DwainBowman

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  In one sentence, can you pinpoint a single event that woke you up?

  by Brian J in

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  my turning point: serving on a child abuse judicial case.

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  It would be a very LONG sentence!!!!!!!!
  
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  Slang or Terms Only Used by Bethelities

  by new boy in

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  there are many terms used at bethel that might sound foreign to normal people.

  there are many words or terms used at bethel that are unique only to their organization.

  here are just a few of them.. “a jack” this is someone who is a slacker or just lazy.. “a pot licker” this term has been used for many years but its connotation is unclear.

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  I had lot's of long time friends there, that were planing to spend their whole lives there! Most have had the "privilege" of being sent out to server where the need is greater! A couple of these are so deep in they truly think god spoke to the gb, to send them out! Most are very upset and disheartened over it. Two have for sure QUIT, and said it's all a load of crap, and they stayed, for all these years for they had no clue how to make it on their own!!!
  
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  Gun Nuts...

  by silentbuddha in

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  anyone here into guns.

  i know alot of the euros here hate the idea but i wonder if there are any other members who are collectors or who are into hunting, target shooti g etc.. no shame zone?.

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  I wouldn't say I am a gun nut, but I like my gun's. I have my dad's WWII M1 carbine, + 2 more, one is new and uses 9mm shell's, and is a lot cheaper to shoot, sadly it's clips are standard Beretta clips, and ruin the classic look of the gun. I have two M1 Garanda's, one is WWII issue The other is a Korean war sniper rifle. I also have a WWII 1911 45.

  Plus a couple 22's, and a 410 shot gun!
  
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  The Nunes memo has been released!!!!

  by DwainBowman in

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  the nunes memo has been released!!!!.

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  https://www.axios.com/read-nunes-memo-fbi-doj-fisa-mueller-7fb8bcb7-1f18-4294-aa95-628d2f67bcdf.html.

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  Don't you just love the use of the word, "dossier", to make some thing sound really important??

  When all it really means is Document!!!

  NOUN

  1. a collection of documents about a particular person, event, or subject:

     
     

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     My thought's to the grammar nut's! Stuff it!!!
     
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  Eldub that get stuck on a word or phrase!

  by DwainBowman in

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  eldub that get stuck on a word!.

  over the years i have been around a few, that if a "big" or "unusual" word or phrase is used at the assembly or by a co/do, to stress a point.

  then eldub "somebody" will use it at every meeting, if they can find a way to squeeze it into a part or commit.. most of them get over it after a few meetings.

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  Branch branch branch!!! I am already so sick of that!!!!!

  How about Ob-Stack-cal. One eldub I know hear someone from the "Branch" pronounce it that way, so now every time he says it, that the way he dose it.

  Back when the WT's being read on CD's first came out, any time someone pronounced some word differently, surely it must be god's direction, so we all need to adjust our way of saying it!! A brother said that from the platform one Sunday. If he heard a word pronounced a different way, he would get with the WT reader, and make sure he said it right!!! He could not see that it was just the difference in someone speaking, or where they were from, etc....
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  Eldub that get stuck on a word or phrase!

  by DwainBowman in

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  eldub that get stuck on a word!.

  over the years i have been around a few, that if a "big" or "unusual" word or phrase is used at the assembly or by a co/do, to stress a point.

  then eldub "somebody" will use it at every meeting, if they can find a way to squeeze it into a part or commit.. most of them get over it after a few meetings.

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  Eldub that get stuck on a word!

  Over the years I have been around a few, that if a "Big" or "Unusual" word or phrase is used at the assembly or by a CO/DO, to stress a point. Then eldub "Somebody" will use it at every meeting, if they can find a way to Squeeze it into a part or commit.

  Most of them get over it after a few meetings. But sometimes, you'll find one that will beat that dead horse, until you Never want to hear or use the word or phrase ever again.

  One such phrase was "Side Step". It's been 13 years or so since it was used at an assembly. The point being made was that the sheeple should never try to find a "side step" around some forms of perceived opposition to their beliefs. Because, this would be missing an important opportunity for God to build your faith, if you struggle your way through!

  Eclectic. Was another one that he got stuck on. It's use was to do with picking and choosing, thoughts and ideals, one chooses to believe. The same eldub hung onto this one for several months.

  He has done this forever!
  

  The eldub I know beat that one for almost a year. He was the "Big Bull" eldub in half the state for years. A couple of years ago after the "70" years old rule came into use, he has been sidelined in a major way, losing pretty much every thing except the eldub title. Now days he shows up as the meeting is starting, and leaves quickly afterwards!

  Do you guy's know any???
  
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  2018 Convention videos leaked by brave insiders

  by Room 215 in

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  anopther coup for cedars: http://jwsurvey.org/cedars-blog/leaked-2018-convention-videos-celebrate-anti-lgbtq-bigotry-unquestioning-obedience-doomsday-fear-mongering

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  Good work John!
  
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  The Nunes memo has been released!!!!

  by DwainBowman in

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  the nunes memo has been released!!!!.

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  https://www.axios.com/read-nunes-memo-fbi-doj-fisa-mueller-7fb8bcb7-1f18-4294-aa95-628d2f67bcdf.html.

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  I pray that some day you get to have the eye site problems, that I now have. Then see how perfect you are at writing or typing!!!!!
  
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  They still manage to find me.

  by blisterfeet in

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  i grew up a jw, left at about 17 years old..(i'm 33 now) a little over a year ago i moved 1000 miles away from where i grew up.

  today i "ran" into someone in the same congregation as my dad... like how is that even possible?!?!?

  he was very kind, mentioned the borg but only in ways that related to his life.. his daughter is a pioneer, my dad gives "the best" comments at the meetings, my sister is awesome.. blah blah blah... .

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  I have lived in so many places, and was in so many different congregations. When I used to travel a lot, I often ran into people I knew from other places. I packed up and moved to LA back in the late 90's. The second day I was there, I was out looking for work. While filling out an application. I had been there for about twenty minutes when a woman comes out and walks over to me, and say my name. I had not told it to anyone in the office, so I looked up, and it was a sister I had known in the Atlanta area in the mid 80's! I can't tell you how many times this type thing has happened to me.
  
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  The Nunes memo has been released!!!!

  by DwainBowman in

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  the nunes memo has been released!!!!.

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  https://www.axios.com/read-nunes-memo-fbi-doj-fisa-mueller-7fb8bcb7-1f18-4294-aa95-628d2f67bcdf.html.

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  If I was Trump, I would open every thing up for all to see!! Then fire ever bastard involved in the lie's!!!