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  Will the Governing Body decree that Starbucks is forbidden??

  by DATA-DOG in

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  it's bad enough that jws waste valuable, life-saving minutes getting coffee, but now this happens.... http://www.starbucks.com/careers/college-plan.

  so many dubs work at starbucks!

  this is a dangerous situation that must be from satan!

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  I'm surprised dubbies are allowed to work at a restaurant, handing out cups all day with Pagan logos on them.
  
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  JW Broadcasting is dying.

  by John Aquila in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  once a month about 15 to 20 elderly jw publishers would meet at the kingdom hall and one elder was assigned to set up the system so they could view jw broadcasting.

  these publishers were long time pioneers, former elders, and long time publishers who know nothing about computers or the internet.

  they are the last batch of those expecting the generation that saw 1914 or understood it--- to not die off.

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  Then the feed the elite thing...big fat heavy dinners for lunch??
  

  I am appalled that elderly ladies were imposed upon to provide any meals, let alone expensive, hard to prepare items.

  Were they expected to transport it too? It's difficult to manage that, let alone strength required to carry it.
  
  Was this for pioneer school? Just to put it in perspective (possibly), I don't recall ever getting meals cooked for me outside of pioneer school. in the school, 1 local kingkongregation was assigned to provide the lunches 1 of the days. Then each cong would ask for volunteers to bring stuff. They overdid it big time. It was a huge buffet with heavy food.
  
  Other than that, like I said, pioneers weren't fed. We actually got shat on quite a bit. They had to do a special needs talk about people "letting" the pioneers always drive and talk at the doors in field service, and nobody even contributing gas $. The publishers were quite happy to let us do all the work. Elite? My sweet patootie.
  
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  The True Meaning Of Burqa

  by Bangalore in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  found this on facebook.. .

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  rebel8

  very interesting thread!
  
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  The First Sparlock Novel is Free on Amazon (July 20-24)

  by DT in

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  2. friends

  the great apocalypse has finally arrived!.

  get your free copy here:.

  http://www.amazon.com/dp/b011m755cc.

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  Hi,

  It says you can only get it for free if you subscribe to Kindle Unlimited.

  Good luck with your pursuits! Cool concept for a book.
  
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  Family Reuinion and Being Disfellowshipped (sorry...but it's long)

  by babygirl30 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it has been a long looong time since i posted on here, but never ceased reading all the posts and keeping up on the changes that have been going on!

  but it just seems that now i have a need to get something off my chest, and this is the one place that will most definitely understand the topic at hand.

  i have been disfellowshipped for about 8yrs now, and have dealt with the 'consequences' of that decision: all my so-called friends in the org left and i was also abandoned by my own family.

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  I'm glad you went. I'm all for letting the dubs be the outliers, especially when that makes them look like toxic nutjobs to others.
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  The True Meaning Of Burqa

  by Bangalore in

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  2. scandals

  found this on facebook.. .

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  Even when you try to find legitimate websites explaining the meaning, all you get is "modesty".

  It does strike me as a symbol of subservience and silence. It would be interesting to confirm this information from a legit source.
  
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  Just Sharing a couple of experiences I heard in the last day or two about ones leaving the Borg.

  by Crazyguy in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was having breakfast with a friend and former jw just yesterday and he informed me that the place we were eating in is owned by a former witness.

  the story goes as he tells me that the wife and husband or on the outs and getting a divorce.

  now just so you know the state i live in, a divorce is not quick, mandatory waiting period etc.

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  she had some difficulty with a couple of other young pioneer sisters personality wise

  Why would a grown adult need pastoral counseling for this?

  I'm sorry--maybe I've been away too long to understand it as others do.

  umbertoecho, I'm not understanding yours either, sorry. You gave him a snotty reply. It's unusual in the borg but it sounds like that guy actually had common social skills and realized you were telling him to buzz off.
  
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  You Tube Video Ex-Betheliite Ex-Walkill Worker Layed Off!

  by cha ching in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i am not sure if this guy is really from bethel, or walkill, but if he is....this poor guy really tells it like it is from the heart.

  he was surprised.. at the 'oh so fast, pack your bags, get your stuff outta here' layoff !.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk1xh1egjcu

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  you are an employee and have to be taken through a procedure as dictated by Caesars laws - otherwise the "employer" is breaking reasonable labour law

  This is not true.

  NYS laws are online. You can confirm this yourself if you'd like.
  
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  Can someone explain to me ......

  by notoneoftheboys in

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  i was never told before i got baptised that i would loose my family if i got disfellowshipped.. no one told me i would get disfellowshipped if i had a blood transfusion.

  no one told me that the gb was all powerful and tolerate no dissention.

  that if i spoke to a d/f person i would get disfellowshipped.. no one told me in my marriage bed there were rules if broken d/f shipping resulted.. i was told my brothers would die or care for me.

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  It's shocking to me you didn't know those things. You must have been in a radically liberal, sheltered hall in order to have not known those things were going on.
  

  You mentioned the early 80s. You must have been around during The Great Apostasy--the equivalent of the Salem witch trials for dubs.

  They were hardcore back then--it was standard procedure to read a scripture specifying what sin someone committed while they did their mass disfellowshippings. They were even ritually shunning unbaptized children (they called it 'disassociating' back then--same thing--sin announced and shunning required).

  You must have lived in an interesting area that didn't even know any of that was going on elsewhere?!! Did you read the publications about shunning, oral sex, etc. back then? They used to have special needs talks.
  
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  You Tube Video Ex-Betheliite Ex-Walkill Worker Layed Off!

  by cha ching in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i am not sure if this guy is really from bethel, or walkill, but if he is....this poor guy really tells it like it is from the heart.

  he was surprised.. at the 'oh so fast, pack your bags, get your stuff outta here' layoff !.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk1xh1egjcu

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  According to his story: His dismissal was Illegal

  He says if Bethel was his employer, they would have to give notice. He doesn't say, but I believe he is referring to the WARN law (which covers plant closures).

  Bethel was not his employer.

  If his story is true, that was really sucky on their part. But, volunteer organizations are often sucky to volunteers, in my experience.