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  What amount of Borg demise would you consider victory?

  by Mad Sweeney in

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  there's always a lot of discussion about "bringing down the wts" and how it will "never happen" because they'll just keep going and going.. so here's my question.

  granted that barring some major international changes of a catastrophic scifi nature the wts is going to exist in some shape or form for the next hundred years and probably more, what progress on the "apostate" front would you personally consider a success?.

  would you simply be happy to have all of your blood relatives out?.

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  These guys will always be around in some shape, but its assisting those who leave, are the ones that need our help.

  Getting them back to the real world asap is what's important.
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  Have You Ever Wondered If Someone You Knew Was On Here?

  by minimus in

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  that would be somethin'!.

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  I've recognized only one and still have not contacted them as they want to remain on the sly. Don't want to bother their space.....
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  The Theocratic Life and Times of Theodore Jaracz - NEW

  by Dogpatch in

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  the theocratic life and times of theodore jaracz .

  by barbara anderson.

  [we are doing a special focus on the dark side of brooklyn bethel for a couple of weeks over at freeminds.org].

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  He had an office down the hall from ours in the Towers. We got to know him and his wife, but only on a short 'how's your day?' conversation. Our crew considered him a light weight, since he was new to the GB.

  Only later did we learn of his strong-willed personality on the GB as he became more entrenched in his position. He was a clone from the earlier WT days and probably is why women have such a denigrated role in this organization.

  Accoeding to WT teaching he his risen to heaven and can't wait to destroy us at Armageddon.

  Sorry Ted, but you're dead, and can't hurt anyone any more.
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  Bahamas: JWs versus National Insurance Board legal battle

  by behemot in

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  jehovah's witnesses in nib battle.

  by krystel rolle ~ guardian staff reporter ~ [email protected]:.

  in a dispute that stretches back nearly two decades, the attorney representing a group of jehovah's witnesses made a final attempt yesterday to convince the court of appeal to overturn a supreme court decision which requires his clients to continue to make national insurance contributions.. attorney w. p. cathcart, who represents glen alexander colebrooke and the christian congregation of jehovah's witnesses of the bahamas, laid out several reasons yesterday why the appellate court justices should do so.. the jehovah's witnesses are appealing the entire ruling of justice stephen isaacs, who dismissed their application for a review of a national insurance board's (nib) decision that requires 28 witnesses to make the contributions for a small monthly stipend that they receive.. members of the faith are not paid for service in the congregations, however, full-time branch workers like colebrooke and traveling representatives get a modest monthly allowance.. nib has said that this arrangement constitutes a contract of employment and the funds must be taxed.

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  They have never changed. They can't stand to pay anything and are always trying to generate a loop hole not to pay.
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  Ray Franz has had a stroke

  by coffee_black in

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  just setting the record straight.

  there is another thread that notes a claim on wiki that said that ray has died.. he had a stroke yesterday, and is in the hospital.

  he is still alive.

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  Our family's heart goes out to Cynthia.

  I will always remember them from my Bethel days. As that cute couple down the hall, who held hands as young couples do, as they walked to their room.

  I'm just sorry, I believed the WT lies about Ray, that kept me away from him and his thoughts, until this last September. I know he must have recognized how much he helped so many, but may not have realized how many hearts he touched.

  His life long journey is over.

  Ray is home and in peace.
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  Officially announced at meeting: I am an ex-parrot......

  by not a captive in

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  i mailed my letter of disassociation three months ago.

  no response.

  i saw a friend(was once?

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  Don't you just love the modern age? Letting you know you have been dismissed by a text....

  From Oliver...

  Consider yourself dismissed

  Consider yourself, out of the family..
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  how many of you in the USA have visited England

  by RosePetal in

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  if any body from usa have visited england i would like to know if you liked your stay.

  what was your experience?

  did you visit while still a dub did you visit any congregations and make any life long friends?

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  Been many times, but with the JW's and always we visited the KH's, even sharing in service. Had very dear friends in the Red Hill area, but have lost contact since leaving the WTS.

  Even saw the queen and her sister one time. Stepping outside a pub across from Whitehall, someone said "look!" as a Rolls slowly drove by, she waving to us and my little daughter.

  Our next visit, will be next summer for 16 days. 3 in London, 6 in Scottland, 7 in Ireland. This time, no JW stuff.
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  Art Linkletter dies at 97

  by straightshooter in

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  sad to hear that art linkletter passed away.

  i remember his shows, they were very entertaining.

  i especially enjoyed the "kids say the darndest things.".

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  silentone

  I loved the Captain and Mr. Greenjeans of course..Sherry Lewis was fav with lamb chops
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  Art Linkletter dies at 97

  by straightshooter in

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  sad to hear that art linkletter passed away.

  i remember his shows, they were very entertaining.

  i especially enjoyed the "kids say the darndest things.".

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  I was on the show as a kid, but have no recollection of it. My older family members said I auditioned off stage fine but completely froze up on camera.

  I had my doubts about the experience (family pulling my leg) until at a recent funeral, an old neighbor was reminiscing about my freezing up on the show. "The kid who would never shut up did on TV."
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  Disfellowshipping an 80 year old man, with brain cancer, for swearing!

  by James_Slash in

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  this happened many years ago in my old congregation.. the man, who held the position of a ministerial servant for many years had not long lost his wife in death.. obviously, tensions and the general heartbreak of what happened to him lasted for sometime.

  i remember going to see him once and he was extremely depressed.. however, his son had recently moved back in with him and they had started arguing.

  his son grassed on him in to the elders that his father had sworn at him in a number of arguments and he was removed as a ms. the rest is history.

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  I knew Bethel Elders with swearing problems, even a GB member had that problem.

  The course of action to assist was usually ignore it and let the person grow on their own to overcome it. If someone came to us with a claim, we usually 'counseled' that one for disclosing it as a gossiper.

  We had one particular JW at WT Farms who cused up a storm. He was a long timer and a dept. Overseer, but was not even a MS because of his problem. He said one day, Lon Schilling had approached him, admonishing him to stop it, because it was stumbling new boys. lol

  His response to us, his crew, to the counsel. "That SOB Lon counseled ME not to swear about F**king new boys. That SOB has to be Sh***ing me!"

  He droped our jaws with his outbursts. But the need for a JC? Not very likely.