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Remember the "cliques" at the KH?
by new boy init really is amazing how many there are in every congregation of 100-120 people!.
i was in a the " father is dfed (or unbelieving mate) but the mom and kids are in" clique.
that is a real fun one............not!.........got into the "full time service or the rest of you are not doing enough" clique.
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How did you choose your avatar or board name?
by new boy innew boy.
it is what they call new guys at bethel.
its a way the guys, who have been there awile (like over a year) to put you down.................if you are a new boy you don't know how the organization really works.. one of my favorite new boy stories is about lyman swingle gb.. lunch in the 124 lower dining room 1973. lyman swingle table head said to a new black bethelite........"boy would you pass me the potatos?
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What is your favorite color?
by new boy inyour color prefence can tell you about your personality and hidden secrets...........you can take the "color test" in a book call the "luchser color test" by max luchser they give you 8 colors to arrange.
a great book.
when i thinking of dating someone they get the test first thing..........it saves alote of time for meand them...........i don't date people who choose green, black or grey in first poistion.. nb.
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How many on this board started out here as JWs defending their "faith"?
by new boy ini left 6 months before i found this place........but if i had found it 15 years ago, i would have been one of those fighting tooth and nail for the watchtower bible & tract society.. i know this board has helped 100's if not thousands of people with the real truth about the organization............ in the face of logic and reason, how could it not!.
nb.
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Stories of JWs Suicides
by new boy innot wanting to highjack hoping4change thread..........it might be a good thing to share some of these sad stories in more detail.. i know of 4..............2 at bethel!.
1 richard wheelock pressroom overseer for over 40 years.............it was after his death (jumping out a window at the farm) that the society soften their stand on suicides............they now might have a resurrection hope.......that was kind of god to change his/her mind....yes the light gets brighter!.
2. james olson jumped out of the factory building # 4 oct. 31 1973.............they wouldn't let him leave.
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Know of any Ex-Bethelites, and or stories?
by new boy ini have plenty............ but would love to here yours.. nb.
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What have been the strangest "Grounds for DFing?
by new boy ini'm sure there are many........... what happen in my family was crazy......... glendora califorina 1961.my mother wanted to change khs, it had a "bad spirit" there.
there was also a mass exodus from the hall.
she wanted to go to the azusa cong.
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What MAKES people become JWs----more then anything else?
by new boy inits easy.......................its jws having sex with other jws..................its not people coming in from the field service!
(most people are way to smart for that).
how many people here................ come to this "faith" from the "door to door" work?.
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Lyman Swingle (GB) told me what would bring down the Organization!
by new boy init was about 15 years ago.......... i was at a one day special event in woodburn or.
i was talking to lyman swingle about how the society could save some money.
it was a crazy idea ( to crazy to relate here)...............anyway he laughed and said to me.. "brother..........we have always had the money to do the things we needed to do.......and if we didn't.......we felt it was god's holy spirit telling us, it wasn't what we should be doing".......so...i said "so the money is like a barometer, no approval, no money"......he said "yea..... i guess you could say that!
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Your favorite "bumper stickers"
by new boy ini have two.
"please god protect me from your people".
"if you love something let go.......if it doesn't come back, hunt in down and kill it" .