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  The guy that claimed he was going to bring down the WTBTS

  by Scarred for life in

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  i haven't been on the board for several weeks until yesterday.

  there was a guy that was a regular poster that was starting some kind of email campaign that he claimed was going to bring down the wtbts.

  i can't remember his name.

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  Mattieu

  To answer CT's question, yes a lot of big corporations have been brought down, almost all of them by their own stupidity or greed

  I agree, though most corporations have been brought down due to internal “whistleblowers”. If the WTBS collapses (and yes one day it will), it will be due to people on the “inside” who are disenchanted and throw enough mud to make it stick.

  This site is well supported by many former insiders (whose experiences and comments have assisted me in my exit). The current retirement of many hard working genuine bethelites, will cause many insiders to stop and think “am I next”. A lack of security and disenchantment is the first step to standing back and analysing the organisation you work for, in this case bethelites/wtbs.
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  Brush with Scientology

  by JimmyPage in

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  the first time i went "inactive" (before i ever read any franz or hassan) i looked around a bit at other religions.

  one that interested me was scientology.

  (hm... out of one cult and into another, i know...) .

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  Mattieu

  Hi Jimmy,

  Not that I was attracted to their religion, but I always made sure I had time to listen to the Mormon’s. I used to know how I felt as a young pioneer going around door to door suffering from “fear of man” and thought they could be going through what I was.

  Lol, I used to wave to them when they rode past on their bikes when we were going door to door! (Though that upset one of our Hitler pioneer elders!)

  If they ever knocked on our door I would always invite them in, not to preach to them but to find out where in the USA they were from. Once they knew I was a JW, they wouldn’t try and preach, but we would just chat about life in Oz versus the US and have a coffee and chat.

  The territory I was in at the time was also the site for the biggest Mormon Church and missionary accommodation centre in Melbourne, so got to meet a lot of US missionary dudes. I also got to have a good chat with a few when I was in Japan.

  But as a religion, no never attracted to anything.................................... yet

  Mattieu.
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  Womens Poem v Mens Poem

  by Mattieu in

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  woman's poem.

  before i lay me down to sleep,.

  i pray for a man, who's not a creep,.

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  Mattieu

  WOMAN'S POEM
  
  Before I lay me down to sleep,
  I pray for a man, who's not a creep,
  One who's handsome, smart and strong.
  One who loves to listen long,
  One who thinks before he speaks,
  One who'll call, not wait for weeks.
  I pray he's gainfully employed,
  When I spend his cash, won't be annoyed.
  Pulls out my chair and opens my door,
  Massages my back and begs to do more.
  Oh! Send me a man who'll make love to my mind,
  Knows what to answer to "how big is my behind?"
  I pray that this man will love me to no end,
  And always be my very best friend.
  
  
  MAN'S POEM
  
  I pray for a deaf-mute nymphomaniac with huge boobs who owns a Pub and a
  golf course.
  This doesn't rhyme and I don't care.
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  See you in Paradise

  by Mattieu in

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  i was looking through a relatives photo album last weekend and saw pictures of their trip to an international convention in asia in the early 1990s.

  on the final day the local bro & sis were all holding placards with phrases such as see you in paradise.. that reminded me of the last international i went to in sydney about 5 years ago, same thing happened on the last day, similar placards with similar phrases.

  there was also a lot of random hugging of bro & sis in international costumes.

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  Mattieu

  I was looking through a relative’s photo album last weekend and saw pictures of their trip to an International convention in Asia in the early 1990’s. On the final day the local bro & sis were all holding placards with phrases such as “see you in paradise”.

  That reminded me of the last International I went to in Sydney about 5 years ago, same thing happened on the last day, similar placards with similar phrases. There was also a lot of random hugging of bro & sis in international costumes. I missed out on getting hugs because I looked like a local...... Next time I will wear my Austin Powers outfit.... No wait; there won’t be a next time, so I will have to wear it to my first Apostatefest whenever someone here gets around to organising it.

  Anyways, when I saw the pictures of these placards, I had mixed feelings. I felt nauseas, angry, frustrated and regret all at once. I haven’t stopped thinking about it all week, so hopefully venting it here will get me to stop thinking about it. Some of the elderly ones holding up those “see you in paradise” signs would have sadly passed away, while others would have came to the same conclusion as me by now. It reminds me of looking at that w/t cover of the elderly ones under the heading of “the 19414 generation that will not pass away”.

  Cheers,

  Mattieu.
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  WT AND KHS COULD LOSE EVERYTHING IN NEXT BANKING CRISIS

  by badboy in

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  everyone/anyone with something in the rbs bank last year was only a few days away from losing everything in their accounts last october,only state intervention prevented the loss of all that money.. suppose the wt/khs had money in such a bank,state reused to intervene,wt/khs would lose all.

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  Mattieu

  2 Congos in Geelong (Victoria) lost all their savings (donations) when the Pyramid Building Society collapsed back in 1990. Some heads rolled over that one....
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  Have you been disfellowshipped for causing divisions?

  by asilentone in

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  i would like to hear your story.

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  Mattieu

  I was in one Congo that was heavily divided within the body of elders! Lots stood down including ms's. No one was df'd, though one was publicly marked.
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  Where were you????? Name the closest city to your KH!!!

  by restrangled in

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  chicago for me..

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  Mattieu

  Melbourne, not FL but Aus
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  Watchtower says Millions Living in 1997 “Will Never Die”

  by LUKEWARM in

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  "in the early 1920's, a featured public talk presented by jehovah's witnesses was entitled 'millions now living will never die.

  ' this may have reflected over-optimism at that time.

  but today that statement can be made with full confidence.

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  Mattieu

  Another failed promise that is blamed on the rank and file for showing too much optimism! What about a more refershing statement such as "We were wrong, had no idea then and still have no idea now...."

  That reminds me: What do you call a Deer with no eyes? No idea... A deer with no eys & no legs? Still, no idea... A deer with no eyes, no legs & no penis? Still no f*%#ing idea....
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  Ms Serena Williams' cartoon makes the front page of the paper here

  by loosie in

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  as an example of what not to do.. .

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  Mattieu

  Making quite a raquet.....
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  American Pit Bull attacks American jdub in Oz

  by Mattieu in

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  this jdub was out walking his two dogs when attacked by a pit bull, killing one of his dogs and causing injuries to his hand.

  he was from texas and now lives in melbourne.

  he comes from a very well known us jw family (uncles, grandparents in brooklyn, other uncles c/o & d/o, w/t life story of family...).

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  Mattieu

  Yeah no probs Lillith, yeah a little bit taken back, I did show concern for this guy with a telephone call to him. Spoke to him on Monday morning and he was still a bit shaken up, dropped in to his house on the way home from work last night as well, he's all good! I didnt really want to post all that info on my original post as it could/will blow my identity! But what the heck... As for putting more thought into the original post, sorry if that came across as short n sweet n heartless, but Im at work and someone is as alllllllllllllllways walking past my desk (esp the semi jw that works here now.....) which also explains my low post count:-(

  Though I can type to my hearts content now as Im the only bunny in the office! Now where is that glass of chards!

  Cheers Lillith, Mattieu