Vienne,
Do you have info on CT Russell during his life in Philadelphia?
Visited the Russell gravesite yesterday
by dropoffyourkeylee 35 Replies latest jw experiences
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truthseeker
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dropoffyourkeylee
Why does anyone care about Russell grave? He didn't put it there. Why does anyone care about Russell? He's dead.
My answer to that is:
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it",
George Santayana
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Jensus
To me it is still fascinating how these early BS started and what evolved out of them. I have a general interest in that time period, too.
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NotFormer
"Why does anyone care about Russell? He's dead."
The superstructure is no better than its foundation.
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careful
Thanks, dropoffyourkeylee, for starting this thread and your recent pics, and truth seeker, for the old pics and updates. I remember visiting there many years ago when the pyramid was there. I don't suppose the local police have investigated the supposed vandalism? Doubtless they have more important matters to investigate.
The bird turd on the top of the pyramid is funny, eh?
dropoffyourkeylee & NotFormer, spot on! History is usually quite important—at least for insightful people.
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Balaamsass2
It is very important. A huge issue in construction is errors in the initial concrete pours for foundations. Out of square and unlevel foundations.
That pyramid and the Egyptology mumbo-jumbo in Russel's early writings can really shake up a die hard JW.
A relative told me they had "read some things on the internet" that bothered them a LOT. (This was a month after an online anti-abuse group left stuffed toy lambs in front of the Kingdom Hall one Sunday morning.) She booked a cross country and brought along another relative to SEE that Pyramid IN PERSON. She didn't believe what she saw on the net. I thought that would seal the JW coffin for her...but no...she couldn't leave all her family and identity behind, so she doubled down on being a JW.