Posts by thecarpenter

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Question for everyone(ok, at least for the hardcore exjw's)

by Jourles in

jw
friends

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how would you like to have in your possession all of the boe letters in a text-searchable pdf format?.

if you do, i think i heard through the grapevine that they will be appearing on reexamine.org sometime tonight.. we're talking upwards of 500 pages altogether.. chew on that wt.

What do the JW's need most desperately right NOW !!!

by JH in

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friends

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what do you think would encourage the jw's enormously right now?.

another war, a pandemic, a meteor striking the earth, bird flu in the us?

they need all of us to come back to the fold. I hear that they are preparing big vats of grape flavored koolaid for all the friends to drink in sept. It is spiritual drink that will help the friend endure this system better.

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New from South Africa.

by jakes in

i am from south africa and new to this forum.i have been reading your posts for quite some time now.. i was basically raised a jw and baptised at the age of 13.have not been to a meeting for the past 2 years because of .

all the back biting and finding out the truth about the borg.kinda just drifted away.got a very good story to tell about what i experienced.

last week in my hometown community with regard to the jws.will post it later.. just glad to be part of this forum and great to know i am not alone.. good bye for now.

thecarpenter

Tambien, welcome to the forum

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Question for everyone(ok, at least for the hardcore exjw's)

by Jourles in

jw
friends

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how would you like to have in your possession all of the boe letters in a text-searchable pdf format?.

if you do, i think i heard through the grapevine that they will be appearing on reexamine.org sometime tonight.. we're talking upwards of 500 pages altogether.. chew on that wt.

thecarpenter

gee, my own copy of body of elder letters.... my theocratic library is expanding faster than when I was a active witness.

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Who has a longer nose, Pinocchio or JR Brown?

by cyberguy in

after reviewing jr brown's recent comments about wt teachings (with respect to the recent outing of a pedophile, bethel elder), who has a longer nose, pinocchio or jr brown?.

thecarpenter

steve, I just noticed his nose was slightly browner than the rest of his face.....

Well, I reached my 100th post... is there a prize?

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How Do You Feel About Life & Yourself Now That You're Out?

by minimus in

jw
friends

personally, i'm feeling better about things.

i don't cringe when i see a witness now.

i may still try to avoid contact with certain ones but now i feel more than ever before that jws are crackpots and whether they look down on me or not, they are the ones with the issues----not me!

thecarpenter

I feel much better, it's strange because I find I'm thinking less about the witnesses and I am losing my anger toward them (sometimes I do feel a monentary flash of anger)and starting to feel sad for them. But anyway, I am enjoying making more friends (coworkers, ex-jw's, social groups and social causes) and doing things with them. It has been a lot of fun so far. One thing that has helped me is the realization that I have to find people and interesting things to do, not the other way around.

I think that I am going to enjoy this summer before I start school again.

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FROM the source about downsizing

by Pistoff in

i toured wallkill in the last month; the tour guide stated, in very clear terms, that the wt leadership is "sending home" many older couples and older ones, and replacing them with younger ones as they need to.

he did say it was because their experience was of more use in the field.

(snicker.

thecarpenter

Actually they do get a stipend, bus fare

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X - JW or Apostate?

by In Between in

jw
friends

i thought this might be interesting.

if it's been talked about before, i apologize in advance.

what differences do you think exist between the two?

thecarpenter

I view myself as a ex-jw. I view the JW's as christian apostates for manipulating the blble. And like the others, if the JW topic lands on my lap, I will expose them.

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Need Help Finding Recent Post on Sam Herd Special Day Talk

by Seeker4 in

there was a post here a few weeks ago about a talk that gb member sam herd gave recently at a ca special assembly day.

the notes on the talk were taken from a tape of the program, and it was very interesting.

i'm trying to find the post but so far have been unsuccessful.. does anyone remember the post, and can you help me find it.

thecarpenter

was this it? http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/115456/1.ashx

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jw's panic at kh , when we ask for a bible study

by johnny cip in

jw
friends

my brother decides he want to stop al the local kingdum hell and ask for the new craptower mag, he goes in and asks for the new craptower about a dozen x"s i'm standing at the door and he keeps asking for the new craptower " to worship the god jehoover.

and pray to the foolish and wayward slave.

he comes to the door and invites me in and about 10 wt zombies women are in the lobby.

thecarpenter

I think it will take different approaches to reach different people. Johnny's approach will work with some people, others may take a another route. When you look at the apostles and the various methods they used, it reached the hearts of many listeners.

I think the important thing is to remain civil. It's kind of hard to say we are doing the lords work if we are using foul language and screaming our heads off (we sort of fit the caricature that they paint of opposers).

Look at the method that Ray Franz took in his book, he attacked only the thinking and sophistry of the organization. He also revealed the attitudes and character of the Governing body with out resorting to name calling. It was absolutely a powerful expose' of the society.

Also when you look at Jesus, he called the Pharisees vipers, not motherf**kers.
So little comparisons are appropriate. ;-)