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  Pretty good Article about Hughes in the National Post

  by Will Power in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  i hope this continues to get attention.. http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=1629449.

  thank you mr. hughes.

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  Thats a really good read...

  Any idea how long it will take for something like this to move forward yet more?
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  Seeing is Believing : Worlds Dumbest Crooks! ( damn funny )

  by lurk3r in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scfscqybek0.

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCfsCQybek0
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  What does cleaning up the organization mean?

  by asilentone in

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  2. friends

  i know what it means, but scared for life wants to know, can anyone here explain it to her?

  thanks!.

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  "Cleaning up the Organization"

  I have said it tons, but when it comes down to actually explaining it, I'm searching for words.

  Yknott touched on it with "Getting rid of anyone who isn't in unity with the Bible truths as taught by Jehovah's Witnesses" , but I think it can be elaborated on a bit more.

  "Cleaning up" is the important part. It could be applied to the organization, a congregation, or even a group of individuals.

  Essentially, I think it would be filtering out people that conform the least to what the Watchtower teaches. If a Witness has some "wordly traits", but doesn't do anything to get disfellowshipped, there is something "different" about them in the eyes of a JW. They will get various titles too. "spiritually weak" etc etc.

  For example, if there was someone who was told they had to leave the Bethel due to the downsizing. If that person was "spiritually strong" in many ways, but had a tendancy to gossip, it may be viwed as "cleaning up" the Bethel, by them not being there to gossip with other brothers and sisters. It would make the Bethel "stronger" by not having that influence there.

  something like that....I hope that helps.

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  My husband's 1st birthday party....he's 25

  by homeschool in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ok, i am seriously on the verge of crying, but i think i'll be ok. my first emotion is being totally pissed off, but the root is sadness.

  i threw my husband his first birthday party, a surprise at that.. it's his first ever birthday party, and it was his 25th....a biggie.

  so why the f&*% didnt people show?

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  Sorry bout the bad run Homeschool...Its good you feel better after sleeping on it.

  10 people still showed and thats awsome! I totally understand where your coming from though, after all it is his first birthday party. Lots of "worldly" people are often unable to grasp the concept of how important something like this actually is.

  Sooooooo, what did ya get your man? How late did it go? Did everyone drink a little too much? Cake. Did you make it? (lol) What did all 12 of you get up to?

  In hindsight, perhaps it was a good thing many of those other peeps never showed....it's nice to be able to filter out your freinds sometimes. As much as it may hurt, it's nice to know where you stand.

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  Aiding Ex-Bethelites to Settle Down- Any Helpful Ideas?

  by Scott77 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  alot of recent posts have admireably focused on the plight of ex-bethelites kicked out to the curb without adequate educational,economical and financial support from the wts.

  admitedly, many have spent a sizeable portion of their lives serving this selfish organisation until they were shocked with a one way ticket.

  my questions are: what are ideas to help them achieve a 'soft landing' outside the wts?

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  It seems as though they are trying to figure things out over in New York. Point taken ATJ, ty.

  I guess if I put myself in the shoes of a Bethelite, I would be pretty upset too, especially if it were my prime years. Being "thrown out' of Bethel, and to make things even worse, being thrown out into this economy, I would be bitter too.

  Then you have the ones in Bethel still. you can IMAGINE the little gossip sessions going on with the decisions about who goes and who stays.

  Edit: best not get to far off topic.

  I guess one has to hope they learned something at Bethel, enough for them to be able to practice it in the "real world".
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  Aiding Ex-Bethelites to Settle Down- Any Helpful Ideas?

  by Scott77 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  alot of recent posts have admireably focused on the plight of ex-bethelites kicked out to the curb without adequate educational,economical and financial support from the wts.

  admitedly, many have spent a sizeable portion of their lives serving this selfish organisation until they were shocked with a one way ticket.

  my questions are: what are ideas to help them achieve a 'soft landing' outside the wts?

