Glad this has been brought back. Anybody remember Russell Kurzin? Older white brother who was at the house forever? When I was there, he really didn't have to much of a job to do. He'd be in the library checking out the latest newspapers for the stock market index. THAT'S RIGHT, OLD RUSS PLAYED THE STOCK MARKET. Kind of like legalized gambling. Anyway, while the big house was cracking down on me and my little weekend 'G-Job', old Russ was raking in cash off the stock market. Gotta love it...............
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What is G-JOBBING for Bethelites?????????
by JT inhad enough asked :.
if you haven't already related to us the experiences at bethel that you told to your mom-in-law, (or even if you already have told us) could you tell us about what you told her.....and...what is "g-jobbing" (sorry for my naivity) .
i didn't want to take away from sl post about his mother but i thought a little insight into the world of the bethelites would be interesting this am.
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Are things really that bad?
by gringojj ini was just reading a post from someone and it said that the world is a paradise now, we just have to accept it.
it made me think, the jws are always saying how bad things are now and that they are just getting worse.
so im wondering, are things really that bad?
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Well, I'd say that over 150 years or so ago, blacks were slaves. I think we're doing a hell of a lot better now..............
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WHY DO YOU INSIST on clinging to the Bible as anything other than fiction?
by Terry inhave you made the same effort investigating the history of how scripture was written down, compiled, redacted and selected as you did reinforcing your jw doctrines week after week at the kingdom hall?.
if you have; then you know it cannot be factual.. there have always been agendas.
the people with the agendas needed to wield power and using an invisible backup agent was a great device for controlling others.. somebody is always insisting they have an invisible and mysterious source of divine information and selling it like hotcakes and syrup.
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Terry,
This is a damn good thread. I feel a lot of what you're saying, even though I'm not sure I agree with you on everything. But at this point, I'm really not sure what it is I agree or disagree with you and others on this thread. But this a damn good thread, that I'll have to later on go home and marinate on. It's just a freaking joy to have my cerebral fires stoked..........................
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Picking the nose....
by morty inwhat is the deal with the male species thinking it is ok, to pick their nose in public??.
i find it repulsive .... it just seems to me,when i catch people picking their nose, in almost all cases,it is a man doing it..... do men, find it hard to find a kleenex???.
morty of the, taught my boys not to pick their booger's in public class...
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Black Man
"It's not HOW you pick your nose, it's WHERE you put the boogers."
Today's deep thought has been brought to you by the BLACK MAN..................
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help me understand the political dynamics of the kh heirarchy
by Check_Your_Premises inthe more i learn about the dubs the more i understand so many things that take place.
one thing that has been of interest to me is all the politics that go into choosing people for the various tasks.
i figure human nature is human nature.
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DING, DING, DING.............we have a winner...........
ljwtiamb,
You have hit the proverbial nail on the head. Ex-bethelites can indeed walk into a local kh and enjoy a position right away, especially if they've had other special privileges during their Bethel tenure. And most definitely do not have an appreciation for the POSITION because of who they rubbed shoulders with at "the house." I've seen this over and over again......................
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GB member Dan Sydlik's Exile
by Black Man ini was talking to an ex-bethelite who was at the 'big house' in the late 60s and early 70s and he mentioned that daniel sydlik was exiled (asked to leave bethel) for a couple years when he married his wife (who at the time was very young and very much his junior).
according to this ex-bethelite, his marriage was somewhat controversial and they didn't want it to stumble anyone at the time, so he still stayed in the nyc area, but just not in bethel?
of course, this was when they had the corporation director format and before they officially adopted the governing body structure.
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She IS hot. I was at the house in the early to mid 90s and she was SMOKIN'!! I didn't know her that well when I was there, but she didn't seem to be as pretentious as some of the other GB wives. This same ex-Bethelite also said one of the reasons why it was so controversial was because Sydlik knew her and her family ever since she was a little girl and she used to sit on his lap.
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GB member Dan Sydlik's Exile
by Black Man ini was talking to an ex-bethelite who was at the 'big house' in the late 60s and early 70s and he mentioned that daniel sydlik was exiled (asked to leave bethel) for a couple years when he married his wife (who at the time was very young and very much his junior).
according to this ex-bethelite, his marriage was somewhat controversial and they didn't want it to stumble anyone at the time, so he still stayed in the nyc area, but just not in bethel?
of course, this was when they had the corporation director format and before they officially adopted the governing body structure.
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I was talking to an ex-Bethelite who was at the 'big house' in the late 60s and early 70s and he mentioned that Daniel Sydlik was exiled (asked to leave bethel) for a couple years when he married his wife (who at the time was very young and very much his junior). According to this ex-bethelite, his marriage was somewhat controversial and they didn't want it to stumble anyone at the time, so he still stayed in the NYC area, but just not in Bethel? Of course, this was when they had the corporation director format and before they officially adopted the Governing Body structure. But has anyone else ever heard of this story?
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What's the BIGGEST WEAK LINK in the WTS Armor?
by Black Man in.
is it the pedophile thing, ngo, generation change, blood issue?
what do you think it is?.
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Is it the pedophile thing, NGO, generation change, blood issue? What do you think it is?
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Creative House-to-House Time Wasting Manuevers
by Black Man inanyone here master the art of pressing in the doorbell without really pressing it?
how about knocking where it seems loud on the outside, but you know it can't be heard on the inside.
or standing at a door for up to 5 minutes when you know nobody was there.
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Bethel: Pathway to Apostasy
by Black Man inat the 'big house' you go either one of two ways, company man or apostate.
i think for many that went, it demystified the whole organization and you saw firsthand that there wasn't holy spirit influencing anything - only the muses of sheltered, out-of-touch old men and political bureaucrats.
i work in the corporate world and i saw just as much if not more politics in bethel.
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New Boy:
Oh snap!!! Curtis Johnson was my home overseer - 124 building. And you're on-point.....he is the spitting image of 'radar.'