Crooked Lumpy Vessel

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  Babies get shunned

  by Crooked Lumpy Vessel in

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  my sister was recently disfellowshipped and she told me that she was eating in a restaurant yesterday when the elder that disfellowshipped her was seated at the table next to her.

  of course they would not breathe a word to her.

  but her son (4 years old) had kept saying hello over and over to the elder and his wife and they both refused to acknowledge him, smile of even say hello back.

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  No more JWs in my family

  by Crooked Lumpy Vessel in

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  2. experiences

  the last remaining one in my family is now out.

  she cracks me up though.

  she and her husband split up after 7 years of marriage and she started dating a guy that she met at a tikki hut bar.

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  How much does the WTBS make off of District Conventions?

  by Crooked Lumpy Vessel in

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  i remember an old thread about special assemblies and the pre-donated monies for the wtbs.

  but how much is raked in for conventions?.

  what happens to surplus money?.

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  Matthew 24:14 fulfilled?? What the....

  by Crooked Lumpy Vessel in

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  recently i read a thread about a speaker at a special assembly announcing that this scripture had possibly been fulfilled.

  cant remember his name.

  now since this speaker was making this announcement on his own accord, what form of discipline was metted out to him?

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  Never saw Knocking but the journalist Joel P. Engardio was raised a JW

  by Crooked Lumpy Vessel in

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  i never saw the docudrama so i cannot comment on the content but wouldnt joel p. engardio be biased towards jw being raised as one?

  probably a lame atetmpt to gain favor with his mother.. i read this article in the washington post http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/guestvoices/2007/06/true_witnesses_to_separation_o.html.

  which was a total snorefest.

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  Does anyone remember this case in Illinois

  by Crooked Lumpy Vessel in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i hope my link works.

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/11/135032/1.ashx.

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  Does anyone remember this? Murdered JWs in Illinois?

  by Crooked Lumpy Vessel in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  it was a long time ago....maybe about 10 years or so i was traveling to the state of illinois on business.

  on the local news i saw a 21 year old red headed boy who had murdered his mother and step father when he was 17. after which he had raped his dead mother.

  they were jws and i remember the news media surrounding the kingdom hall where brothers and sisters scrambled around like mice.. i believe she was pretty wealthy.

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  Any recommended readings on the 19th/20th turn of the century religions?

  by Crooked Lumpy Vessel in

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  2. experiences

  i have read some historical references regarding william miller and his 'end world' predictions back in the mid 1800s and how after the 'end' did not come, the religion broke off into what is now seventh day adventist and church of christ (i think).

  there were also some interesting references attributing the establishment of jehovah's witnesses to william miller in a round about way, since charles t. russell was originally an adventist who broke away and started international bible students, carrying some of the same teaching but modified towards his interpretations.. i found this stuff pretty interesting history but was wondering if any one has ever written books that comment more in depth on this evolutional change in religion during the 19th and 20th centuries.

  without of course the personal slant towards a belief system.

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  Remembering My First KM

  by Crooked Lumpy Vessel in

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  i remember my bible instructor inviting me to a school meeting and giving me my very own 'our kingdom ministry' she sternly instructed me that this magazine was not for the public.

  it should have been my first clue that there were documents to lure people in and other documents strickly for brainwashing.. i showed up in sweat pants.

  i remember pulling someone aside and saying 'i thought they said it was a school?

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  Why would God...

  by Crooked Lumpy Vessel in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  put us on this planet...giving us life with all its beauty.

  flowers, children, relationships, clouds, trees, kittens...then.

  tell us we are imperfect human beings and that there are invisible evil forces and demonic influences that are much greater and stronger than we are trying to sway us in the wrong direction.

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