Posts by Rainmakerone

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Militant Apostates

by Rainmakerone in

i'm wondering if there are many truly militant apostates out there....... some real god hating watchtower bashing hard guys....i just read the "bill bowen update" thread and feel that all opposition is good opposition, and knowing that the wt society can see any posts we make, also feel its a shame they can see squabbles among their enemies.

Rainmakerone

cheers bradley

It's just not realistic to think that we all should be behind each and every complaint against the organization with unqualified allegiance.

of course i agree with that, i really was interested to see if there are many "extremist" apostates, and by definition they won't be too popular with active and ex JW's alike. i am not suprised to find that almost every post here is reasonable whether the individual is pro or anti any given subject. i suppose i am very curious about individuals that would do something very "bad" to JW's

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Militant Apostates

by Rainmakerone in

i'm wondering if there are many truly militant apostates out there....... some real god hating watchtower bashing hard guys....i just read the "bill bowen update" thread and feel that all opposition is good opposition, and knowing that the wt society can see any posts we make, also feel its a shame they can see squabbles among their enemies.

Rainmakerone

i'm wondering if there are many truly militant apostates out there....... some real god hating watchtower bashing hard guys....i just read the "Bill Bowen Update" thread and feel that all opposition is good opposition, and knowing that the WT Society can see any posts we make, also feel its a shame they can see squabbles among their enemies.

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Ozzie's Weekend Poll #53

by ozziepost in

jw
friends

what a glorious weekend!

hope yours is too.

weather down here is just perfect.

Rainmakerone

ever noticed how everyone is wearing some sort of national dress in those fake-ass paradise pictures? like stupid kaftans, dodgy robes and way out headgear!

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Your Username

by RAYZORBLADE in

there are many reasons why we choose a username.

on this forum, aside from some of the more obvious names associated with our avatars, what does your nickname/username mean or refer to?.

some are first names.

Rainmakerone

i nicked mine from a book by Saul Bellows " henderson the rainmaker" a quirky little story about faith and reality

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Did you ever have a brother who's prayer went on and on and on and on ??

by run dont walk in

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friends

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we had one guy in our congregation, everytime he closed with prayer, it went on for 30 minutes or longer, i remember one occasion, i am not kidding 65 minutes, torture 101.. anyone else have this experience.

Rainmakerone

there is an urban myth that when one overzealous brother gave such a long prayer at a bethel breakfast old "judge" rutherford just started munching into his breakfast.

if anyone knows the real story let us know ay?

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Annoying Family Members

by sandy in

i get so tired of my family telling me to 'come back to the meetings" or "do you want to go to the meeting on sunday?".

i should not complain i know.

i do not have the guts to just say to them: "i am never going back.".

Rainmakerone

my old man is a long standing elder, and my brother and i would piss ourselves laughing when he would drive us to the meetings and shout and swear at other drivers then get up and give the public talk..........

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What Did You Hate Most About Being A JW???

by minimus in

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friends

having to knock on strangers doors, giving a talk in front of an audience, being questioned by the elders, having to go to 5 meetings???....etc.

and the winner is------------

Rainmakerone

KINGDOM SONGS!!!!

of course all the of the other stuff was bloody awful, the field service, our crappy family bible study, the freaks in the hall, but those songs! ARRRRRGGH i can still hear them in my head!!!!!.............

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I'm desperate for a good R***

by Beck_Melbourne in

...a good read - anyone got some suggestions?

i've just finished jean auel's last book in the clan of the cavebear series...and wilbur smith's latest (don't bother, its cr*p), and now i'm hard up for another book, but i tend to sway back to the author's i know.

sooo...if you know of any great books/authors/dynasties...please do tell.

Rainmakerone

i dont mind a bit of james clavell..... "tiapan" and "king rat" are better than gai jin i think

eric lustbader is fantastic.... try the "nicolas linnear" novels......... "the ninja" etc

val mcdermot is a new gal i have been readin lately.... worth a look i think :)

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Fred Franz and high IQ

by petespal2002 in

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friends

i recall reading somewhere that in his lifetime fred franz was listed as one of the most intelligent men in the usa.

can anyone think to what i am referring?

Rainmakerone

i'm sure hitler, stalin and pol pot were pretty smart too.........

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Those "secret files" the elders kept on each & every one of us?

by FreeofGuilt in

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friends

i have been out of the cult jw religion for 3 yrs now, but i need some help/suggestions, please.

i am not disfellowshipped, but i simply became "inactive" after i left home & got married... i was "publicly reproved" once, & was wondering about those "secret files" they have kept on me.

if you have ever been in the "back room" then you know what i am talking about.

Rainmakerone

when u shift congregation, the new body of elders will contact the old ones and request your cards and records and will often recieve a "letter of recomendation" outlining your good (and bad) points.

now to my thinking, what would happen if u faked a letter, hmmm?

and got them sent to u?

all u need is the letter head from any old congregation.

my father was the P.O. for many years and recieved letters like this all the time, they were simply sent to our house. then he'd hand them over to the secretary at the next meeting.