RipVanWinkle
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What is G-JOBBING for Bethelites?????????
by JT inhad enough asked :.
if you haven't already related to us the experiences at bethel that you told to your mom-in-law, (or even if you already have told us) could you tell us about what you told her.....and...what is "g-jobbing" (sorry for my naivity) .
i didn't want to take away from sl post about his mother but i thought a little insight into the world of the bethelites would be interesting this am.
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Letter to Garrett
by LoneWolf in36929 row river road.
cottage grove, oregon 97424. .
ernie garrett, elder.
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HELP! Does anyone remember this guy?
by DanielHaase inthe recent post on how we felt about apostates when we were dubs made me remember something, which i touched on in the post.
when i was 11 my entire damn family visited bethel in brooklyn.
there was a grey-haired older fellow that stayed outside the facility yelling at the top of his lungs.
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Ebonics anyone?
by openminded ini find myself interested in linguistics and especially ebonics and have discovered that despite the fact that i am a "whiteboy" i can "ebonicize" about anything(poem,song,letter,whatever).
so if you want/need anything translated into ebonics please give me the opportunity to do it for you.
i find myself interested in linguistics an' especially ebonics an' gots discovered dat despite da fact dat i be uh "whiteboy" i can "ebonicize" about anything(poem,song,letter,whatever).
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Michigan JWs Spinning LONGO Story To Lies
by MadApostate init appears that the wts will "spin" the facts behind the longo story, so that the "reality" of his past, and the "negative reality" of "disfellowshipping and shunning" never be communicated to the general public.. bearing in mind that he was reared as the son of an elder, and may have once even been a ms himself, pay close attention to the wording used to describe longo's association with jws:.
initially christian attended the kingdom hall with maryjane and the kids.. .
also note the quote regarding possible "pastoral visits" and "meeting attendance".
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Does anyone remember this?
by razorMind inwas it ever determined whether or not he was an actual jw?
i remember when it happened, but didn't know about this letter till much later.. .
http://www.cnn.com/us/9907/30/shooting.letters.02/
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Liars for the Watchtower?
by JosephAlward inwere they liars for the watchtower?
some forum members have made much of the letter from the portuguese branch of the jehovahs witnesses, explaining why the watchtower affiliated with the united nations department of public information; they believe it contradicts a similar letter from britain.
in this post i rebut that argument.
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Between love and "me"
by beroea inthe following is an old post on the ho2.
its a little long but if you have a little time it tells a story about how to be an elder inside jw .
between love and me - part i. its late night and im just coming home from another long elder meeting.
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My Disassociation Letter - Should I post it ?
by alliwannadoislive infriends,.
i posted a question in november on whether i should da - and i got a surprising level of response - i was also swayed towards not 'playing the wt game'.. however, i feel i want closure.. please see below the letter i have just finished writing - i plan to post it later this week, but would like to know your opinions:.
1) should i send it - yes or no.
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Poll: Successful Reactivations by Elders?
by Room 215 inhi all,.
all my experience is that once a jw begins to question the organization, a irreversible progression sets in that leads inexorably to a total disaffection with the organization that no amount of ``shepherding'' can change.. so my question to you all is: can we document one single case in which a disgruntled ex-jw was successfully reactivated/restored to loyal dubdom?
(my impression is that the efficacy of elders' ``shepherding calls'' is a myth, a total waste of time).