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Disgusting comment re: education from Tacoma 2007 District Convention
by Justitia Themis in
1. jw
2. experiences
this is from saturday afternoon program.

the speaker first starts with what he called the "alphabet soup" of degrees....a.a., b.a., m.a., ph.d., etc.

; he said they were nothing more than "sheepskins on the wall.
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JWs, Higher Education and Misrepresentation by Barb Anderson
by Dogpatch in
1. jw
2. friends
jehovahs witnesses, higher education and misrepresentation.

footnotes and appendices and full article at:.

http://www.freeminds.org/doctrine/education_anderson.htm.
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What JW's are saying regarding the downsizing at Bethel
by jimbob in
1. jw
2. friends
i haven't posted anything for a while on jwd due to being busy with work and school, but this email was to much of a crack up not to post.

this was sent to my wife today from her old jw friend.

she forwarded it to me and i'm posting it with her permission.
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COs and DOs Stuck in the Fulltime Work Because they Have No Retirement!
by frankiespeakin in
1. jw
2. friends
i'm talking over 55 years of age that know the gb are frauds, but because they have no retirement benifits worth anything feel forced to hold on to this position.

man that has to be the worst drag ever.

remember to copy all secret corospondance to further expose the gb in thier under handed vicious treatment of its member they may come in very handy in the hands of prosecuting attorneys.
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When you left the JW's, did you keep all your books & magazines?
by Rod P in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i had a collection of older publications almost second to none.

along with the 30-year publications index, i felt invincible in the research department.. then i got disfellowshipped and divorced, and my ex kept them all.

" i couldn't tell her "for research" because that would have sounded like i was going to write a book exposing jw's, which would have made things even worse.
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Barb Anderson's Court Hearing Update
by AndersonsInfo in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
greetings from tennessee.

thank you for your inquiries regarding the barbara anderson vs. watchtower tennessee appellate court hearing, which took place on thursday, april 14, 2005. accompanied by steve and joy imhof, from panama city beach, florida, and our attorney, jerre hood, from winchester, tennessee, we drove to nashville to attend the 1:00 p.m. scheduled appellate hearing.

this hearing was requested last year by defendants in the case, and they are: the numerous corporations of watchtower bible and tract society; watchtower spokespersons, j. r. brown, and david semonian, and certain elders of the manchester, tn congregation of jws.
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Update on my disassociation
by Dustin in
1. jw
2. friends
i went to the kingdom hall for the very last time.

i went in the door in my guns n roses t-shirt and ripped up lucky jeans, new earrings and goatee.

i went up to the po of the congregation and told him i needed to talk to him.
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Analyze this: The newly revised questions for baptism
by ezekiel3 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the following is quoted in it's entirety (excepting cited scriptures after each question) from the new release organized to do jehovah's will, pages 182-218.. .

questions for those desiring to be baptized.

part 1 elementary bible teachings.
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Just got back from the Kingdom Hall.....
by jimbob in
1. jw
2. friends
the wife and i just got back from the kingdom hall this afternoon.

some of you may recall that said we would be going back today for a memorial of a close friend of the family.

so i thought i would share the experience.. i have to start out by saying just getting ready to go was interesting.
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The Watchtower in Crisis: Why They Can't Raise Good Kids (pt 1)
by metatron in
1. jw
2. friends
raising good kids these days is a difficult task.

jehovah's witnesses, however, are .

encountering wide spread defeat in this critical mission, in large measure, because of the.