Posts by schne

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Josh's life

by Jourles in

(i've been holding out wondering if i was going to post this or not.

keep in mind this is just skimming the surface - there are many more details that i feel should not be touched upon.

but if you've always wanted to know my background, here ya go...).

schne_belly

Josh...thanks for sharing that!

I hope I get the privilege of meeting you in person someday!

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My experience w/ the JW secretary at my office

by looking_glass in

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i believe i have mentioned before, i works w/ a lunatic jw.

this is the same woman who will not go by a shorter version of her name because as she told me in front of some fellow co-workers once i found the truth, i put on the new personality and the fruitages of the spirit, so i go by my full name now.

alrighty then..

schne_belly

OMG!! What a Wack-O

You took the words right out of my mouth!!! I was thinking this exact thing earlier in your post...

I wonder if she will think that she is being persecuted because she is a jw.

There is an excuse for everything...

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My experience w/ the JW secretary at my office

by looking_glass in

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friends

i believe i have mentioned before, i works w/ a lunatic jw.

this is the same woman who will not go by a shorter version of her name because as she told me in front of some fellow co-workers once i found the truth, i put on the new personality and the fruitages of the spirit, so i go by my full name now.

alrighty then..

schne_belly

Looking Glass...

That happens to me too sometimes when I post?!?! Did you copy it over from WORD or some program like that? That is when I notice it not posting right.

I'd like to hear the rest of the story when you figure it out!

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Who is the "Queen of the Apostates"?

by booker-t in

there was a post in the past that listed ray franz as the "king of the apostates" to flip the script who would you nominate as the reigning "queen of the apostates"?

my nominee would go to joan cetnar.

but to be honest joan is such a nice person that i had the pleasure of meeting at a ex-jws convention.

schne_belly

BLONDIE---By far!

Love ya lady!!!

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I was once a true Prophet

by Gregor in

a lot said here about fading, which is a good way for some to leave the cult under their particular circumstances.

my departure involved a 'fade' period of less than two years, pretty fast considering i went from being a locally prominent elder to being df'd for apostasy within that time period.

because my 'fall' was pretty swift and prominent, i was approached during the 'fade' ('79-'81) in one-on-one encounters by a handful of friends, mostly elders, who sincerely wanted to help me recover from my 'spiritual sickness' as they saw it.

schne_belly

That is pretty interesting. Sending you a copy of the WT could be viewed several ways:

1) Now that the society agrees with you - you should come back

2) Wow - you must have had gods backing to know what 'he' would say so many years later - come back

or just

3) Come back

Was this the only contact you had with this person after that? I would follow up with more prophetic statements. Tell him what he'll be doing in five years, ten years, etc. They will think you are a genius.

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Could we have stumbled onto the reason behind the higher education thing ?

by Forscher in

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in the mid 1990s the wtbts backed-off just a little bit on its stance about higher education publically while it was still discouraged unofficially.

now, all of a sudden they are publically clamping back down.

and coincidentally they are clamping back down just as ben schroeder was entering his final year or years at columbia law school.

schne_belly

Even when I was serious I considered the majority of Dubz as rather "slow" if you know what I mean. They always had trouble keeping up mentally and never seemed to get the point of the discussion.

Speak for yourself bro.... and don't generalize. Ya - I hate people who generalize!!! Seriously though - JGNAT is correct. The youth are leaving in droves.

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Heading to Maui for vacation

by Champion in

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this will be our first trip to hawaii and we are flying from the northeast usa.

we will be staying about 8 days only on maui.

if anyone has any suggestions or info about resturants, places, or just fun stuff, i would love the input.

schne_belly

NOOO - Eric's is CLOSED!!! This is bad news...we ate there nearly everyday on the island.

Good reminder about biking down Haleakala, it was a blast. Shop around before hand for the best deals.

Forgot about Canoes restuarant. They have good Volcano drinks!!

Don't for get about a Luau!!!

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Heading to Maui for vacation

by Champion in

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friends

this will be our first trip to hawaii and we are flying from the northeast usa.

we will be staying about 8 days only on maui.

if anyone has any suggestions or info about resturants, places, or just fun stuff, i would love the input.

schne_belly

Eric's Seafood Grotto - great seafood, great prices, nice wait staff - be sure to sign the guest book.

Mama's Fish House - little pricey, but the ambiance is worth it!

The Road to Hanna - fun to do yourself, make sure to go to the Seven Pools for a dive. Takes all day. If its not the rainy season - you can travel all the way around the island (even though the car rental companies don't want you to).

Hawaii on a Budget dot com - great place to get reduced prices on things to do.

There are a couple good snorkel outfitters - make sure you do your homework on those.

Have fun - its one of the better islands!!

ALOHA

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