Check out Daniel-P's thread - http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/161726/1.ashx
He's got lots of details & documents.
MeneMene
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What's the Deal with Bethel?
by Random80sKitten ini'm not a jw, never have been.. my friend described bethel as a place where one can be trained up in a trade and help with the printing of wts literature.
he described it as a self sufficient home where many witnesses aspire to go because you're only arpund other followers and it doses you up good on spirituality.
but then i read about it online and apparently there's bells ringing and quick meals and it's really hard work and it sounded somewhat like an institution?!?!
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My latest study on "blood"
by Doug Mason inmy latest study on the governing bodys stance on the medical use of blood is available at:.
http://au.geocities.com/doug_mason1940/blood_and_the_sacredness_of_life.pdf.
doug.
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MeneMene
The link says it is temporarily unavailable. Will try again later.
Looking forward to seeing what you have done. I recently sent my sister a lot of info on blood. This will probably be something else good to send her.
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SHOULD A KH BE BUILT WITH DUBIOUS MONEY?
by badboy inwould the wt be embassered if such were the case.
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MeneMene
I think the WTS is happy to take any kind of money from anyone. I have come to the conclusion they are indeed a greedy cult.
I just can't think of any $$$ they would consider dubious. Did you have something specific in mind?
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JW Murdered in MN because Daughter Wouldn't Date Wacko
by Rejected inlink: .
tried to kill a 17-year-old girl because she wouldn't date him.
in the criminal complaint released by ramsey county, gaustad told police he thought .
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MeneMene
J-ex-W mentioned this last week - http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/9/162404/1.ashx
There is also another thread linked in that one. She said the perp (Corey) was a regular pioneer.
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Former JW in Houston
by DJ_Q ini sure could use some group therapy, but would settle for drinking a beer over some good conversation.
are there any former, maybe not formers but df's, or just plain doubting jw's who would like to meet some time.
anywhere in houston works for me.. .
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MeneMene
Hi again - there are X-JW Meet up groups around the country. Here is the link for the one in Houston - http://exjw.meetup.com/422/
I didn't know about these groups when I lived in Houston a few years ago. We have a very good group in West Phoenix. I've been to the last few meetings. We have ex-bethelites and ex-elders in the group. Everyone is so nice and it is very encouraging to hear everyone's story.
I also sent you a PM.
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how many wanted to just run away?...disappear?....after....
by oompa in....waking up to the real truth about the truth?......when it first really hit me like a shovel in the face.....i actually said to the co i would have to leave my wife and son (not hers)) and he is now 20 (not the co..my son), and i said it because i knew i would now never measure up to the "spiritual head" model.
cause i knew it was all bs...but have not really ran away yet....at least not for more than a week at a time.........doing better actually.......but did you want to at least move or something?
?...........oompa
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MeneMene
DJ_Q - Welcome to JWD. Not too many still up tonight but it will get more active in a few hours.
The way the organization is set up and controlled makes most everyone feel they are not good enough. Nothing is ever good enough. I even heard my elderly aunt say pretty much the same thing last year. She has been in most of her 88 years but is not physically able to attend meetings now for years. It is sad to see someone feel like that their whole life.
Take time to read and research. If you have not already done so please take time to read Crisis of Conscience by Raymond Franz. It will help you feel better about yourself and where you are now with the organization.
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Anybody ever go to the World's Longest Yard Sale???
by ohiocowboy ini have been for the past 3 years.
we start in ohio, and usually only make it half way through kentucky.
it is a fun experience, and everything imaginable can be found!
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MeneMene
I've been to the Alabama end of it. Definitely an interesting day.
Didn't follow it too far north though as we were on another mission and wound our way through the back country into Northwest Georgia.
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Questions Asked of Candidates for JW Baptism....
by almostbitten inas a non-witness, i've heard that potential candidates for baptism have to answer a series of questions.
1. what are some of these questions?
2. is this an actual form or are these questions oral (be nice!)?
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MeneMene
After you go through all those questions and get permission to be baptized then at an assembly you sit through a lecture and at the end you are asked two final questions.
Here's a link to those two final questions & some more discussion - http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/154388/1.ashx
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Charles Sunutko - What became of him
by donny ini have often heard the 1967 talk of district overseer charles sunutko regarding 1975, but does anyone know what became of him?
is he still around?
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MeneMene
Here's some info on Sunutko - see starting with Fatfreek's post at 11:09
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Why I walk and jog.
by donny in.
the first pic is me in march of 2006. i am the third from the left (with the sweatshirt) @ 276 lbs.
the second pic is me in march of 2007 @ 193 lbs.i have lost 80 lbs since then and gained a neck.
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MeneMene
WOW is right. I gotta get myself up to the gym.
It's just too hot now to walk outside. So I keep putting it off. You look great!!!