Posts by OrphanCrow

the deeper you dig--the less impressive jw’s become!___________________you may think you know the men who are vitally important to the birth of the religion--but chances are good you’ve been kept in the dark.. _____________.

did you know?the 1st case heard by the supreme court of the united states concerning the watchtower society involved a director (an officer) of the watchtower, william franklyn hudgings.. a brief description of hudgings and his character.hudgings was an attorney, quack doctor, self-identified ‘scientist’, a pro-zionist, and religious enthusiast who over the years held various director and officer positions in the watchtower society, and the affiliated people's pulpit association and international bible students association.

at the time of this particular case, william hudgings acknowledged being the corporate secretary of the people's pulpit association and acknowledged that his daily duties included the administrative charge of printing of the watchtower magazine, the bible student's monthly, the kingdom news, and other watchtower publications.. (hudgings was also re-elected to the watchtower society board of directors in january 1919.

OrphanCrow

Vidiot: Theologians... conspiracy theorists... creationists...

You forgot plagarists...snake oil salesmen...and liars

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Binky Use

by ThinkerBelle in

i am trying to find the ridiculous beliefs jw had on the use of a binky or pacifier.

i did a search, but can't find it, i know others have referenced it on here.

i'm trying to share with my husband; we're talking about the stupid doctrines they came up with in the early years.. thanks!.

OrphanCrow

JWGoneBad: Wow...'Mother's' micromanaging our lives has taken on a new perspective and meaning!

Well...I don't think that the wacky ideas put forth in the Golden Age were directives from the org. Medical beliefs in early 20th C in America were (and still are) a bit "off" and the early Bible Students embraced many quack notions. And published them and promoted them.

If you think that the idea that a pacifier will cause tonsillitis is nuts...woe is the one who actually gets tonsillitis.

Tonsillectomy is called a minor operation. If so, getting well is a double major. If any overzealous doctor condemns your tonsils go and commit suicide with a case-knife. It's cheaper and less painful.
- Golden Age April 7, 1926, p. 438

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Binky Use

by ThinkerBelle in

i am trying to find the ridiculous beliefs jw had on the use of a binky or pacifier.

i did a search, but can't find it, i know others have referenced it on here.

i'm trying to share with my husband; we're talking about the stupid doctrines they came up with in the early years.. thanks!.

OrphanCrow

DataDog: Jehovah sure is weird...

Yeah. And he lives in Pleiades. Or...at least he used to. I think he moved recently. Condos must have been selling cheap elsewhere. Real estate value fluctuations and all that...or maybe it got too crowded. Or maybe Jehovah up and packed his bags once da' judge arrived - God couldn't stand Joe messing the place up

The constellation of the seven stars forming the Pleiades appears to be the crowning center around which the known systems of the planets revolve.... It has been suggested, and with much weight, that one of the stars of that group is the dwelling place of Jehovah and the place of the highest heavens;....
The constellation of the Pleiades is a small one compared with others which scientific instruments disclose to the wondering eyes of man. But the greatness in size of other stars or planets is small when compared to the Pleiades in importance, because the Pleiades is the place of the eternal throne of God.
J. F. Rutherford, Reconciliation, 1928, p. 14.

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Binky Use

by ThinkerBelle in

i am trying to find the ridiculous beliefs jw had on the use of a binky or pacifier.

i did a search, but can't find it, i know others have referenced it on here.

i'm trying to share with my husband; we're talking about the stupid doctrines they came up with in the early years.. thanks!.

OrphanCrow

The Golden Age 1919 November 26 p.153:

Even years ago it was known by some people that the use of pacifiers by babies is one of the chief causes of diseased and enlarged tonsils and adenoid growths, which results from the suction.

ThinkerBelle, Ken Raines has some articles archived that discuss a lot of those wacky quacky beliefs and practices that you may find interesting:

http://archive.li/tiN09

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Hidden history of the Watchtower religion

by TerryWalstrom in

the deeper you dig--the less impressive jw’s become!___________________you may think you know the men who are vitally important to the birth of the religion--but chances are good you’ve been kept in the dark.. _____________.

did you know?the 1st case heard by the supreme court of the united states concerning the watchtower society involved a director (an officer) of the watchtower, william franklyn hudgings.. a brief description of hudgings and his character.hudgings was an attorney, quack doctor, self-identified ‘scientist’, a pro-zionist, and religious enthusiast who over the years held various director and officer positions in the watchtower society, and the affiliated people's pulpit association and international bible students association.

at the time of this particular case, william hudgings acknowledged being the corporate secretary of the people's pulpit association and acknowledged that his daily duties included the administrative charge of printing of the watchtower magazine, the bible student's monthly, the kingdom news, and other watchtower publications.. (hudgings was also re-elected to the watchtower society board of directors in january 1919.