Posts by garybuss

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"All My Friends Are Leaving The Truth"

by sweet pea in

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something switch said reminded me of what three of my old jw girlfriends have said -.

"all my friends are leaving the truth!!!"..

you'd think it would make them think and research the 'why'.

What would a JW say if they saw your library?!

by Sirona in

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i've just had some shelving put up by my mother's husband...and she is coming round to look at my library.. she is jw..... what will she think of the books i have on there?.

would you let a jw relative see your library?.

some books:.

garybuss

Once I listed to an elder all the Watch Tower Society produced books I had read and his only comment was: "When'd ya have time to read all those?".

Hahahaha I thought that was funny as heck.

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I feel disheartened, confused, betrayed, depressed and angry.

by NickJ999 in

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like many i probably hesitated to post anything.

i've been a baptized witness for 21 years.

i was raised roman catholic, went to a parochial school for 8 years, public high school, the usaf for 4 years during vietnam, got my first good job after the military in 1974 at age 25, got married in 1976, went to pentecostal, baptist churches for awhile, and was presbyterian for 8 years during my first marriage that ended after 10 years.

garybuss

You wrote: I feel disheartened, confused, betrayed, depressed and angry.

Sounds pretty normal. Other than that, how ya doin'?

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Is the JW Memorial meeting a Satanic denial of Christ

by passwordprotected in

7 million jws.

all sat in their kingdom halls, their children at their side.

the date is nisan 14.. .

garybuss

I understand refusal of the sacraments by those in attendance is a primary component of a black mass. Many Christian people I know find it offensive. I find it boring.

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Holy Moses! PBS documentary suggests Exodus not real

by ICBehindtheCurtain in

this will be very interesting, i only wish it would make the rounds on the jw emails the same way "knocking" did, fat chance!

we can only hope that pbs and nova will jump on this bandwagon as well, sooner than later.

holy moses!

garybuss

Exodus Chapter 12
37 The Israelites journeyed from Rameses to Succoth. There were about six hundred thousand men on foot, besides women and children. 38 Many other people went up with them, as well as large droves of livestock, both flocks and herds.

Biggest Mathematical Miracle in the World
Moses and his people were in the desert, but what was he going to do with them? They had to be fed, and fed is what he did, according to the Quartermaster General in the Army.

It is reported that Moses would have to have had 1500 tons of food each day. Do you know that to bring that much food each day, two freight trains, each a mile long, would be required!

Besides you must remember, they were out in the desert, so they would have to have firewood to use in cooking the food. This would take 4000 tons of wood and a few more freight trains, each a mile long just for one day.

And just think, they were forty years in transit.
And oh yes! They would have to have water. If they only had enough to drink and wash a few dishes, it would take 11,000,000 gallons each day, and a freight train with tank cars, 1800 miles long, just to bring water!

And then another thing! They had to get across the Red Sea at night.
Now if they went on a narrow path, double file, the line would be 800 miles long and would require 35 days and nights to get through. So, there had to be a space in the Red Sea, 3 miles wide so that they could walk 5000 abreast to get over in one night.

But then, there is another problem.
Each time they camped at the end of the day, a campground two-thirds the size of the state of Rhode Island was required, or a total of 750 square miles long...think of it! This space just for nightly camping.

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JW Murdered in MN because Daughter Wouldn't Date Wacko

by Rejected in

link: .

tried to kill a 17-year-old girl because she wouldn't date him.

in the criminal complaint released by ramsey county, gaustad told police he thought .

garybuss

The article wrote: "Police would like to thank a good samaritan . . . "

SIDEBAR: Samaritans were apostates. Isn't it interesting that the apostates of Jewish legend end up to be synonymous with good doers?

My condolences to the friends and families of all involved. Very sad.

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August 1980 Kingdom Ministry about Apostasy & Franz resignation

by cabasilas in

i was sorting some papers tonight and came across a copy of the august 1980 km which announced the "apostasy against the organization" (a letter from the governing body) and has the notification that raymond franz was no longer a member of the governing body and bethel family.

i remember reading this just as i was making plans to disassociate myself at the same time.

this copy of the km was in some papers that belonged to my mother-in-law (who passed away several years ago).

garybuss

Thanks! Good to have this.

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1978 My Book of Bible Stories--PDF!

by Atlantis in

1978 my book of bible stories--pdf!

bookmarked searchable reduced to 39-mb (credit goes to anonymous-4) click the link at the bottom of the next page.. http://www.sendspace.com/file/tmtux5.

cheers!

garybuss

Thanks! :-)

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"don't worry everyone will get theirs at armagedon"

by milligal in

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this was written in a letter to me from one of my active jw brothers (biological brother).

he was referencing the ex-husbands of myself and my other df'd sister, both of whom have been guilty of 'slipping under the radar' (an elder's words) by doing such silly things as getting arrested for spousal abuse and stealing a vehicle....they're both still in good standing.

i digress, let me say that i was shocked to hear from my brother.

garybuss

The good thing about having Witness relatives is I always know who my enemies are. My enemies never contact me. They know better.

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New here, but not to being an Ex-JW...

by amama2six in

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i just thought i'd briefly introduce myself.

my name is april, i am a navy wife and mother of six children, will be 30 next month, and have been disfellowshipped for almost 12 years.

i was also reproved two years prior to that.

garybuss

Hi amama2six

Thanks for the reply. I've come to the conclusion that, for me, it doesn't really matter what I believe, or know, or don't know . . . it's how I treat other people that's important. I have the pleasure of being able to benefit from a few years of experience. I benefit by remembering my failures, analyzing my successes and being able to identify the principles involved in both.

Basically, I've been able to sum it up with two pretty simple axioms. 1. What's never worked in the past, probably isn't gonna work in the future. 2. What's worked in the past, likely will work again.

I've been able to run a pretty successful life when I bother to remember those. I've had some really good teachers. Some, like Ayn Rand, were dead by the time I allowed them to teach me. Some were sages who sat with me and told me stories. Some were mystics who sat with me and watched sunsets. All are cherished.

I found out if I know something, I can't learn, so I go through life as a student in search of a master. Always when I'm teachable the master appears. I used to miss many masters because I thought people who used to pause and wait for me to sit with them didn't look like a master. They weren't the sex or race or age I expected. Then I had an experience that changed that.

My hardest lesson has been learning to accept rejection . . . with respect. It's hard enough to accept rejection but to accept rejection with respect is not a one person job for me. All together, that makes me a work in progress. But it's fun. It's fun to be free to make mistakes and fun to learn.