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  My experience with a Judicial Committee, when in my early 20's

  by Dunedain in

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  i joined this wonderful site, only a few weeks ago, although i have been away from the borg, for almost 20 years.

  i didnt introduce myself, on a personal level, but i jumped right in, commenting, making threads, and just immersing myself in this community.

  what a time, indeed, to be here, its almost as if i was "called" here, because the week i lurked, and joined, was when all this recent stuff came out.

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  WingCommander

  "Masters of your faith" is putting it mildly in JW La-La-Land.

  Wonder how Jesus feels about these fine "shepherds" driving people out the way they do? Feel the love!!!
  
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  A DAY IN THE LIFE

  by Terry in

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  a day in the life.

  i took a hot bath this morning.

  then, after making my bed and saying "good morning" to my roommate, sana--i jumped on my bike and headed off to breakfast.sound exciting enough for you yet?

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  WingCommander

  I once stayed at a Motel 6. Never again. Glad you're feeling better.
  
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  WT opinion about anointed Christians

  by Gorbatchov in

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  jesus said "look to the fruits" of real christians.. it is unbelievable that the wt says that new anointed christians are merely false.

  how can humans decide who is anointed and who's not?.

  how can the watchtower society say these unchristian statements?

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  What's that I hear? The beating of slaves by fellow slaves?
  
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  No accommodation at Bethel in Brazil for Pioneers

  by TheTruthBR in

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  bethel in brazil (and i think in other countries as well) when a jw does 10 years of regular pioneer (or other form of full-time service) it can ask to stay three days in bethel.no longer in brazil, according to a letter sent today to all the congregations in brazil:ref .

  : accommodation in betheldear brothers:in recent years, there has been a great privilege to stay in bethel those be welcome for over 10 years as regular pioneers and be encouraged by the zeal they have shown.

  - rom.

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  Ha!! Be warm and well fed, Brothers!!!!!

  The reality: 1.) No outsiders coming in and getting "the scoop" from the remaining (few) Bethel families.

  Also, no more mooching or free rides of any type on the Org's dime!!!!! You freeloading Pioneers are on your own! How do you all like your "loving" shepherds, as they fleece you from head to toe for every dime you have, then toss you out on your bums in the cold to fend for yourselves?

  In "worldly" corporations after 20-30 years of service it's customary to get a nice party and a gold watch. In the WatchTower corporation, you'll get a kick to the ass and a silver screw! That's "Christian Love" - WatchTower style!
  
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  Comic Books, Collector Cards, Coloring Books, Animation.... What other tools do they plan to use to indoctrinate children?

  by adjusted knowledge in

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  i didn't realize they had comic books and collector cards for children.

  it seems they rail against the world about things and then years later do the same thing.. i remember talks blasting comic books, and other similar teaching devices the local southern baptist would use.

  i can recall an elder holding up a comic book about burning in hell from a local church and blasting that religion.

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  Wait......wha?? They have "Collector Cards" for children? Who is on them? Is Caleb? Sophia? The Wizard? How about rubber-faced Lett, is that clown on a trading car?

  What........

  The..........

  Hell !!!!!!

  ??????
  
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  So changes were made, but who cares because were so deep into the end, nothing the Organization does, really matters—does it?

  by John Aquila in

  1. watchtower
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  so i called a few jwdubs that still talk to me, not to try to convince them of anything or wake them up but to try to get a feedback on how they took the big meeting change and other announcements.

  generally speaking, all the ones i talked to were not even fazed by the changes.

  many of them still didnt even realize the meeting format had changed and thought the layoffs were a normal thing that happens all the time.

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  Punkofnice: Are you my daddy? I shall call you "Goose" from now on. I'm Maverick. F*ck IceMan.
  
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  So changes were made, but who cares because were so deep into the end, nothing the Organization does, really matters—does it?

  by John Aquila in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so i called a few jwdubs that still talk to me, not to try to convince them of anything or wake them up but to try to get a feedback on how they took the big meeting change and other announcements.

  generally speaking, all the ones i talked to were not even fazed by the changes.

  many of them still didnt even realize the meeting format had changed and thought the layoffs were a normal thing that happens all the time.

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  Oh, the "New Order" is going to be here soooooon, is it? Your Elder friend must really be up in years. "New Order" is very outdated cult terminology, new light (since late 1980's anyway) dictates that it be referred to as the "New System." Even the New World is kind of passe', as it sounds too much like New World Order.

  However, I also say New Order, as it implies you've been in da Truth a looooooooonnng time and know what you're talking about. It's like instant JW street credit and respect. Kind of an "in the know" sort of thing.

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  The Witnesses Are Really Trying Hard To Get Me Back In

  by minimus in

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  at my mom's bed side all i see is either jw family or friends making a concerted effort to have me return to their fold.

  evidentlyy, my mom has encouraged this and i'm a trapped prisoner, as they do their best to have me come back.

  it's bad enough that i have to endure my mom's dying, now i have to be bombarded with this bs..

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  Tell them you'll come back, if you are made an Elder within 6 months. If they say no, tell them you feel stumbled (again).

  LOL.
  
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  Let's Consolidate World Branch Layoff Threads - Oct 2015

  by TheListener in

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  there has been many threads from various posters around the world about recent bethel layoffs.. so far i remember threads about:.

  south africa.

  united states.

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  Britian Bethel has lost more than HALF of it's staff???? To me, that is just incredible! And here they were building a NEW Branch Office HQ there, I'm assuming to handle Europe?

  That is just crazy!! What the h*ll is going on? I don't want to play into any sort of hysteria or paranoia, but that figure is really jaw-dropping on it's own, and indicative of huge problems afoot.

  Wow......just wow.
  
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  Bethel Layoff Notices arrive under Bethellite doors

  by Quarterback in

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  just heard from a reliable source that some at the canadian branch have received their lay-off notices under their doors at bethel.

  don't know what the letter looks like.

  probably something like, " the tribe has spoken, bring us your torches"

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  I wonder.......I really, really wonder........if all of this could be the "wind-up" to the old belief (in the 70's and 80's in particular), that the JW's held that in the time of "The End", that the normal preaching work would cease, and instead of a message of warning would be sent out. A kind of, "I told you so", about the righteous Judgment that Jehovah God thru Jesus was about to dish out on mankind thru the Great Tribulation and then Armageddon. Think about it........what if these guys at the top, these delusional old fools who really buy into the religion (They are after all, the top zealots) have it in their heads that this is it......the persecution and apostasy has reached it's peak, and feel that the world is turning on religion, specifically JW's. Before Noah's Ark was shut, a warning went out about the impending doom to befall the pagans of that time. What if the current JW leadership feels it is now "time" for a similar message? So lay everyone off, keep on necessary staff to complete WorldWide HQ at Warwick, and very shortly send out the rank-n-file on a message of impending doom. That's what I was taught as a child in the 1980s, that at some point the preaching work would end, and a final message of vindication would go forth. Just a theory. Jim Jones was crazy. Applegate was insane, and Armstrong was equally as nutty. So too are the leaders of this Cult. Let's not forget, even with it's financial might, that's the root of this entire thing.......End Times Apocalyptic Annihilation.