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  We have a serious drought in the West

  by designs in

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  satellite pictures show lake powell and lake mead at half their water levels and dropping.. 14 years of drought conditions have done a number on the lakes which hundreds of cities and millions of people rely on for water and power.. http://www.livescience.com/44174-iimages-colorado-river-view.html.

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  It is really sad. Flying over Lake Mead in March it was startling to see it so low.
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  The List, by "Prominent Bethelite"

  by morloc in

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  2. bible

  i occasionally pop through here to catch up on the latest, but this time i'm going to pop my own post on here.. some of you internet oldsters may even remember this.

  my first experience on the internet regarding discussions about jehovah's witnesses and the watchtower took place on a now-obscure usenet group, before i eventually stumbled across hourglass2.. during those days, there was a poster who went by the name "prominent bethelite," an otherwise anonymous individual whom i remember most for an extensive, exhaustive compilation of date-oriented remarks, predictions, and expectations by the watchtower organization down through the decades of its history.. it became known as "the list" and it's definitely lengthy... but a fascination look at the abundance of errant statements made through the watchtower's history.. if you're curious, it's been available for a long time on hourglass2's site, and can be seen using the link provided below.. the list, compiled by prominent bethelite (1999).

  that's about it for this stop through here.

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  Convicted paedophile allowed to grill his victims at Jehovah's Witness meeting

  by Sapphy in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/convicted-paedophile-jonathan-rose-grilled-7151197.

  oh my goodness, i'm so angry i can't even speak!

  "women who complained that former jehovahs witness elder jonathan rose, 40, had molested them as children relived their nightmares in front of him after he was released from jail".

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  Perhaps the reason the women went back to testify to the elders was because they learned this Rose guy wasn't disfellowshipped and he should have been. To protect the other children in that KH from becoming victims due to the 'don't ask don't tell' policy the WTBTS seems to require. If that was the womens lesson, I applaud their courage and self lessness.
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  Well, what can you say???? I am speechless.

  by DATA-DOG in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  exhibit a:.

  awake!

  "if you are a young person, you also need to face the fact that you will never grow old in this present system of things.

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  Marking for later
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  Hi Everyone

  by DisArmed in

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  2. friends

  hi folks,.

  i've been reading posts here off and on for years.

  i decided to go ahead and join in with a post.

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  Howdy and welcome.
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  Jehovah's Witness Tragedy - a series of installments.

  by Julia Orwell in

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  2. entertainment

  i'm working on a short story/novella about a jw family.

  it's called the opal ring.

  i will be posting it in installments, and would like some feedback on it.

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  Enjoying this! Can hardly wait for the next installment.
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  My Successful Fade

  by Darth Rutherford in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  it's been a while since i've posted anything about myself.

  i've been on jwn for a couple of years.

  my leaving the organization was not because i lost my faith, but i left because of my faith.

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  Darth-Your account is moving, honest and I can relate to much of it, not the parts about being a elder, of course. But, the hoping that you would die so you wouldn't be stuck with your wife, the feelings of guilt for taking comfort where you could find it, the quest for answers to things that made no sense.

  I divorced the 'brother' that caused me to wish for death rather than life eternal with someone so awful. Learned that feeling guilty for happiness is ridiculous and faced the questions I've had for years, squarely and realized the standard WTBTS answers don't add up.

  Thank you for you eloquent story.
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  Jehovah's Witness Tragedy - a series of installments.

  by Julia Orwell in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  i'm working on a short story/novella about a jw family.

  it's called the opal ring.

  i will be posting it in installments, and would like some feedback on it.

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  Here I am, with a mental picture of Alfred and Adam. Alfred in his beraggled chair, in his lonely room...sad. Enjoying your story!
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  New to The Jehovahs Witness Faith and need some help

  by jnjburkett in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hello there i am new to the faith and have been studying for about a month.

  i am very excited and hungry for the truth and have not missed a meeting or study since the memorial.

  we do about 2 bible studies a week.

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  You cannot BE a member of the YMCA, but can USE their facilities as a JW. We always had our baptisms at the Y when I was living in the midwest. Apparently, it is okay to give the Y money to use the gym or pool, but to have a membership is supporting their cause, which has Christian overtones. It is definitely a crazy reasoning, but there it is.
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  I be a walkin......

  by out4good3 in

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  2. friends

  across that stage tommorrow dressed in graduate garb picking up a masters degree.. .

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