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West Palm Beach Christian Convention Center -- 10 Years Old
by SnakesInTheTower in
1. jw
2. friends
while looking for info on another thread, i found this recent article on the old "leaky teepee" in west palm beach, florida...that was bought by the wtbts 10 years ago....for a song.... .

note the regrets of city officials in that they could have done what wt did and sold some of the land (wt sold a lot of the unused land to home depot and recovered a good portion of the $12.5 million they paid for the entire property).

it really is a beautiful property now, inside and out .
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440 Bethelites reassigned
by stillajwexelder in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
although not in print yet - 440 bethelites reassigned, was the figure i heard from the platform as to how many bethelites have been reassigned to the field in one way or another in the usa
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Warren Schroeder from Bethel on Freddy, Kline and the apostate books!
by Dogpatch in
1. jw
2. friends
having problem pasting this...
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No Girls Scout Cookies for you!
by independent_tre in
1. jw
2. friends
even though, i was raised in a witness home, i never remember hearing that girl scout cookies were a no-no.

and even though i've only been baptized for a few years, i don't remember any specific admonishment of these sweet treats.

but recently at work a jdub coworker made it a point to remind me that jw's do not buy or eat girl scout cookies.
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Pedophile Elder Case in Warrensburg, NY 1982 - Nicholson
by Seeker4 in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
i just came across a thread from 2002, (i'll link it here in the next post), about congregations in upstate ny, many that were with a vt circuit i was in for many years.

in there i wrote the following about a infamous pedophile case involving an elder, don nicholson.

here was part of one of my posts on that thread.
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Rutherford Exposed: The Story of Berta and Bonnie
by Farkel in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
it was made by a women who in later years wore crotchless panties and bras which had holes in the nipple areas.

he not only knew the woman in question (she's now deceased), he has met her numerous times.

up until recently this secret of her year's long sexual affair with rutherford was kept by the family.
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(As promised) BETHEL TRIP part 7. Loosing my balance
by seven006 in
1. jw
2. friends
as i was trying to settle into my new life i constantly plagued myself with questions about where i had been and a bigger question, where i was going.

in the mid eighties there wasn't easy access to any exjw's to ask questions and help me through a very difficult transition in my life.

today the internet offers a lot of support through a large collection of exjw's from all over the world who offer many various options based on their own personal experience on where to go once you are out of the cult.
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Are there any ex-missionaries here??
by fulano in
1. jw
2. experiences
i have been a missionary in the dominican republic for almost 10 years and i was wondering if there were any ex-missionaries on this forum.. i am back in my country now for 3 years and totally inactive.. what i noticed in those missionary-years was the lack of spiritual interest among the missionaries.. discussions were about rooms, cars and greater responsibilities, the bad territory.

and the local c.o.s and d.os.. was this only in the dr or are there other experiences??.

ere other experiences?
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A Letter to the Bethelites-FOR THE CHILDREN
by Dogpatch in
1. jw
2. friends
dear randy:.

i don't know if this is publishable on your website or just an opportunity to air my concerns on this sunny september afternoon, here in oregon.

either way, i'll endeavor to get to the point.. just a quick background for your readers: my wife jill and i left the jw's in 1998 with our 2 teenage children after 17 years of involvement.
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COs, SL, Mulan, AlanF, Max,Tina,UB,Zev,&New...
by Seeker4 in
1. jw
2. friends
this is from seeker4, whom some of you may remember from h2o.

have been quiet for several months, and not even reading the boards.

too busy.