Posts by stan livedeath

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BETHELITES - Whatever Became of?

by Black Man in

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i often times wonder what happened to certain bethelites that i ran around with during my 1990s tenure there.

while there are still a few left there, the greater majority of them aren't there for various reasons (marriage, disillusionment, left the borg, etc).

a couple of cats i wonder about - there was one brother who i believe was from kansas, who got his fingers cut off in a printing press.

stan livedeath

its very reassuring reading all these bethel boy stories on here--the main ex jw forum. It says a lot.

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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..

stan livedeath

As its now 2024 i thought i would bump this thread if there are any new UK members browsing.

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Encouraging scriptures for the day

by Kosonen in

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hello my friends,.

here are some encouraging scriptures for the day:.

revelation 21:2 i also saw the holy city, new jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from god and prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.. hebrews 11:10 for he (abraham) was awaiting the city having real foundations, whose designer and builder is god.. revelation 21:24 and the nations will walk by means of its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it.. revelation 22:1 and he showed me a river of water of life, clear as crystal, flowing out from the throne of god and of the lamb 2 down the middle of its main street (of the holy city).

stan livedeath

@ Pi schmi

Oh--OK thanks

( reminder to self NOT to read this boring thread again )

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Encouraging scriptures for the day

by Kosonen in

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friends

hello my friends,.

here are some encouraging scriptures for the day:.

revelation 21:2 i also saw the holy city, new jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from god and prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.. hebrews 11:10 for he (abraham) was awaiting the city having real foundations, whose designer and builder is god.. revelation 21:24 and the nations will walk by means of its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it.. revelation 22:1 and he showed me a river of water of life, clear as crystal, flowing out from the throne of god and of the lamb 2 down the middle of its main street (of the holy city).

stan livedeath

so why did god only have one son ? Seems a bit odd from a jewish point of view.

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My decision.

by MissDaSilva in

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i’ve decided to disassociate from the jw organisation.

i cannot be part of a community that blatantly rejects the sacrifice of jesus in that demonic memorial ritual.

amazing what information you find when you start researching.. i’m writing my letter and posting it to the kingdom hall this morning.

stan livedeath

fading makes life easier for those that would otherwise shun you.

Are you OK with that ?

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crazy ebay listing

by stan livedeath in

i was searching a sellers listings for my hobby stuff--model railways--and the seller has listed this amongst it.. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/395090358779?hash=item5bfd3871fb:g:qmyaaoswidnliyfk.

stan livedeath

i was searching a sellers listings for my hobby stuff--model railways--and the seller has listed this amongst it.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/395090358779?hash=item5bfd3871fb:g:QMYAAOSwIdNliYfk

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My decision.

by MissDaSilva in

jw
friends

i’ve decided to disassociate from the jw organisation.

i cannot be part of a community that blatantly rejects the sacrifice of jesus in that demonic memorial ritual.

amazing what information you find when you start researching.. i’m writing my letter and posting it to the kingdom hall this morning.

stan livedeath

i diss'd over 50 years ago--didnt believe in god--so all the rest was a waste of my time. Looking back a lot of it was laughable nonsense. The rest was seriously dangerous.

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So what happens next...

by Farmer Jim1 in

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with what is arguably the biggest change to jw life in recent decades (the scrapping of publishers counting hours) what does this lead to?.

in my mind these are the results;.

1) a massive decrease in 'preaching hours'.

stan livedeath

WT is more concerned about losing contributing members,

how very true:

When my late father went into a care home--he ( in effect ) changed to a different congregation area. Quite quickly--he got visits from elders in his new cong. They all knew each other.

But he also had visits from an elder from the previous cong. Not unusual..but it agitated my dad..who was very frail and senile by then. Talking during my regular visits to my dad he said he was worried about his "obligation", and i worked out what he meant.

He had a standing order paying his old cong £100 a month !----but as i held power of attorney i had stopped that on his behalf LoL

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