Posts by Open mind

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What's The Worst Thing About Ever Having Been A Jehovah's Witness?

by minimus in

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for me, it's the waste of precious time and being lied to.. stupid time consuming things to do that are utterly worthless!

and on top of that being told that you were going to live forever on paradise if you followed their decrees..

Open mind

Not being allowed to watch the original Star Trek series.

(Our Mom thought we'd get too horny seeing those mini-skirts. She was right, but still.)

om

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Mr. Coffee

by RayPublisher in

does anybody remember the old apostate guy they called mr. coffee?

back in the late 80s when i was at brooklyn he would dress in a suit, have a book bag, and come and stand in front of the 124 bldg or sometimes over by the towers hotel.

he'd easily put in auxillary pioneer hours.

Open mind

Mr. Coffee, and later, his unwelcome sidekick, CoffeeMate were highlights of several parent-financed Bethel recruiting trips. I enjoyed the trips but never signed up.

"You get up in the morning. You get your shot of coffee! You go to work. You come back for lunch. You get another shot of coffee! SLAVES!!"

Thanks for that bizarre trip down memory lane.

om

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Judge Rutherford steps off a curb, is struck by a truck and dies.....

by Terry in

pastor charles taze russell died on a train outside pampas texas in october of 1916.. shortly afterward a phonecall was placed to j.f.rutherford that "the old man is dead.".

as we all know, rutherford wasted no time.

he engineered a series of moves that placed himself at the helm of a publishing company.

Open mind

Essentially, this sounds like a re-phrasing of the "What Good Have JWs Done?" question.

Or am I missing something?

om

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Credit Card Donation terminals are currently being installed in JWs Assembly Halls...

by AndersonsInfo in

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i received the following email from a former jw that i thought to share.

note: i retyped the boe letter that was sent from the christian congregation of jehovahs witnesses to all congregations in the us.

the letter is authentic.

"But you, when making gifts of mercy, do not let your left hand know what your right is doing, that your gifts of mercy may be in secret; the your Father who is looking on in secret will repay you." Matthew 6:3,4

Sorry Brothers. I take Jesus words very seriously. That's why all my donations are in cash. Not being able to deduct it from my taxes is a small price to pay for obedience.

*smug alert*

Walks off.

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Is there anyway to get a consistent high level leak....????

by Momma-Tossed-Me in

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i often wonder if anyone has a good consistent leak from the top level of the wtbts.

if not how can we get one, one with high level clearance.

they can't want much, probably just another $110 per month or whatever they are getting now, times are tough.. nothing would shake the borg more than consistent correct information coming out early via the internet.. nothing is sacred, all is revealed through a well hidden leak.. mtm.

Open mind

I don't think overt, immediate, bribery would work for most Bethelites.

Most Bethelites have already bought into long-term bribery from the Org. This is not the "Real Life". They will get their pay-off of dead people's mansions and tiger petting if they remain loyal to the Watchtower and run like hell from demonized Apostates.

Just my $.02.

om

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Here's What We Know About Jehovah's Witnesses

by AllTimeJeff in

the condensed history set, to the music of the william tell overture.... some guy in the mid to late 19th century named c t russell felt spiritually disenchanted.

didn't believe in hell and other traditional christian beliefs that he grew up around.

so he read a lot, and got exposed to a lot of ideas.