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  Intellectual Dishonesty - Maximus post revisited

  by still_in74 in

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  hey all,.

  i just was looking at some of maximus' old post and re-enjoyed his first topic.

  its a great thread about the intellectual dishonesty of the wt and in this instance regarding blood.... i posted a portion below.

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  Alpaca

  Great post.

  Maximus was before my time on JWD/JWN.

  So he was a DO? Wow, that's pretty heavy. The BORG must have done a major witch hunt on him and any friends who might have sympathized.

  What happened to him? What's he doing now?
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  7 Congregations in My Area, VT, MA, NH, Have Been Cut to 3!!!

  by Seeker4 in

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  i got this verified today.

  seven congregations that were in my old circuits now are only three.. north and south gardner, ma were merged.. north and south claremont, nh were merged.. north adams, ma and bennington, vt were merged.. the wilmington, vt congregation was dissolved.. there has been discussion to merge the keene and swanzey, nh congregations, but there are some strong personalities among the two bodies of elders opposing that, so it is not likely to happen, though i hear that keene has got some big problems in its boe and very poor service, etc.. that's 9 congregations within about a 70 mile radius that are all seeing some serious trouble.. anyone hearing anything similar happening where they are?.

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  Alpaca

  Seeker,

  What has happened in the area? Have people been moving out of the area at some inordinate rate? Just out of curiousity, what are the local stats for faders, DA'ed and DF'ed, and the average age of the publishers in the congos? Are lots of old people dying off?

  It's great news though, any way you slice it.

  Thanks for posting.

  Alex
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  For those who chose not to have kids--any regrets?

  by Alpaca in

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  2. friends

  when i was younger i didn't really have any second thoughts about deciding not to have kids.. when i think about the great relationship i had with my non-dub dad, i now wish that i had at least one child.. the decision was based on the borg's encouragement to put "spiritual interests" ahead of personal interests.

  this is just one more of the long-lasting detriments to my life caused by the borg..

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  Alpaca

  JW facts,

  I hear ya' man. I love kids. Hmmmm....If I could have dumped some of the women I've dated and kept their kids...
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  Oh Wisconsin!

  by Kudra in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  is anyone here from wisconsin?.

  my hubbs is waiting to find out about a job position there... so we may be packing up to go to sw wisconsin this summer...!.

  tell me you thoughts, good and bad abouut this area- culture, weather, geography, topography???.

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  Alpaca

  Just a word of caution from the geologist. If you are living near the Mississippi River, make your choice of where to live with a topographic map in hand. Remember 1993???

  Even a few extra feet of elevation can mean the difference between getting wiped out and just wiping your feet.
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  Oh Wisconsin!

  by Kudra in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  is anyone here from wisconsin?.

  my hubbs is waiting to find out about a job position there... so we may be packing up to go to sw wisconsin this summer...!.

  tell me you thoughts, good and bad abouut this area- culture, weather, geography, topography???.

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  Alpaca

  Wisconsin is a beautiful state, althought the winter weather can be pretty brutal.

  I used to work on world class yachts and there are 2 of the best yacht manufacturers in the world in Sturgeon Bay (Door County). Some of my clients had yachts built at Palmer-Johnson, so I used to travel back and forth from Florida to work on the boats.

  While I was there I used to go out and explore the local area and also got to go fishing with some of the ship wrights I got to know.

  Potawatamee (sp?) State Park is in Door County and there is an outcrop of the Niagara Escarpment that is pretty impressive. Sturgeon Bay was settled predominantly by Belgians so in July they have a big Belgian celebration, complete with fish boils (yum...some of the best food I've ever had), parades, fireworks, etc.

  If you get a chance to check out Door County you'll definitely have a great time.
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  What is the most bizarre/funniest thing that ever happened while you were going door to door???

  by Alpaca in

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  2. friends

  sorry, duplicate post..

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  Alpaca

  Sorry, duplicate post.
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  Our JW Friend told by Elder "Satan is using a Pedophile to Break your Faith"

  by flipper in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was given permission by a jw friend of my wife and me to post this experience.

  she's anonymous and posts on the board.

  she is married to a witness still but is fighting on behalf of children in her congregation to not be a next victim of a pedophile who attends her congregation.

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  Alpaca

  They think they are above the law.

  The BORG and its minions act as if they are above Caesar's law, even when there is no reason to argue that God's laws supersede.

  The situation Flipper has related shouldn't surprise any of us, given the BORG's instructions to elders about how to handle pedophile cases--all that crap about calling the society and the police from a pay phone to maintain anonymity...insisting on 2 witnesses, making a terrorized child confront their molester...and on and on and on.....

  Elsewhere has it spot on--the sister should alert everyone to the problem. Better yet, she should alert everyone to the problem and then find another religion.
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  Holy Crap! 4th Obama pic has cheated on taxes!!!....

  by oompa in

  1. social
  2. current

  wtf?!?

  !........have i jumped the republican party too soon?......ron kirk us trade representative pic owes nearly $10,000 in back taxes on improper deductions and unreported income!

  !.........say it ain't so guys.....is this any indication of what the average democrat does?....or just those with some coin?.......i hope just those with coin which is of course everyone obama has picked.....i guess the more taxes are raised on the "rich"....the better they get at figuring out ways to avoid paying them.......i do find this disturbing.............oompa.

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  Alpaca

  I know what you mean.

  It is pretty disappointing that these guys can't just do what they are supposed to do. What are they thinking anyway? Do they think that they will get around to it later and that when they do there will somehow be new circumstances that will allow them to pay less?

  I would like to know what their thought process is that makes them think that not paying is a legitimate choice in the list of options.
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  The Kool-Aid Edition

  by Alpaca in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i just found copies of the january 1, 2009 wt and the january awake that were left in public place.

  it was the first time i've looked at either rag in probably 10 years.. the writing is absolutely pathetic.. it got me to wondering.

  what does the kool-aid edition look like?

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  Alpaca

  Wow. I read the Dick and Jane series (also in 1st or 2nd grade).

  That is really pathetic.

  Remember the Babylon and Finished Mystery books? You at least needed a dictionary close by when you were studying for the Book Study. Even though they were filled with B.S. at least the writing was somewhat advanced.

  Nowadays, how do they possibly maintain the interest of the readers/attendees???
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  God Against the Gods

  by purplesofa in

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  2. bible

  i am reading this book.

  has anyone read this book?.

  god against the gods by johnathan kirsh.. i am half way through it, and can't help, so far, .

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  Alpaca

  Purps,

  This post looked so cerebral that I shy-ed away from it because I didn't want to feel the burn on my brain.

  But, the more I looked at it the more I realized that this book has to be on the long, and growing, list of books I need to get to.

  Thanks....No, I really mean that...thanks....no, really I mean it......

  Well, I don't know when I am going to get to it, but I will at some point....

  Thanks again (I am feeling so hypocritical)....

  Alex