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  Longtime JWD posters/professional lurkers with low post counts

  by Black Man in

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  hey all,.

  just checkin' in.

  been here since '01, but don't even have 500 posts.

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  Black Man

  Hey all,

  Just checkin' in. Been here since '01, but don't even have 500 posts. Any other long time JWD posters/lurkers with low post counts?
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  Do You Feel A Loss When Certain Posters Don't Post As Often???

  by minimus in

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  auld soul is back.

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  Black Man

  Sassy,

  You brought me out of lurker mode over those pics - HOT!! Your 'mammaries' are inspiring. Holla at a brotha'!!

  Well, there are several posters that I miss: Maximus, loved all of his insightful posts; LDH, we're around the same age and a lot of her experiences are told from the perspective of my peer group; JT, cool brother who's Bethel posts were always on-point, having served at the nut-house myself; Frenchbabyface, Simon, Obed Fernandez, Larc, HillaryStep, Dave (Seven006), and so many that I can't think of at the moment.

  And of course, I miss Black Man's posts - he was a pretty insightful dude
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  If The Watchtower Decided To Show Love, Their Numbers Would Rise

  by minimus in

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  there's no sense of contentment and joy and happiness within the ranks of jehovah's witnesses.

  people are miserable.

  depressed.

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  Black Man

  good thread. this goes up.............
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  Public talk will be reduced to 30 minutes

  by martinjw7 in

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  have you heard about a letter for all congregations announced next new change in wts politics?.

  in letter is information that the time for the public talk will be reduced to 30 minutes.. does anyone have a copy?

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  Black Man

  now all they need to do is get rid of the congregation book study arrangement which has perennially been the least attended and easily the most non-essential of their cult meetings...........
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  Share a cool website

  by Black Man in

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  ok, post links to your favorite websites or some cool websites that you traffic - it can be on any subject/topic/interest.............

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  Black Man

  OK, post links to your favorite websites or some cool websites that you traffic - it can be on any subject/topic/interest.............
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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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  Black Man

  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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  Black Man

  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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  Black Man

  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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  Black Man

  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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  Black Man

  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?