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  BETHELITES - Whatever Became of?

  by Black Man in

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  i often times wonder what happened to certain bethelites that i ran around with during my 1990s tenure there.

  while there are still a few left there, the greater majority of them aren't there for various reasons (marriage, disillusionment, left the borg, etc).

  a couple of cats i wonder about - there was one brother who i believe was from kansas, who got his fingers cut off in a printing press.

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  Gypsy Sam

  I was hoping to hear that Glen Partridge (from MA) had left. I know Phil Lofgren and Paul Schleppy left Bethel and went on to extremely successful careers (both are still JW). I'd love to know what happened to the Helander's, Solar's and Michael Taylor. Jonathan Ignacio didn't last long at betheL. He got in trouble for "flaunting his wealth" (Still JW).
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  I be a walkin......

  by out4good3 in

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  across that stage tommorrow dressed in graduate garb picking up a masters degree.. .

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  Gypsy Sam

  Congratulations!!
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  Do you think it's rude or disrespectful to be in the bathroom for any reason while the brother is praying?

  by toto555 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i had a publisher tell me this recently that she felt that it showed disrespectful to the brother up there giving the prayer, like you're ignoring him or something.

  what do you think?

  and if so, any bible scripture or watchtower or awake backing this idea up specifically?.

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  Gypsy Sam

  oubliette, that just made me lol at work.
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  Update about my Daughter In Law

  by troubled mind in

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  a few yrs ago i posted about my daughter in law ........ http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/202817/1/happy-and-nervous-for-my-daughter-in-law#.u2uf91fli-0.

  she has been such an inspiration .

  she has studied hard and next week will be recieving her associates of science degree with honors !

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  Gypsy Sam

  What wonderful news! I have known too many instances of JW home schooling not turning out well.

  She's fortunate to have you in her life.
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  That does it ! I'm leaving ! ! !

  by Billy the Ex-Bethelite in

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  leaving the university with my degree!.

  exams are finished and it's just a matter of days before i walk.. i was certainly stressed about doing this.

  i'm older than my classmates and armageddon was sooooo close!

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  Gypsy Sam

  Congratulations!!

  Better late than never :)
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  A nice find if you want to dispute the new "Donation" arrangement.

  by DATA-DOG in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i will probably use this line in my bible highlights tonight!

  it's from the 5/1/1950 wt article " a christian use of material wealth.

  the money which is contributed by persons who accept the printed bible-study helps from jehovahs witnesses aids quite a bit in keeping the work going.

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  Marked
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  Interview with an Apostate: Rubadubdub

  by rubadubdub in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  tell us a little about yourself and your family.

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  married 35 years to a raised-in since five years old, now ex-jw.

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  Gypsy Sam

  I really enjoyed reading this :). I can identify with where you are on quite a few levels and love your to do list! I hope we meet someday.
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  Looking for X jw friends in Sacramento CA. Gotta start my social life allllll over grrrrr

  by sister x in

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  my names michelle, i was a babit zed witness and left the org three years ago after thorough research of its past teachings.

  when i walked away i left behind all my close friends, and associates.

  i do miss the christian companionship and association.

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  Gypsy Sam

  I'll message you. I usually get to CA once a year and my daughter now want to check out some colleges out that way. Hopefully, we'll be out by this August.
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  Speculation on why now?

  by Crazyguy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  in the last couple of years the org has gone money crazy, selling off over a billion dollars worth of property and now a new tithing program.

  just wonder what every one thinks is the reason for all this now?.

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  Gypsy Sam

  People in general in many halls seem to have a lot less to give. Maybe donations really have dried up.

  Lriddle, a workmate who started searching for "the truth" mentioned that one of the reasons he didn't consider us (I was still in and witnessing to him) to have the truth was that Johannes Greber was involved in our bible translation. I started searching away online after he brought that up. Granted, I had just heard about Candace Conti and had a lot of questions.

  You never know what may pique someone's interest.
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  Defending Judicial Meetings

  by Shepherd Book in

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  my publisher recently posted a link to an atricle critical of jws on my book's facebook page.. to my surprise, the comments were all by loyal jws (or, at least, jw apologists).. if anyone would like to help out by providing a rational rebuttal to their arguments, i'd appreciate it.

  i reponded, but it's hard to cover everything.. here's the link.

  (not sure how to link the exact thread, but it is the current thread on that page.

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  Gypsy Sam

  Bttt