Lancelink - this thread got me to reread some of the old Menlo Park KH threads from 10+ years ago. They are a great read for anyone newer to this site. https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/199355/menlo-park-ca-usa-kingdom-hall
Balaamsass2
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deep thoughts
by lancelink inthis afternoon i drove by an old hall i attended ( barrington illinois) and noticed that it had been sold, it is now an adventist .
church !
now here is my drive-home thinking.. back in the 80's when i attended i was newly married, and had a young child.
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deep thoughts
by lancelink inthis afternoon i drove by an old hall i attended ( barrington illinois) and noticed that it had been sold, it is now an adventist .
church !
now here is my drive-home thinking.. back in the 80's when i attended i was newly married, and had a young child.
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Balaamsass2
Last week I looked up Menlo Park, CA. Kingdom Hall on Google Earth. It was sold...not to nearby Facebook Corp., but to a Spanish evangelical church. After all the hoopla and disfellowshipping of the sincere elders who spoke out about the land grab, I wonder how the local publishers feel when they drive by and see "False Religion" using the building they worked so hard on. The Menlo Park Fiasco brought me and my wife to this group and helped us exit.
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JWs and Prepping
by TD inthe jws i know (which admittedly are more liberal than most) are suddenly into prepping to one degree or another.
some have simply assembled "go bags" with basic common sense supplies in case they need to bug out in the event of a natural disaster and others seem to be seriously into it, almost to the degree to which mormons are.
backup generators and a year's supply of food and water).
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Balaamsass2
Yes, it got more extreme in the last 15 years or so. My 80 yr old mom and her sister had "Go bags". My mom couldn't walk one block :) She actually seemed excited about showing people her bag. What I found interesting, is when she was younger she said repeatedly, that "JWs in comparison to Mormons, rely on Jehovah and the angels instead of men and hoarding".
I have always thought having a week's supplies, and prescriptions are a great idea for earthquakes, fires, etc. As a kid, My dad a WW2 veteran, a non-JW (who got stuck on Guadalcanal... undersupplied for months) insisted we always have one-month supplies "just in case".
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Breaking News: Anthony Morris III no longer serving on the Governing Body
by WingCommander inthis has been announced on the jw's official website, in the "jw news" section.
this is not a joke.
anthony moron da turd is out as a gluttonous body member!
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Balaamsass2
Jay-toronto Bammm! Great idea. Check surrounding counties where he may have shopped, given talks, or visited family. https://ww2.nycourts.gov/courts/9jd/orange/orangesupreme.shtml
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Looking for single sister/non sister to chat and have fun with
by Chris34 inhi,.
im 34/m/idaho looking to chat/cam with female that is also looking for the same.. hit me up, looks forward to meeting you.. chris .
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Balaamsass2
There are some JW dating sites full of pimo JWs. A buddy uses them. He told me 80% are pimo. Just google it. -
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Breaking News: Anthony Morris III no longer serving on the Governing Body
by WingCommander inthis has been announced on the jw's official website, in the "jw news" section.
this is not a joke.
anthony moron da turd is out as a gluttonous body member!
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Balaamsass2
Well, we know Tony and the Mrs didn't attend his meeting today....and he was seen around Bethel the day after the big announcement ( he wasn't escorted off premises to the airport or station as some Bethelites have experienced). He was called "Brother" during the announcement, like during deletions. We KNOW the announcement and the big SEO push are gone today. (Sunday). We KNOW Watchtower is in deep water with a new CRIMINAL investigation by the STATE of Pennsylvania that can pierce through their cheesy corporate veil.
A big lesson was learned by Watchtower in how NOT to handle resigning GB members with Ray Franz. If you hound and persecute people, their friends, and loved ones...they may become indignant...and write books and give interviews. :)
After Ray Franz, the next two GB members got "severance packages", and they went quietly into the night. Perhaps in exchange for signing non-disclosure agreements? (can you imagine the damage a second tell-all book about the GB and "coming -out" would do?)
I imagine Tony will be financially well cared for in exchange for a signed non-disclosure agreement. Tony is a loose cannon and likes to flap his gums...a nightmare for any corporation on thin ice facing major litigation.
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Breaking News: Anthony Morris III no longer serving on the Governing Body
by WingCommander inthis has been announced on the jw's official website, in the "jw news" section.
this is not a joke.
anthony moron da turd is out as a gluttonous body member!
