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  The List, by "Prominent Bethelite"

  by morloc in

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  2. bible

  i occasionally pop through here to catch up on the latest, but this time i'm going to pop my own post on here.. some of you internet oldsters may even remember this.

  my first experience on the internet regarding discussions about jehovah's witnesses and the watchtower took place on a now-obscure usenet group, before i eventually stumbled across hourglass2.. during those days, there was a poster who went by the name "prominent bethelite," an otherwise anonymous individual whom i remember most for an extensive, exhaustive compilation of date-oriented remarks, predictions, and expectations by the watchtower organization down through the decades of its history.. it became known as "the list" and it's definitely lengthy... but a fascination look at the abundance of errant statements made through the watchtower's history.. if you're curious, it's been available for a long time on hourglass2's site, and can be seen using the link provided below.. the list, compiled by prominent bethelite (1999).

  that's about it for this stop through here.

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  Dagney

  Marked.

  Thanks Timothy.
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  TTATT in a Can... finally finished!!

  by ILoveTTATT in

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  2. friends

  ok so... how to condense all the flip-flops and doctrinal changes, and show graphically how the different doctrines changed, and when?.

  ttatt in a can!!.

  enjoy ;).

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  Dagney

  Thank you for that! Well done!
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  That does it ! I'm leaving ! ! !

  by Billy the Ex-Bethelite in

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  2. friends

  leaving the university with my degree!.

  exams are finished and it's just a matter of days before i walk.. i was certainly stressed about doing this.

  i'm older than my classmates and armageddon was sooooo close!

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  Dagney

  Congratulations Billy!! That's wonderful.
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  What surprising reactions have you experienced from family and friends?

  by cultBgone in

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  2. friends

  musing over several rather eye-opening reactions i've recently experienced has made me wonder what others have been told that made them go...wow.. my earliest was a family member upset with me for not attending meetings who exclaimed, "but you're going to die at armageddon!

  " i told them that wasn't true because the bible says that god is love and he doesn't work that way.

  they were very angry with me!

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  Dagney

  I just learned last weekend that a number of people thought I faded because I was "keeping company" with a "worldly" boyfriend.

  It couldn't POSSIBLY be because of the religion!
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  JW Witnessing Trolleys. To approach or ignore what is your preference and why?

  by KateWild in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i saw two brothers this morning next to the main train station in liverpool city centre this morning.

  they were not actively approaching anyone.

  what i found strange was that they were from a cong that has different territory, so i don't know why they were there.. anyway i knew them both, and they know i was df'd, i was in my car and couldn't park up for a chat, but i did beep and wave to them as i drove passed and they waved back.

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  Dagney

  Definitely what cofty said. I'll have to think of what to say. It's great because they can't walk away.

  I saw a stand for the first time myself yesterday while at lunch. I driving past the shopping mall where we had lunch, and there were 2 older seesters on the street sidewalk, positioned at the traffic light at the driveway entrance. I would say very little foot traffic, most would be walking on the mall property not on the external street. They looked really jazzed to be there.

  I was wondering, what to loyal active JW's think of this "arrangement?" Can anyone get a cart and get "their time in?"
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  Ahh....the Kingdom Hall

  by Pete Zahut in

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  i have a relative by marriage, who is gay.

  she has been shunned since she was 19 when she "came-out" to the family just a few weeks before she and an older married sister in the hall ran off together.

  this pretty 19 year old had been babysitting for a married sister since she was in jr. high school.

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  Dagney

  Wow.
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  BOE - PDF - CONFIDENTIAL 2014-04-22 Adjustment in process for appointing elders and ministerial servants

  by WatchTower87 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  boe - confidential.

  instruction: press the 'skip ad' button top right, you should then see the download screen more easily.

  no virus ;-).

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  Dagney

  Calls coming in from JW friends about the letter. It's not going over very well from what I hear. Awww.

  My response, "pay no attention to the man behind the curtain."
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  Have You Been Invited To The Memorial?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  one of my best friend's, who is an ex elder had two elders visit him at his home yesterday to invite him to the memorial.

  he was cordial to them because they were'nt over the top.. so far, i have had no invites, thank god..

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  Dagney

  Nope.
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  Ventura County CA Obituary Notice: R0BERT HUTER

  by RayPublisher in

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  2. friends

  ventura county ca obituary notice: r0bert huter .

  [i am posting this on behalf of a poster who wishes to remain anonymous...] .

  this is an unofficial notice that r0bert 'bob' huter died suddenly last week.

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  Dagney

  Those were very dark days. Knowing Nancy you knew something just terrible happened. You almost could think of nothing else.

  RIP Bob.
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  News article: Watchtower buys former motel

  by AndersonsInfo in

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  2. friends

  http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?aid=/20140322/biz/403220306 watchtower buys former motelgroup may also purchase site in tuxedo the former hampton inn on route 300 will provide housing for volunteers working on the watchtowers new headquarters being built in goshen.steve borland/times herald-record.

  by james walshtimes herald-recordpublished: 2:00 am - 03/22/14town of newburgh the watchtower tract and bible society closed friday on the purchase of the hampton inn on route 300.. watchtower spokesman richard devine said the building will be used to provide housing for short-term volunteers working on the organization's world headquarters, which is under construction in warwick.. the sale price wasn't disclosed.. another property, sterling forest apartments in a rural area of the town of tuxedo, may also be purchased by watchtower.

  that would provide housing for long-term volunteer construction workers at the headquarters.. "we talked to the owner there," devine said of the apartments, "but we're still investigating that.

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  Dagney

  Smart business decision, which is what they are...a business.

  Make no mistake, no matter what they tell the adherents why they do things, all decisions are made to insure the existence of the corporation.

  I do hope they plan on housing some of the older folks. I know that was an idea put forth years ago by one of the money guys.