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  New meeting pictured in WT. Preperation for Persecution meeting. There's a picture!

  by Wasanelder Once in

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  are you prepared for the great tribulaion?

  if you are smart you wont miss the newest meeting in a basement near you.. having trouble inserting the pic, working on it.

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  Not on JW.org: Jehovah's Witness VinDeisel abducts child. Reported hiding in JW underground bunker in upstate New York. "
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  not on JW.ORG: Why did "Holy Spirit" direct Jehovah's Witnesses Governing Body member JF Rutherford to build a private luxury compound ( Beth Sarim) during the great depression?

  by Balaamsass2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  beth sarimfrom wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

  coordinates: 324616.36n 1170556.70w.

  historybible student movementleadership disputesplinter groupsdoctrinal developmentunfulfilled predictionsdemographicsby countrybeliefspracticessalvationeschatologythe 144,000faithful and discreet slavehymnsgod's nameblooddisciplineliteraturethe watchtowerawake!new world translationlist of publicationsbibliographyteaching programskingdom hallgilead schoolpeoplewatch tower presidentsw.

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  With a concrete saw and some digging in the garage we could put to rest...WHERE IS THE JUDGE BURIED? Could possibly be an exibit like the La Brea tar pits..glass, little fence the whole shebang!

  Bomb shelter tour. JF Rutherford miracle fruit trees. Old sound car. Barbra Anderson museum of rare documents and photos of the Judge along the hallways... I have some old records of his talks and the Bethel version of the phonograph and all his old books.

  If we could just get Barbra and hubby to move out from Tenn.......

  Any other ideas?
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  not on JW.ORG: Why did "Holy Spirit" direct Jehovah's Witnesses Governing Body member JF Rutherford to build a private luxury compound ( Beth Sarim) during the great depression?

  by Balaamsass2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  beth sarimfrom wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

  coordinates: 324616.36n 1170556.70w.

  historybible student movementleadership disputesplinter groupsdoctrinal developmentunfulfilled predictionsdemographicsby countrybeliefspracticessalvationeschatologythe 144,000faithful and discreet slavehymnsgod's nameblooddisciplineliteraturethe watchtowerawake!new world translationlist of publicationsbibliographyteaching programskingdom hallgilead schoolpeoplewatch tower presidentsw.

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  Bill, the Google Earth coordinates are at the top of the post. Just click and zoom in on Braeburn Ave. Nice digs. Zillow and Trulia will give you property data and values.

  Damm I would LOVE to own that place and rent it out for events and Weddings!!!!!!!!!!!LOL $5 for a tour!!! lol

  I could have Flipper and crew bring musical instruments and have HUGE!!! A Pasta -events.
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  Read rare, historic letters about the draft from WT attorney, Hayden Covington, written to a young JW man.

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  for those who are interested in this subject, especially researchers and historians, i posted on my website extremely rare material dealing with one man's struggle to avoid being drafted into the us military for religious reasons.. this is a huge downloadable collection of correspondence between richard rawe, his draft board and government officials after he was ordered to report for military duty.

  richard saved every letter and even the envelopes from the time he was called up for military duty when he was 18 in 1952 until 1960 when he was 26 and too old to be drafted.. what makes this collection unique and special is that there are many, many important private letters from watchtower attorney, hayden covington to richard containing instructions and advice.

  this is historical material that allows us to peer into the legal mind of covington with regards to the draft situation during that time period.

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  Thanks Barbara!
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  GB member Dan Sydlik's Exile

  by Black Man in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was talking to an ex-bethelite who was at the 'big house' in the late 60s and early 70s and he mentioned that daniel sydlik was exiled (asked to leave bethel) for a couple years when he married his wife (who at the time was very young and very much his junior).

  according to this ex-bethelite, his marriage was somewhat controversial and they didn't want it to stumble anyone at the time, so he still stayed in the nyc area, but just not in bethel?

  of course, this was when they had the corporation director format and before they officially adopted the governing body structure.

