Barbara, my wife and I read this short biography yesterday and we are IN AWE of the wonderful work that you have done. I bet you wished you had run the photocopiers at Bethel out of ink!!
Thank you and Joe so very much from the depths of our heart.
Bill too for all his effort to help so many.
geevee
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The Discoveries of Barbara Anderson - Eyewitness to Deceit
by Dogpatch inhey everyone!
yesterday, may 15, 2006, gyldendal publishing company in copenhagen, denmark, published an expose' about the religion of jehovah's witnesses.
the name of the new book is, "dommedag ma vente," or, in english, "judgment day must wait," written by poul bregninge of denmark.
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What was the "last drop" which made you to leave JW organization?
by Lehtiveli inthis is a littlebit of quiz but still worth of talking.
so, what was the last thing which made you think that jw's are not "the truth"?
i'm trying to collect things, which are crucial points for jw beliefs so i can write something about all of those things.
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I was at the book study and the conductor spoke about the apostate liar that were on a TV program about the pedophile/child abuse in the JW's. He said they were liars and that we dont need to watch those kinds of shows to be able to defend your faith. This comment was supported by the comments of others, until he looked at me and asked me straight: "That's right isn't it?"
Well, I said it isn't right, he has no right to tell people not to watch the show. I said that these people are not liars, they are victims. He then said that it isn't the societies policies that are doing this to them, I had to tell him in front of them all that it is their policies that are hurting these victims!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I then had to leave as I could not in all good conscience sit there and be a part of that. Havne't been back. -
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I attended my first 18th birthday party and learnt about another WTS lie.
by jwfacts inlast night i attended my first 18th birthday party.
it was fantastic.
i was one of the few aussies there, mostly the hall was filled with filipinos.
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We have attended two engagement parties that were non-JW affairs. We wouldn't have before. We enjoyed them, although we did not know too many people, but you get the opportunity to enhance your "social skills' or even get to develop them.
We also allowed our two children to have some friends over for their own birthdays, mild affairs, but fun.
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KM citing scriptures that don't exist...
by slimboyfat indoes anyone remember the km a couple of years ago that cited a scripture that doesn't exist?
it was something like 2 tim 3:36, and they had mixed up 1st and 2nd timothy.
i was telling a sister about it today, and i think she didn't believe me.
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Just like searching for the auguat 1st wt 1974, yep its on the cd, but i could never get it to come up when searching for info on DF.
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RECORDINGS WILL BE NEEDED: 2006 "Deliverance at Hand!" District Conventions
by What-A-Coincidence inanyone here going to record and eventually post the recordings of the dah assembly?
hey wt?
praise the internet b!!
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geevee
sad.....you poor people having to go and sit through it.
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WITNESSING ALL ALONG BETHEL BROOKLYN
by What-A-Coincidence inbethel has a witnessing stand in brooklyn heights, along brooklyn bridge blvd.
and jarolomen st. which is run a by local congregation.
all along the watchtower (fulton st. (mall)) there are many older friends witnessing along the benches.
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geevee
Were all the old people sitting on the benches drooling, bit like schroeder before he left and barber probably has to do now? [got to keep him regular]
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Yikes, there was a tract in my door
by MissBehave inso i just went out for the mail and a folded up tract falls out of my screen door.
they must have rung the bell while i was on the treadmill.
praise the lord for wireless headphones!.
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So is the the tract that they are handing out beofre the DC?
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Kissing the Elders Butts
by Dr Jekyll in.
ok who's going to own up to sending one of these... http://www.madzay.com/product/product_view.aspx?uid=50af9a87-5606-42a7-8d7f-606f0a8536fe.
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geevee
hey Kaput, Derek Barefoot would be proud of you.
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How do you deal with JW's knowing they will shun you?
by JH ini went to the grocery store yesterday, and i saw a jw who was looking at me with a sort of sad face.
i said hello, and he didn't reply.
so why does he stare at me for if he knows he won't reply to me when i say hello?
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I think that the way you describe is a good way to go, acknowlege them and move on, otherwise it's just their game. I remember years ago a young guy from another town was DFed for who knows what, and we didnt know. He came upto us and started talking. Other dubs who knew his situation saw this and came over real fast and told us about his status. We were incensed that he had the gall to talk to us!!
Now, well, it would be different. I am happy to talk to anyone regardless of their JW status. The x-dubs are blown away that you would talk to them, and are happy when they know you dont go anymore. They wondered when we would wise up. One guy said I always thought you were smart, but wondered when you would see it!! He was very happy.
Another guy that all the dubs avoid like the plague was in front of me in the supermarket. I walked up to him and said hi. He was stunned. He said "you know, in 8 years you are the first one [jw] to come up and talk to me"!! I said I have news for you, WE dont go any more!! We both just laughed and I said to him, I bet we could talk for hours!
When I see dubs down the street and they are making a point of not seeing me...and it is usually obvious, I love to say hello to them. Why not? I am not DF/DA so they should be happy to talk to me shouldn't they? And wouldnt it get under their skin? Wouldn't they get annoyed about it? Hope so. -
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Conversation with friend leads to despair
by under_believer inmy status is "fading but still sort of in.
" i don't believe any of it anymore.. i just had a long conversation with a very old friend of mine who is "weak," as in he doesn't preach, and he doesn't make many of the meetings.
he still believes everything, though... he's just "weak.
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geevee
Gary, that is the thing that is hard to figure out, why walkaways who are believing are so defensive.
I'd wonder if it is as this friend asserts, why he isn't there all the time. In JW speak, he is as dead as the rest of us, isn't he? Instead of listening and finding an excuse to be slack, the slacker judges the friend who is trying to lead him away from a big pile of crap.
Humans!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!