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What kind of people remain members and will serve the WTS to the end?
by RULES & REGULATIONS in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
my family have been members of the wts since the 1980's.

they never went to college,don't read any books besides watchtower material,have no hobbies,don't have any friends besides witness "friends",worked manual labor jobs all their lives,never questioned anything the wts changes,and have never looked into any other teachings besides the wts propaganda.

{ in other words: they are closed minded and not very inquisitive}.
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What "Unwritten Rules" Did Your Congregation Have?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
i knew of a hall that allowed only white shirted speakers on the platform for sunday public talks!

when a visiting speaker did not wear the official white shirt he was either told that he couldn't give the talk or he could change shirts,as the hall kept a variety of sizes, just in case of an emergency!!!

i don't make this up.
any one from vanderbuilt mi?
by dogon in
1. jw
2. experiences
i am looking for someone from vanderbuilt mi.

i have family from that cong.

and they do not contact me since i left the org.
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letting go of god
by dogon in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
julia sweeney's new tape letting go of god is one of the best monologs i have heard in quite a while.. it is hard to find but you can view a seventeen min.

sample on youtube.

i final found it on audible.com and for 11.95 no tax you can down load a copy to your computer and burn one copy to cd.
Looking for info on couple from vanderbuilt MI
by dogon in
1. jw
2. experiences
i was looking for info on jerry and donna woods of vanderbuilt michigan?

i lost touch with them and they were trying to sell their home in vanderbuilt mi but could not get it sold.. amanda woods i was told just married the hess boy.

any info would be appreciated.
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letting go of god
by dogon in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i just watched a fifteen min, video on youtube of julia sweeney's letting go of god.

i usualy just down load movie's off of the net.

but i may buy this one.
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any one know what is going on in vanderbuilt mi?
by dogon in
1. jw
2. friends
i have not had any contact with people from vanderbuilt mi for some time.

i was wondering if any one knows if terry schoder is still alive, she had terminal cancer a year ago when i last saw her.. all the people who kept me informed have moved away due to michigans economy going into the toilet.. also have not heard form bill clegg since he moved to deland and remairied, he is in his 90s and i do not know if he is alive or dead.. daryl kunde is another person i have not heard about he is in the vanderbuilt congergation.. i quit the jws several years ago and moved on but kept up on what people were doing.

if any one knows the scoop please email me at [email protected] i would app.
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THE WTS: CRASH OR SLOWLY FADE AWAY?
by Seeker4 in
1. jw
2. friends
i was just reading the thread about barbara anderson and perhaps some big news she will publish about the wts.

i agree with those who say that anything barbara has scandalous about the early history of the witnesses, ie: russel or rutherford times, will have zero impact.

that whole era is pretty much dismissed by all witnesses i know.
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moved on
by dogon in
1. jw
2. friends
well i have moved, for real, i lived with my husband of 25 years only 3 miles from my mother and father.

it seems that most of the witnesses they preferred to associate with, have all been disfellowshipped or divorced, or separated.

they have not called me or tried to visit me for over 2 years.
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I have spoke once to my parents..
by mrsjones5 in
1. jw
2. friends
in the last year.

some of you may remember a little bit of what happened last year when my family and i went to visit my parents - big fiasco, cops were called and we were thrown out - so i just had no desire to have any interaction with my parental units.

i don't call, they've called a few times to speak to the kids (they called it checking on them like i'm some deranged person).