I think the more important and telling question would be: Do any of the current Governing Body have any Common Sense?
sparky1
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Do any of the current Governing Body have academic qualifications?
by usualusername1 indo any of the current governing body have academic qualifications?.
thanks.
paul.
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sparky1
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Chapter 31 New Boy 50 years a Watchtower slave
by new boy inchapter 31. murder suicide and death at the big house.
the people at bethel were killing us spiritually and sometimes they killed us physically too.. many of the old timers were in the infirmary laying there just waiting to die of natural causes.
some had served there for over fifty years.
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sparky1
"God help his parents if they ever woke up, which is doubtful."
At 62 years old, some of my memories are hazy. If I remember correctly, his parents had children a little later in life and I think that they were in their 50's at the time of Jimmy's death. I was the youngest in my family and my mother was just 50 when I became a Bethelite and so I compare their looks and demeanor to my mother and figure that they were slightly older than her. At any rate, they were 'dyed in the wool' true blue Witnesses and one of Jimmy's grandfather's was an old time Circuit Overseer. Jimmy had 'large shoes to fill' and I don't think he had the temperament to do so and to me, his mother seemed cold, distant and not affectionate at all, so she probably did not give him much emotional support. Kind of like Mary Tyler Moore in the movie ORDINARY PEOPLE. I never saw them after my Watchtower Farms experience, but I believe Diogenesister has made a correct observation in saying that 'it's doubtful they ever woke up.'
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How Rutherford did a backflip (flop) off the Great Pyramid
by TerryWalstrom inin 1924, judge rutherford published an article which referred to the great pyramid as "the scientific bible" and added that measurements on the grand gallery inside the great pyramid confirmed the dates 1874, 1914 and 1925.. 1925 was the famous blowout date for the return of "ancient worthies" about which the judge said, "i made an ass of myself.".
just four years later, rutherford did one of his famous about-face reversals.. whereas previously the watchtower had taught that the great pyramid was probably built by melchizedek, or shem;*.
rutherford now said the great pyramid was constructed "under the direction of satan the devil.
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sparky1
"Looks like the heat is getting to him"...........you bet! He probably was thinking, 'I could use a drink about now.'
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Chapter 31 New Boy 50 years a Watchtower slave
by new boy inchapter 31. murder suicide and death at the big house.
the people at bethel were killing us spiritually and sometimes they killed us physically too.. many of the old timers were in the infirmary laying there just waiting to die of natural causes.
some had served there for over fifty years.
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sparky1
The Jimmy Olson story is 100% true. His brother Marvin was my roommate for a time at Watchtower Farms. "It sounds like a prison camp." You don't realize how close to the truth that statement is pale.emperor. You eat, sleep, study, shit, shave, shower and work in the same 'environment' 24 hours a day around all the same people. Your only break is rushing to meetings and field service. If you had a car, which I did, you could escape for a limited time. If Bethel life is an example of 'New World Living', than I would rather be dead than face eternity in such an environment with most of those people. When you are young, 4 years seems like an 'eternity', and maybe Jimmy felt the way I do.
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We don't take collections like other religions do...
by Alfred ini think this screen shot says it all... need i say more?.
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sparky1
"In effect, the 'collection plate' is not passed at the Kingdom Hall, but has been passed from DOOR TO DOOR'
That is one of the most succinct, truthful and insightful statements that I have EVER read on this forum. Thank you, Londo111 for 'hitting the nail on the head'.
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We don't take collections like other religions do...
by Alfred ini think this screen shot says it all... need i say more?.
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sparky1
I never noticed the rewards program before! WTF! This seems like the reverse of 'money changers at the temple'. The 'evil' money changers had to be driven out of the Temple by Jesus because they charged a fee for exchange rates and making 'change' for large denomination coins from those donating to the Temple treasury and now the 'evil' money changers are welcomed into the Temple by the Governing Body because they reward those who are making donations into the Temple treasury by using the 'evil' money changers form of financial exchange. Now that's what I call: "Making friends with unrighteous riches"!
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Become Jehovahs Friend Lesson 27: Lesson 27: See Yourself in Paradise
by pale.emperor inthe latest featured video from everybodys favorite child indoctrination cult: see yourself in paradise.
watch the video here: https://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/family/children/become-jehovahs-friend/videos/see-yourself-in-paradise/.
few problems here that the little kids wont have figured out:.
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sparky1
I see what you did there, never a jw.
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last psychology session tomorrow
by Phoebe inso tomorrow is my last appointment with my psychologist.
we are going to commemorate it by giving each other a letter.. sept 2016 i sat, a quivering wreck, in her waiting room.
i was terrified.
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sparky1
Congratulations and best wishes for your future.I had therapy for about 2 years starting in 2006. It was the best thing I ever did for myself and I commend you for doing something so positive for your own emotional well being. Life will still be difficult but at least you have jettisoned 'excess baggage' that won't continually drag you down. Celebrate life and remember: 'At any given moment, there is more right with you, than wrong with you'!
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New Jehovah Witness Convert
by Eddie Fernandez in.
hello house,i am sorry for bumping in like this, ii am a newly baptized jehovah witness, i have been a christain all my life any but i love this new insight and teaching,so i am looking to find a jehovah witness lady that can help me grow strong in faith,i would rather meet someone here because we would take time to get to know each other before we meet, this is a light about me,i am 37 , single, never married and have no kids,i have a good sense of humor, i am loving, caring and trustworthy.i'm an easy going person and i try to stay clear of any drama.i am presently in living in lexington,kentucky but willing to move soon.i am a reserved man,now i am ready to settle down and i'm looking for a woman i can vibe with on a spiritual and intellectual level, i want love and commitment,i am intelligent and successful but let me not toot my own horns,thanks for taking your time to read this.attached my picture and i did include my mobile number.+1 913-730-5780looking forward to hearing from you .thanks.
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sparky1
I never knew bow ties were not 'approved' witness apparel. Since I was 15 years old I mostly wore bow ties to the meetings, out in service and on assembly programs. When I was a Bethelite, sometimes I would fill in on the waiter crew. I was allowed to wear all manner of colorful bow ties until some 'tight ass' Bethel Elder 'reminded' me that all Bethel waiters wear a BLACK bow tie only. In fact, at my going away party from my congregation, I was given a large hand made bow tie mounted on a plaque with the following inscription: "I will not put my trust in my bow" - Psalms 44:6.
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has any one had this feeling
by Akid48 ini remember having this feeling when i was younger that something was off when it came to meetings and the people there seemed just off.i had feelings like that when i was like 5 or 6 and i would say i was kinda dumb back then but still i had a feeling like that when i would not have that often.still to this day i dont know what got me to have that feeling i was just wanting to know if any had this feeling to and still cant remember what made your mind give you a red flag..
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sparky1
You are not alone, Akid48. When I was between 5 and 7 years old I had a copy of the Photo Drama of Creation and read it cover to cover. Even at that age I had a WTF moment. None of it made sense to me but being a 'born in' (almost, my mother was baptised when I was a baby) I went along with it until adulthood. Even when I sincerely tried to put my nose to the grindstone and give the religion a try, I could not shake those feelings of doubt and uneasiness.