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  TOLERANCE

  by Frenchy in

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  tolerance.

  i think the appearance of the now infamous danielle gives us reason for pause.

  i admit that at first i took her at face value which is what we are all supposed to do.

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  Simon

  I think what matters is the motive.
  If people have genuine differences then that's fine and healthy.
  When people are just out to waste other peoples time and pretend to have aviewpoint that they don't really hold to then that isn't.
  What they argue could be the same thing though.
  I think that people become negative towards others when it's clear that people aren't for real.
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  Kismet is im hospital

  by Kismet in

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  my name is miriam.

  i am a friend of johns.

  last night he went to the hospital with severe abdonimal pains.

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  Simon

  Thanks for keeping us informed Miriam
  Please send our regards to Kismet and tell him there's a growing thread all about him
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  Elder's Manual Here

  by Simon in

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  some may find this useful, it's quite interesting and, if nothing else, really annoys the elders that you can read it.... url: http://home2.inet.tele.dk/carloc/index.htm

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  Simon

  I think there was some trouble in norway when either a KH or a branch office was broken into and some files that 'didn't exist' were stolen. I remember readnig about it somewhere and I think it's related to this.
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  Ex-Witness Wins Bunny Girl In Casino.

  by Englishman in

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  i couldn`t resist the "headline", but it is absolutely true, i`m the ex-witness and my everloving was the bunny.

  this being saint valentines day, it seems a very appropriate moment to share the story:.

  back in `72 i was df`d , olivetti were in the throws of bankrupting me, i was living in a grotty bed-sit and going through a nightmare divorce.. one day, i got a message from my ex - lets be friends!

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  Simon

  You soppy sod !
  Seriously, congratulations to you both, it's a really nice story.
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  only in america...

  by peaceloveharmony in

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  1. only in america......can a pizza get to your house faster than an ambulance.... 2. only in america......are there handicap parking places in front of a skating rink.... 3. only in america......do drugstores make the sick walk all the way to the back of the store.

  to get their prescriptions while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front.... 4. only in america......do people order double cheeseburgers, large fries, and a diet coke.... 5. only in america......do banks leave both doors open and then chain the pens to the.

  counters.... 6. only in america......do we leave cars worth thousands of dollars in the driveway and put.

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  Simon

  very good plh
  I'm going to Email those round work.
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  Hello...Hello...Hello (cont) #3

  by Prisca in

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  well someone had to do it, so it might as well be prim & proper prisca to do the honors in the sex forum...... .

  this thread is for all newbies to introduce yourselves.

  whatever you feel happy to reveal about yourself.

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  Simon

  I think you've frightened them off...!
  Have to make do with me instead, lol. My short bio:
  Raised a JW. Father Df'd & moved to Canada. Told not to talk to him by elders. Had apostate written on my car and lots of other crap. Didn't talk to him. Got married. Had 2 kids. Did research. Dicovered the baloney. Talked to dad. Mother, sisters don't talk to me. Suffer lits of slander and gossip (they are ringing other congregations and our relatives to spread it!). Happier then I've ever been. Going to visit dad again with family soon. Met my half-sister and her family in Canada. Want to do something to help others, hence this forum. Nice finding friends to talk to.
  My life in a minute...
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  Silentlambs--ELDER LIABILITY ALERT!!!

  by Investigator in

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  wts attorney--morenowhos screwed?!?.

  the legal liabilities are rapidly mounting for congregation elders & kingdom hall properties.

  this will involve all legal matters especially pedophile cases.

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  Simon

  They're tough experiences Frenchy...hope things go well for you.
  I wonder sometimes whether we do the wrong thing for the right reasons or the right thing for the wrong reasons. Maybe we do the wrong thing for the wrong reason but with the best of intentions at heart.
  I look back at some of the things I've done and feel so ashamed. I remember telling my Dad I didn't want anything to do with him. I never called or wrote even when he was undergoing major heart bypass surgery. I will always, always regret and fell bad about that. Having kids myself now and being on the wrong end of the shunning thing by others makes me realise how hard it was on him but he has never made me feel bad about it.
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  Books

  by eyes_opened in

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  does anyone know if the books written by carl o. jonsson are any good?.

  i looked at the descriptions at amazon and they look really fascinating.

  was wondering if anyone here has read them and what they thought.

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  Simon

  I think Crisis of Conscience is more slanted towards Fred Franz's personal story whereas Christian Freedom documents the organisation and what they did.
  Apocalypse Delayed is probably the best history of the society from before it's foundation and the influences on it through Rutherford and all.
  Gentile Times is a thorough disection of the 607 / 1914 teaching that the whole belief system & 'authority' of the governing body hinges on. ie. if 607 wasn't the date then christ didn't come in 1914 and the GB aren't the FDS... I think it's well researched and honst.
  It's interesting to read about the Gentile Times saga in Franz's book - Carl Olaf sent the manuscript to bethel as a genuine brother highlighting what he saw was an honest error in doctrine. Boy was he wrong! He and everyone who had read it was Df'd - really 'keep this quiet / cover this up' stuff.
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  Elder's Manual Here

  by Simon in

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  some may find this useful, it's quite interesting and, if nothing else, really annoys the elders that you can read it.... url: http://home2.inet.tele.dk/carloc/index.htm

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  Simon

  Some may find this useful, it's quite interesting and, if nothing else, really annoys the elders that you can read it...
  URL: http://home2.inet.tele.dk/carloc/index.htm
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  uk lurkers

  by Blackcat in

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  just wondering how many lurkers in uk,or any north east england?

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  Simon

  yes...Dennis Law - ex-United player who looked gutted when he scored. I saw an interview where he admitted he was trying to back-heal it to the keeper !

  - Simon

  Edited by - Simon on 13 February 2001 3:5:0