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In Memorandum of Charlie Heston.
by AK - Jeff in
1. social
2. current
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080406/ap_on_en_mo/obit_heston_14.

what artistic achievements of this great actor stand out to you?

rip .
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was Rutherford a drunk person ?
by jose45xyz in
1. watchtower
2. bible
is there anything to prove that rutherford had the custom to be drunk ?.

thank you in advance.
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What Was The Silliest "Offense" That You Were Counseled For?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
when i was a teenager, i was told by an elder that because i smiled a lot and was known for my good sense of humor, that i should come across as "more serious".

so before i was appointed a ms, while in my late teens, i transformed myself into a much more "serious" brother.. were you ever told that you needed to work on something that you knew was stoopid?.
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Do you think JWs actually care if they convert people or not?
by LouBelle in
1. jw
2. friends
the reason i ask this is because when i was on the field way back in the day - i really couldn't be bothered if the householder was interested or not.

if they took literature and paid for it (we asked a certain price for literature before it all became on a donation basis) it was a bonus, plus meant money for a cooldrink / tea & cake afterwards.. actually i would prefer it if they weren't interested so i could get away from the door - sometimes their ""conversation stoppers"" made too much sense and i couldn't answer back.. that meant i didn't convert anybody.

do you think most of the jws' are like that today?
43
Will the Book Study ever be dropped from the weekly meetings?
by RULES & REGULATIONS in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the book study is one of the most useless meetings.

the same books have been studied 3 or 4 times.the meeting takes only an hour but takes up most of your evening.

and, it is one of the least attended meetings.. why haven't they combined the watchtower study with just question and answer and then follow with the book study with just question and answer?
297
BETHELITES - Whatever Became of?
by Black Man in
1. jw
2. friends
i often times wonder what happened to certain bethelites that i ran around with during my 1990s tenure there.

while there are still a few left there, the greater majority of them aren't there for various reasons (marriage, disillusionment, left the borg, etc).

a couple of cats i wonder about - there was one brother who i believe was from kansas, who got his fingers cut off in a printing press.
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What to do when your parents are toxic?
by Paralipomenon in
1. social
2. family
from reading people's stories and life experiences i thought i'd poll the members here for some advice.

my inlaws are extremely toxic.

i know, every person says that about their inlaws, but the way they treat their family is absolutely horrible.
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Name EVERYTHING JW's aren't allowed to do
by JH in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
name everything that you can think of, that normal people can do, but jw's aren't allowed to do.. and if it's a conscience matter, write it down anyways.. .

i'll start.

jw's aren't allowed to vote..
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Aspergers Syndrome
by refiners fire in
1. jw
2. friends
now whats this "aspergers" i keep hearing about?

is it the latest "in thing"?

the latest rage "psyche illness" replacing "bi polar"?.
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Judge Bans Shunning
by Farkel in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
today i spoke with a former jw i've been in touch with for several years and discovered what i think could be a major bombshell for the wts.

as we all know, shunning is the most powerful weapon the wt cult has over its members and for decades the wts has been able to get away with practicing it at their whim.

the us and other courts have permitted them to to use it, even though it destroys families and has ruined countless lives.