I've read a lot of ex-JW books. The problem with most is that they either draw upon existing material and reference it, or tread over similar tales already told. There was one that I read which constantly referenced Crisis of Conscience. Halfway through I put it down and just started on COC for the second time. I haven't bought an ex-JW book since. That is not to say that it can't be done in a way that draws the reader in. For those attempting such a venture, I would offer the advice of not trying to re-write COC, ISOCF, or Apocalypse Delayed with regard to all the doctrinal matter. Ex-JWs already have these resources both in printed matter and in forums such as this one. We all have stories; what makes yours special enough to write a book about? Make it an amusing, almost comical tragedy and leave out the standard "I started to have doubts when..." narrative. This is isn't something that you can realistically expect to get rich or famous from, so keep your day job whatever it might be, or be satisfied in your retirement. I too found it a bit odd to be advertising that he was a professional pilot for nearly 50 years. That information should only be as a footnote, not as a selling point. He probably could have just based it on his experience in the organisation and went from there. Though it desn't necessarily draw me in enough to want to buy it, I would certainly want to read snippets of it to decide whether or not it would be a good read.
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Another new book: Jehovah's Witnesses - AN EXPOSE, written by a former elder and retired veteran United Airlines pilot
by AndersonsInfo ina comprehensive new book:.
"the good... the bad... the deceptive.... and worse!
an expose".
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RFK killer Sirhan Sirhan's dad a JW?
by bytheirworks inif you believe sirhan sirhan killed robert kennedy... here's a fun question: was his father bishara sirhan a jw?.
in this newspaper article, they claim he is:.
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1798&dat=19680606&id=j0qgaaaaibaj&sjid=jiweaaaaibaj&pg=7123,578715.
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Interesting! Though the second article indicates that he was a member of the Greek Orthodox faith, so evidently Sirhan Sirhan was never a JW, and Bishara (if he ever was one) must have converted later in life. It also noted that Bishara Sirhan was chain smoking cigarettes during the interview.
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Article: It's Time to Outlaw Extreme Shunning in Modern Society
by AndersonsInfo inhttp://gilmermirror.com/bookmark/23272594/article-extreme%20shunning#.ufwjurllscm.facebook.
extreme shunningthe gilmer mirror.
its time to outlaw extreme shunning in modern society by: richard e. kelly .
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And meanwhile, back at the Bat Cave...(!!!)
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Will Rudd learn from the lesson of Brown?
by slimboyfat inisn't australian politics fascinating?
having toppled the woman who first toppled him, prime minister rudd now faces the choice of calling an election sooner or later.
it was a similar choice that faced gordon brown in the uk when he replaced tony blair in 2007. gordon brown was remarkably popular at the time, a brief popularity that came out of nowhere and that equally disappeared never to return.
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So why did Gillard go? Labour wanted her gone because they were toast at the polls, or was it more or a power play by Rudd? Both? I'm just thinking if Gillard wasn't sustainable, Rudd was/is an ass, wasn't there anyone else in the party who could effectively re-brand them?
It was refreshing to have a female athiest with a live-in partner running such a large democracy.
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LouBelle
by Hortensia ini notice she hasn't posted for about a month.
she was struggling quite a bit and feeling depressed.
has anyone heard from her or have contact info so you can check on her?.
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Going round and throwing out the 'racist' label to someone from South Africa now is like going to Germany in the mid-sixties and throwing the 'Nazi' insult about. She has a right to criticise her government's economic and employment policies all she wishes. That's what the new South Africa is all about - freedom for all.
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Blue Jeans BANNED by Jehovahs Witnesses Governing body
by Watchtower-Free infor anybody attending a international convention .. 5 body of elders letters just leaked .
"applicant instructions".. ********************.
applicants must be exemplary in every respect, including dress and grooming.
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I have heard from ex-Bethelites on this forum who were there in the 70's that Knorr had a thing against anything denim and would go off on someone if he saw it. He did this without discretion. A Bethelite could be headed for a BBQ at the weekend and this still was inapropriate for him.
This is likely inherited from that era. Just like beards are still looked down upon because Rutherford was clean-shaven and he saw them as a homage to Russell.
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In 12 Lines or Less: GIVE US YOUR AUTOBIOGRAPHY POETICALLY
by Terry inautobiography.
forever began at the day of my birth, but, it turns out that it was a lie,.
i am who i am when nobody's watching, then nothing is there to deny.. .
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They flutter behind you, your possible pasts
Some brighteyed and crazy, some frightened and lost
By the cold and religious, we were taken in hand
Shown how to feel good, and told to feel bad
Tongue tied and terrified, we learnt how to pray
Now our feelings run deep, and cold as the clay
And strung out behind us the banners and flags
Of our possible pasts lie in tatters and rags
[OK I didn't write this, but I wish I did]
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Poor Carly Simon
by Hortensia inshe looks so stiff and old next to taylor swift.
geriatric singer/songwriter.
nice to see them sing the song together, though.
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She probably thinks this thread is about her.
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You can never take our freedom!
by slimboyfat inwilliam wallace may be coming to the small screen next year.
this time more accurately than in braveheart.
just in time to inspire the nation before we take up freedom once more in 2014!
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Pish, the Mel Gibson epic was the authoritative source on the story of William Wallace. All other nonsense is a conspiracy of the Jews.
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Ex-Apostate experiences?
by zound inexpanding on a point someone made in another thread:.
just wondering if anyone ever heard any experiences at assemblies or khalls of apostates that went back to become an upstanding jw.
or even just experiences related amongst jw's.
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In the Walsh Case, F.W. Franz spoke about sin against the flesh vis-à-vis sin against the holy spirit. Whereas you can repent and be forgiven for sin against the flesh (which would include immorality, greed, and other things due to the imperfect nature of the flesh), you can never be forgiven for sins against the holy spirit. Presumably that would include apostacy. I would say that it would depend on the level of the apostacy involved. If you got DFed for believing in other doctrines and later recanted your views, you might have a path back. But if you disseminated your 'apostate' views via mediums such as books or online media, you possibly have 'deceived' many and you carry the bloodguilt of them listening to you, falling away from the JW's, and are ultimately responsible for their deaths.