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  SING NO SAD SONGS FOR EX-BETHELITES

  by steve2 in

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  what happens to ex-bethelites is really of no concern to the gb.

  and equally no concern to us as ex-jws or those who question jw organization.. layoffs have happened at headquarters and elsewhere for many, many years - although the scale this time is larger than previously, being an all time high: 1,600. .

  for the record, we should spare any sympathy/empathy for those who are about to sent packing this time.

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  fulano

  They will come out stronger, and maybe their eyes will be opened. We left missionary-service, I was 40 years old at that moment. We went back to Europe and after a 4 or 5 months we had our appartement and I was self-employed as a contractor. It is not a big deal to get your own independent life. Work, work, show balls and you will get it. And CARPE DIEM.
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  Large Increase in Trolley Witnessing

  by The Searcher in

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  when the org implements its bethelite "genocide" and demotes many members of the "worldwide order of special full-time servants of jehovahs witnesses" into lowly regular pioneers, many more trollies will have to be found in order for such ones to rack up their required monthly hours.. how many are actually going to be shocked by this into waking up?

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  fulano

  Can't they Selling something on the side on their trollies? Like coffee tea, sandwiches? Counting time and making money!
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  It's not your conduct, it's your status

  by donny in

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  2. beliefs

  jw's often state that their practice of disfellowshipping is used to keep the congregation clean and free of "worldly" influences and the like, however that is just pure b.s.

  in actual practice, all they actually care about is your status according to the watchtower society.

  case in point is ray's situation.. ray disassociated himself about 20 years ago because elders and other jw's were constantly spreading false rumors after he quit attending meetings.

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  fulano

  Who are you talking about?
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  Uber Bethelites in Brazil

  by Lynnie in

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  2. beliefs

  so i see my uber cousins from bethel are flying around the world again, this time in brazil to instruct the brothers on construction purchases in central and south america!

  lots of pics with them partying with locals and being wined and dined, something the rank and file will never know!

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  fulano

  Missionary-life is not easy, believe me.
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  Mutating music from Mongolia

  by fulltimestudent in

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  do you want this sound coming from your kid's bedrooms on sunday morning?

  if not act now, play it tonite during dinner.. mongolia is getting to be a cool place, just watch out for their tendency to revere chinggis khan.. mongolian throat singer zorigoo (altain orgil).

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=el93mixaf-c. and follow up with:.

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  fulano

  Very Nice music, thanks!
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  A Green Handshake

  by dgp in

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  i just learned that sometimes people give "green handshakes".

  is this the same as bribing your way up?.

  thanks for any posts..

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  fulano

  I think we shouldn't forget that some brothers used to give us, money, clothes, (I even received a car from a brother), just because they appreciated our work, not to expect something in return. We, as europeans, were surprised by the amounts of money they gave us every time we went to different congregations in the NY area just to hear experiences from our missionary assignment. and they couldn't expect something in return, so it was just generosity.
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  Pioneering

  by Sabin in

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  i`ve heard many pioneers claim that they are deserving of material things because they are the ones who make all the sacrifices.

  one claimed that jehovah had made sure that she got absolutely everything she wanted right down to shelfs so she could put up pic`s of her family because, to quote "we are so deserving, we`ve made the sacrifice".

  mind you this is the same sister who told me "it`s harder for me having my son d.fs than for a mother loosing her child in death".

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  fulano

  Strange...he never provides for pioneers in third world countries.
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  Don't believe what you read in the newspapers

  by 1Averagejoe in

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  2. child-abuse

  foolish is the man who neverreads a newspaper; even morefoolish is the man who believeswhat he reads just becauseit is in the newspaper .august von schlozer,german historianand publicist (1735-1809).

  i came across this articke in the october 15th wt.

  page 30.

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  fulano

  @afrikan man: that's Dutch. You know what means " kouwe kak"?
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  Does watchtower pay any workman's compensation or retirement funds for CO's

  by wannaexit in

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  2. friends

  years ago there was a thread about rumors that society was paying into a retirement fund for circuit overseers.

  could any recent ex-bethelite confirm or deny.

  here is the old thread:.

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  fulano

  That's bs Hoser. He fooled you, I had money before missionary-service, they didn't even ask what I had.
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  did you ever go to bethel either in the us or the uk what was it like there ?

  by pepperheart in

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  2. experiences

  hi have you ever worked at bethel either in the us or the uk what was it like there ?

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  fulano

  Slavery. To early in the morning, rushing whole day, bad food (Brooklyn).