by DaleRivers in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi folks:.

  i've been lurking here all summer and i finally decided to take the plunge and join you all.. i'm a single, 53 y/o black woman living in the nyc metro area (usa).

  i was brought up around jws:mom's mom, mom and my favorite auntie were all in.

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  Billy the Ex-Bethelite

  Welcome!

  "thinking that 'the truth' was just not for me"

  The WT troof wasn't for you... but the truth about the truth IS for you!