with the closing of the branch office in india, many bethel brothers have been set loose into the world with no resources.
mother does not provide for her own, it would seem.. below is a copy of letter i received today:.
hello brothers and sisters,.
Warning bells have been going off for me as well as I read these accounts about India.
Somehow I don't think the BRanch there ever had 200 people considering the low number of publishers in India.
I would be happy to apologize if shown incorrect but am wary of such sad stories on the net.
Kismet
an apostate!
an apostate!
we've got an apostate!
Happy Ending
Mod101 would come along and delete the whole thread as a personal attack and for threats of violence. The trial would be over and everyone could go back to their corners.
Kismet - "It's just a flesh wound" "man eating rabbit?!?!?!" NEE NEE NEE NEE )me thinks I have watched that movie far too often!
Edited by - Kismet on 2 January 2001 21:33:28
As I have oft said regarding my trauma kit I keep in my trunk:
"t'is far better to have it and not need it, than to need it and not have it"
nuff said??
Kismet - who has only slight recollections of when he has "had it" last. [8>]
hi there, i am a mother of three, and am baptised, i would love to make new friend from where ever in the world.
i like to go out with my huband and children on days out, among many other things.
As I mentioned I am here just trying to stir the pot. Your oh so serious retort did not allow for such stirring to occur.
Alas I shall yet try again.
smirk
kismet - who likes being called a "BIG Canadian" :)
hi there, i am a mother of three, and am baptised, i would love to make new friend from where ever in the world.
i like to go out with my huband and children on days out, among many other things.
Hmmmmmm
First you give a quote about homosexuality and then seem to have a fixation of Red's choice of clothing and another fixation of her mounting block.
Things that make you go hmmmmmm.
"Not that there is anything wrong with that" - J Seinfeld
Kismet (back from vacation, well rested and ready to stir the pot)
as we all know the society has very strict guidelines regarding conduct between the sexes.
in the cong i grew up in, it was so small-minded that if you were single, and seen talking to a member of the opposite sex, you were presumed to be in some sort of relationship with him/her.. sex before marriage is out of the question, with heavy petting also looked down upon.
dating is a serious affair, with all onlookers expecting engagement/marriage to be the outcome.
Hey M2U. I have enjoyed your postings at H20..glad to see you've stop butchering Dedalus' name (I'm a mod there and was about to have to warn you about that smirk).
I figured you were primarily interested in the ladies pics but I thought I'd pipe in here too. If you have ever watched the TV show Everyone Loves Raymond, think of Raymond's brother (the cop) and you have an almost exact duplicate of me...though while my voice is deep it isn't quite the same as that actor's.
I look forward to one day having the freedom to post my real name and pic online. Soon... very soon.
Take it easy.
Kismet ("J" at H20)
hey friend.. i see you're encouraging letter writing to the society on blood.
can u please give some tips on what to include.
i figure i'd like to include your (lol) research paper as well.
As one who has read some of your previous missives, I would really enjoy seeing your version should you decide to write it.
You have a talent for writing. Have you ever thought of exploring it further?
Hope all is going well. Any updates on those other situations we discussed? Drop me a note or ICQ and let me know how things are going.
Kismet
this site also contains articles by ken raines, who seems to have developed the site.. url http://www.premier1.net/~raines/.
url http://www.premier1.net/~raines/story.html (ken raines).
url http://www.premier1.net/~raines/papers.html (j. bergman).
Sorry to only come into this discussion at this point.
While working with the Society';s legal Dept I had some dealings with Mr. Bergman.
I personally found him to be an angry little man. In the three cases wherein his involvement was requested by the non-JW or "apostate (sorry. I hate that term too)" the judge refused to allow him to testify refusing to acknowledge that Jerry bergman was an "expert witness".
I too would love to see an un-biased (is there such a thing????) study done on the effects of the JW's doctrines on the average persons psyche, etc. But unfortunately and contrary to the beliefs of the JW's people just don't give that much thought to them to consider it a worthwhile study (reward/profitability)
Kismet
Oh and on a personal note I apologize for my long absence here on the board. I think of many of you often but I have decided to take a step back from being an ex-JW and just allow myself to be me without the baggage. It has felt good to do so. Feel free to ICQ me anytime.
ICQ#30436870
here's a trivia question for y'all:
What was the name of the robot is "Get Smart"
And no we don't need the cone of silence in here..
Kismet
"RING RING..... RING RING... "
umm is that your shoe that's ringing or is it mine?"
the international library of poetry will award 250 prizes totaling $58,000.00 to amateur poets in the coming months.
anyone can enter the competition simply by submitting only one original poem, 20 lines or less, any subject, any style.
all poets who enter will receive a response concerning their artistry within seven weeks.
Do they accept prose as well as rigid poetry?
I did some stuff years ago that I should submit but it isn't "poetry" per se.
