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  Pyramid Schemes

  by schnell in

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  several years ago, i was introduced to a "wonderful" company called fortune hi tech marketing by a brother and his wife.

  they had been introduced by a former sheriff who claims he had researched the company and found no leins or judgments, and that former sheriff had been brought in by a pastor.

  you can read what happened with fhtm on wikipedia if you so desire.. this whole new idea of multilevel marketing had my brain reeling, though, and soon enough, i actually signed up with none other than prepaid legal.

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  " I remember when "high colonics" was in style. I could never bring myself to have this done."

  
  

  you mean--someone shoves a hosepipe up your jacksie ?
  
  
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  My Story

  by SamTheGinge in

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  2. friends

  so, i joined just yesterday after coming across this forum looking at beth sarim, and i though that i would share my story with you.

  it will no doubt be very similar to a lot of others, but it's a way of getting to know me at least.. i was brought up as witness from the age of 4 years old, my dad picked up the 'truth' from one of his friends in the pub and it seemed to go from there, he would quickly get baptised and progress to becoming a ministerial servant and then an elder.

  from a young age i wanted to be like my dad and become a pioneer, a ministerial servant and then an elder... perhaps even becoming a co. the world, spiritually speaking, was my oyster.

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  stan livedeath

  hello sam--heres a ,link to more brits

  .https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/197364/ex-jw-uk?page=19#/5724642171944960
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  ex-jw-uk

  by bigmac in

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  i'm quite new to this site, & have realised some members have a union jack symbol under their avatar.

  i don't.. could we have a "show of hands" from any uk members?

  i've already found several by reading older posts..

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  stan livedeath

  bumped for sam the ginge
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  Memorial observance screwery.

  by Darkknight757 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  had a thought about the memorial observance that is held at the kingdumb hall every year.

  there are a few youtube videos of people partaking of the bread and the wine and then making some grand speech before being escorted off the premises.

  instead of that, has anyone tried getting a group of buddies together and when receiving the bread or the wine, just eat or drink it all?

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  why not just drop it on the floor and see what happens.
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  Were Conventions, Asemblies and the Memorials boring to you?

  by HereIgo in

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  2. experiences

  conventions always just seemed like more of a vacation to me than anything else, especially if you had to travel out of town for it, but definitely were exhausting especially toward the end of each day.

  for some reason i didn't mind the special and circuit assemblies too much, probably because they seemed like more of a social event than anything else and only 1-2 days.

  the memorial always was kind of boring to me.

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  stan livedeath

  i i was at edinburgh in 65----i was 17 and went on a congregation coach from birmingham....with several other mates of a similar age.

  never attended at all--slept in a communal tent with other guys--and one girl--lol. pissed most of the time.
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  RBC Used Tools Liquidation - 80% Off Cost!

  by thedepressedsoul in

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  2. beliefs

  has anyone else received this email?

  "items priced to move, up to 80% off cost".

  i'd post the email but i worry they put secret identifying marks on it somehow.

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  each tool has been kissed by a member of the governing body.
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  Kingdom Hall sold. Now a mosque.

  by punkofnice in

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  2. beliefs

  so much for dedicating the kingdom hall, hallfields lane, peterborough, .

  pe4 7yh for 'true worship(tm)'.. it's now a mosque.. not that i care anymore, i have finished thinking much about the jobos.

  moved on and glad of it.. just thought you'd be interested.. now i'll sod off again for another few months.

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  good to see you again punk---dont stay away too long.

  i wonder how the watchtower spins this.

  jehovah has left the building.
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  Some recent baptism figures in the UK - is there a "bounce back"?

  by freddo in

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  2. friends

  well, round my way (south of the uk) all the way up to and including the regional conventions this summer, baptism numbers have been extremely low.

  but i have just received news of three recent circuit assembly days where the figures seem to be higher.

  (all have been across the last three weekends at a uk assembly hall in october).

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  mostly born-ins coming of age i would imagine.

  which ass-hall was that at ?
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  What is your story?

  by HereIgo in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i thought it would be fun to get to know each other's background a little better.. what brought you into the "truth"?

  were you born in?.

  what caused you to have doubts?.

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  stan livedeath

  my mother got religion when i was about 8 years old. was dragged along to meetings from age 10.

  baptised at 14 because all my mates were.

  pioneer at 16

  servant at 19

  d/a at 23----after long consideration that there is no god and everything the watchtower cult stands for is pure bullshit.
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  Major congregational quake in Southern California

  by Hecce in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this notice is not official yet and it should be confidential until released thru the proper channels.

  a friend of mine told me about a huge elders meeting in southern california.

  the subject was the relocation and dissolution of some congregations; it seems that this is the result of some project that has been going on for some time and is going to be implemented right now.. please let me know if this is happening all over the country?.

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  stan livedeath

  my dad passed away peacefully this january. in spite of the money he already gave the cult-----he left me well provided for.

  my dilemna is what do i do with my will ? i remarried earlier this year--and my new wife will naturally be well looked after ( she is much younger than me. if its good enough for a GB member--who am i to argue! )

  but--what do i leave for my 3 kids?

  my dub-daughter is married and quite well off i would imagine. she shuns me completely--so any money i leave her will probably wind up in the watchtower coffers

  ditto my younger son--not seen him in 30 years. but i know he also is a devout dub.

  then there is my older son--d/f over 5 years ago--doing very well in life--probably better off than me--we have a good relationship.

  what to do ?

  i know--blow the bloody lot. problem solved!