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  What's with the media and the march

  by Lady Lee in

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  where are the reports.

  what exactly happened when the media went into the doos of bethel.

  were they threatened.

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  Brummie

  Ok.

  I agree the reference to the 900 was an extreme case but I was talking about how "criminal offences" do get media attention even if committed by none mainstream religions. The marchers at NY on friday may have began a path that will eventually show that many suicides do take place due to the WTS policies, probably more than 900 have committed suicide in the WTS as a result of the 2 witness policy, or the rape policies, or the blood policies, perhaps the comparison is not so delusional, however if something can give the media a kick up the backside and get them searching the Watchtower, uncovering its crimes or browsing its memorial pages then they may see that Jonestown is still going on under the guise of the WTS, then we all might realise that it deserves to fall into the news worthy catigory of simultaneous mass suicide .

  Brummie (who is working on his inability to conquer delusions :)
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  Anyone from Midlands Area?

  by viperdude_uk in

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  new to this board.

  i am a 32yr old d/f ex jw from telford, shropshire (originally from black country area in the west midlands).

  would like to hear from anyone near to me.

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  Strangly enough when I first came to Somerset I tried to listen out to see what the local accent was, it turned out to be brummie...snigger!

  Brummie (Who brought a good brummie woman with him instead of taking his chances)

  P.S are there any locals still living in Somerset or did we scare them all off?
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  Anyone from Midlands Area?

  by viperdude_uk in

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  new to this board.

  i am a 32yr old d/f ex jw from telford, shropshire (originally from black country area in the west midlands).

  would like to hear from anyone near to me.

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  Brummie

  Dizzy which part you from? Do you know brother Anuk or Brother Ayli?
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  Anyone from Midlands Area?

  by viperdude_uk in

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  new to this board.

  i am a 32yr old d/f ex jw from telford, shropshire (originally from black country area in the west midlands).

  would like to hear from anyone near to me.

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  Hi Jon, I'm new to this board too. From Walsall...Bloxwich KH Originally, now living in Somerset, do you know anyone from Bloxwich or Walsall KH's? How long were you a JW, was you in the borg before 1990? I knew someone from aTelford Kingdom Hall named Jeanette, her brother committed suicide on the Memorial of 1986, do you know who I mean? I often wondered how she was doing as she attempted suicide too at some point and had a raw deal from the elders.

  Brummie (as in Birmingham, but dont tell anyone)
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  WIRETAPPING

  by UnDisfellowshipped in

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  i have had some of strange and weird things happen (strange phone calls, and lots of other weird things, and certain "code words" used towards me), and i believe that there are certain freemasons (or other group), which has tried to use these subtle (and not-so-subtle) threats on me and my family.

  (it may be connected to some of my relatives in another state, who may have abuse going on in their family, and we have had a lot of strange dealings with these relatives).. it seems to me, that i have also been wiretapped ("bugged").. certain things that i say in my house, have been repeated to me by other people outside the house.. it is very strange to experience this.. it seems that every single time i would go to the kingdom hall for a meeting, the speaker would repeat something i had said in the house earlier that day or the night before, it was freaky!.

  i have seen a few other people post up on this website about being wiretapped by jw elders.. has anyone else experienced any of these things?

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  Try reading "Crisis of Conscience" out loud at home and see if the contents of that are read out at the hall the next day.....its worth a try :)
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  What's with the media and the march

  by Lady Lee in

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  where are the reports.

  what exactly happened when the media went into the doos of bethel.

  were they threatened.

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  Though I have great sympathy for the marchers and the cause, I'm afraid they suffer from the same delusions as the WTBS. They think they occupy a much more prominent place on life's stage than they actually do. As several have pointed out, the bulk of the population are not concerned about a miniscule offshoot of a small, out-of-the-mainstream group.

  Perhaps they do have a more prominent place than we expect, who are we to speak on behalf of "The bulk of the world"? It seems to me that more people in the world are interested in justifying and helping an abused child rather than hiding the paedophiles as the WT does. We have TV adverts on regular and billboards all over the UK right now that are calling attention to Child abuse, these are noticed by the "Bulk of the UK" perhaps they are all over the USA too?

  Seems to me that the platform these marchers are on is hugely noticable, even if the religion is some far out wacky delusional religion it can still get the worlds attention when it commits a criminal offence(look at jonestown, the bulk of the world knows about it yet it was 900 people who suffered). JWs are knocking doors all over the world yet they are only 6 million. A little group can accomplish major things and that is not delusional, Lets be positive as well as sympathetic for them, as someone once said

  "The journey of 1000 miles begins with a single step" Loa Tzu
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  Who Wrote "Thirty Years A Watchtower Slave...

  by Sentinel in

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  when i was recently making a list of the reference books in my personal collection, i recalled that there was this book that the witnesses were afraid of.

  i was in my early twenties, and this fellow in the congregation had upset all the elders because he had read this book (thirty years a watchtower slave) and he tried to tell everyone he came across that the witnesses were wrong.

  there was absolutely nothing wrong with this man.

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  Here's the url for the book by William Schnell:

  

  http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-form/104-7387957-3331160

  An elder gave me the book about 10 years ago!

  Some think the book is written from bitterness, I prefer to think it sounds more remorseful than bitter, the guy had a lot to regret. A lot of WT history in it from the veiw of someone who lived through the Rutherford era.
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  I got a report on the March!!

  by Mulan in

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  a friend at the march, just called me to tell me how the march is going.

  it's not raining and hasn't rained!!

  nearly 3 hours into it, and it is still going.

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  Brummie

  Thanks Mulan! I can now stop pacing the floor, been going mad trying to find out how things were going.
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  The UK support silentlambs March 2003

  by Brummie in

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  i think all of us are right behind the silentlambs march in ny this week, did you know plans are underway for the first ever uk silentlambs march for march 2003?

  bill bowen will be at that march in the uk, after marching outside london bethel he will deliver a discourse out side the house of commons........!

  who here plans to be there?

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  Brummie

  Thats a good point! I hadnt thought about that. Perhaps the organisers will decide to ask Bill to speak outside Watchtower Bethel in London. The purpose of his discourse will be for media reporters. The march will still go outside Parliment/House of Commoms.
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  The UK support silentlambs March 2003

  by Brummie in

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  i think all of us are right behind the silentlambs march in ny this week, did you know plans are underway for the first ever uk silentlambs march for march 2003?

  bill bowen will be at that march in the uk, after marching outside london bethel he will deliver a discourse out side the house of commons........!

  who here plans to be there?

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  Brummie

  I think all of us are right behind the silentlambs march in NY this week, did you know plans are underway for the first ever UK silentlambs march for March 2003? Bill Bowen will be at that march in the UK, after marching outside London Bethel he will deliver a discourse out side the house of commons........! Who here plans to be there? I doubt it will go down in the Watchtowers "Significant dates" list

  you've talked the talk now walk the walk