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  how many bethels are left

  by pepperheart in

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  with the news these past days that bethels in both rome and belguim are being closed does anybody know how many bethels are left worldwide?

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  I bet the one in Norway is one lonely place!
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  Humans only been here 6,000 years but at least they were drunk!

  by notsurewheretogo in

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  2. bible

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-36365967.

  great article...chinese were brewing beer 5,000 years ago.... not bad considering it's not far off adam & eve... :).

  .. .. chinese drinkers may have been brewing beer as many as 5,000 years ago, new research suggests.. us and chinese researchers say they found traces of barley, millet, grain, and tubers used in fermentation.. it was found on pottery discovered in shaanxi province in northern china during an archaeological dig 10 years ago.. it would be the earliest known instance of beer-making in china and suggest a sophisticated approach.. published in the us proceedings of the national academy of sciences, the study also suggested that barley may have been used for booze before being used for food.. as every home-brewer knows, funnels are an essential piece of kit.

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  Well there was the "Lot and his daughters" story....
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  On The Art Of Fading

  by expatbrit in

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  2. friends

  in october of 2000, i faded away from the watchtower.

  like most people, i have family and friends who are jw's (including my wife and parents).

  fading is generally the best method for people in that situation.

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  This is an incredible post.

  A truly cerebral look at how to fight the Watchtower and win with minamal collateral damage and win.

  I suspect they secretly love it when people go all ragey and fire off on them. It makes them look like true prophets and cements their position with still in friends and family.

  Indifference is their biggest worry and concern. You would strike fear in to the hearts of the GB if you had a big enough platform and could get this post out there.
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  2016 Regional Convention - Sunday Morning synopsis

  by Jehalapeno in

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  2. friends

  via reddit.

  here are the morning program highlights.

  will update for the afternoon once it's all over.

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  15,000 people in attendance. I would love to know how many actually believe all of  that in their heart of hearts and how many are just going along.
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  Someone anonymously tipped the elders?

  by raven in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so here an update on my current situation, in a nutshell i've been trying to quietly fade for the past 5 months.. well, my mom somehow found out that i am currently fading and that i live with my boyfriend (for more info on this check my previous posts) i told her yes i live with him and yes i no longer want to be a jw.

  anyways, yesterday she met my boyfriend.. awkward.

  and after lunch she pulled me aside to tell me that the po came up to her (he was part of my jc when i was reproved) he said to her "someone came to me and said - i cannot say who so they will remain anonymous- but that your daughter is living with someone" my mom confirmed and apparently he told her that i have one week to confess this, and if i don't my parents are obligated to tell them everything.. what kind of nonsense is that?

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  How long ago were you reproved?

  Was it in the same Hall your publisher record cards are still in?

  Is that your moms Hall?

  These are not questions I expect an answer to but they will be factors in what happens in your situation.

  Since it has only been a 5 month fade I do not think that is long enough to get you off their radar. Five years maybe or even half of that.

  You have gotten good advice about what to do above so I will just add that I am sorry you feel so undone by this. I am sorry that at what should be a happy time in your relationship, you have this to deal with. You have my sympathy.

  
  

  
  

  
  
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  What's your favourite feel good movie ?

  by jhine in

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  2. experiences

  maybe it's time for a less serious thread .

  i have just finished watching dirty dancing ( again ) .

  what is your feel good movie , the one that makes you smile and cry happy tears ?

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  My favorite is Chocolat

  Some of you have mentioned movies I havent seen yet, so thanks for that.

  Awesome thread jhine, your movie choice is one of my favs too.

  (nobody puts baby in the corner.....)
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  New Member

  by DangerMcDanger in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  my name is jimbo, i'm almost 20 years old, and i live in southern california.

  here we go, here's my story (i feel like i'm in an aa meeting haha):.

  i was invited by a friend who, looking back, i could tell was buttering me up for months so she can lunge on the perfect opportunity to invite me to a meeting.

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  Hi DmD ,

  Interresing reading your process and thinking along the way. Thank you for sharing it. I never tire of hearing how people arrive at the obvious conclusion that the JWs are seriously flawed.

  As for sayings or words they use I dont like, I rhink the word "we" comes to mind.

  Not that it is "their" word, I just dont like the way they have co-opted it -

  "surely 'we' know that" (insert crazy belief here).

  We do? Really? How exactly do we know that?

  Verbiage in place of facts. gah!
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  She displayed a literature cart in front of my house: That does it for me!

  by Tempest in a Teacup in

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  is this something they've asked them to do?

  cart displays in front of their homes?

  my mom is only in her mid 60s so i'm quite sure this is not an issue of mental illness.. the only illness she's suffering from is boredom since she's refused to work for years now.

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  So sorry you have to deal with this Tempest.

  I would call an elder in her Hall.

  The carts are for public witnessing. They are checked out by publishers (kind of like a library book)

  Tell the elder it is against your wishes on your private property.

  Tell him it is against zoning rules (if applicable)

  Tell him this is a courtesy call and you are calling the Org in one hour (or whatever time limit you decide is fair to you) if the cart is not removed.

  Tell him to explain to your mother that this is inappropriate use of the cart.

  She is HIS responsibility scripturally.

  The cart and where it goes is also his responsibility in the eyes of the ORg.
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  Who is your " I am" that your voice should be heard?

  by The Rebel in

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  2. friends

  i was recently thinking before i became " mike" i was an innocent baby, then as the days passed slowly by, i developed a sence of " iam".

  as the days moved forward my body, slowly developed a a "sex organ" whilst my mind took on a sence of " emotional" and " intellectual" i am" .

  this allowed me to become my current " i am?.

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  Have any of you heard of The Four Agreements?

  I read about them recently and find them interesting. The second one is proving very helpful in dealing with JWs that I still work with and of course, still in family members.

• Be Impeccable With Your Word.
• Don't Take Anything Personally.
• Don't Make Assumptions.
• Always Do Your Best.