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  are learning the hard way how trustworthy the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses really are.

  Is it really a matter of "trustworthiness" though? I'm definitely not definding the GB either, donlt get me wrong. Brothers and sisters "volunteered", it not as though there was a postition to be filled, with the expected outcome of being looked after for life, or was there?

  What percentage of Bethelites are going to go as far as questioning teachings as a result of having to leave? Witnesses will just say they never had the right "heart condition" to begin with, so it's better off they left. Watch all this be misconstrued to "Jehovah cleaning the oraganization".

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  New Witness Songbook 2009...any song title suggestions?

  by Witness 007 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this year see's a new songbook but.....which songs do you think would be apropriate?.

  song 28.

  "whats love got to do with it?".

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  LYRICS FOR "Knocking on People's Doors"

  Title Credit - Sweet Honey

  Music as done by : Guns n Roses

  Lyrics by - lurk3r

  ( The congregation stands as brother Mike Litoris places the cd in the player)

  Mr, take these mags from me...

  We can't place them anymore...

  It's getting hard too hard you see...

  All were doing is knockin on peoples doors...

  Knock-knock-knockin' on peoples doors, hey hey hey hey yeah

  Knock-knock-knockin' on peoples doors

  Knock-knock-knockin' on peoples doors, ohhh yeah

  Knock-knock-knockin' on peoples doors, hey hey yeahhh

  Ohhhhhhh yeah yeah

  Ohhhh yeah yeah

  Brothers take these 2 hours from me, ( yeah just this month)

  I can't put in anymore...

  and when the CO is comin' round...

  I'll take that time to put in more...

  Cause all it feels like is..we're

  Knock-knock-knockin' on peoples doors

  Knock-knock-stalkin' on peoples doors, hey hey ya

  KNock-knock-knockin on peoples doors, ohhhh yeah

  Knock-knock-stalkin' on peoples doors, hey hey yeahhhh

  "You better start sniffing' your own

  Rank subjugation brothers 'cause it's just you

  Against the apostate scum, the world

  And Satan, forever brothers and it wouldn't

  Be luck if you make it to the New System alive "

  lurk3r

  Edit: As a tribute the elderly ones in the Hall "Golden Years" music by David Bowie
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  New Witness Songbook 2009...any song title suggestions?

  by Witness 007 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this year see's a new songbook but.....which songs do you think would be apropriate?.

  song 28.

  "whats love got to do with it?".

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  Song 134 - " Take the Money and Run " (to the tune of the classic Steve Miller Band")

  Song 169 - " Preach, Preach, Preach "

  Song 181 - " Stalk'n Me " (to the tune of Rock'n Me )

  Lets not forget the all time classic "Love Bomb" as set to the B52's "Love Shack".
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  Quick Questions For When A JW Knocks Your Door

  by besty in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  anybody like to contribute a few suggested questions - should be less that 12 words.. .

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  Why did they change the baptismal questions? Which is closest to bible instruction?
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  New Witness Songbook 2009...any song title suggestions?

  by Witness 007 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this year see's a new songbook but.....which songs do you think would be apropriate?.

  song 28.

  "whats love got to do with it?".

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  I'll go with a Rolling Stones theme...

  Song 139 - "Gimme Shelter" (post great tribulation remix)

  Song 140 - "As Tears Go By" ( New World remix)

  Song 141 - "Let It Bleed" ( post Armageddon dance mix)

  Song 142 - "Waiting On a Friend" ( To be played on service during return visits)

  Song 144 - "You can only do what we want" ( GB hyper remix) set to the tune "You can't always get what you want."

  Song 151- "(because I SAID so) Just Blood Fractions" - set to the tune "(I cant get no) Satisfaction"

  Song 160 - "Time's not on your side (no it's not) " (anti Apostate shakedown remix) set to the tune "time is on my side"

  Song 166 - "Midnight Rambler" - To be played during evening Witnessing

  lurk3r