MochaLatte

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  I think this camel's back is broken (the final straw)

  by JimmyPage in

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  i got home from work last night and guess what happened while i was gone?.

  my wife tells me she called the presiding overseer to set up a time for all of us to talk about our premarital no-no's.. "really?

  " i asked her.

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  MochaLatte

  Some JWs believe that when couples have had premarital improprieties and there are any subsequent problems in the marriage, God's spirit and blessing were never on the marriage because the premarital sins were never "handled." It may be that when your wife spoke with her sister the premarital issues came up as something that needed to be resolved in an effort to save your spirituality and the marriage. As others have said, this is a misguided attempt to straighten things that have nothing to do with your current feelings about the organization. They're so programmed to look inward for blame that she may feel guilty that her part in the premarital activities (and then failing to immediately confess to it) make her at least partly responsible for your attitude about the organization.

  Your wife will have to come to terms with this in her own way and time. I hope things go well for you. I admire your strength.
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  Reject Worldly Fantasies, Pursue Kingdumb Realities?

  by WTWizard in

  1. watchtower
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  according to the feb 2009 kingdumb misery, this is the title of the new hounder-hounder talks for public talks starting march 1. now, i can only imagine worldly fantasies include having a family, a reasonable measure of health and security, and being able to live a decent life.

  kingdumb reality means throwing your life away out in field circus, attending boasting sessions, dutifully studying washtowel publications every tuesday all evening, and dying stagnant and having produced zero value in your own life.

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  Thanks Billy, I thought so. I'm almost embarassed to have remembered that title. It was back from my Bethel days, when I actually paid attention and read my magazines. Scary flashback.
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  Reject Worldly Fantasies, Pursue Kingdumb Realities?

  by WTWizard in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  according to the feb 2009 kingdumb misery, this is the title of the new hounder-hounder talks for public talks starting march 1. now, i can only imagine worldly fantasies include having a family, a reasonable measure of health and security, and being able to live a decent life.

  kingdumb reality means throwing your life away out in field circus, attending boasting sessions, dutifully studying washtowel publications every tuesday all evening, and dying stagnant and having produced zero value in your own life.

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  MochaLatte

  Wasn't this also the name of a district convention talk a few years ago? It sounds familiar.
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  If it's really "so close to the end"....

  by cameo-d in

  1. watchtower
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  will they ever announce that the world wide preaching work is finished?.

  will they fill that gap with something else, like "new system" lessons?.

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  Great post Oompa! Esp about the organ transplants and blood issue. Oh, and also the bitchslapping.
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  Lets pour out a lil thanksgiving liquor for those working at Bethel

  by darth frosty in

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  holidays was the worst time in the world when i was at bethel.

  i never realized how important they were till i was at bethel and forced to work the holidays.. before i went to bethel i wouldn't mind working the holidays because typically it meant double or triple time pay.

  but at bethel when the reality set in that hey we dont recognize holidays and its just like any other day, well that was depressing.

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  MochaLatte

  Darth:

  I'm with you on that, I hated holidays while at Bethel. All my friends in the local cong were planning to do fun stuff and I had to work. It sucked. One of my first jobs after 10 years of no holidays off was at a bank. That was really nice with the bank holidays and all. I couldn't believe I was being paid to stay home. Now I just enjoy every day off I get. On the flip side I never drank as much as I did when I was at Bethel. We didn't need a holiday for that! CHEERS!

  ML
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  BOE letter: "presiding overseer" becomes "coordinator of the body of elders

  by Billy the Ex-Bethelite in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  here's the text of the letter:.

  christian congregation of jehovah's witnesses.

  to all bodies of elders.

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  MochaLatte

  Quandry:

  Fun-ny!
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  Do Individual JWs Pay For The Publications They Distribute?

  by Joe Grundy in

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  excuse my ignorance, and i've read on boards about the us not selling/inviting contributions issue, but do individuals jws in effect pay for the publications they give out?

  if so, is that only for their magazines or for hardback books as well?

  how is this organised, please?.

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  Dismembered:

  Did we go to the same KH? Why do I suddenly feel so guilty even though it's years after the fact? I feel like I owe you an apology.
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  Kooky statements by Bethel leaders

  by chappy in

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  true story.

  a relative of mine finished his "tour of duty" at bethel in the 60's and was telling us some of the experiences he had there.

  he was once in the mens room using the urinal and bro.

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  Jeremy C

  I couldn't help but laugh when I read the word "Once" about Br. Couch talking about homosexuals. Once??!! It seemed like about 3-4 times at least. I seem to remember him saying something to the effect: "First thing you know you're on the floor wrestling...next thing you know... Boom!...you're a homo!"
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  To SO CAL: What CO's and DO's do we all know?

  by IreallydidwalkoutofaKH in

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  okay, in order it goes like this for me............brother peace 1980-83, brother rose 1984-86, brother yasko 1986-88, brother sekella 1988-91, brother billy ford 1992-95, brother davis 1996-99, brother irskin 2000-03 and then it gets kinda blurry....brother burge and another, brother hairston.

  okay, that just about does it.

  i have this topic becauce i tried reading the favorite co and do thread, but did not recognize any names......

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  I had Sylvester and Gloria Bennett when I was in Brooklyn, NY. They were a middle-aged black couple and I believe they were from North Carolina or thereabouts. They were very personable and liked to go out and do things outside of congregation activities. I don't know if they're still in the work or what became of them.
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  Have any of you heard about "The Cleavage Talk?" C'mon!!

  by Lady Zombie in

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  supposedly about the same time as the bethel visitor's dress code brochure, talks were being given in kh concerning women showing cleavage.. i don't know.

  i haven't heard any of these talks myself, but my folks tell me they have.

  they also told me about the talks given in other congregations (reported to them by their friends).. i guess some cos, pos, etc.

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  MochaLatte

  Haven't been to a KH in a few years so haven't heard the talk, but as a G-cup, I can say that wearing a high neckline like a turtleneck doesn't do anything to diminish them--it actually makes them look larger. A bit of a lower neckline actually balances the size out. There's no way in hell (other than wearing a shapeless sack) to make these disappear. I'd rather show a bit of cleavage at the top than look even more ridiculoulsy top heavy.