Billy the Ex-Bethelite

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  What would the ideal racial demographic be for the Governing Body?

  by LogCon in

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  the number of white men on the governing body has often come up for discussion.

  the negro member has been called the 'token black.

  ' no reflection on his race, but it just seems odd that with the great number of witnesses around the world, in such a variety of countries, that every member, but one, is white.. in your opinion, [with 8 as the target number].

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  Billy the Ex-Bethelite

  Start with this:

  

  But then it shouldn't be just "racial". Let's add lots of experienced leaders like these:

  
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  Being a Witness results in selfish and self centered people!

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  i have noticed that many witnesses are very self centered and selfish people as a result of "leaving everything in god's hands to correct".

  what i mean is, because "the kingdom will fix poverty, the homeless, poor, underpriveleged, etc...." it means they can just pass by those in need, or fulfill their natural human desire to help (if they have it) by just giving literature!.

  so, just preach to those in need, and then you can feel good and smug about yourself!.

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  Billy the Ex-Bethelite

  JWs easily become selfish and self-centered because of the core WT teachings. By following the popes in Brooklyn, they believe that they are very special. God, the angels, Satan, and the demons know them personally and the entire universe revolves around their self-righteous world. JWs believe that out of the billions of people in the world, they are the only ones that really matter. They are the only ones that will survive when Jehovah, very soon now, goes on a blood-thirsty, murderous rampage. So why would they bother to help non-believers? Those are all people whose heads will be smashed open with rocks, very soon now. And then, why would they bother to help their fellow believers? If other JWs are having problems, they need to rely on Jehovah... you know, simplify their lives by living in their car for the few remaining days in this system.

  Of course, those core WT teachings also have caused plenty of guilt and depression in believers. I know that when I was that mess, I was self-absorbed with plenty of internal misery. It may not exactly be the same as being "selfish and self-centered", but it certainly left me in no condition to really pay attention to the needs of others and help them.
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  What's your personality type? Myers-Briggs test

  by frankiespeakin in

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  take this 72 yes/no question test to find out.. http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/jtypes2.asp.

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  Billy the Ex-Bethelite

  "I think a lot of INs drink a bit, especially at parties."

  As an INTJ, I strategically plan my drinking. I know how much is too much. And once I get to that point, I've already planned on who I'm going to puke all over.
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  Internet Dating - I feel like I am being love bombed again

  by KateWild in

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  i am on three or four sites and lots of guys are showing an interest and trying to be genuine.

  it reminds me of being love bombed by the jws.

  i am having so much fun and loving all the attention, i almost got carried away with it all, until i got a pm on jwn.. i have just been absorbing it all and it dawned on me i am still vulnerable, and possibly not ready to date.

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  Billy the Ex-Bethelite

  Kate,

  A wise woman once said:

  
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  The Society is no longer printing hardcover books.

  by kneehighmiah in

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  letter read that the society will no longer be making hardcover books.

  also the told people to not place orders for daily texts or calendars if they had the ability to download these.

  who downloads a calendar?

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  Billy the Ex-Bethelite

  No hardcover books? Sounds appropriate.

  Their teachings lack any firmness. So it's appropriate that their books are all limp.

  No standing erect there. It's just flapping in the breeze.
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  What's your personality type? Myers-Briggs test

  by frankiespeakin in

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  take this 72 yes/no question test to find out.. http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/jtypes2.asp.

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  Billy the Ex-Bethelite

  "I understand that he was something of a drunk?"

  He may have been a drinker, but he was no Joseph Rutherford.
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  June 1st Watchtower for the public

  by Lynnie in

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  one of my smart ass friends gave me the public copy of the watchtower for june 1st, 2014 and the main article.

  is about "god's view on smoking.

  " okay it goes on and on about how we need to keep our body "clean" and.

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  Billy the Ex-Bethelite

  Oh, and to add... The fact that this religion so decisively condemns smoking but is tolerant of child molesters, well, that just shows how sick this crazy cult is.
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  June 1st Watchtower for the public

  by Lynnie in

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  one of my smart ass friends gave me the public copy of the watchtower for june 1st, 2014 and the main article.

  is about "god's view on smoking.

  " okay it goes on and on about how we need to keep our body "clean" and.

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  Driving around in cars is dangerous and harmful to the environment. Car crashes are defiling to the body, and exhaust emissions are "ruining the earth." So, JWs should stop driving to the KH and in FS.

  Forcing your cult on other people can be dangerous because you could get punched in the face. And getting punched in the face would be defiling to the body. So, JWs should stop their recruiting tactics.

  Don't get me wrong, I'm no fan of smoking. But the opinions of a Bronze Age god in Palestine are pointless on the subject. For that matter, I think that many of the writers of the bible were doing some kind of drugs.
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  What's your personality type? Myers-Briggs test

  by frankiespeakin in

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  2. beliefs

  take this 72 yes/no question test to find out.. http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/jtypes2.asp.

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  Billy the Ex-Bethelite

  I remembered this thread and thought I'd posted on it. I wish I would have put my test results then so I could compare to now. At the time, they helped confirm my decision to go into engineering. I just retook it today, thinking it might help with the job-hunt. I, too, am an INTJ.

  Introvert 22% (slight)

  Intuition 88% (strong)

  Thinking 12% (slight)

  Judging 33% (moderate)
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  International Convention East Rutherford, NJ 2014

  by wannabefree in

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  listen ... obey ... and be blessed!

  has this become the official cult watchtower theme song?.

  here is a video making the rounds on facebook.

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  Billy the Ex-Bethelite

  Perhaps they were meaning to say that 144,000 were invisibly present.