Posts by expatbrit

You will note that these sites are mostly prepared by ex-JW's. To echo Welshman, you will be discouraged from reading anything critical about the Watchtower society by your study conductor.

However, think about it this way: imagine you're thinking of buying a new car (say, a Ford). Would you base your decision just on reading Ford's promotional literature or talking to Ford's salesmen? Would that be an objective decision?
Of course not! You would want to look at other makes to see how your prospective Ford compares. You would want to read independent analysis of your prospective Ford, and if possible talk to people who have owned this model in the past. You would want to know about both the positives and negatives of the car in question. Then you could make an objective decision.

If you do this when buying a car, how much more important for a life changing decision like which religion to practice!

If you have questions, this board is a great place to ask them. You will get a wide range of answers to think about.

At the end of the day, the decision is yours; you have freedom of religion. My advice is just this: make your decision a well researched, objective one.

Expatbrit.

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A little something for the ladies

by expatbrit in

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received this through e-mail.

hope you enjoy it (and have or know all of the following items).. expatbrit.. every woman should have:.

1. one old boyfriend you can imagine going back to and one who.

expatbrit

Received this through e-mail. Hope you enjoy it (and have or know all of the following items).

Expatbrit.

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD HAVE:

1. One old boyfriend you can imagine going back to and one who
reminds you of how far you've come.
2. Enough money within your control to move out and rent a place on
your own, even if you never want or need to.
3. Something perfect to wear if the employer or man of your dreams
wants to see you in an hour.
4. A purse, a suitcase, and an umbrella you're not ashamed to be seen
carrying.
5. A youth you're content to move beyond.
6. A past juicy enough that you're looking forward to retelling it in
your old age.
7. The realization that you are actually going to have an old age and
some money set aside to help fund it.
8. A set of screwdrivers, a cordless drill, and a black lace bra.
9. One friend who always makes you laugh and one who lets you cry.
10. A good piece of furniture not previously owned by anyone else in
your family.
11. Eight matching plates, wineglasses with stems, and a recipe for a
a meal that will make your guests feel honored.
12. A resume that is not even the slightest bit padded.
13. A feeling of control over your destiny.
14. A skin care regime, an exercise routine, and a plan for dealing
with those few other facets of life that don't get better after
30.
15. A solid start on a satisfying career, a satisfying relationship,
and all those other facets of life that do get better.

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW:

1. How to fall in love without losing yourself.
2. How you feel about having kids.
3. How to quit a job, break up with a man, and confront a friend
without ruining the friendship.
4. When to try harder and when to walk away.
5. How to kiss a man in a way that communicates perfectly what you
would and wouldn't like to happen next.
6. How to have a good time at a party you'd never choose to attend.
7. How to ask for what you want in a way that makes it most likely
you'll get it.
8. That you can't change the length of your calves, the width of your
hips, or the nature of your parents.
9. That your childhood may not have been perfect, but it's over.
10. What you would and wouldn't do for love or more.
11. How to live alone, even if you don't like it.
12. Who you can trust, who you can't, and why you shouldn't take it
personally.
13. Where to go - be it your best friend's kitchen table or a charming
inn hidden in the woods - when your soul needs soothing.
14. What you can and can't accomplish in a day, a month, and a year.
15. Why they say life begins at 30.

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The well's drying up

by expatbrit in

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last weekend we had dinner with my wife's family.

they had just "enjoyed" their circuit assembly.. their circuit met in two halves over two weeks (avoids the mad scramble to the dining room that way).

total baptized for the entire circuit (a city circuit)?

expatbrit

Fred:

Go and have a Martini.

Make sure it's a dry one.

Expatbrit.

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The well's drying up

by expatbrit in

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friends

last weekend we had dinner with my wife's family.

they had just "enjoyed" their circuit assembly.. their circuit met in two halves over two weeks (avoids the mad scramble to the dining room that way).

total baptized for the entire circuit (a city circuit)?

expatbrit

Last weekend we had dinner with my wife's family. They had just "enjoyed" their circuit assembly.

Their circuit met in two halves over two weeks (avoids the mad scramble to the dining room that way).

Total baptized for the entire circuit (a city circuit)? 3!

Yesterday, at the CA my wife attended (again a half circuit), total baptized: 2!

This is about 0.15 - 0.20%.

