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  "missionary position"

  by belbab in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  now don't get all excited, .

  this is a research project, not in the actual act itself, but the origin of the term... from whom did the expression "missionary position" surface.

  i swear to god that i believed that a missionary first used that expression.

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  Wow, I always thought that it was because the missionaries were always f***ing the people.... :)
  
  Isaac
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  2008 marks 10 years.

  by free2beme in

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  2. friends

  my wife and i actually started to fade a little in 1997, but 1998 in january was our last attended meeting.

  i gave a talk at the service meeting and looked out at all these people i knew were phony, listened to what i was saying and knew it was all lies and realized i never got over the change in the generations change in 1995 and had gone downhill from there.

  i got off the stage, and the meeting ended and i got the typical pat on the backs for a good talk they never listened too anyway.

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  truthsetsonefree

  Amen brother, that will be me in ten years.
  
  Isaac
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  BETHELITES - Whatever Became of?

  by Black Man in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i often times wonder what happened to certain bethelites that i ran around with during my 1990s tenure there.

  while there are still a few left there, the greater majority of them aren't there for various reasons (marriage, disillusionment, left the borg, etc).

  a couple of cats i wonder about - there was one brother who i believe was from kansas, who got his fingers cut off in a printing press.

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  OK, being in NYC Queens I know of a lot of these folks. Here are some updates:
  
  Fred Curry did leave for Washington to care for his Mom. He was the PO at Jackson Heights English for many years. I'd say he left around four-five years ago.
  
  Schilling was put out in the field. He had no skill that Bethel could use. Sad.
  
  Tom Jefferson was sent to the islands, I believe Bahamas, to serve on the Branch Committee.
  
  Al Harrell was there as of this year.
  
  The Nazaroff nephew is John. He was at Patterson as of about three years ago. He married a sister from my congo, Irma Garcia originally from New Mexico.
  
  Franz Ferrante was in Whitestone Congregation as of a year ago.
  
  Richard Devine is currently a WT spokeperson. He gets interviewed everytime WT sells a bldg.
  
  Scott Churchill went to the Portugues and I believe got married and left Bethel.
  
  Robert Bay was still around as of a year ago.
  
  Warren and Wynne Pake...I left them for last. What a story. Wynne began to suffer from extreme burnout(I can pm close friends if more info is really needed). They ended up leaving Bethel in '91. The last that I spoke with Warren was about four years ago. He was living in Tucson AR. He and Wynne were separated, he remained an elder. That was a few years ago.
  
  Isaac
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  Current & Former Elders- Will You Help Witnesses - Get Out of the Cult ?

  by flipper in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i know ,at first glance it seems like an impossibility .

  i really haven't lost my mind here folks.

  hear me out on this one.

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  I agree too on the living well. Now if I can just be around them more they can see just how well. Forty five pounds lost (and counting), happy, new GF, healthy non publishing daughter....
  
  Isaac
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  Maximus - Whatever became of?

  by Black Man in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  from time to time, i wonder about maximus, an ex-do who used to post during my early days of lurking here.

  i heard he was sick (deathly sick, even) and wonder how he is doing?

  i hope he is doing well.

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  His posts helped me greatly.
  
  Isaac
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  my research into antient hebrews mingling thier blood during covenant......

  by grewupJWnoselfesteem78-95 in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  in this book, the miriclle of the scarlet thread, richard booker outlines the steps ancient hebrews typically followed in making a covenant: ......they exchanged robes.......they exchanged belts.....cut the convenant.......raised the right hand..........mingled their blood.......exchanged names.....made a scar.....stated the convenant terms.........ate the memorial meal......and planted a tree.

  the covenant partners raised their right arms, cut their palms and intermingled their blood, while swearing allegiance to each other.

  blood represents life; the intermingling represent two lives becoming one.

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  To the best of my knowledge the WT has not dealt with this. I had never heard of it until now.
  
  Isaac
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  Memorial 2008

  by wha happened? in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  anyone know the date?

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  Thanks, I need for custody purposes. I can plan something for my kid that weekend.
  
  Isaac
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  Romans 8

  by confused and lost in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i have just finished reading the book of romans and i have a question ?

  a person cannot please god unless he is controlled by the spirit.

  (rom 8:8,9) nor can he put to death the misdeeds of the body except by the spirit (rom 8:13) the next verse (v14) then tells us that all who are led by gods spirit are gods sons.in fact they are adopted as his children.however,according to the wts , these verses only apply to the annointed.so,my question is this.if only the annointed are led by gods spirit,whose spirit leads the "other sheep" ?

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  Confused and lost-It was reading the Bible as you are doing (I was a School Overseer and was able to focus on it, Bible Highlights particularly) really proved to me that the FDS does not teach the Bible accurately. Keep going as you are. Reading the Bible for yourself can be a first step in recovery.
  
  Isaac
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  What Are Your Goals in Posting on JWD in 2008 ?

  by flipper in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well, happy new year to all of you, my friends here on jwd !

  it should prove to be another rockin' and rollin' year here on jwd !

  so, what do you hope to accomplish or take away in a beneficial way from posting on this board in 2008 ?

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  truthsetsonefree

  I want to post more for the reasons that Flipper stated at the beginning of this thread. I want to be of assistance to others. Further, one never truly gets rid of the JWs when one has family in it. And with my soon to be ex going back in, I need to be on top of things so that she doesn't drag my daughter in as that would break my heart.
  
  Isaac
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  What book are you reading right now?

  by Wordly Andre in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am reading buried alive: the terrifying history of our most primal fear, it's really cool

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  truthsetsonefree

  Debt of Honor-Tom Clancy
  
  Isaac