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  Nothing More To Say

  by Farkel in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i really have nothing much more to say, except to say thank you to all the people who have contributed to me in my threads and all the people whom i battled over the years.

  the battles have been most entertaining and enlightening.

  i've learned a great deal from them, and i've laughed a great deal from the idiotic attempts of fools to make a coherent argument (think "dubs").. it's been a roller-coaster ride for me over a decade and it has consumed a huge amount of my time.

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  Were you 'alive in '75' and how was that year for you?

  by punkofnice in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was a junior borgite in 1975. i remeber looking at the calendar at work in october and thinking: 'armageddon isn't here yet.....and it doesn't feel like it will be here anytime soon either!'.

  i was surprised that jehovah hadn't obeyed the superior command to bring the big 'a' as instructed to him by fred franz.

  how dare god disobey the jw leader!!!!!.

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  Most Annoying Things That Happen At JW Meetings

  by LittleSister in

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  2. friends

  today i was remembering how angry i used to get at the meetings and all the little irritations that in the end would just make my blood boil these included:.

  prayers that go on foreverstudy or wt conductors still taking comments when its clear that the point has been covered 20 times alreadymeetings over running by more than 5 minsmy favourite was this one elder who would play guess the point i am thinking of.

  he would keep rephrasing the question from the wt until someone would bring up the point he was thinking of.

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  Problems: The Bethel Family and Social Security Tax Exemption

  by daniel-p in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so i happened to be reading a website about the amish, and i came across this:.

  "do the amish pay taxes?

  ""self-employed amish do not pay social security tax.

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  William J. Schnell

  by Kenneson in

  1. social
  2. current

  does anyone know when, where and how william j. schnell died?

  there have been 3 rumors i read about him recently.

  one states that close to his death he was trying to be re-instated, but the society refused him.

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  1975 scan-Anyone?

  by lostsheep82 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  "why are you looking forward to 1975?

  pg.494 aug. 15 1968)anow it is firmly maintained that by the autumn of the year 1975 the battle of armageddon will have been fought and godas new world will have been established".

  can anyone provide a scan of this article, or a simple quote of the article?.

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  Letter From WTBTS Evidence of Mind Control Tactics

  by Corvin in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the following is taken from ray franz's book, crisis of conscience, pages 341-344. this letter, sent out to all traveling representatives, circuit overseers, by the service department of the international headquarters, shows the society's demand for comformity no matter the cost to the rank and file.

  jw lurkers: please read carefully.

  the portion of the letter in blue is of particular interest, and franz's comments nails the governing body's intent.. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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  Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

  by Lady Lee in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i posted this in a thread but perhaps it needs to be on its own so that it doesn't take over the other thread.

  most people who have lived in a cult or high control group such as the jws will experience many of the symptoms of complex post-traumatic stress disorder (c-ptsd).. complex post-traumatic stress disorder.

  trauma and recovery .

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  What's The Worst Scandal You Know Regarding Jehovah's Witnesses?

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  .....whether it be in the congregation or from "headquarters"?

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  Japan Lost 500 Congregations!!!!

  by metatron in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  do the math:.

  1998 - 3,802 congregations (1999 yrbook figure) .

  (drum roll, please).

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