Canada is one of the most wired countries in the world. It's no coincidence that new converts are hard to find here.

So, for all those who have worked to put up web sites warning about the WT: it's working! While the average already converted JW has been prevented from using the internet by WT demonising, you are saving hundreds, probably thousands of people, from the controlling and damaging crap peddled by these powermongers.

Great stuff!

Expatbrit.

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Unfaithful anointed replacement " rare occ...

by MacHislopp in

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let's read this comment (published in 1983):.

*** uw 112 14 'i make a covenant with you for a kingdom' ***.

7 does this mean that none are now being called by god for heavenly life?.

expatbrit

Hi MacHislopp:

I'm really enjoying your posts! Short, sharp, to the point, and using the WT's own writings.

One question on this one: your table says that 5,263 annointed were added in 1946. Does this mean that the number given in the yearbook for 1946 was 5,263 more than in 1945?

If so, are there any comments in the magazines of the period to explain this huge increase?

Expatbrit.

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PEDOPHILES are to WTS as flies are to honey?

by Focus in

w73 11/15 703-4 questions from readers ***.

do paul's words at 1 corinthians 6:1-7 mean that under no circumstances should a christian take to court a case involving a fellow believer?

-u.s.a. here paul was showing the corinthian christians the inconsistency of taking disputes between christians before secular tribunals.

expatbrit

TR:

As usual, you hit the nail squarely upon the head.

Substance over form. Any written material produced by the society to not restrict or even encourage reporting to secular authorities is just so much misleading garbage if the average JW publisher and elder acts differently.

Expatbrit.

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Favourite Kingdom Melodies

by Prisca in

1.. 2.. 3.. 4.. 5.. 6.. 7.. 8.. 9.. 10.. .

want to add any more???.

prisca (bored-to-death class)

expatbrit

Prisca:

"Favourite kingdom melodies": a self-contradictory expression if ever I've heard one.

To plagiarise Dr. Johnson: the kingdom melodies are both good and original. Unfortunately, the parts that are good are not original, and the parts that are original are not good.

Expatbrit.

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So Who Wants To Be Married To A Doormat?

by Englishman in

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in her book the surrendered wife, california housewife laura doyle advises married women to submit to their husbands in all circumstances.

she says that the man should take absolute control in every imaginable situation, and that the woman should be passive, always giving way to her husband.

she should give her husband all of her salary, and if she gets a little bit back to spend, well, she should be very grateful to her lord and master for his kindness.. over on h20, pro-witness poster flair claims that women need discipline just like children do.

expatbrit

Englishman:

I want my wife to kick ass! And, despite being an active JW, she does. One of my few amusements in field service was watching the wimpy elders nervously giving her directions, then smiling like puppy dogs as they waited to see if she'd do what they said or give them the steely "you're a complete arsehole" glare.

I can't stand the women who, when you ask them a question, look to their husbands to see if he approves of their answer. I can't stand it when women have to go to their husbands to get money instead of having their own bank and credit cards (it happens, I've seen it!).

Women are every damn bit as valuable, intelligent and worthy of respect and rights as any bloody man!

I love confident women. I love conversing with them, competing with them and working with them.

Expatbrit.

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"The Note"

by AuSet in

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at the 1994 district convention in bismark, north dakota, (could possibly have been 93) my sister wrote a note to her friend and tossed it in the garbage.

the note contained a discussion about going to boy's hotel rooms after the sessions ended, and other troublesome activities, including lying to the parents about what my sister and her friend were doing.. presumably, an attendant found this note in the garbage and turned it into the elders.

on the last talk of the last day of the convention, the note was read out loud to the entire audience, along with the warning that "whoever you are, we will find you.

expatbrit

Mommy:

One of the more ridiculous urban legends is the old "organ harvest scam".

It goes something like this:

You meet an attractive person, get on well, and end up having a wild time with them, either at your place or theirs. They slip you a sleeper. Next morning, you wake up in the the bath packed in ice. Usually in the tale, there is a note or a phone call later in the day informing you that one of your kidneys/lungs/some other essential organ has been removed, and you'd better get some attention quick!

Amazing that people actually get taken in by this stuff! Thank goodness we can trust the Watchtower and Awake mags. implicitly!

Expatbrit (having a nagging suspicion that something he said might not have been quite right...)