i was going through some boxes the other day and found the letter we received to use for reference's in looking for work after bethel.. we left bethel in 1994 a long time ago now it seems.
the letter was written by max larson.
i have not seen this letter for years and reading it this time it struck me how cold it really was.
LITS, there is a time and a place for everything. I think that's in the Bible some where.
I agree with Satanus, its a reference letter for job seeking, not a proselytizing tool. Actually I am impressed they were thoughtful enough to provide something like this, this is the first I have ever heard of it.
Now charging the Bethelites for A/C, that's astounding. Or telling them to apply for government assistance. Classy.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/tobacco_smoking.
so if the practice of smoking is older than the bible, why wasn't it listed as a sin in the bible since jehovah's witnesses consider it a sin?
surely it was popular to do back then right?.
It wasn't mentioned in the Bible because at the time no one in the Middle East, Asia, Africe, or Europe had any idea there was such a thing as tobacco.
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the good news of the kingdom!
is it an authorized work?.
did they make claim that they were appointed, as a body, as the faithful slave?
holy cow do you get paid by the word!?!?!
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why does the wt ask jw's to wear their badges on their chest?
in the case of brothers it is not a problem but is it not embarassing for the sisters?
also if an attendant for some reason has to check out a sisters badge, it might appear that he is staring at.... escpecially considering that this is a religion regarded by many as quite prudish.. .
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my father in law visited us today full of the joys of spring... he was excited to declare that he has been doing security on the kingdom hall quick build.
he has been left alone in a portacabin / caravan on duty with a sister between the hours of 12 midnight until 6 am in the morning !!!.
i think it is disgusting that a 72 year old man is being used like this... how they can expect him to be of any good in seeing off teenage thugs is beyond me.
That seems very odd, JW's are usually obsessed about anything that might give the appearance of impropriety. To put an unmarried couple together for several hours -at night- just seems (for them) to be totally inappropriate.
Then again, with the constant dumbing down of the org, maybe its just to be expected. Do you think they could even do things like the food service at the conventions back in the day where they fed thousands 2 or three hot meals a day? The guys running the show now are doing good to take attendance.
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we just watched it from standard dvd format on our 36" flatscreen.
it was a good flick - but i bet it is fabulous in 3d and theater quality.. jeff.
Avatar is yet more proof that just because something is popular doesn't mean its any good.
Went and saw it, tried to keep an open mind, but I just could not make myself like something so contrived and preachy. The gaping plot holes didn't help.
AK-Jeff: pondering the "cerebral undertones" of this movie only make me hate it more. Basic message: military is evil, corporations are evil, mining is evil. Living in the jungle is somehow better. noble savages are powerless until brave white man shows up to lead them to victory!
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biologist and science blogger pz myers has commented on the upcoming awake magazine in today's blog at pharyngula.. .
"unfortunately, i was only able to read as far as the second sentence before i was blinded by the irony.
" - pz.
Haha this story is now on the front page of Digg!
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my book, the end is nigh...again (but this time we really mean it) is now finished and available to read.
its a tongue in cheek, real life saga about the life of a second generation jehovahs witness that pokes fun at the organisation that to this day continues to completely screw up the lives of many decent people.
i have uploaded the entire manuscript to a site called slush pile reader.
There are some JWs hiding here, and Watchtower spies are using links like yours to get the IP address of the member and locate them. I'll try to examine your work when I get enough firewall security. WhoIS says LUSHPILEREADER.COM registered to Pascal Denize. You can Google him. The registration point is in Stockholm, Sweden.
Paranoid much?
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1) i am listening to the meeting on the phone right now.
during the announcements they said there is a letter about paperback bibles and if you want to know what it says you need to read it on the notice board.
i can't read it on the notice board because i'm not there!
Elders do not go beyond the things that are written in the Bible. And by extension, they do not go beyond the Bible-based counsel written in the publications of the faithful and discreet slave.
How can anyone read stuff like this and not wonder what the heck is going on????
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so, went to the dc 2 days this weekend.
still have lots of family in and had to put in a cameo for family who had parts on the program and drama.
i left after the drama today and just spoke with my dad who is inactive and supposedly enlightened about all things jw.
That basically describes my mother-in-law as she grew up in a family where many of them would drink and some of them would do things to young girls and of course they were poverty stricten.
That sounds like my family, except guess what, we were Witnesses!! Mom was alcoholic, dad was child molester with raging temper while serving as Presiding Overseer. Good times!
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