There are few that I've had post-JW contact with. We've gone in different directions so we don't have much in common other than memories.
Oh, and WELCOME! to the forum!
Billy the Ex-Bethelite
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Reaching Out
by jim_bean inhi all, i'll leave my full story for another time.
but briefly: i was born-in, raised by my single jw-mother, baptised at 18, faded less than 18 months later (never da'd.. or df'd to my knowledge!
), never gone back (though i looked over my shoulder for some time afterwards!
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Testimony card returns
by sir82 inold timers, or careful readers of the proclaimers book, are familiar with the "testimony card" used in the early days of rutherford-era door to door witnessing.
the jw would traipse up to a house, knock, hand the card over to the householder, and wait while he read it.. well, it seems that "everything old is new again".
here is an excerpt from a recent boe letter:.
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Billy the Ex-Bethelite
"It has been observed that some people who are hesitant to accept a tract, magazine, or
other literature are willing to visit our Web site."LOL. I think they have themselves confused with porn. Lots of people would never step foot in an adult bookstore or buy a skin magazine... but are ready, willing, and able to visit porn websites.
I'm quite sure that men and boys aren't clearing their browser history to hide that they've been visiting jw.org.
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Snare & Racket's Graduation Picture
by cofty inafter years of hard work and study, former bethel boy snare & racket is now officially a medical doctor.. his story is an inspiration that there can be life after the watchtower.
he has given me permission to post his graduation picture.. .
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Billy the Ex-Bethelite
Hurray for Dr. Snare & Mr. Racket!
Dr. Snare: "Here Billy, this potion should clear up your rash in a jiffy!"
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Need a Game Plan
by bafh ini'm not sure what is going on at the convention, but i just got a desperate call from a friend wanting me to attend sunday's morning session.
last weekend, my mom invited me too.instead of saying something like, "i'm sorry, but i have no intention of going back," and having them completely freak out - i agreed to go to the sunday morning session.
any recommendations?
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Billy the Ex-Bethelite
If you go, make the simple observation that this WT paradise requires the death of billions of innocent people.
Hooray, the sister fantasizes about the resurrection of her sister/friend/whoever. She also fantasizes about all the people that get slaughtered and moving into one of those houses. Hopefully this resurrect lady will help dig graves for all the rotting corpses.
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About one year on
by thedog1 init's about a year since i started visiting this website.
it all started with the july 15 wt last year and all the changes.
lazy me had not read it online so when one bro said to me at the hall, 'have you read all the new stuff in that issue' i didn't know what he was talking about.
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Billy the Ex-Bethelite
"I've always thought of myself as a fairly loyal person."
WT wants loyal sheeples like you. But they are not a loyal organization. Imagine if WT were a person and being investigated by a judicial committee...
WT: "So then I put my hands up her top and grabbed a feel."
JC: "As you were doing this unclean fondling, did you think about how Jehovah would feel about this?"
WT: "You misunderstand, I've never improperly touched anyone. I wasn't fondling the woman at all when I stole her purse. I've never even met her."
JC: "Wait, you didn't fondle her, but you stole her property?"
WT: "That never happened, please try to keep up with what I'm explaining to you. I didn't steal anything from her, I just took some pictures while she was taking a shower."
JC: "What the? ... Are any of these stories going to stick for more than 10 seconds?"
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dog1: "For the moment, anyway. Doesn't help that I conduct the Wt study and am pretty involved. Not self-pitying, really, but just trying to work it out."
Ugh. I had to conduct a few times after learning TTATT. I had no idea how I was going to exit, but a way appeared and I headed for the exit. As far as conducting the WT, just make it as boring as the JWs expect it to be with a few truthz thrown in for anyone paying attention. Don't bother to try to really understand anything in the WT, it can all be changed again very, very soon anyway. So, rather than understanding the "present truth", realize that their truth only has a shelf life of a couple of months. Here's some pointers on how to conduct...
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AN ALTERNATIVE CONVERSATION WITH A NEIGHBOR - Watchtower, October 2014
by AnnOMaly inthe contrived and unrealistic conversation that one of jehovahs witnesses imagined having with a neighbor in the october 2014 watchtower will not be reproduced here.
instead let us imagine another conversation another witness named andre (ahem, sorry) cameron has at the home of another man who is also named jon.keep searching for a suckercameron: jon, ive really enjoyed the regular discussions weve been having about the bible.
* the last time we spoke, you raised a question about gods kingdom.
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Billy the Ex-Bethelite
Excellent article!
It would all make a lot more sense if the JWs were still using pyramid inches to explain 1914.
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New marketing ideas for JW.ORG merchandise!?!?
by stuckinarut2 inperhaps this should be in the humor /jokes section....but oh well...here goes.. (some of our more tech savy forum members may know to upload images to help out?).
so how about these ideas for jw.org merchandise?
or as some tacky gifts as handed out at the international conventions?.
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New marketing ideas for JW.ORG merchandise!?!?
by stuckinarut2 inperhaps this should be in the humor /jokes section....but oh well...here goes.. (some of our more tech savy forum members may know to upload images to help out?).
so how about these ideas for jw.org merchandise?
or as some tacky gifts as handed out at the international conventions?.
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Billy the Ex-Bethelite
jw.org underwear with the logo on the inside of the wasteband. It serves as a reminder that armageddon is closer than the inside of your pants!
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What is this latest letter from the GB about?
by stuckinarut2 inwe have been told this week that all in the elder and ms body will be read a letter from the gb about "make this the greatest month of activity ever"..... has anyone else had such a letter read out in their cong / servant body?.
i presume it will be all about "recommending strongly/insisting" that all these men should pioneer for the month?.
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Billy the Ex-Bethelite
"we want to say that all of the ms and elders will be doing it"
Fill out an ms/elder unapplication form instead.
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Please help me destroy the logic of October 2014 Conversation With a Neighbor.
by kneehighmiah inhttp://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/wp20141001/gods-kingdom-prophecy-1/.
this has got to be a joke.
anyone with half a brain would destroy the logical fallicies in this article.
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Billy the Ex-Bethelite
"Cameron: In a nutshell, this prophecy has two fulfillments."
You know what's "in a nutshell"? NUTS!
This whole "conversation" is completely nucking futs!
