Billy the Ex-Bethelite

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  New August Watchtower -- Getting rid of the Generation again??

  by FusionTheism in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the new august study watchtower just posted on jw.org is all about how long it may be until the end.

  whole article on that topic..

  but it never once mentions the overlapping generation..

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  If their sweeping "this generation" under the rug, I'm almost curious enough to check what is written in that Botchtower ... almost
  
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  outside consulting firm used for JW building site , to be complete in 2019.

  by brandnew in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  crofton wins key role on jehovah's witnesses campus.

  6 may 2015 | by yoosof farah.

  engineer lands role on scheme that will predominantly be designed and constructed by volunteers.

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  Billy the Ex-Bethelite

  @ brandnew - I'm pretty sure Jesus hired some good Roman engineers to build him some waterfront luxury condos.

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  Wait, sorry, I think I have Jesus confused with Emperor Nero. That's it... the GB is doing what Emperor Nero did.
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  New August Watchtower -- Getting rid of the Generation again??

  by FusionTheism in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the new august study watchtower just posted on jw.org is all about how long it may be until the end.

  whole article on that topic..

  but it never once mentions the overlapping generation..

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  Billy the Ex-Bethelite

  Didn't Rutherford say of that generation, "Millions now living will be thrown under the bus!"?
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  outside consulting firm used for JW building site , to be complete in 2019.

  by brandnew in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  crofton wins key role on jehovah's witnesses campus.

  6 may 2015 | by yoosof farah.

  engineer lands role on scheme that will predominantly be designed and constructed by volunteers.

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  Billy the Ex-Bethelite

  It's been a while since I've done any bible reading, but isn't this the type of thing that Jesus did when he was on earth? You know, collect as much money as he could from both the rich and the poor, then use the money to build a massive compound where he could comfortably write, print, and ship all his wisdom? Then sell that compound, collect more money to build another big compound? And maybe have to use some of those extra millions of drachma to pay off the victims of the child molesters he had among his disciples?
  
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  Geoffrey Jackson Bio!

  by elkatire1980 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  in the watchtower august 15 in the topic: "let the many islands rejoice" appears the following paragraph: .

  then, however, it came time for a serious decision.

  would i accept a scholarship to go to university?

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  Billy the Ex-Bethelite

  Then, however, it came time for a serious decision. Would I accept a scholarship to go to university?

  Is there anything more detailed in the article? In this case, there is nothing said about him being offered a scholarship. There is nothing said about his teachers encouraging him to apply for a scholarship or his teachers even encouraging him to stay in school beyond getting his required certificate at 15 and walking out the door forever. "Would I accept a scholarship to go to university?" Kind of a pointless question when the facts point to him leaving school ASAP.

  I think it was in a conversation with Splane that he 'xplained that he didn't like school and was glad to be done with it. But he loved learning and spreading da troof.
  
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  HELP - A Guide to Fade

  by cognitivedizzy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hey everybody, been here lurking for years now... i tired of all the gb 2.0 shit and need to fade successfullydo we have a guide, i am very tempted to go out with a bang, but i want my wife with me, she aint a strong witness and would happily trust me ... i love her a lot.

  status as of now,,, read coc isocf, been through jw facts and am convinced this religion is bs, also a ms now :( damn.

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  Billy the Ex-Bethelite

  Welcome CogDizzy!

  Here are the threads that I started that document some of my tactics:

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/253592/exjw-psychology-101-keeping-your-cool-while-fading

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/254990/exjw-psychology-102-how-ask-question-when-questions-arent-allowed

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/255058/exjw-psychology-103-lets-reconsider-confidentiality

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/256052/exjw-psychology-104-one-way-play-depression-card

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/270595/exjw-psychology-105-you-ready-big

  I hope there's something in there that you find helpful.
  
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  my intro to the JW world

  by rebelfighter in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  someone suggested that i should introduce myself and how i got here.

  this has been a crash course in the jw world.

  i got an email that said "good bye, have a nice life".

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  A few of the questions were 1) why have we talked about every member of your family but in five years you somehow forgot you had a wife.

  Wait, this is an elder and has a wife? ... And now he's bringing out the bible to preach to YOU? Toss that loser in the dumpster and move on. Congratulate yourself for scraping that turd off your shoe before you went much farther.
  
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  Orchestral Accompaniment for Singing at Congregation Meetings

  by pixel in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  to all congregationsre: orchestral accompaniment for singing at congregation meetings.

  dear brothers:.

  many will find that the newly composed orchestral recordings are more inspiring andconducive to our worship than is piano music alone.

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  Billy the Ex-Bethelite

  I remember a long time ago before the recorded piano music came along, my congregation had an actual piano that someone would play the song while we sang.

  What do you mean, "a long time ago"? I used to be one of those piano players that the congregation sang along with. Er, um, I hope that doesn't "out" me, so maybe I didn't play... like I haven't already given out enough personal info for the spies to come knocking. But come to think of it, it really was a long time ago that the CO came through and said it was time to stop that and use the recordings.
  

  Even earlier before that I remember when they would assemble an orchestra for the discrap crapventions. And that was back in the day when food service was a huge operation for assemblies and crapventions.

  Jeez, now I'm really feeling ancient.
  
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  Another scientific gem from Brooklyn

  by cappytan in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  key quote:.

  many believe that life came about by evolution.... ummmm, no...that's abiogenesis, not evolution.

  no evolutionist says that "life came about by evolution.

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  The "extraordinary amount of information contained in our cells" reveals how very similar we are to other species.
  
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  New on here

  by Tony Stark in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hey so i'm new on here.

  just wanted to introduce myself.

  in my 20's and was rasied one, and very popular among the jw community.

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  Billy the Ex-Bethelite

  Welcome!

  You wrote that you want to get reinstated in order to feel "normal" again, I assume that means you want to regain your "friends" and family. Then what's the plan? Do you want to become an MS and marry a pioneer? Do you plan to fade?