Posts by Jourles

I actually came here to see if he was still a jdub. I had noticed that he was messing around with a lot of 'third eye' imagery and those glasses. Plus, we all know how the WTS feels about communicating with "spirits." And this. Something tells me that if he got into psychedelics, he wasn't mentally 'in' any longer. There's absolutely no way you can use psychedelics and remain fully committed to Western religion, let alone being a jdub.

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BoE letters

by Jourles in

12 years ago

so i'm curious, has anyone continued with the collection and archival of all the boe letters?

i still have all of them from '77 to '01, but would be interested in reading/acquiring the others from '01-current.

i would love to host them again, but this time from a computer that sits on an anonymous vpn.

12 years ago

Jourles 12 years ago

Nice to see that the figurative "bird" is still being fipped towards the WTS.

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BoE letters

by Jourles in

12 years ago

so i'm curious, has anyone continued with the collection and archival of all the boe letters?

i still have all of them from '77 to '01, but would be interested in reading/acquiring the others from '01-current.

i would love to host them again, but this time from a computer that sits on an anonymous vpn.

12 years ago

Jourles 12 years ago

So I'm curious, has anyone continued with the collection and archival of all the BoE letters? I still have all of them from '77 to '01, but would be interested in reading/acquiring the others from '01-current. I would love to host them again, but this time from a computer that sits on an anonymous vpn.(I use iPredator) A torrent would be another great way as well.

Thanks!

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What's new in JW land?

by Jourles in

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13 years ago

it's been a very long time.

i just wanted to pop in to see what sort of changes have occurred in the last few years.

i've been virtually out of the ex-jw mindset for a while and it feels great.

13 years ago

Jourles 13 years ago

Overlapping generation? WTH does that mean? lol

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What's new in JW land?

by Jourles in

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13 years ago

it's been a very long time.

i just wanted to pop in to see what sort of changes have occurred in the last few years.

i've been virtually out of the ex-jw mindset for a while and it feels great.

13 years ago

Jourles 13 years ago

Hello all. It's been a very long time. I just wanted to pop in to see what sort of changes have occurred in the last few years. I've been virtually out of the ex-JW mindset for a while and it feels great. Every so often I'll see a news article and my emotions get all charged up and I get pissed at the WTS all over again. But in some ways, it feels good to still be pissed at the WTS...sort of as a remembrance of my roots.

Anyways, I still think about a lot of folks from here. This was a great place to deprogram. Thanks for keeping it going, Simon!

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Now That You Can Get Involved In Politics Is It All That Important To You?

by minimus in

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15 years ago

jws cannot get involved with politics.

exjws certainly can and based upon responses from this site, many are quite opinionated about political matters.. are you very involved in politics at this point in your life?

do you really believe that your opinion, your vote means all that in the big scheme of things?

15 years ago

Jourles 15 years ago

I probably invest a little too much time into following politics. Unfortunately, it does affect each and every one of us whether we like it or not. I've had plenty of political run-ins on this site in the past. The biggest problem I still see each and every day in the news is the D vs R/Us vs Them mentality. Both sides stoke the fire equally well (although I would have to say Fox is better when it comes to stoking fear). Here in the USA, we need a serious 3rd party to emerge. I'm not too fond of all this Tea Party crap. It's so damned fractious it's ridiculous. I straight up hate(maybe that's a little too harsh of a word) R's and D's alike. Fingers always get pointed along with a title such as "liberal" or "Neocon." Well, the R's had 8 solid years to show they could keep gov't small. That didn't turn out great at all. Obama is merely continuing all of Bush's mistakes and then some. We get bombarded by Bernanke and Geithner telling us that the fox needs to continue to guard the henhouse or our economy will crash further yet. Bullshit. Transparency is key with the Fed. Any time a gov't official says the opposite, vote that mofo out of office. The vast majority of the American people want to know where our money is going (TARP) - it's time for our "representatives" to represent instead of stonewall.

So no, I'm not at all involved in politics whatsoever.

Ron Paul 2012

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What would you do if this site was shut down?

by dissed in

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15 years ago

although, unlikely, but what if jwn was shut down?

you came here and you got a message like....."the wts has seized this site".

where would you go for solid jw information and support?.

15 years ago

Jourles 15 years ago

I just want to see my 10 year anniversary come and go.....Wow, that's only another 4 days!! I still remember where I was at when I signed up. It would feel like part of my life got taken away if the site disappeared.

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Anybody out there with access to BOE Letters willing to do some research for someone in need of specific info?

by AndersonsInfo in

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15 years ago

below is an inquiry i received recently through my website, www.watchtowerdocuments.

i sure need some help locating the requestsed information.

please pm me if you have a boe letter or letters that answer the question and would be willing to scan and send them to me via email.

15 years ago

Jourles 15 years ago

I believe what you are looking for is the 5/15/98 BoE letter.

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