Billy the Ex-Bethelite

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  The Christmas fence

  by Tech49 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so i noticed something the other day on facebook.. a group of "sisters" in several neighboring congregations got their young daughters together for a "girls day", to spend some quality time together.

  now this group, of whom i know many, is composed mainly of elders' and ministerial servants' wives.

  the general theme, or focus of the "party" was to build gingerbread houses with the kids.. ok, no big deal right?

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  Billy the Ex-Bethelite

  Print the pictures and send them to the branch.
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  Elder's School: 2015 KMS Program

  by pixel in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  good morning.

  want to attend?.

  kingdom ministry school.

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  Looks like the highlight would be opening with song 69 and then a 20 min. discussion about not neglecting the gift (assuming it's the gift of 69ing). The whole thing immediately would go downhill as they must condemn 69ing as a dfing offense.
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  Using New JW.ORG Merchandise to Share the Good News, t-shirts and painted JW.org toe nails!

  by SanLuisObispoTruthSeeker in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  there are approved methods of preaching the good news about jw.org in style!.

  caleb and his single mammy, tired of your child losing notes to his teacher, pin that note with a friendly, lively jw.org caleb and mommy button for a small fee!

  https://www.pinterest.com/pin/356206651751072594/ with our rich hertigage of mixing organization with the skills of a saleman you knew this was bound to happen.. .

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  Billy the Ex-Bethelite

  "JW.ORG is not copyrighted or trademarked; it was taken."

  Oh right, it is too similar to "Janitor's World", wasn't that the case? Or was it Jackson Walker Attorneys? LOL

  "And Sparlock is also NOT copyrighted or trademarked. Hint Hint."

  Are you pondering what I'm pondering? JW obviously stands for "Jolly Wizard"! Meaning that Sparlock the Jolly Wizard brings presents to all the children on Pantsmas Eve! Sparlock is everybody's favorite JW!
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  Graduation and Pinning

  by sooner7nc in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  giving my speech.

  being pinned by my son.. .

  the best day ever.. .

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  Congrats!
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  Using New JW.ORG Merchandise to Share the Good News, t-shirts and painted JW.org toe nails!

  by SanLuisObispoTruthSeeker in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  there are approved methods of preaching the good news about jw.org in style!.

  caleb and his single mammy, tired of your child losing notes to his teacher, pin that note with a friendly, lively jw.org caleb and mommy button for a small fee!

  https://www.pinterest.com/pin/356206651751072594/ with our rich hertigage of mixing organization with the skills of a saleman you knew this was bound to happen.. .

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  Billy the Ex-Bethelite

  Hey GrreatTeacher,

  Kim Perry in Florida needs to be reported to the GB for copyright infringement!
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  Nephew going to bethel - seeking seed planting ideas

  by azor in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have posted a handful of times so far.

  i am seeking some ideas to plant some seeds with my nephew before he goes to patterson.. a little about me and the going away party where i will have an opportunity to plant these seeds.

  i have a little freedom since i am the only relative that he is in communication with that spent some time at bethel.

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  Reflecting on my personal experience, I'm not sure there's much you can say right now, it's all so new and exciting. Probably the best would be to keep in touch with him. Reflecting on my experience, I wish I would have had a voice of reason during that first year that would have helped me realize that leaving after one year would have been enough of that madness.
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  Merry Pantsmas Everyone!

  by Billy the Ex-Bethelite in

  1. social
  2. humour

  okay, i posted this in a thread that got locked and buried.

  since then i've been really busy and have overdosed on christmas music in the past week.

  so, i'm resurrecting this "holy day" holiday that most people will unknowingly be celebrating tomorrow.

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  Dang, I need these!

  
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  Why JW marriage is a huge problem for the organization.

  by kneehighmiah in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the difficulty of finding a marriage mate is well known for sisters.

  but i would say it's hard for brothers also.

  i was talking to a jw last night.

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  The longer I was in the cult, the more unhappy marriages I knew the details of. Since I was already unhappy as a single guy, I didn't see marriage as something that would improve my life.
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  Today's wt "study" obfuscations

  by prologos in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  paragraph 9 : " jesus blood validates the new covenant -- makes posiible the forgiveness sins for all time#.-- [and]--.

  god could apply the value of jesus' shed blood to adams descendants--*.

  --he could** also adopt certain --humans "as sons"--".

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  "Baffle them with bullsh!t." That seems to be that Watchtower way.

  After all, this is the cult that brought you the "overlapping-generations" generation.
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  The Watchtower explains the sheep and the goats

  by runForever in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the march 2015 study watchtower finally solves the mystery of the sheep and the goats:.

  " first, note that jesus is teaching bymeans of an illustration.

  obviously, he isnot talking about separating literal sheepfrom literal goats.".

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  Billy the Ex-Bethelite

  So if he wasn't really talking about literal sheep and goats, what was he talking about?

  

  "Obviously, he was talking about separating people: separating the tight-pants wearing people who will be destroyed, from the good people who worship me, ToMo3!"