ugh, HATBORO, Pennsylvania is probably the worst gossip hall in that area......Willow Grove, PA and Oreland, PA are right behind.....
Posts by DIM
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28GOSSIP In the Kingdom Hall
by Sunflower1982 inthe overwhelming amount of gossip that circulated through my kingdom hall was a major factor in my decision to stop attending meetings.
every meeting, every day of field service, and every gathering was plagued with vicious rumors that people told to keep themselves entertained.
surprisingly, the pioneers and elder's wives were the worst of everyone.
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Has anyone read "30 Years a WT Slave"?
by stocwach init was written in 1971 by william j. schnell, born in 1905 and was a dub from 1924-1954, holding many high positions within the org.
from bethel to direct one on one meetings with rutherford.. interesting slant that i never really considered as a plausible possibility, but now it has me wondering:.
the main theme of his book is that the society's main ulterior motive was to basically become a financial empire by selling books and publications.
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DIM
here is my review from a few months back:
On the back cover of the January, 2002 edition of this book appears this brief description:
William J. Schnell was a young man eager to serve God. To him, the Watchtower Society appeared harmless, even valuable as a way to develop his faith and pass it on to others. Yet it soon became obvious that the Jehovahís Witness religion he had joined was anything but innocent. 30 Years a Watchtower Slave is Schnellís gripping account of the three decades he spent enslaved by Jehovahís Witness doctrines and methods. As you read his potent personal story, you will understand the true inner workings of the cult that enticed Schnell in the 1920s and continues to lure countless individuals today. Through the details of Schnellís involvement with the Watchtower Society and the riveting story of how he finally became free, you will be forewarned to their effective proselytizing campaign and better outfitted to witness to JW friends, relatives, neighbors, coworkersóand the stranger at your door.The author of this book believes that the WTS had a master plan of evil and world dominance. His eyewitness accounts are very interesting, and at least half of them sound like they are true. Many, many experiences are portrayed in very bitter tones, making me question the validity of some of his complaints. On page 92 of this edition, Schnell refutes the Watchtower Society's interpretation of Revelation 13 (from the pamplet The Fall of Babylon) but then proceeds to offer his own interpretation of this chapter in the next paragraph - explaining that it is actually foretelling the "evil" WTS. I found this to be the low point of the book and almost unreadable. His version of the preaching work is also similarly unbelievable. Here is his 7 step proselytizing system:
1. buy out their time for the watchtower by selling books
2. visit all book purchasers in back calls
3. arrange for a home book study
4. lead their victims ito an area study for brainwashing and indoctrination
5. bring them to the watchtower study on sundays to learn to feed on Watchtower provided "food in due season" or Organization provender instead of the bible
6. inveigle them to become kingdom publishers and to attend the service meetings
7. climax the entire procedure by persuading the victims to become baptized and initiated into the TheocracyMost of these statements are true, but as a JW we never discussed our "brainwashing technique". Once again, to buy into approx. 50% of Schnell's theories and writings, you must believe that the WTS formed an evil plan for world dominance after Russell's death. I'd only recommend this book to someone who has already read Franz's books and sort of knows where they are going w/ the JW religion. Most active JW's would laugh at this book, certainly not the same affect as Franz's books would have. XJW's and people on their way out may enjoy this book. I certainly don't regret buying it or reading it, if only for some of the eyewitness accounts.
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JW email poetry....<gag>
by Pathofthorns in> > subject: "he doesn't serve god" .
> > even though this is just a poem, we know from experiences that we read .
>in> > > the publications that this has indeed been the sad outcome for .
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DIM
perhaps the funniest and at the same time worst writing I have ever encountered in my life. What a joke.
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ORGANIZATION ADMITS TO A FALSE PROPHESY!
by new boy in"are we to assume from this study that the battle of armageddon will be all over by the autumn of 1975, and the long-looked-for thousand-year reign of christ will begin by then?
possibly...it may involve only a differrnce of weeks or months, not years.".
truth from the wt [8/15/1968,p.499].
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DIM
very misleading subject line. false, in fact.
you are playing the JW game, by going from one quote to the next. get a life man! isn't that what JW's do? tie together a million different scriptures to prove a point?
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DIM
please feel free to email me or IM me....my address is [email protected] and my IM name is diskojames. I can help in any way possible.
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DIM
Warminster / Hatboro until 1996 and then Willow Grove from 1996 until the end of 2001.
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DIM
I used to live in Glenside and Hatboro. Now I live in Auburn, WA.
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Do any of you know each other?
by Lost Diamond ini was just wondering....how many of you have actually met each other?
i'm new here.
what i mean is, are there regular reunions where one can go and meet other ex-jw's face to face?
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DIM
i'm sort of related in a roundabout way to badwillie and mike pence, so of course i've met them. i've met one other poster on this board, nice guy, and chatted with another on the phone. i'm in the seattle area and would be game to meet up with other posters...
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Women are only good at....
by collegegirl inwell, according to the people in my hall, us "sisters" are pretty damn helpless.
our hall is being remodelded, so last night during the announcements, the brother said, "we need as many brothers as we can get to help with doing the work this weekend..." then he has the sheer audacity to say, "and we will also need some sisters to clean up the mess afterwards.
" do you have any idea how pissed off i was?
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DIM
I went to collegegirl's congregation before I moved out west, and I'd have to say that that particular congregation stands as probably the most sexist one I attended in my 23 years in "the truth". Although the halls I went to growing up came pretty damn close too.
Collegegirl - move away, come out west. Or DA yourself and get out of the cult!
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Any kiwi bethren left the fold??
by Beck_Melbourne injust wondering if there are any other kiwis out there that i may have known over the years...i grew up in the rotorua north congregation...which eventually became the kawaha cong, however i knew most of the younger ones in the district.. anyone from the following congregations, please drop me an email:.
murupara.
kawaha.
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DIM
hey beck, i'm in Seattle, WA, but my younger brother is a Kiwi wannabe who goes to the Palmerston North congregation, about 3 hours or so south of you.