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  30 and Out?

  by Black Man in

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  30 that seems to put jw's at a cross-roads?

  i've known so many who have decided to abandon ship at either the age of 30 or either after 30 years of being baptized.

  i fall into the former category.

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  Fav/Least Fav Governing Body Members

  by Black Man in

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  because i got to see these men on a daily basis in various settings, this post is dedicated to my fav/least fav gb.

  favs: .

  milton henschel - he was always friendly, down-to-earth and was never too high on himself to speak to the little guy.

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  D.A. vs. Slow Fade

  by Black Man in

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  which is better in your estimation?

  hit the borg with a d.a.

  letter or do the slow fade.

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  God's Beginning?

  by Black Man in

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  what do you think of the wtbts explaining away of god not having a beginning?

  ps.

  90:2 is always quoted and explained as he's always just been there and that we as humans will never grasp that concept because we have a beginning and will have an ending (death).

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  Headcoverings, Goals & Women's Roles

  by Black Man in

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  i have always felt that requiring sisters to wear headcoverings was assinine.

  jehovah won't strike you down for not wearing a headcovering".

  word gets back to the co on his next visit that i don't let sisters wear headcoverings at the bookstudy when they read and he reams me out for it.

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  Complement a Poster

  by Black Man in

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  here's your chance to complement a poster whose posts make you think, make you mad, make you laugh, make you cry.

  i usually find something that i dig in everybody's post around these parts.

  but i'll single out some peeps in particular.

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  Climbing the Corporate Ladder - Why They Do It

  by Black Man in

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  that the wts is nothing more than a business is painfully obvious in the way many brothers seek 'positions'.

  i was always highly doubtful of the 'appointed by holy spirit' bs that we were always fed.

  appointments often came down to who kissed up the most to the decision-makers.

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  Jungle Fever in the BORG

  by Black Man in

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  post title - jungle fever in the borg or inter-racial relationship dynamics in the borg.. back in the the day inter-racial relationships were frowned on, especially if you wanted to advance spiritually (climb the corporate ladder).

  i remember at bethel a few of the brothers in service department used to always tell brothers that it would be beneficial to marry in their own race if they wanted to be used in the circuit work.

  the premise was that the society is not biased but rather the world is and to avoid conflict, they only prefer to use couples of the same race.

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  Gleaning at Bethel

  by Black Man in

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  want to see bethelites act like greedy scavengers?

  just check out the tail end of bethel family breakfast, lunch or dinners.

  for those not familar with this phenomenon, gleaning was when bethelites could basically bring their tupperware dishes down and store up on the leftover meals once the family was dismissed (usually by prayer, except for the bethel dinner).

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  Where's Obed?

  by Black Man in

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  whatever happened to obed fernandez?

  i used to lurk at witnet and that's where i first began to come to grips with my thoughts on the org.

  i think his site inspired this one.

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