Topics Started by core
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Who's The Best Talk Show host of All Time?
by minimus ini have to say it was johnny carson.
merv griffin always seemed weird to me.
dick cavett looked uncomfortable.. i loved arsenio hall.
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My theory about the behavior and obsession of some ex-JWs
by Simon ini've had this theory for some time and alluded to it occassionally but have never explored it in detail.. it is of course a huge generalisation so no, not everyone will fit into the boxes and i'd like people's opinion.
i don't know everyone's circumstances so it's based on a small sample of some of those i do know something about.
it could be completely wrong, it's just an idea.. basically, i have seen a difference between some of those ex-jws who walked out vs those who were kicked out.. the most bitter and obsessive seem to be the kicked out and, i must add, those who were legitimately kicked out.
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...we miss you..please come back to the Truth...............
by core inhad to call at a store late today to collect some items whe i was approached by an earnest young woman who i vaguely remembered.she had the earnest appearance of a cult member with glowing smile and earnest almost boring eyes.
she chatted generally about my family and then started to pat my arm and said "just try and come back...we miss you so much, you must miss the truth in your life", .
frankly i felt nauseous and for reasons of courtesy (or cowardice) did not reply words to the effect of get lost.
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JW parents hide the body of dead baby for days
by outofthebox inlink in spanish: http://www.cadenaglobal.com/noticias/default.asp?not=185269&sec=12.
summary: in venezuela, the police found a dead baby body in a room.
the parents said they were praying to see if god will resurrect him.
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JW Elder steals money from family and nothing is done - Anglesey UK
by Sirona inthis whole scenario is typical of the jw organisation sticking up for elders who do horrible things.. an elder from the anglesey congregation - one of 9 siblings - decided to join forces with one other sibling to make sure that the other siblings didn't get their inheritance.
he and his brother manipulated the matriarch of the family before she died, whilst she was gravely ill, and made sure that the rest of the family never saw the inheritance that was rightfully theirs.. he went so far as to restrict access to the house she lived in by changing locks etc.
so that her sons and daughters could not see her on her deathbed.. when she finally died, it was revealed that he and his brother had siphoned the money off and took possession of the property so that no other sibling could benefit.. they even had their own wake after the funeral service itself - to which the other siblings were not invited.. when this was reported to the co and congregation elders, they promised to investigate.
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Kudos to the Irish for rejecting the treaty of Lisbon
by jstalin inkudos to the irish for standing up for their sovereignty!.
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Where Are Those Purged in the Great Bethel Shakeup of 1981?
by Seeker4 inover the last couple of days i've been re-reading parts of crisis of conscience, and wondering where some of these folks are.
i know that ray and cynthia franz are in georgia and having some health issues, and that ed dunlap passed away.
randy is in ca and often here with us.
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Sitting on the terraces at Hillsborough / Maine Road eating Hellas bars
by Simon inthe topic on assembly meals hot food at the dcs past...what was it like?
made me think of the days sat on the terraces at district conventions.
they were originally 4 day affairs but ended up just friday and the weekend (maybe they are just the weekend now?)..
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How the new "generation" study went down in the meeting today
by slimboyfat ini made a big effort to get to the watchtower study today.
i have not been to the meetings much for months, but i figured this was a pretty historic "study" and i wanted to see reactions and how it would go down locally.
well a few things struck me as a bit odd in the study itself, and in the audience response as well.
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Poor old Trevor
by mouthy inhttp://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/displaynode.jsp?nodeid=131596&command=displaycontent&sourcenode=124371&contentpk=20069600&folderpk=55129&pnodeid.
he broke his ankle ....
true!!!