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  How to spot: a single JW sister

  by purrpurr in

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  i remember this time of year when jw's desend en mass on one area.

  a fun game to play is "spot the..." whatever jw walking stereotype you choose.. so i thought i would play it with you guys, starting with how to spot a single jw sister.. i say, she will be dressed up to the nines, probably over dressed in fact, have hair immaculately coffied, make up plastered on, towering heels and be smiling at every brother in site.

  all they need is a sign saying "pioneer, virgin, available for marriage!".

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  And then they cover the mirrors with paper in the women's restroom at the convention and all the sisters look like...

  
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  My two great hopes regarding Geoffrey Jackson's RC testimony

  by Esse quam videri in

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  2. beliefs

  my greatest hope is that when geoffrey was a youngun' that his momma taught him to 'tell the truth'.. if geoffrey does not tell the truth, my second great hope is that his momma 'wallups him, but good'.. here's hoping he doesn't 'crawfish' on the witness stand.. crawfish :

  a] to cheat, decieve, or otherwise do a person wrong b] go back on what you said previously

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  It's been a steady stream of half-truths and double-speak so far. I don't expect anything less than the most spectacular smoke-and-mirror denial, evasion, and forgetfulness.
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  True Statement in the Watchtower!!

  by freemindfade in

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  2. bible

  last sunday i looked at next weeks study article, the first sentence states the truth!!!.

  chastity is not a popular virtue.

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  CHASTITY is not a popular virtue.

  And Horny is not a popular dwarf:
  
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  Ron De Rooy is the worst

  by StarTrekAngel in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  sorry had to come and rant.. been watching all the videos from the rc.

  i am at day 5 and so far mr de rooy has been the worst.

  many of the others are pretty bad too but at least they show they are concerned for their own fate.

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  I'm finally finishing up the last day. They all get more barfworthy as it goes along.

  They have a file of 1000 crimes and they don't see a problem with that. Then they twist it as if to blame the government for not requiring them to protect the children.
  
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  Yes!!! We will see Jackson's face!

  by OrphanCrow in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  i emailed mr. stewart about jackson's testimony, asking if the video link would be visible to the public.. this was his prompt reply:.

  thank you dianne for your interest.

  the it people tell me that mr jackson will be on the screen for all to see and hear.regardsangus stewart.

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  Glad to hear that his face will be seen for the sake of all the YouTube clips that will probably come out of it.

  I emailed Mr. Stewart.... This was his prompt reply:

  Lucky y'all that have gotten prompt responses. I sent him 2 emails that I thought had some useful material that I hadn't seen covered, but haven't gotten a reply. Had some other things in mind, however I don't have the time to write more that I'm not sure will be of any help.
  
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  Billy's comments to the RC #1 - "We always require at least two witnesses... except for when we don't."

  by Billy the Ex-Bethelite in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  i'm still trying to catch up on the rc broadcast posted to youtube, and i haven't been able to keep up with everything discussed here about it.

  however, there have been a few points that i wish i could submit.

  repeatedly it has been stated that unless there is a confession, jcs can only act on testimony if it is corroborated by two or more witnesses to the wrongdoing.

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  Max: But this seems to be about the standard for determining the freedom to remarry, not the standard for finding guilt of porneia / adultery at a JC

  Thanks for the input. I have a couple of responses to that, but I'm thinking I might email them to Mr. Stewart instead of posting them here. If Jackson does have to appear before the RC, maybe I shouldn't put my material on here in case there are some bethel trolls monitoring the Interwebs.

  It would be a dream come true for me to see Mr. Stewart grill a GB member with some of these things related to abuse and JCs that have plagued me for decades.
  
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  Billy's comments to the RC #1 - "We always require at least two witnesses... except for when we don't."

  by Billy the Ex-Bethelite in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  i'm still trying to catch up on the rc broadcast posted to youtube, and i haven't been able to keep up with everything discussed here about it.

  however, there have been a few points that i wish i could submit.

  repeatedly it has been stated that unless there is a confession, jcs can only act on testimony if it is corroborated by two or more witnesses to the wrongdoing.

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  steve: it would be more accurate to say they only do what is their current understanding as comunicated by the GB of what is in the scriptures.

  Looking back on my JW history, so much about the witnesses has always been too slippery to me. For an organization that seemed to be so black & white, it could be impossible to get a straight answer sometimes. As Mr. Stewart noted, they're like trying to grab mercury. I'm trying to come up with some published information to try and put some substance to what is otherwise just my opinion on the matter.
  
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  Billy's comments to the RC #1 - "We always require at least two witnesses... except for when we don't."

  by Billy the Ex-Bethelite in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  i'm still trying to catch up on the rc broadcast posted to youtube, and i haven't been able to keep up with everything discussed here about it.

  however, there have been a few points that i wish i could submit.

  repeatedly it has been stated that unless there is a confession, jcs can only act on testimony if it is corroborated by two or more witnesses to the wrongdoing.

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  johnamos, THANKS for adding that reference. Interesting note on how JW teachings and practices evolve.

  Freegirl: You should email that info to Mr. Stewart. It would be a good source of questions in the grilling of Jackson if he shows up.

  I have a few other points I wanted to bring up here on the forum and bounce it around first... you know... before 2 or 3 ex-Witnesses. LOL
  
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  G.B. & J.W.'s Becoming Clap-Happy

  by The Searcher in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  at the regional convention (national!!

  ) for scotland, mark sanderson elicited 13 rounds of applause during his closing talk, (for the least little things!

  ) plus a final one for his closing prayer!

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  Can you be a GB without being a fat-ass? Or is it a prerequisite?

  Fat and/or bald
  
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  Billy's comments to the RC #1 - "We always require at least two witnesses... except for when we don't."

  by Billy the Ex-Bethelite in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  i'm still trying to catch up on the rc broadcast posted to youtube, and i haven't been able to keep up with everything discussed here about it.

  however, there have been a few points that i wish i could submit.

  repeatedly it has been stated that unless there is a confession, jcs can only act on testimony if it is corroborated by two or more witnesses to the wrongdoing.

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  I just finished watching another installment. After hearing the JW mantra, "We only can do what's in the scriptures," the above listed examples from the elders' manual do not cite any scriptural support. These exceptions are based on instructions written in Brooklyn. Where are the scriptures backing up this WT procedure?

  More later...