Billy the Ex-Bethelite

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  Met the new CO (correction officer) this week

  by truth doubter in

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  just want to share my take on the new circuit overseers visit.

  first impression, he's a control freak.

  he got up several times to correct the servants on lights, sound and speaker stand positioning.

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  Billy the Ex-Bethelite

  I know his type. This is me after the end of one such CO's (Correction Officer, love it!) visit...
  

  That was me heading off to university, and haven't gone back since.
  
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  guest of honour

  by zeb in

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  my wife was invited by her past employer to a dinner as guest of honour.

  guess..?

  the dinner coincided with a meeting..

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  Shame on her for not using this opportunity as a guest of honor to shove her religion down other peoples' throats by "informal witlessing". Since Jehover had undoubtedly aligned this situation for her to preach to people who had never heard the kingdumb message, he's probably angry at her and will slaughter her at the big A.
  
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  It's not "new light" anymore it's "new lies" .

  by truth doubter in

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  this is my first post.

  i never dreamed i'd be on a site like this.

  i was baptized 43 years ago and pretty much have done and seen it all.

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  Billy the Ex-Bethelite

  Welcome!

  I never dreamed I'd be on a site like this.

  I used to feel that way too. Now I can't imagine how I could have survived without a site like this!
  
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  FEB 2016 broadcast

  by Grey Goose in

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  it might be the craziest one yet..

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  It's not enough that the religion reduces people in illustrations to livestock (sheep and goats), now they're demoted to being pieces of bread that can neither think nor move.

  The real "take away" from Flodin's illustration is this:

  • Getting bread dirty is bad.
  • But, getting bred dirty is good.
    
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  my worst fears were realized

  by magotan in

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  im on my phone, so im really limited.

  i came out to my family about my doubts and my sexuality.

  shit hit the fan.

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  Billy the Ex-Bethelite

  Hey Magotan! Thanks for checking in. I hope school is going well. Is graduation coming soon?

  I'm approaching my three year anniversary of leaving the witnesses!

  Sounds like something worth celebrating!
  
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  FEB 2016 broadcast

  by Grey Goose in

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  it might be the craziest one yet..

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  Weird. They use the example that Jesus never complained about injustices at the temple, but he was cooperative and worked with the system... except for the whole "stone will not be left upon a stone" thing where the Jewish system was destroyed and lots of people were killed/enslaved when he used the Romans to do the "complaining" for him. So Jesus wasn't a "complainer" when me made a whip and drove the money-changers out of the temple twice? Really dumb.

  The sappy video at the end just makes me mad again because I grew up when WT "encouraged" the "blessings of singleness" because "the end is so near"... 30 years ago. And the couple in the video actually kinda reminds me of a friend I knew in bethel who got married a little before I left. They were there a few more years before they got kicked out in one of the rounds of layoffs. They settled not far away, but not in a very good situation. He killed himself a couple of years ago. Ugh, now I need some brain bleach.
  
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  Hey from Ohio

  by sissyb in

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  hello all - i most likely won't post too often but want to introduce myself.

  i've read this board for a long time and feel like i know some of you!

  i was a third gen born-in (ne ohio), and half-heartedly believed until i was in middle school.

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  Billy the Ex-Bethelite

  Good for you to get out while you're still young... and attended college.
  
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  FEB 2016 broadcast

  by Grey Goose in

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  it might be the craziest one yet..

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  Looks like Ken Flodin was given the job of dishing out lots of FOG (fear, obligation, and guilt). Don't grieve the holy spirit of the powerless Bronze Age god!
  
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  Proof of Jehovah's fast moving chariot!

  by Sour Grapes in

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  at the meeting sunday, the brother giving the "public talk" (no one from the public is ever there) was talking about how the organization is moving so fast.

  as proof of this he held up the new field service time slip.

  yep, that was plenty of proof for me, a smaller time slip to guilt the congregation to use their tablets in service to show video's.

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  In this age of jet and rocket travel, only JWs would brag about being as fast as a horse-drawn wagon.

  From what I've seen, JWs have gotten slower. I used to see a few moving at Pioneer Shuffle pace. Now I only see them standing around litteratrash trolleys. I see those things have wheels, but I've never seen them move.

  I think the only paper that might prove that these JWs are moving is some of this paper:

  
  
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  New Here

  by Grey Goose in

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  hi one and all.. i've lurked for 3 years, about time i signed up.. i'm a still in ms due to family.. fully awake.. i look forward to getting to know all of you..

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  Billy the Ex-Bethelite

  Welcome!