Billy the Ex-Bethelite

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  big accident at Warwick construction site

  by oppostate in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the wt society is fond of using the tilt-up method of construction where a network of rebar is made on the ground, concrete poured on it and allowed to cure, then the whole thing is tilted up and voila' you've got yourself a massive big-ass wall ready made.

  these walls for several stories-high buildings are indeed massive and weighty so you need a heavy-duty crane to raise into position.. i just heard from an eye-witness ldc volunteer that while there a few weeks ago they had an enormous accident.

  the crane tilted and crashed, the only one hurt was its operator.

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  Billy the Ex-Bethelite

  Construction is a high risk occupation. There have been plenty of accidents at Watchtower that just aren't talked about. They take lots of safety initiatives, but it's not like there are guardian angels flying around the site.
  

  Similarly, a crane tipped over at Patterson working on one of the residence buildings. The weights of the tilt-up panels are painted on them so the operator knows what he's dealing with. A panel was heavier than what was written on it. Crane operator lifted it and started to travel when "timber!", over it went. It was a Watchtower crane. They uprighted it, fixed the crane and the boom.
  
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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

  LOL. I was always an underliner. I found that highlighters too often bled through to the other side of the page... which was like "overlapping highlighting"... come to think of it, I could have let the highlighter bleed through and study only half the lesson, but it would look like I studied the whole thing.
  
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  Introducing myself

  by Bill Covert in

  1. forum
  2. announcements

  it was suggested that i do a post of introducing myself rather than just starting to do posting.

  i am one of those viet nam war felons who had to refuse community service in lieu of military induction per direct instructions of wbts.

  my mother was from a old time jw family in the calif. bay area the "garigs".

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  Billy the Ex-Bethelite

  Welcome!
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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

  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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  Billy the Ex-Bethelite

  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.