Posts by Billy the Ex-Bethelite

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You are tomato sauce...

by rrb2016 in

the wife and i went to the memorial strictly out of respect for my mother-in-law last night.

luckily our 20 month-old grand-baby was restless and making noise, so i quickly volunteered to take him in the back.

so i didn't have to listen to the presentation.

Billy the Ex-Bethelite

The annointed are apparently the first tomatoes, used for salads and things like that.

Likening these guys to tomatoes is an insult to tomatoes.

Tomatoes (also known as Love Apples) are nourishing and nutritious, delicious, and enjoyed by billions of people. The GB are none of those things. The only similarity is that most of the GB are round like tomatoes.

A more appropriate illustration would be that the anointed are like the firstfarts which can bring tears to your eyes and clear out the room. The dog is usually blamed for producing these fartful whiffs of noxious gas, but these guys represent Jehovah's farts.

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July 2016 W T Article Gives Reassurance to Aging Publishers

by BluesBrother in

congregations are full of older ones who were led to expect the end when they were still young enough to work ,and stay forever young.

now these ones face a sparse old age with little provision set aside.

the article ""do not be afraid .

Billy the Ex-Bethelite

They give an example of an elderly couple who face difficulties but because they were such good examples to the others, a young couple in the cong.took them in and provided a home for them

Unless this young couple happen to have an apartment over the garage for that couple, this would be an effective method to have a sexless marriage... for all of them. Maybe it's just me, but I couldn't imagine getting into a passionate lovemaking session when some elderly church people are under the same roof.

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June 2016 WT (study edition) Bashing Higher Education....AGAIN!

by ToesUp in

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paragraph 14: .

"this means that we need to examine our heart constantly to see if it is being enticed by worldly entertainment, associations, and styles of dress and grooming.

or the love of the world might involve efforts to attain “great things,” such as through the pursuit of higher education.

Billy the Ex-Bethelite

Or the love of the world might involve efforts to attain “great things,” such as through the pursuit of higher education.

So what are the "great things" that give evidence of love of the world?

Lett: It's "worldly" to seek honorary titles or positions of prominence, like Dr., senator, president, bishop, or pope. Instead of seeking "great things" people should be modest, LIKE ME! Of all the Governing Body members, I'm the humblest of them all!

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After Being Out for 17 Years He is Back In again!!!

by new boy in

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i called a guy i haven talked with for over two years yesterday.

i met him at bethel back in the 1970's.

david b was known as the g job king back then.

Billy the Ex-Bethelite

I asked him why. He said "world conditions."

ToMo3: World conditions are terrible because men are walking around in tight pants and women are wearing yoga pants in public!

Losch: "Higher education" and American football are evidence that world conditions are miserable!

Herd: The lack of minority leadership with expensive jewelry and the influence of small-brained women are both evidence of terrible world conditions!

GeeJack: Anointed leaders of the true religion getting called to account by worldly authorities for protecting pedophiles is proof that world conditions are getting worse!

Lett: Listening to and looking at crazy world leaders is all it takes to prove that world conditions are terrible and the only place for solutions is the Watchtower Corporation and the GB leadership!

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Circuit visit elders meeting

by Saltheart Foamfollower in

first some context to this post.

historically the elders meeting with the circuit overseer has had the following format : outline for meeting including ministerial servants then, after they have been dismissed, discussion of local issues.

the last visit there was an additional outline for the elders only, the notorious "gender blurring" discussion.. you might wonder what is being discussed this time round, so here you are:.

Billy the Ex-Bethelite

Those meetings could be so tedious. So many "special" meetings, with absolutely nothing special about them.

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Ekala Convention Hall To be Sold - Sri Lanka

by Sanath in

sri lanka has only one convention hall which is situated at 44, agaraduguru mawatha,ekala,ja-ela wp.

this was built on some where around 1990's.

now the sri lanka branch committee has decided to sale the property.what is the reason behind this??????????????

Billy the Ex-Bethelite

I have the feeling that countries are now on their own financially.

So much for "international brotherhood". They tell developed countries, "donate to help build in developing countries." They tell the developing countries, "you can't support these buildings so we're selling them."

Where has all the money gone from the branch, Brooklyn, and other property sales as they keep demanding more donations and making more cutbacks?

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Luke Evans was raised a JW

by Xanthippe in

just watching the jonathan ross show and actor luke evans said he was raised a jw.

he used to go from door to door in wales.

it says on his wikipedia page he left the religion at sixteen.

Billy the Ex-Bethelite

He obviously didn't want to talk about it and Jonathan didn't push him.

Did it sound like he regretted leaving? Maybe he received a memorial invite and "Return to Joe Hoover" brochure and is thinking about going back to WT?
If so, he'd have to stop smoking... and leave his boyfriend.

Just doesn't look to me to be the type to waste much of his time or thoughts on WT.

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JW Broadcasting: How to make memorial bread

by Gorbatchov in

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i don't believe it, but it is on jw broadcasting: how to make memorial bread.. it is just like the 24/kitchen broadcasting.. http://tv.jw.org/#en/video/vodministry/pub-jwbrd_201603_2_video.

Billy the Ex-Bethelite

JW cooking shows really suck!

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Self-Driving vehicles and delivery robots - why?

by FadeToBlack in

i saw a 'news' article today about pizza hut (i think) delivering pizzas via a robotic vehicle in nz.

also another article headline saying it is not a question of if, but when.

my immediate thought was, why?

Billy the Ex-Bethelite

I'm involved with automation projects. And I've corrected my managers on a rather fundamental point of my objectives. When they have stated things like, "then we will need three fewer laborers," I've correct them and said, "no, those three laborers will be able to make far more parts per hour (because demand for our products continue to grow), and they will have a safer work environment and will have more time for quality inspections and cleaning projects."

While it is true that new automation can destroy some jobs and more money can go to equipment owners instead of human labor, my experience has been that I'm making a lot of money with my technical work with the equipment.

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Governing Body went from anonymous secret group to T.V Stars??? How?

by Witness 007 in

when i grew up in the 1980's -90's it was rare to see a faithful slaves picture in 10 years of watchtowers.

everything was anonymous.

no one really knew there names except for the "holy oricle" fred franz.. now they are full on t.v stars with there own show.

Billy the Ex-Bethelite

GB 1.0 had followed the eras of Russell, Rutherford, and Knorr. To be such a visible leader was to also have a giant target on you. Those GB weren't at all shy and retiring, but I think they realized that they didn't want the level of attention and scrutiny that would come with being "JW rock stars" like those previous presidents.

I don't think the current GB 2.0 realize this. The closest they've come has been with Jackson hauled before the ARC. This is their new reality. Now that they have plastered their names, faces, and voices on the Internet, advertised their current and future addresses, and done the same with their GB hamburger helpers, they have sealed their fate according to their own prophecies. If they really expect government to attack religion, the GB can expect to be the first ones trucked off to the concentration camps when their new headquarters will be turned into President Trump's rural retreat! LOL.