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  Your kids are doomed.

  by sammielee24 in

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  i listened in to the conf call tonight.

  one thing that i got from it was that apparently (and the wording might be a little wrong) is that elders or ms will be removed if they are going to college or university.

  a person encouraging another to go to college will be removed as well.

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  I haven't posted on this forum in ages. I periodically check it out to see what's new. I have to comment on this post as it shows the paranoid insanity of the WTS. Close to 20 years ago I graduated HS. I graduated with Honors and I enjoyed the learing environment. I was also very much a believer in what the Society taught. However, I wanted to go to Community College for some Accounting classes. Two year course and I started it in September and was forced to quit in December. Here's how it went...

  I was a good dyed in the wool JW. I would often give parts on Assemblies and was held as an example to others. My Dad was the Cong. Secretary and worked his butt off in a factory. I was approached by the Circuit Overseer (His name was Clive. Good looking dude that dressed well. Believe he is at Bethel now). I was to give my experience at the Assembly regarding preaching to my fellow classmates at school. I was to give my experience twice at two different assemblies on consecutive weekends. Well I gave me experience and ended it with saying that I would continue witnessing to my fellow classmates in Community College. Well.. The stuff hit the fan. At lunch the District Overseer wanted to talk to me. The Circuit Overseer was in the room as well. He verbally chewed us both out and said I was not allowed to give my experience at the next assembly. The Circuit Overseer left and I was talked down to by the DO for a good 15 minutes about how I was not a good example because I was not pioneering right after HS. The look of distaste on his face remains vivid in my mind even to this day. I will say the Circuit Overseer apologized to me for the experience but he had no choice and I was yanked from the next assembly. After this all happend I faced incredible pressure from my family, the elder body and others in the hall to quit school. I couldn't take it anymore and I did quit. Went Reg. Pioneering for a year and moved the hell away from there a year later. Now I will be going back to school years later.Jobs are harder to find and you have to have a piece of paper that says you have some type of Secondary training even if you can do the job with your eyes closed. My parents apologized to me years later but the damage has been done. I will never be a member of any religion while I still draw breath

  Regards

  Wolfy
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  My Dad's rare "Photo Drama Of Creation" -- given to Watchtower Bethel

  by Quotes in

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  up until october 18th, 2004, my (elder in good standing who generally talks to me almost never) father had a copy of the original "photo drama of creation".

  for those of you not familiar with it, the "photo drama of creation" was a multimedia experience from the turn of the century, combining (hand painted?

  ) glass slides with phonograph records resulting in an audio/video presentation years before "talkies".

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  Hey Quotes:)

  I have an old red book entilted Photodrama of Creation.Funny how it mentions on Page 48 that many feel they are living in the "Times of Restitution" which they reckon to be somewhere around the year 1874.

  If your interested I might part with it. Let me know:)

  Regards

  Wolfy
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  Anybody With WiFi?

  by ColdRedRain in

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  i have wifi at my house and i'm being constantly deconned.

  every 15 seconds or so, my network is freezing up.

  is it because i have spyware or a denial of service virus or is it because i may be getting a bad connection?

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  You don't use a 2.4Ghz wireless phone by chance?
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  Downloading movies..help

  by Brummie in

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  three times i tried to download i robot, its 880,000,000 bytes.

  1st time it got to 700,000,000 and then my system crashed because i had too many programs running, then when it rebooted it was showing 0 bytes and i had to start again, then it got to 500, 0000, 0000 and my system crashed again.

  after reboot, 0 bytes, have to start all over again.

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  Hello Shamus

  I think most people agree that it is illegal to download movies off the Internet. I am not arguing that point.It's not for me to tell people they can't download anything off the Internet. I still download off the Internet on occasion. I am basically saying be careful ..practice "safer downloading" The studios are starting to target BitTorrent as it has gotten quite popular after the crack-down on the P2P networks like Kaaza. Check out the fourms on Supernova. It's an eye-opener.

  Wolfy
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  Downloading movies..help

  by Brummie in

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  three times i tried to download i robot, its 880,000,000 bytes.

  1st time it got to 700,000,000 and then my system crashed because i had too many programs running, then when it rebooted it was showing 0 bytes and i had to start again, then it got to 500, 0000, 0000 and my system crashed again.

  after reboot, 0 bytes, have to start all over again.

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  I just want to urge caution when downloading from the Internet. One of my friends uses Rogers and tried to download Aliens VS Predator. He got a letter from 20th Century Fox and his ISP. His IP was flagged and he was warned that they will be watching him. He was downloading via BitTorrent using Supernova as the link site. They are watching and are setting up Torrents themselves as bait. Hence, I used to download alot of stuff but have really slowed down the last few months. Gotta watch your butt.

  My 2 cents.

  Wolfy

  PS.. I haven't been around for awhile. I started a new job doing Tech Support for Toshiba. 24/7 enviroment and the shifts are a killer. Miss you all.(Waves at Shotgun, Special K and Shera)
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  Question about letters to society.

  by laurelin in

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  hi.. i was reading another post about asking for your personal files.

  i was wondering if anyone knew if the society send copies of letters you have sent to them to your congregation.. i recently sent them a letter asking about the old information about the 1914 generation on their website.. i received a letter back from them that didn't answer the question (what's new) but was more a slap on the wrist for even deigning to ask.

  i was directed to a couple of articles about the apreciation and good use of older publications and told that older light had to be taken into regard with newer light and that older books still have their worth as long as we use newer ones as well.... talk about confusing.. anyway, i was wondering if they would send the elders in my congregation a copy of my letter to them?.

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  I wrote the Society a letter regarding the UN issue. I did get a reply from them about the Library card..blah blah. They also sent a copy of my letter and their response to the local body of elders. Had a nice little chat with an elder regarding my concerns.

  Wolfy
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  How Tall Are You?

  by Sunspot in

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  we've learned so much about each other and i thought i'd toss this out atcha.....

  i'm five feet tall (or short---however you see it :-) and wondering how tall you are!

  annie

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  I'm 6"4 255lbs :)

  Wolfy
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  Inner Peace

  by Special K in

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  subject: inner peace

  i am passing this on to you because it has definitely worked for me...and as we start summer we all could use a little calm.

  by following the simple advice i read in an article, i have finally found inner peace.

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  I hope you didn't finish them all in one go That would be quite the mixture. You would have to be peeled off the ceiling..lol.

  Wolfy
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  September 1,2004 WT Beware The Voice of Strangers

  by Wolfy in

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  i managed to get my scanner working on another pc.

  i'm not sure about the policy about posting scans of watchtowers here so if you want me to send you the scans let me know.

  the scans are in a zip file which is password protected.

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  The article is due to be studied October 11-17. I might have to go to this WT study. Maybe sit in the front row and just stare at the conductor. I can look pretty mean when I want to..hehe.

  Wolfy
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  September 1,2004 WT Beware The Voice of Strangers

  by Wolfy in

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  i managed to get my scanner working on another pc.

  i'm not sure about the policy about posting scans of watchtowers here so if you want me to send you the scans let me know.

  the scans are in a zip file which is password protected.

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  Thanks Shotgun

  When you have left the JW's(either physically, mentally or both) it is very difficult to go back and read what is presented in the WTS's literature. It makes me ill that I ever believed the teachings of the WTS. The article smacks of desperation and cultish thinking. I am very sad for those still enthralled by the "Truth". Sadly that includes my wife and much of my family.

  Wolfy