Posts by Bendrr

Erica. Bill. Barbara. The Pandelos. All of you who are fighting this good fight. I want to say thank you to each of you. Thank you for your courage. Thank you for your sacrifices for what is right.

In our world of instant news and short attention spans, one may easily think that this story will be forgotten like so many "15 minutes of fame". It won't be forgotten, my friends. The word is out and it has been heard.

The battle has not been won, but a strong offensive has been mounted and it is one that will not easily be silenced. There will be victories in this battle, such as tonight, and there will also be defeats. Regardless, this battle must continue until it is won. When it is won will be the day that pedophiles no longer find refuge in the back rooms of Kingdom Halls. Victory will be won when the leadership of Jehovah's Witnesses instead of "declining comment on camera" deals as forcefully with the perpetrators as they have with the victims.

The Bible tells us that all hidden things will be uncovered, and we can have faith in what God tells us. Jesus told us that even a sparrow falling to its death is not unnoticed by God. And just as Jesus showed his love for little children, so will this not go unnoticed and unpunished.

Keep up the fight, Silent Lambs!

Love,
Mike.

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Go see Star Wars II !!!

by Bendrr in

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not tonight.

dateline's on!.

tomorrow, take an afternoon off of work and go catch star wars ep.

Bendrr

Not tonight. Dateline's on!
Tomorrow, take an afternoon off of work and go catch Star Wars ep. 2.
I did that yesterday and it was AWESOME!
I told some friends before ep2 came out that it would be the best of the new trilogy, like Empire Strikes Back was the best of the old trilogy.
Well, it was. Dark but with some humor, good story, and it was not a completely happy ending.
The best part of the movie to me was Yoda and Count Dooku's lightsaber battle. The whole movie, Yoda hobbles around on his little cane. I had heard from someone that "Yoda kicks some ass in the movie" so I figured maybe a Force battle. Well, that he did. But then he opened his coat, the lightsaber flies to his hand, and IT'S ON!
To me that was the payoff of the flick, but also a letdown because he didn't shred Dooku. Should have at least took an arm or hand, since that seems to be a trademark of Lucas.
The other thing that made this movie better for me is that Lucas didn't try to lay another pussy Darth on us. (for those of you who don't know: Darth is not a name, it's a title for both a Sith lord and Sith apprentice) Sorry, but Darth Maul sucked. Palpatine must have hired him from Sith-Temps-R-Us. Let me say it again, DARTH MAUL SUCKED! Vader could have kicked his ass with both hands tied behind his back. And would have, rightfully so for Vader doesn't tolerate PUSSIES!
Count Dooku, on the other hand, should have been the Darth of ep.1 and survived for ep.2. It would have been pretty cool to see either Jack Nicholson or Sean Connery play Dooku. Furthermore, it would have made one hell of a fight in ep.3 for Anakin/Vader to fight Dooku to become a Sith Lord.
Also nice to see Samuel L. Jackson get some real screen time in ep.2 instead of his brief time in ep.1. Jackson really added a lot to the movie. Hopefully Lucas has Mace Windu exit in ep.3 in a way worthy of Jackson!
All in all, I was much more pleased with this one than ep.1. Lucas said that the last one will be a very dark one, and may alienate some fans. Not this fan, George!
I'd love to see him do 7, 8, and 9 as originally envisioned. Be nice to see Harrison Ford beside Chewie on the Falcon one last time, but the way Lucas is moving it would probably be in the old folks home instead.

Mike.

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Here is the plan

by the follower in

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ok... here is the plan.

i moved to this congregation years ago, but when i came it was the same secretary then as it is now.

when i arrived he just said "here is my address, give it to the secretary in your old congregation and tell him to send me your records.

Bendrr

Is there a legal means to obtain one's records in the U.S.? Like the "Freedom of Information Act"?

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Any single ex-jw's in Georgia? (seriously!)

by Bendrr in

ok, ok, i know it's a pretty cheesy title for a post.. i just had to ask.

hey who knows, right?.

honestly, i have no choice but to look.

Bendrr

Point taken...

BTW, thanks for the offer but I was thinking a little closer to home.

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JWS Definitely Know About Dateline!!!!

by MarchOn in

if they did not know before this past friday's airing of dateline they do now.

dateline previewed this tuesday's show.

my jw mom calls me the next morning to tell me about it.

Bendrr

So sKally, what's the latest on your neighbors anyway?

JW mall booths?! Are you for real?!

Mike.

Fear the Mullet!

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Warned about Internet use again!

by VioletAnai in

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so...the km for may has an outline re internet use.

once again we are admonished to stay away as some sites are deceptive in that they say they promote jw's...but be aware!!

they actually slander...slander the witnesses.. i can only assume they mean this board and the silentlambs site first and foremost - so if the elders weren't aware of these sites...they are now...the rest of us (barr me) are sitting there enthralled... .

