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  Anyone else an Ex Bethel "volunteer"

  by BackseatDevil in

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  i was wondering if there were any other ex-bethelites on here.

  i personally regularly went for temporary work at brooklyn then was assigned to the farm for a year and a half.

  it was... one of the most bizaare experiences of my life.. so i wrote it all down (finally, after some 15 years) so i won't bore anyone on here with the details of the story - because bethel doesn't show up until chapter 15... and for you straight folks, it gets a bit gay in two places... but nothing gross.

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  yea... I use to play all the time with Joseph emery/kenny and berrick. We were playing in the evening and we would sneak in the illegal dunks. I got caught by that idiot Dennis carey and got kicked out the gym for 3 months. I still want to beat his face in
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  Anyone else an Ex Bethel "volunteer"

  by BackseatDevil in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was wondering if there were any other ex-bethelites on here.

  i personally regularly went for temporary work at brooklyn then was assigned to the farm for a year and a half.

  it was... one of the most bizaare experiences of my life.. so i wrote it all down (finally, after some 15 years) so i won't bore anyone on here with the details of the story - because bethel doesn't show up until chapter 15... and for you straight folks, it gets a bit gay in two places... but nothing gross.

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  hmm I worked in 30 cleaning and office furniture, however my home away from home was the basketball court.

  I shall follow this thread closely in case more interesting info pops up LOL. One of my roommates was one of the guys that got kicked out becasue of that group of guys who were using the bathrooms and refusing to flush the toilets causing them to be clogged in 124 LOL. They made a big stink out of it and he got sent home

  If you were in the garage do you remember the pudgy white guy named wayne barber I believe
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  Anyone else an Ex Bethel "volunteer"

  by BackseatDevil in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was wondering if there were any other ex-bethelites on here.

  i personally regularly went for temporary work at brooklyn then was assigned to the farm for a year and a half.

  it was... one of the most bizaare experiences of my life.. so i wrote it all down (finally, after some 15 years) so i won't bore anyone on here with the details of the story - because bethel doesn't show up until chapter 15... and for you straight folks, it gets a bit gay in two places... but nothing gross.

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  @darth - were you at brooklyn? If so where did ya work if you dont mind me asking? I was there in mid 90's
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  WE, THE AGONISTES in a world of MOUNTEBANKS

  by Terry in

  1. watchtower
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  british astronomer sir john hershel, it was reported in the chicago sun times, made some extraordinary discoveries on the moon!.

  the year was 1835. this famous astronomer reportedly had discovered life on our moon.. all manner of strange and wonderful creatures including men with wings like bats had been observed using a new and powerful telescope.. .

  fire-wielding biped beavers and batmen were quite extraordinary discoveries indeed!.

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  Hey Terry, great article.

  Can you give me the info on where you found out about frabz wanting to be a presbyterian minister?

  I find that verdy vedy interesting
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  IMPORTANT: District convention in Evansville, IN - please PM if you attended or know someone who did

  by goatshapeddemon in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  please pm me if you or someone you know attended the evansville, in district convention over this past weekend (june 21-23, 2013).. the key talk of the convention was given friday afternoon and our recording of the friday afternoon session was accidentally recorded over.. getting a recording of this talk would be very, very helpful to many on this board..

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  just a paraphrase but something to the effect that pedophiles being repeat offenders is a demon inspired expression.

  if this tape comes out that he said this it would be very damning. Also it will help me out because like an asshole I told a devout jw it was said and he called me liar lol.

  I guess I am rofl
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  Former Long Time Elder - Judicial Committees

  by James Jackson in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  when i first was appointed as an elder, i could not wait to be on a judicial committee.

  it semed like most hearings invovled middle age men and women cheating on their mates because either they had married early or felt that were being neglected by their mate.

  most times i felt i need to take a long hot shower after a hearing.. the toughest part was seeing these sweet young children grow up in "the truth", and now you are about to judge their future based on their repentance.

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  @ sd-7 - I am sorry you still have those feelings for people who once served as elders, but you have to remember that the same way you were bamboozled into thinking that this org was the best way to go and its rules were what god wanted - most elders feel the same until they have the realization that it may not be so.

  I know I personally did follow that rulebook to the letter and I at times felt that it was harsh but I would always refer to the scripture that states God's thoughts are higher than ours so I would always write my doubts off as me not being holy enough to see things Gods' way. I am sorry for what happened to you but we are all just victims of a corrupt religious system.
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  IMPORTANT: District convention in Evansville, IN - please PM if you attended or know someone who did

  by goatshapeddemon in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  please pm me if you or someone you know attended the evansville, in district convention over this past weekend (june 21-23, 2013).. the key talk of the convention was given friday afternoon and our recording of the friday afternoon session was accidentally recorded over.. getting a recording of this talk would be very, very helpful to many on this board..

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  Is it possible that the points were misunderstood or something?

  Those were some pretty powerful statements alledged to have been made - I would think people would be all over this
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  Anyone else an Ex Bethel "volunteer"

  by BackseatDevil in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was wondering if there were any other ex-bethelites on here.

  i personally regularly went for temporary work at brooklyn then was assigned to the farm for a year and a half.

  it was... one of the most bizaare experiences of my life.. so i wrote it all down (finally, after some 15 years) so i won't bore anyone on here with the details of the story - because bethel doesn't show up until chapter 15... and for you straight folks, it gets a bit gay in two places... but nothing gross.

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  @jwfact - " but at least it opened my eyes, and gave me the foundation to be able to do what I do now to help people leave. "

  That is the way i feel about it as well. It is almost as if they ensure that you do not learn any trade during your first 5 years or so there that you can utilize if you left early. They force you to devote the best years of your life doing the most menial of tasks. Once they feel you rely on them for life they may throw you a bone and put you somewhere that isn't so useless as the cleaning department or being a waiter.

  Whenever brothers would encourage me to talk to the young brothers about Bethel I would tell them directly, "If you want to go it is up to you, there are alot of thigs you could do. However if you plan on getting married (Like every young single JDub does) I would not suggest you go there because you have to wait 5 or 10 years before you can." LOL
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  Gerrit Loesch was at our DC today!

  by goatshapeddemon in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so, unexpectedly, the final talk was announced today and to my surprise and evil glee, they announced gerrit loesch as the speaker!

  first off, at the beginning of his talk, he interrupted himself in the middle of his sentence to scold the microphone brother to lower my mike it's right in my face.. anyway, it was the talk on inspired truth, vs. inspired falsehoods.

  he went through 6 expressions inspired by the demons.

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  Does it look like we are going to get that audio?
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  Why is God speaking in riddles?

  by sosoconfused in

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  2. bible

  it seems for most of the bible that god spoke directly to people and told them what to do.

  he wrote things on rocks.

  he gave them laws.

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  are you talking about the bible or the watchtower babble???