Posts by mann377

I agree with most of what Randy says but with a slant. I do believe that many of the JWs around the world will begin to branch off from the mother org. and start their own form of JW org. All it takes is for one charismatic leader from the area (Africa, Japan or South America) to start throwing around his weight and feel some prower and its goodby WTBS. This has been repeated throughout history as cultures/relgion develop. This starting to develop can be seen in that the JWs in other countrys do have their own customs and is not uncommon for missionarys to be assigned to a branch to keep the locals in line with the company policy. After all most of the "big boys" in Brooklyn are white Americans.

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Skeleton's Come Tumbling out of Bethel's Closet - Ray Franz- Book ISOCF

by flipper in

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my wife and i are towards the end ( finally ) of reading " in search of christian freedom " by ray franz .

( long book 728 pgs.

on pg.

mann377

Yeah.............I remember............Lets see..........

'73: Colon Lake, #4 man in dispatch at Brooklyn runs off with a Gilead student

"73: I open up the housekeepers closet and find a married sister in the embrace of a new brother at Bethel. I was amazed at the number of affairs at Bethel. Of course you must understand that many of the couples that came to Bethel came from small towns that they grew in. Now they find themselves in the company of people from all over the country. They begin to realize that there is a big world out there with lots of people that they are now attracted too.

'73: Sister was raped at the Farm. She and her husband were there on construction and so was her rapist. The only sight she could remember was a red plaid shirt the rapist was wearing. After lunch all the brothers had to report to the parking lot north of the E building. While there the brothers from the Bethel office went through all the rooms of the single brothers looking for a "red plaid" shirt. Thank god I did not have one but there were some who did and they were "interviewed". To this day, after almost 37 years, I will not buy a red plaid.

'74 I saw on numberous times "married sisters" coming from rooms that were occupied by single brothers. This was always around midnight and they would turn off the lights in the hallways around 10:00 with only night lights to show the floor.

'75 Two of my best friends that were fellow press operators would stay with their wordly girlfriends on the weekend. They found their girlfriends while working at a bar in a local town nearby.

'76: Although not bad but funny: I was working late on a friends car and came back to my room around 11:00 Sat. night. I laid down on my bed to watch Sat nite Live. I had all of my dress clothes on and the lights off. The only light on in the room was from the TV. (my room mate was gone on vaction) After about a half hour the door opens to my room and a young (married) Gilead sister walks into my room and drops her bath rob to reveal a real sexy negligee. She says"I'm ready now sweetheart". At this point I sit up in bed and say "You have the wrong room". She grabed her bathrobe and proceeded to to run from my room and made a slight screem. At this point I think- How in the hell am I going to explain this! Fortunately no one noticed a half naked sister running from my room at midnite and nothing happened. When I went to breakfest the next morning my eyes could not help but fix on her. Thank goodness she did not notice me.

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Bethel Rules

by brotherdan in

this was brought up just in passing on another thread.

but i wanted to see if there are any bethelites or ex bethelites that remember some of the crazy rules we had to follow when we were there..

mann377

No all night watchmen duty for married brothers ('74)

Thankfully I went to the Farm after only one year in Brooklyn and at the time there were very few rules at the farm in "73

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Recognizing Common Pitfalls of False Argumentation - By Ray Franz

by flipper in

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there are honest ways of arguing- and dishonest ways of arguing.

in ray franz book " in search of christian freedom " on pg.

437 he quotes some points from " logic and contemporary rhetoric " by howard kahane of bernard baruch college regarding invalid methods used by people who pontificate on the basis of superior wisdom or superior authority.

mann377

I couldn't agree more. All one has to do is question the validity of any statement of the WTBS and they verbily attacked imediatly

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Say NO to a mosque at Ground Zero!!

by Scully in

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjs0novt3x4&feature=digest.

mann377

I hope this will help my all pork barbecue business next door to the mosque! I'll have specials to offer: pulled pork (it was pulled while the hog was still alive), Fried squash (in remembence of those in the twin towers), smoked beans (for those bodies that were found), and my special brew of Allah beer that is called suicide mohammad that is served in a glass that is shaped like the dome of the rock and is 100 proof.

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Did/Do you witness to Prostitutes while doing Street Work?

by african GB Member in

did you simply ignore them, or did you try to "help" them with magazines while witnessing in the streets?.

mann377

"prostitutes are ugly"

I refuse to witness to ugly people! Can you imagin ugly people running around forever in the new system.

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Why did God choose a group of white men in New York to run his earthly organization? Oh, and finally one black man....

by Bethelite Elder in

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does this give us any insight into the elite ones of the earth?

considering, this religion is lead by the spirit?

why isn't there more of a mixture for the governing body?.

mann377

The reason: Almighty God Jehovaher inspected the planet in 1918 and just wanted white folks because they knew how to run dem dare printin presses.

When I was at Bethel it was mentioned that the current GB ('75) was the german mafia. Check out most of their last names. As the borg attracts more diverse people you will see less white people in positions of responsibility. There are few if any white people becoming witness vs black or hispanic.

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Randall Watters: My Return to Christianity: The Early Years (part 3)

by Dogpatch in

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okay gang, warning!.

this is going to sound real new-christian preachy to some of you, but hey, this was 1982ish, so don't come down too hard on me.

i just tend to put all i got into my work, but i've mellowed out (called "getting older").. i am not a fan of churches or institutions personally; more of a loner.

mann377

This has been a great read Randy. I wish I lived in Cal. I would visit you. I believe it would be a great time. It is said that life is a journey and you had a heck of one!

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Why are they so anal about assembly badges?

by highdose in

they insist you must wear you and whats more it must be placed in clear view for everyone else to see.. i have been challenged before now " sister!

are you wearing your badge!?

" it made me wonder why?

mann377

The last time I wore a badge I had some fun with it. It said: Ricky Righteous New Light Cong. Paradise Ky.