Bendrr

> "now they are discouraging us from getting to know our fellow brothers and sisters worldwide..."<

That's an old one, Violet. Back when I was still in, there were similar "restrictions". I remember statements made to the effect that we should only attend conventions that our congregation was actually assigned to, your own circuit and district. In our congregation, one elder said in a talk that we should only go to work on quick-build KH's in our own circuit. (That was actually directed at my family personally, since we had gone to a couple of projects outside our "circuit")

So that means that in the New System, the Witnesses won't be travelling and seeing the Paradise as much as they thought!

Mike

Fear the Mullet!

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TO ALL UPITTY JEHOVAH'S WITNESS

by FRUSR8TD in

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i posted this on another thread but i know it got buried....i thought it was an important that the jw's on this board hear this.. do you think that bill or any silentlamb would have to resort to such public measures if the wtbts had listened in the first place.

think about it...these people are putting a lot on the line...do you think they would be going to such lengths to be heard if the wtbts had responded to there more "discreat" pleas for help?

you are only seeing the tip of the iceburg...they have been trying to get the wtbs to not just hear them but listen to them for years.

Bendrr

Bttt.

Excellent point, Frustr8td! One to keep in mind when we discuss the Dateline episode with dubs!

Mike.

Fear the Mullet!

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Any single ex-jw's in Georgia? (seriously!)

by Bendrr in

ok, ok, i know it's a pretty cheesy title for a post.. i just had to ask.

hey who knows, right?.

honestly, i have no choice but to look.

Bendrr

Ok, ok, I know it's a pretty cheesy title for a post.
I just had to ask. Hey who knows, right?
Honestly, I have no choice but to look. I'm 30 and still single. I haven't been in a relationship in over a year now and the prospects ain't lookin' too bright.

So?

Mike.

Mullets Rule!

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Our first birthday party!

by Simon in

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we've just got back from the whacky-warehouse playbarn / pub where we had liam's birthday party (5) with all of his class.. lot's of fun for all the kids, liam was bit overwhelmed with the attention but enjoyed it (esp.

the presents that he's just been opening).. ah, it's great to be normal and see the kids joining in .

btw: no righteous servants of the most high god jehovah were beheaded or otherwise harmed as part of this event.

Bendrr

Simon, that's wonderful to hear! I bet you can't wait 'till the next one either can you?

Those are some of the best times I've had! My nephew and neices' birthdays, and don't forget about Christmas! I could care less if I get anything or not. It's more of a gift to me to see the kids happy.

Personally, I've grown to love adding some kind of prank-gift at Christmas. Makes it even more fun!

The first Christmas I celebrated with kids, or at all for that matter, was with my adoptive family in '98. That year I bought a few videos for the kids and didn't even wrap them. I just went over on Christmas day with the videos in a paper bag. Told the kids that Santa (they believed in him then) had told me to bring them some socks and underwear and handed them the bag. When I said that, their faces fell and they sadly took the bag. Once they saw what it was and their faces lit up, I then knew what I had missed all those years.

After that, I went full-blast for birthdays, Christmas, you name it. Oh, by the way, setting up everything under the tree on Christmas Eve after the kids are asleep is a joy all it's own!

In '99 I started a prank-gift ritual with my nephew. That year I got him a Playstation. I worked at a muffler shop at the time so I grabbed a Flowmaster Muffler box and put the Playstation in it and gift wrapped it. The next morning he tore the paper off the box, looked at it, gave this "what the hell?" look and tossed it to the side. The next box was the games for the Playstation, and then he figured it out.

The next year, I wrapped up another Flowmaster Muffler box. He tore the paper off, saw the box, and started laughing. "You're not gonna get me with that again, Mike!" Inside was a muffler. The look on his face was priceless. He got a beginner's radio control airplane that year.

Every year, it's gotten to be a little more of a challenge to top the previous.
Last year, his "most wanted" was a Harry Potter Playstation game and I had to get a little more creative.
So Josh got a huge box, gift-wrapped in 3 layers of pink "Barbie" wrapping paper. Inside that were 6 more boxes, open one to get to the next, and each gift-wrapped. Plenty of wrapping paper that would be totally humiliating for an 11-year-old boy. When he FINALLY made it to the last box, inside it was a "Barney and Friends" book. The boy got tears in his eyes. (And yes, I have pictures of the whole thing!) By that time, he wasn't even going to open the book but he did and found the Harry Potter game.

Somehow, I'm really nervous about retaliation this year.

Mike.

Mullets Rule!