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  Marina was just a couple of years older than me at Bethel. Dan was my weekend table head and about 30+ years older than Marina. I sat almost directly across from Marina for breakfast. Yes she was HOT in her 20s ( who isn't?) and she was always nicely dressed and wore expensive perfume. I found her to be down to earth and engaging ...if... it was subject she was interested in. Theater, travel, the outside world, food, her jewelry, cooking etc. They lived just 3 doors down from me in the 124 Building and I had the "priviledge" of sharing the shower with Dan...

  My first weeks at Bethel Dan was certain I was gay..and he made some rude comments to that effect. Hey I was a Pioneer with bushy hair, long sideburns and a mustache. I wore a Kimono from Hawaii to the bathroom and was from....drums roll...SAN FRANCISCO.

  Dan did not like the two of us talking about stuff he could not pontificate about...and Dan gave me the stink eye after he decided I wasn't gay. Dan was pissed when Marina said they should join me for a Bethel breakfast "Break" at a sidewalk cafe' off Montegue St for expresso, breakfast, and the NYT. "Why would anyone want to waste money eating outside on the sidewalk?" Dan exclaimed. It became a tad uncomfortable after that.

  However it allowed me to not show up for breakfast "worship" regularly without problem, and I found myself suddenly transfered to a nice brownstone down the street soon after.
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  GB member Dan Sydlik's Exile

  by Black Man in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was talking to an ex-bethelite who was at the 'big house' in the late 60s and early 70s and he mentioned that daniel sydlik was exiled (asked to leave bethel) for a couple years when he married his wife (who at the time was very young and very much his junior).

  according to this ex-bethelite, his marriage was somewhat controversial and they didn't want it to stumble anyone at the time, so he still stayed in the nyc area, but just not in bethel?

  of course, this was when they had the corporation director format and before they officially adopted the governing body structure.

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  not on JW.ORG: Why did "Holy Spirit" direct Jehovah's Witnesses Governing Body member JF Rutherford to build a private luxury compound ( Beth Sarim) during the great depression?

  by Balaamsass2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  beth sarimfrom wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

  coordinates: 324616.36n 1170556.70w.

  historybible student movementleadership disputesplinter groupsdoctrinal developmentunfulfilled predictionsdemographicsby countrybeliefspracticessalvationeschatologythe 144,000faithful and discreet slavehymnsgod's nameblooddisciplineliteraturethe watchtowerawake!new world translationlist of publicationsbibliographyteaching programskingdom hallgilead schoolpeoplewatch tower presidentsw.

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  Bill the house still exists. The surounding land was subdivided and built on. A bomb shelter was accessed through the bathroom.
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  Were There/Are There A Number Of Gays At Bethel?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i remember the "boy's club" mentality from many of the bethelites in the 70's and 80's.

  it seemed there were a number of males who were "effeminate" back in the day.. i knew of one guy that was told by the bethel brass that he would "go places" at headquarters if he could learn to deepen his voice and tone down his gestures a bit (and he was told it wouldn't hurt if he ever married a fellow bethelite sister).

  this man was extensively used at conventions, became less "gay looking" and got married.. so my question is, did you see effeminate men in bethel?

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  LOL I had an uncle at Bethel in the 40s who complained about constantly getting hit on by Bethel gays. GB Chitty hit on me during the 70s.
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  My two week consulting trip to Bethel (the beginning of the end) part 2

  by seven006 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  as we entered a door of the administration building we did not head to the elevator to take us up the eight floors to the main administration floor.

  i looked around the room and asked, "what's up with her?

  i was going to work with the elder from hell who ran the photography department.

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  LOL What ever happened to Marina Sydlick? She sat across from me on Weekends. We always chatted up a storm. Dan was not amused.
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  Were There/Are There A Number Of Gays At Bethel?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i remember the "boy's club" mentality from many of the bethelites in the 70's and 80's.

  it seemed there were a number of males who were "effeminate" back in the day.. i knew of one guy that was told by the bethel brass that he would "go places" at headquarters if he could learn to deepen his voice and tone down his gestures a bit (and he was told it wouldn't hurt if he ever married a fellow bethelite sister).

  this man was extensively used at conventions, became less "gay looking" and got married.. so my question is, did you see effeminate men in bethel?

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