Kirtbethel, thanks for posting that cartoon lambasting OTHER churches for being greedy and emphasizing donations rather than the message of Jesus. WT$ probably hopes those old enough to remember the cartoon are either dead or senile.
Posts by 3rdgen
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47Credit card machines at district conventions
by OneDayillBeFree inso it's true they are real.
i never thought i'd see the day when the org.
would be so desperate for money that they would do this.
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Spare the Rod and spoil the child, How did that work for you
by jam inin proverbs there are several verses on the wisdom.
of using the rod for discipline.
the notion that children.
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3rdgen
LITS, Thanks so much! I couldn't be more grateful.
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Truth behind Scientology revealed - KATIE HOLMES TELLS ALL !!!
by talesin injust kidding, but wouldn't it be cool if she divorced tommy, and revealed the truth about this cult?
hehehe.
tal .
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3rdgen
Doh!!!
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Spare the Rod and spoil the child, How did that work for you
by jam inin proverbs there are several verses on the wisdom.
of using the rod for discipline.
the notion that children.
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3rdgen
My earliest memories are of being a toddler and told by my father to "wait till we get home". then told to stop crying on the way home or the beating would be worse. At this point I went into an involuntary convulsion trying to stop crying and not being able to breathe. All the while my mother would say nothing and do nothing in my behalf. What can a toddler do at a 2 hour+ meeting that lasts late in the night that requires beating with a belt? Such fear produces either rebellion or submission mixed with resentment that in time turnes to hate. The latter was the case with me.
My father died when i was in high school and all I felt was relief. My mother was the oddest person I personally have ever met. I have no way of knowing whether she would be as insensitive as she has always been without the influence of Judge Rutherford or not, but at this point I don't care anymore. The damage has been done, both to me as well as her grandchildren. She was so indifferent to them(their whole lives) that when he was grown, I couldn't even PAY my son to visit her. As bad as it sounds,when she dies I will feel a HUGE burden lifted.
BTW, I raised my children with boundries not beatings. My mother accused me of "making Gods out of your children". What does that even mean??? It just so happens my grown daughter just paid for an airline ticket so I could visit her. (She PAID to see ME!) You be the judge.
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3rdgen
A further clarification: They are the WT$ fav bank and the one used in the Menlo Park debaucle. Need I say more?
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3rdgen
We HATE Chase with a passion. They also made errors on more than one account of ours and it took threats of lawsuits and letters to the bank president before we got anything resolved. They are BANKSTERS!!! I hope they go bankrupt (like Indymac did) and take the WT$ with them!!!
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Was There Anything You Actually Enjoyed About Being A JW?
by MrFreeze ini'm sure this question has been raised a lot but it is always good to look back.
the last 5 or 6 years of me being a jw, i did not have a very good go of it.
one thing i actually did enjoy was going to the international convention.
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3rdgen
What Undercover said. Absobloominlutely!
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For those who have been pregnant....
by freshstart ini wish i could be one those women who absolutely love pregnancy, i really do.
but i honestly don't care for it at all.
it was the same with my first pregnancy.
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3rdgen
(((Freshstart))) Sorry you are having a tough time of it. One of my pregnancies was virtually symtom-free but I ended up miscarring. Next pregnancy was a lot different with many symptoms and nausia. However, I delivered an absolutely beautiful healthy baby girl. I'd say you're going to be having a very successful gestation and will deliver another little miracle! Chin up
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I want to release the motherload
by Anony Mous ini have collected and assembled hundreds of letters, documents, publications, personal communications, e-mails from the branch etc.
etc.. my original intent was to make some type of searchable database but my time has been taken over by more important things in life for me.
i don't care about the jw's all that much anymore and who or what gets what information i don't really care.
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The Humbling of Anthony
by Duncan ini didn’t really care for anthony very much.
at the time of this story he was 13 or 14 years old, a clever and precocious kid down the hall.
he was extremely zealous about the truth and took it, and himself, very seriously.
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3rdgen
Great story! I think there is an Anthony and Pat in most congregations. LOL