Hey...........pass the bread.........pass the wine............then pass the gas!
mann377
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anyone here eat the bread and wine at the memorial?
by johnny cip ini can't read every post about how all you x jw's went to the memorial.
and i don't know how many here still think they are christians?
but i interested to know if anyone did the christian thing and followed the commandment of jesus.
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I went to the Memorial last night and...
by xjwms inits the only time my wife is ready to walk out the door when i am, on all other occassions i am in the car waiting.. i was treated with a bit of cool-ness by most.
only two felt warmer to me than ever.. the hall was packed, however there are two and i was at the early one.. the talk was the same, the scriptures were the same, the songs were the same.
the special announcement was the same.. i feel that i was anxious for nothing, and, now i can handle myself just fine.
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mann377
I feel your pain! I have similar problems with my wife and kids. (hey ....they past the bread .........I past the gas)
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My Life After Bethel Experience Part 4
by new boy inher dad come out to see us 2 years later.
plus his new wife hated jehovah's witnesses for some reason.
for a lack of a rider the battle was lost!.
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mann377
New Boy: I really enjoy your post. I remember after one week at Bethel a brother who was leaving shortly said " they can get your body.......but don't let them get your mind! I guess your father figured this out a long time ago. I'm glad you have a relationship with your father this must be special. My father went to his grave hating my ass.
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A person who partakes of the emblems "should not be judged"!
by slimboyfat inthe new qfr states:.
how should a person be viewed who has determined in his heart that he is now anointed and begins to partake of the emblems at the memorial?
he should not be judged.
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mann377
What they are really saying is that your heart may belong to Jehovah but your ass belongs to the WTBS!!!!
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My life after Bethel
by new boy inthank you for this place in cyber space, this is therapy for me.
there is something about writing things down, that helps put things in perspective........ the day i left it was pouring rain........i really screwed up, i found out the night before, as i was packing things up, that i had way under estimated how much stuff i had.
i had two large suit cases (that i could barely shut the lids on) and a large army duffel bag.
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mann377
Hey New Boy: Enjoyed your experience! I can certianly relate to it. When I left no one would talk to me. These are people that I had worked with for years. The last week at the table was spooky, as no one would say anything. Unbeknownest to me this was the start of my deprograming. I also did not want any responsibility in the congo. One of the suprising things that I observed about myself was long peroids of depression after leaving. I'm still not sure why. (could be my Olathe experience) The freedom that I experienced was intoxicating!
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Getting the lead out
by mann377 ini was talking to new boy the other day and mentioned that i had a collection of lead plates that printed some of the magazines back in the '70's so he thought it would be interesting to post a picture of one.
they make great paper weights and conversation starters for those that come into my office.
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mann377
I was talking to New Boy the other day and mentioned that I had a collection of lead plates that printed some of the magazines back in the '70's so he thought it would be interesting to post a picture of one. They make great paper weights and conversation starters for those that come into my office.
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More bethel stories
by darth frosty ini was talking to a friend i was at bethel with and he mentioned something i had forgotten (for the sake of my sanity.
) we were there during the 90s and that was the transition of hair styles for black men, it was going from the fade to the baldy.
now bethel would cut your hair, you just had to wait four weeks between cuts.
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mann377
I once told the barber that I wanted a hair cut like Wheelock had: One with a hole in the top!
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My Bethel Experience final chapter
by new boy inthere were other people who either killed themselfs or tried to kill themselfs while they were at "the house of god.
one person who did kill himself was richard wheelock, press room overseer ......he jumped out of a window at the watchtower farm one day.......it seemed, he was never quite the same after his wife "willy" died..she seemed to be the only one that he could relate to.......which would make sence.....because he sure couldn't relate to any of us in the press room..........he would come over to our press and say "here is the work... get in out".......then just walk away.......he was not the type of person you would really want to talk to anyway......but wouldn't it be nice if just now and then, like every year or two, they might ask you how you were doing?.........you laugh.......but its true......i asked a friend of mind who was the press operator of press # 6 which at the time was one of the three biggest presses at bethel.
he had been in the press room for 4 full years.
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mann377
New boy and Dog Patch: Do you remember Norman Dignard, make ready crew? How about V. Stutts, he was a Hoe operator. You mentioned Tom Plank, was he a Cottrel operator? I remember I worked on press 8 not far from Hoe row. The operator was E. Alcorn (he called himself "nigger charlie") and called me "whitey". We actually became friends. Do you remember David Newmen? I worked with him on press one next to Wheels office. He died of aids about 10 years ago (he was very gay). Do you remember Jay Kozenskie? He was Wheels assistant when I was there, nice guy. Wheels was a tough man and nobody liked him (man of few words). I worked mostly on MAN presses in building three, 7th floor. I will try to PM you with my cell phone #.
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JW Terminology
by KW13 inok guys, list the ones ya know.. the truth/truth = the truth according to jw's is their religion.
for example someone baptized as a jw is baptized in the truth, whereas someone baptized elsewhere is not.. new light/light = a better understanding of the current status quo or 'light' in general which is just knowledge, new light allows for a complete change in beliefs without exception.. god's word = mainly the bible but anything else published by the wbt tract society is also acceptable.. true christians = refers only to jehovah's witnesses or suitable examples from the bible.. apostates = anyone who has been a jehovah's witness who opposes their beliefs (not necessarily people or individuals) and shares how they feel about the watchtower bible and tract society with anyone.
a person who hasn't been a jehovah's witness but does clearly oppose their message and beliefs may also be referred to as an apostate.. experiences = stories that will upbuild and encourage jw's.
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mann377
Worldly: Anything not JW
Spirtually Weak: Anything you don't like about someone
Mature: Company man
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My Bethel Experience Part 17
by new boy inmore "odds and ends".
i liked lyman swingle (governing body member)......he knew when to curse at the right time.
i think, thats why i went to him, when i was having so much trouble with debbie's parents.......he seemed "cool" and down to earth.............he might have been bit of a racist though.. one time a self righteous (known as sr) new boy, went to him and complained about what he heard in the bindery..........."brother swingle" the kid said "i heard some brothers cursing, in the bindery!
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mann377
New Boy: We must have crossed paths when at Bethel. I remember Old Lady Margret comming up to me and saying: "I'll rip your face off with a rusty trash can lid!" I was new at Bethel at the time and from the country and this knocked me for a loop. Did you play in any of the baseball games between the departments? Swingle use to ref the games. Did you know Charlie Feckel on the GB? He and I were good friends (boy did he fill my ear full with GB gossip).