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Balaamsass2
Governing body members don't "step down" for health reasons. They are spoon-fed by adoring jw nurses if need be.
That was a terse and sudden announcement. Tony was removed.
For drunkenness? For being a loose cannon? A fall guy for the crazy costly abuse policies? We may never know.
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Breaking News: Anthony Morris III no longer serving on the Governing Body
by WingCommander inthis has been announced on the jw's official website, in the "jw news" section.
this is not a joke.
anthony moron da turd is out as a gluttonous body member!
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Balaamsass2
"Some of us here have seen GB after too many drinks. They didn't get removed for it.
I suspect that this is a Red Herring to deflect from the PA investigation which likely involves him in some way. He is not a pedo but his relationship with Ted Jaracz put him in the crosshairs for being called out as an enforcer - a shielder of pedophiles - a bully toward victims.
The timing is just darn suspicious."
Suspicious...I agree. Especially if he helped Ted J craft current child abuse policies.
Where Tony "retires" to will be telling. In the USA or offshore...in a Hague participant or someplace with limited legal reciprocity.
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Every JW Elder In State Of Pennsylvania Subpoenaed
by JW GoneBad inbreaking news!
every jehovah’s witness elder in the 67 counties of pennsylvania are being given notice by state attorney's office to turn over any & all documents relating to child sex abuse cases!
watch attached video beginning at time-stamp 101:00...pay particular attention to what is said after 103:00.this is wild!.
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Balaamsass2
WT Leaks posted a list of every US hall by state. There were over 200 listed for Pennsylvania. With multiple congregations using each building, that is a lot of Elders to serve.
In California, the local County DAs would have the DA investigators dig up the names, and addresses and serve the records subpoenas and personal subpoenas, and do some initial questioning as needed.
The danger in Watchtower's eyes is for the DAs men to run into some bible reading true believer Elders who believe it is a SIN to lie to the cops.
This reminds me of the Bentleys of the San Francisco Bay Area. They are active and vocal Ex JWS. Roger was a straight-shooting sincere Elder who refused to lie under oath as ordered by Watchtower on a child molesting case (related to the Candice Conti case). His reward? Immediate disfellowshipping in.... absentia... (without any meeting) by Watchtower headquarters.
Great couple, and with a fascinating story. We met them at the California Lake Tahoe "Apostafest" a few years back.
Waiting with bated breath.
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Breaking News: Anthony Morris III no longer serving on the Governing Body
by WingCommander inthis has been announced on the jw's official website, in the "jw news" section.
this is not a joke.
anthony moron da turd is out as a gluttonous body member!
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Balaamsass2
We always check in here when JW "change" is in the air. Surprised to see the official JW site made the announcement immediately. Smart move to keep the rank and file off these "alternative" sites.
Today's announcement and some of these threads, especially the old resurrected older ones, gave me a chuckle and brought back some mid-70s memories of Bethel.
I was born into a three-generation San Francisco JW family. Members of our family had been in and out of Gilead, branch offices, traveling work, and NYC Bethel since the 1940s. I had heard many, many juicy Bethel stories from family members. My local congregation had always had a number of "NPGs" (Non-practicing gay) members, and I had grown up accepting that this was normal even though I was, and still am hetero.
As a kid I attended trade school, pioneered, and went to Bethel. When I arrived at Bethel I WAS surprised at just HOW MANY MORE NPGs were part of the Bethel family compared to even San Francisco. It was obvious to me, despite some having married clueless JW women as "beards". VP GB Fred Franz's use of the Sauna with young Bethelites "For Bible discussions" was weird.... even for me.
I had one funny memory of GB Member "Chitty-Chitty-bang bang" one sunny afternoon on the rooftop gym of the Squib Building during a late lunch break. Chitty was the only person up there, the old dude was wearing a TINY little "Speedo" swimsuit (very unusual gym attire- I.M.O. :) lol He asked me where I was from. I answered my work department..he replied "no what city?" When I answered "San Francisco" - I could have sworn stars were in his eyes and the "look of love" was playing in the background. He quickly whipped out a bottle of suntan oil and asked me to rub it on his bum. I declined and said I had to go.
When I got back to work I mentioned the incident and the guys all laughed. The department head in disbelief shot up there and came back very disturbed and announced Chitty was tanning his ass.
Hearing of GB member Bang-Bang being asked to leave Bethel all hush -hush did not surprise me. GB Tight pants Tony is only one of a long list. I guess the Holy Spirit is confused as to who to appoint.