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  Sad News Orangefatcat's husband died this morning.

  by orangefatcat in

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  this is one of the sadest days in my life, my beloved husband marco passed away this morning at 5:15 am.. it has been a dreadful day.

  but my dear friend was with most of the day while we went togerther to make funeral arrangements.. that was really hard on me.

  i have done nothing but cry and cry all day, i finally fell asleep a few hours ago while my friend diane was here and she let me sleep.

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  OFC,

  So sorry to hear of your loss. You have my deepest, heartfelt sympathy..........
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  Fantastic opportunities for advanced education on line

  by restrangled in

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  lsu, california state,, eastern and western illinois among others offer fantastic classes.

  harvard even offers a doctorate degree on line, although you will have to attend for a short time on campus.

  several members of my family are finishing up degrees or advancing them through clep tests or on line classes through these sites, with testing done at local colleges or homework sent through the mail at minimal cost compared even to your local jr. college.

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  so great to hear about this................
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  MTS School

  by Black Man in

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  when will the wts admit that this arrangement is a bust - financially, emotionally, aesthetically.

  mts was something that started in 1987 for those who wanted to pursue other avenues of services without having to go through bethel service.

  it originally was intended to be an abbreviated gilead course with brothers receiving assignments to go into the circuit work, missionary service, special pioneer work or to serve where the need was greater (which oftentimes translated to the boonies or starkly rural areas).

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  upping this...................
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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.

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  Darth Frosty:

  Yes, I remember Sheena. Before becoming a j-dub, she used to appear in rap videos. I remember her telling me once that she was in an LL Cool J video back in the day.
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  7th Day Adventists & J-Dubs

  by Black Man in

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  can we consolidate a comprehensive thread on what beliefs the dubs ripped off, ahem co-opted from the adventists.

  i believe the birthdays and some of the end-times speculation came from them.

  i've been interested in seeing how much of an influence they have been.

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  Can we consolidate a comprehensive thread on what beliefs the dubs ripped off, ahem co-opted from the Adventists. I believe the birthdays and some of the end-times speculation came from them. I've been interested in seeing how much of an influence they have been. Are dubs merely a sect or offshoot of the Adventist movement?
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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.

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  I knew Lee Waters

  yep he had the dark skin fine wife, he used to have a band, but it got disbanded,, he worked in both service and writing, his mom tried to marry off every bethilite she met to some sister

  nvrgbnk said:

  "He was my table head. I just found out recently that he passed away. I really liked him. He was one of the good guys."

  Are you sure about that?? I haven't heard that. Waters wasn't that old. What did he pass away from? If that's true, I'm shocked, indeed!!
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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.

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  Emma,

  I believe Richard Devine, who used to be at Bethel is now in the Circuit work. I can't remember which state he's serving............
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  Any Circuit or District Overseers That Made An Impression On You?

  by minimus in

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  i used to enjoy do paul illingsworth's talks.

  he thought he was a greek scholar.. anyone that you liked (or didn't)?.

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  The Leora Brown I knew was a black brother around 5'10 or 5'11, wore glasses average size. He was a DO in Michigan in the 1980s and then went to California where I heard that he got disfellowshipped. There were so many rumors about him after that (like he died of AIDS, that him and his wife got divorced, etc.), but he surfaced in Atlanta, Georgia in the 1990s, selling real estate. It was rumored that he was reinstated and then DF'ed again, although both the reinstatement and second DFing was never confirmed. He should probably be in his early 60s by now.

  He was a good speaker, who enjoyed playing basketball with some of the younger brothers. He could get a little competitive on the b-ball court...............
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  Any Circuit or District Overseers That Made An Impression On You?

  by minimus in

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  i used to enjoy do paul illingsworth's talks.

  he thought he was a greek scholar.. anyone that you liked (or didn't)?.

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  Leora Brown - debunked DO that was disfellowshipped, whatever happened to him?
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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.

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  Anyone remember Frank DeMatteis from WT Farms?