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  Chapter 1 My Bethel Experience First Posted 9 Years Ago A Walk Down Memory Lane

  by new boy in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  part 1. i when to bethel march 21,1970. at the time you had to be a pioneer for two years to apply, by the time i left in 1974 they were calling people in who had never pioneered..........average stay was 5 months (they had signed up for 4 years)..........the reason they left was......well, it was hell.. one of the reasons was, knorr hated bethelites, but he loved the gilead students and why?

  because when they screwed up they were thousands of miles away!........just before i got there, they had kicked out over 30!

  homosexuals (at one time) ....the would kick out 1-2 bethelites a week.

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  The press operator that I was an assistant operator was very gay.

  Was that Jim Mazza?!
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  Jehovah's Witnesses accused of covering up historic sex abuse

  by defender of truth in

  1. social
  2. current

  www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/12073247/jehovahs-witnesses-accused-of-covering-up-historic-sex-abuse.html

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  Well, the Governing Body(tm) LOVES to use the word HISTORIC in describing the banal minutiae of the everyday goings on in their religion known as Jehovah's Witnesses. At least now, Satan and his system recognize the HISTORIC significance of the everyday actions of Jehovah's Witnesses.
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  The story of my exit

  by mrsObfuscate in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i have been lurking here for about 6 months, and being the last day of the year, and ready to start the new one afresh, i want to share the story of our exit from the org.

  i have found the personal experiences of others of immeasurable value, (and its been a while since a good exit story has been posted) that i hope this can be of benefit to at least someone.. .

  my mother became a jehovahs witness when i was about 9 or 10. i remember initially hating all of the new sanctions put on our lives (no birthdays and christmas anymore) but for some reason i soon after joined her in attending the meetings and eventually got baptized at the age of 14. my staunch catholic father converted a couple of years later.

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  "I felt like an outsider."-mrsObfuscate

  Here you will be welcomed with open arms!
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  this is a real picture

  by brandnew in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  yeah watchtower is blessing their efforts .

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  I hope they have enough cash on hand to purchase the new 'double screen' video setup now required by the "Governing Body' (tm) for all Kingdom Halls. Morris and Lett can only be appreciated fully in the new Watchtower(tm) sanctioned 'STEREOPTICON' video system. Now you can see both ASSES....I mean donkeys in visual stereo!
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  Answers to this weeks Oral Review

  by rosesinbloom in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  greetings.

  does anyone have the answers for this weeks last written review?.

  thank you.

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  Answers to this weeks Oral Review.

  Oral review? More like Anal review ..................same shit repackaged year after year.
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  Governing Body Letter details things that "have never been done before." - Really?

  by cappytan in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  [note: copy/pasted this with permission from reddit.].

  once each year, the governing body writes a direct letter to the congregation members included in the yearbook.

  in his annual message to the catholic faithful (urbi et orbi) delivered on christmas day, the pope spoke about world peace, terrorism, and the refugee crisis.

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  "Shit...........the sooner I get rid of these tattoo's, the sooner I can get baptized!
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  Adult Homework and Extra Credit

  by lovesjehovah in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  it seems that once we became sensible adult humans, we lost our way.

  we stopped asking questions.

  we submitted to the bidding of the world.

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  By the age of 15 years old, all students should be taught two distinct ways of viewing their lives:

  1. Mindfulness meditation. The student would learn how to remain centered in their body and learn the difference between THOUGHTS, FEELINGS and SENSATIONS. By establishing a relationship with themselves through mindfulness meditation, they can learn to be 'comfortable in their own skin' and accept the oneness of their body and mind. That way they are prepared to 'face the world' on their terms.

  2. Inductive reasoning, deductive reasoning, logic, rhetoric, scientific method and dialectics should be fully integrated into the curriculum of any school system. If the student can learn to think and reason through these methods they will be able to 'face the world' on its terms.
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  The really cool feeling of community within JWs

  by Phaedra in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i remember going out with other jws after the memorial.. small gatherings.. picnics at some local landmark.. the feeling of closeness, camaraderie, friendship with like minded people you could trust.. haven't experienced it since i left.. really miss that..

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  "they...........speak to you regularly through your wife." - lovesjehovah

  That's not a personal conversation. It's a form of psychological 'triangulation'.
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  Questions for Serena Williams

  by Esse quam videri in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  being as serena williams shows outstanding abilities and skills at that which she exerts herself in, such as tennis, it would seems reasonable that serena williams has the same high level of abilities in all of her worthwhile endeavors.

  perhaps she has this level of abilities in her journey as one of jehovah's witnesses.

  would it not be reasonable that those who need greater clarification and understanding of certain bible subjects, to make contact with serena and ask her such questions?.

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  "People should stop 'calling out' the Williams sisters for things." - Hisclarkness

  REALLY? YOU'RE SERIOUS?

  Maybe Serena should stop calling on 'Jehovahs' name and she wouldn't have to feel the heat.

  http://youtu.be/SnMAsoYAWbQ
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  The Lion Awakes

  by eric hendrickson in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  my name is eric hendrickson.

  i have been on a journey led by the holy spirit which has brought to this point that has allowed for me to open the seventh seal and understand god's master plan.

  i am the lion from the lost tribe of judah who has come to the world and be the messiah king.

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  Eric.....I found a picture of you online. You're a cute little devil!