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  former bethelites get paid

  by dvw in

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  apparently the c.o.

  told the cong.

  during his visit that the bethelites who got shite canned are receiving $450 per month as an allowance.

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  parakeet

  At $450 a month, they'll be able to afford a really spiffy cardboard box to live in.
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  THE GOLLUM SYNDROME; Do YOU Suffer From it?

  by ElderBarry in

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  when i left the rub a dub dubs, i was bitter, angry, disillusioned, and fearful of stepping out in faith again.

  i didnt want to get burned.

  i could have stayed that way.

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  Lisa:
  ***WHATEVER it is people that the GB stole from you, inside, I want you to RECLAIM it!***
  The WTS stole my freedom to think for myself. When I regained that freedom, I did some thinking and reclaimed what makes the most sense to me -- atheism.
  My decision was not a knee-jerk reaction against the JWs, nor was it infused with bitterness. I left the JWs almost 30 years ago. While I do have a visceral dislike of the JWs (any person capable of reasoning does), the bitterness faded away long ago.
  Please don't assume all atheists become so because of the JWs. Atheists have good and valid reasons for their position.
  And I really wish religious people would lay off the "god/jesus loves you" bit when what you mean is "I know in my deepest heart of hearts that there is a god and you should believe in him, you godless moron." Maybe you don't mean it that way, but that's the way it comes across. I'd rather you just slap my face -- it would be more honest.
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  What is the "Unforgivable Sin?"

  by mkr32208 in

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  2. beliefs

  i know the pat answer is "grieving the holy spirit" but how does one do that?

  i asked some elders who were attempting to meet with me but they seemed unsure... .

  publicly!

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  Get a restraining order. Unforgivable AND legal.
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  Paranoia vs. the Governing Body

  by parakeet in

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  in my more paranoiac moments, i wonder if the gb creates its myriad nitpicking rules in order to deliberately create a high turnover of jws.

  the advantage to doing this would be to ease the way for "new light" doctrine.

  the 1914 generation has passed; the generation after that is passing, and their memories are passing with them.

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  In my more paranoiac moments, I wonder if the gb creates its myriad nitpicking rules in order to deliberately create a high turnover of JWs.
  The advantage to doing this would be to ease the way for "new light" doctrine. The 1914 generation has passed; the generation after that is passing, and their memories are passing with them. New JWs are not encouraged to look into the WTS's early literature, and they are forbidden to talk to exJWs, who could enlighten them about the WTS's ever-changing "truth du jour."
  I've read many accounts on this board about new JWs who either pooh-pooh earlier WT doctrines or have simply never heard of them. Perhaps the gb is intentionally attempting to "grandfather" in new doctrine about the 1914 generation change and other "corrections" by weeding out disillusioned JWs and bringing in new people with shiny new memory slates that can be filled with shiny new doctrine.
  Do you think the gb believes its credibility is worth more than the constant loss of JWs fed up with the rules and lies? Is the gb capable of such callous duplicity?
  Or maybe it's just that I'm up late, and my cold medication has kicked in.
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  Anonymous Quotes

  by Twitch in

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  kindness is a language which the blind can see and the deaf can hear

  life is not the way it's supposed to be.

  the way you cope with it is what makes the difference

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  Excellent bits of wisdom, Twitch.
  ***Life is not the way it's supposed to be. It's the way it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference***
  If only my JW mother would understand this.
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  Great news. The WTS did not commit spiritual prostitution with UN.

  by thirdwitness in

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  2. scandals

  http://www.jehovahsjudgment.co.uk/watchtower-un-ngo/

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  ***Great news. The WTS did not commit spiritual prostitution with UN.***
  
  That IS great news! So that must mean the WTS only committed "fornication" with the UN? You know, they did the deed, but the WTS didn't charge anything for it. That only merits reproof, not disfellowshipping. I'm so relieved!
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  What strange things do your pets like to eat?

  by Lady Lee in

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  when i was a kid we had a small dog that loved spaghetti with tomato sauce.

  he was our witness dog that would sit near the table and wait until after the prayer to start begging for food.. the two cats i had for 12 years loved some really odd things.

  i was peeling corn on the cob tonight and missed having them pester me for raw corn niblets.

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  My parrot loves pizza, hot dogs, jelly beans, Twizzlers, ice cream, and chicken. Ironically, he hates crackers.
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  Who Really Is the Faithful and Discreet Slave?

  by thirdwitness in

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  http://thetruthaboutthetruthaboutthetruth.blogspot.com/2006/05/who-really-is-faithful-and-discreet.html

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  ***It is only logical that the slave could not be just one individual because he was to provide spiritual food from when the Christian congregtion began at Pentecost until the Master, Jesus, returned. Of course, that would be impossible for any one human to do.***
  
  What about Russell and Rutherford? Does one person responsible for the writing and distribution of spiritual food constitute a "class"? I don't think so. And don't give me the "brighter light" drivel. If there was no f&d "class" (i.e. more than one person) providing spiritual food then, then the f&d class must have been somewhere else, or maybe, just maybe, it never existed at all.
  
  parakeet, of the truth-about-the-truth-about-the-truth-about-the-truth class
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  Should there be an emancipation campaign for women elders?

  by badboy in

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  what do you think?

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  ***"You were born with a vagina so you will always be a second class citizen with this religion."***
  One of the huge reasons I would never join any organized religion again is that almost all of them subordinate women.
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  I Want a Tat.

  by lost_light06 in

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  ok, so im now a big fan of the show miami ink.

  after watching this show and seeing the amazing artists and their work i have realized that i want a tat.

  i want something with my kids names in it.

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  parakeet

  It's kinda funny that the JWs will "mark" you for getting marked.