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  My Bthel Experince Part 19 The Last Chapter..(really) Bethel Overseers

  by new boy in

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  there were other people who either killed themselves or tried to kill themselves while they were at "the house of god.

  one person who did kill himself was richard wheelock, press room overseer ......he jumped out of a window at the watchtower farm one day.

  it seemed, he was never quite the same after his wife "willy" died.

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  fulano

  That's a good point Lieu! They know their classics and classical languages etc. ( and know about wines, Cognacs and cigars ;) ).
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  GB Members: What's the Story?

  by Cold Steel in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  over the past few decades i've met many individual jws, but i've always been curious about the gb members themselves and about service at bethel.

  first, do gb members fraternize with regular rank and file members or do they only sell out each other?

  when i was a methodist, it didn't take me long to figure out that our minister and his wife were frequently invited to dinner, but i never heard of him actually inviting members to his house for dinner.

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  fulano

  I notice again a difference between U.S. and europeans. I guess if you would ask my parents who are the members of the GB they still would mention Schroeder or Barr. Here they are not focused on the GB ... Why this difference?
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  My Bthel Experince Part 19 The Last Chapter..(really) Bethel Overseers

  by new boy in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  there were other people who either killed themselves or tried to kill themselves while they were at "the house of god.

  one person who did kill himself was richard wheelock, press room overseer ......he jumped out of a window at the watchtower farm one day.

  it seemed, he was never quite the same after his wife "willy" died.

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  fulano

  I don't know why you liked Wallen. He was in charge of us missionaries, a few kind letters when my wife was ill, he met us once in our assignment but being in the elevator in the Bossert with a couple of guys he did as not knowing us. Afraid of entering in a conversation about my wife's health. I understand that but than get a wordly job.
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  Sick! "Stoning of Two Transgenders in Dortmund, Germany Prevented By Police In The Last Minute."

  by park ave boy in

  1. social
  2. current

  this is what europe is becoming?

  my work colleague in germany sent my this article in an email and it is perhaps one of the most disturbing things i have heard yet.

  i have been hearing about many of these recent homophobic and transphobic hate crimes taking place across europe but this one slipped through the cracks.

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  fulano

  ThAt's the result of the import of foreign garbidge, vielen danke frau Merkel, Wir schaffen das ...
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  Reading the Yearbook

  by Listener in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i just remembered something from the past as a jw.. in the 60s and 70s our dad would have a mini study at the dinner table every day on that days text from the yearbook.

  one of us would read the text and then dad would ask questions or make comments about it.. this was, of course, on top of a weekly family study.. since there were usually about 7 of us at the table it required a number of yearbooks to be purchased.

  the society came up with genius ways of why we needed so many of their publications, i am assuming this was suggested by them.. this daily ritual used to be done at breakfast to start with but ended up not working out so well, then it was changed to dinner time.

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  fulano

  THE same with the TS. Suddenly everybody had to purchase the proclaimer book. Every scripture etc. Smart system.
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  Your favorite Bible version / translation

  by lumberjack in

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  which one is your favorite?

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  fulano

  The one with the smoothest paper for loo-use.
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  No Sports Cars Please!

  by snugglebunny in

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  2. friends

  i read on a jw forum that jw's came in for disapproval if they drove either sports cars or 2-door cars.

  the reasoning was that a driver couldn't easily take fellow dubbies out preaching in such a vehicle.

  was that ever official policy or just local nonsense from a grumpy po?.

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  fulano

  That's a Nice one Stan!
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  David Robert Jones [Bowie] ; 8 January 1947 – 10 January 2016

  by AFRIKANMAN in

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  2. entertainment

  david robert jones; 8 january 1947 10 january 2016. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cymclz5pqvw&feature=player_detailpage#t=205.

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  fulano

  My favorite..

  http://youtu.be/ZM0e1m9T9HQ
  
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  Oh, If Only You Poor Bethelites Had................

  by The Searcher in

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  2. beliefs

  ........obeyed the scriptures you know so well, instead of trying to worship "god's corporation".. (ecclesiastes 5:5) "better for you not to vow than to vow and not pay.".

  the corporation is now giving many of you what you agreed to - a life of real poverty!.

  your poverty outside of bethel is a wee bit different from the poverty in "satan's world" - where you've just been thrown to fend for yourselves.

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  fulano

  Does he shave his hands?
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  David Robert Jones [Bowie] ; 8 January 1947 – 10 January 2016

  by AFRIKANMAN in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  david robert jones; 8 january 1947 10 january 2016. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cymclz5pqvw&feature=player_detailpage#t=205.

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  fulano

  Just read it in the paper. Shit, such a genius. RIP.