Billy the Ex-Bethelite

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  "They 'thought' themselves out of the truth, and clearly they are living an unhappy life now!"

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  yep, these gems and comments were used in the talk today:.

  speaking of ones who "failed to show appreciation for all the rich spiritual food we get from the f&ds", the speaker said this:.

  "many have even failed to keep up with everything we are lovingly provided by christ's brothers, and rather than keeping their faith strong, they have become complacent and even critical ofjehovah's provisions!

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  Billy the Ex-Bethelite

  Oub, I love this response!

  Whenever I meet up with a JW that still attends and they ask me how I am I always say, "My life is fantastic! The ONLY part of it that isn't good is the lack of relationship with my children." [The ones that are still Kool-Aid Drinking JWs].

  It's always very telling to see the look on their faces as my statement doesn't compute because of their beliefs.

  Sometimes I ask if they'd like to help with a reconciliation. They always say, "No." Always.

  I'll change it to reference a couple of cousins who are still 'in' and unhappy for a variety of reasons.
  
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  Governing Body Public Address - today!

  by diamondblue1974 in

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  2. friends

  any ideas what this is about?

  - apparently a three hour public address through each kingdumb hell from the gb.

  anyone heard anything about this?.

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  Billy the Ex-Bethelite

  Oh, and Jehovah can measure the universe in the span of his hand.

  Yet his plans can easily be derailed by a naked lady and a talking snake!
  
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  Talked to a couple from the Hall that I haven't seen in a while

  by Captain Schmideo2 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  we were waiting for my mother in law to come out of surgery.not much was talked about on "spiritual" matters (since i haven't been to a meeting in years).however, i got to hear about :government conspiracies to shut down alternative energy.. gmos are bad.

  gmos are bad.

  gmo's are bad!!!

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  Billy the Ex-Bethelite

  How are the elderly JWs coping with all this, I have been wondering.

  My parents are trying, but are basically left behind. Dad has been struggling just to use email for years. A couple of sisters helped Mom figure out how to use their website on a tablet. They live out where there isn't broadband, so they have a cellular contract. Mom was very unhappy when the monthly bill was so high above the contract rate because she had been watching the videos and been going way over the data limit. For the older ones like them, the congregation plays the monthly indoctrination message at the KH on a Saturday afternoon. My parents usually fall asleep during the showing.
  
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  Why would a Swingers Club Want to Become a Religion?

  by cha ching in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  " a nashville swingers club has undergone a conversion it now says that it is a church in order to win city approval, so that it can open next to a christian school.

  " (associated press).

  the article explains, "a church is something that cannot be defined under the u.s. constitution"..... wt lawyers explain to the court all of the time; 'you can't interfere with our internal church policies, or you will be infringing on our first amendment rights.

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  Billy the Ex-Bethelite

  I was thinking of starting Church of Brunch, where Sunday morning "service" would be an elegant and tax-free brunch. Besides that, the most vital services Church of Brunch would provide would be for weddings and funerals. Lets face it, the only thing that a lot of people ever go to churches for is weddings and funerals. And rather than trying to come up with big Christmas/Easter holidays for CoBrunch, instead the church would have celebrations for birthdays and anniversaries (and maybe divorces sometimes).

  But after hearing about this Church of Swing, maybe that's the way to go. Because I love to swing, especially rope swings over water!

  
  
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  Mother In Law had surgery

  by Captain Schmideo2 in

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  2. friends

  after she was prepped in the receiving area, a sister from the hall showed up to be their for support.

  we said good bye to her, and started to leave, and the sister stops me and says, "did someone pray with her yet?".

  so, (keeping in mind that i have not gone to a regular meeting in years!

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  Billy the Ex-Bethelite

  Here's where your prayer went:

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaZDcS-rMf4
  
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  CO says "WE ARE NOW AT THE THRESHOLD OF THE THE GREAT TRIBULATION!"

  by nowwhat? in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  40-50 years after saying "armegeddon is right around the corner" we are now making progress!!!.

  gotta have a sense of humor to deal with this stuff..

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  Billy the Ex-Bethelite

  "It's closer than the inside of your pants!"
  
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  They might be driving me nuts

  by stillin in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  the "boasting session" last night included forcing the congregation to watch that stupid witnessing cart video.

  then the brother handling the part discusses what a "powerful witness" is being given each time those carts roll out into public view.. experiences: had a nice conversation with a young man.

  a woman took a tract.

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  A woman took a tract

  ... to get the gum off her shoe.
  
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  I've just been disfellowshipped!

  by maksutov in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  apparently it was announced last night.

  i was not informed (for 'legal reasons'), but they phoned my dad and told him.

  i understand it is due to my apostate book.

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  Billy the Ex-Bethelite

  We have a saying where I work, "If it isn't written down, it didn't happen." And in so many ways, that's proven true. While lots of stuff is said at work and instantly forgotten, my history in WTland seemed to be that lots of stuff is said and instantly gets completely twisted in the JW rumormill.

  So someone gets announced at a KH meeting attended by a handful of people. Then the word is supposed to get spread to all the others that had better things to do that night. What was announced? Did they say, "Don't talk to him, because he's disfellowshipped for writing a book exposing WT teachings as wrong"? Why don't they get clear and put it in writing in a public place?

  Oh, right, they don't do that because they're a cult that's afraid of lawsuits.

  Next you can write a book about your experiences upon being expelled from a 19th century apocalyptic lying cult.
  
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  I'm baaaaaack!

  by avishai in

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  how's everyone been?

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  Billy the Ex-Bethelite

  Welcome back! Simon has rearranged the furniture around here, so watch where you're going!

  I'm doing great. Got my engineering degree last spring and now have an interesting (and today, exhausting) career making lots of money.
  
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  Elders want to meet with us, help!

  by All for show in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my husband is awake,yay!

  we haven't been to meeting since february, although we attended the memorial.

  when jws have called us we say we are amazing, everything is awesome much to their shock.

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  Billy the Ex-Bethelite

  "I thought going to college was frowned upon?" I said. "Not if you learn a trade to make a living" she corrected.

  That's "old light" when you pay attention to what ToMo3 says. And I think it's getting much easier for dubs to not pay attention to things they don't really care to hear from WT. I really think that we exJWs have paid much closer attention to the JW broadcraps than the sheeple do. I think my parents usually fall asleep when they try to watch those snoozefests.