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canada area

by orbison in

just wondering if any here are from the vancouver bc canada area?.

if so, drop me an email.

orbi

DIM

seattle area here, not too far away from vancouver.

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Howmuch do you pay for internetacess

by happy man in

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intresting to chech how much money do you pay for bee out on internet here in sweden it is not so commen widh brodband on the country where i live, i hade modem and it cost a lot of money , if you are out on the days it costs around 2cent minute, and if you are out on the evning it is cheeper, around half, and then you have to pay a price evry month 20$, they who have brodband pay only 35$ and have acess all time, but i think it is impossibel to have it here it is only in the bigg citys.

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internet is a fantastisc thing ,where peopel from allover can meet and tell ther storys.

DIM

AOL dial up connection at $23.90 a month. I always connect a fast speed, so its good enough.

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What happened to Kinny? (Fluff)

by Elsewhere in

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i caught a few episodes of south park over the last few weeks and noticed that kenny was missing... replaced by a blond stuttering kid named butters.. anyone know what happened to kenny?

was kenny killed once and for all?

"as every one knows, there are mistakes in the bible" - the watchtower, april 15, 1928, p. 126 .

DIM

Butters is SOOOO much better than kenny

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GOSSIP In the Kingdom Hall

by Sunflower1982 in

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the 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.

DIM

ugh, HATBORO, Pennsylvania is probably the worst gossip hall in that area......Willow Grove, PA and Oreland, PA are right behind.....

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Has anyone read "30 Years a WT Slave"?

by stocwach in

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it 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.

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 Theocracy

Most 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

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> > 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 .

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

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"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].

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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