Posts by Dagney

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Rutherford Exposed: The Story of Berta and Bonnie

by Farkel in

it was made by a women who in later years wore crotchless panties and bras which had holes in the nipple areas.

he not only knew the woman in question (she's now deceased), he has met her numerous times.

up until recently this secret of her year's long sexual affair with rutherford was kept by the family.

Dagney

I've just spend some time over the past few days re-reading this thread. When it first posted I was still warily looking at JW material on the internet, and this site we are all on now scared the beejeebers out of me! But...I could not look away. So many knowledgeable people and fascinating threads. It's all here folks...anything and everything you ever wanted to know about JW's and more.

This is a masterful thread...amazing insight and information of the past. So many contributors. I miss Leo. Read anything and everything by her. She is amazing. I know she has gone on to wonderful things in her life.

Thank you Simon for this place.

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Woman's Purpose

by StopTheTears in

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i'm probably going to say some things here that will disappoint many.

there are some that may look back over the years and say "man i really blew it" i'm not writing the following to scold for failures, but rather to help those who are young enough to put into practice what god wills for their life, and also to those of us who are in our middle years that still have time to change some things, in order to please god and find a peace that only being in his will can bring.

first let me say that god didn't create man for you.

Dagney

That was hilarious! Thank you for posting!

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Hello all

by WhiskeySix in

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i am new to this site and wanted to say hi.

my wife and i are recently disassociated.

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Dagney

Yay! Welcome! So glad you both made it out! 👍🏻💐

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Hello Folks

by Tallon in

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a newbie here, joined about half an hour ago.

i started the fade about 10 years ago and have been totally inactive for about 3 years.

the reason being was that i became totally disillusioned.

Dagney

Welcome Tallon!

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Third Sector Article: Supreme Court tells Jehovah's Witness charity it cannot stop inquiry

by AndersonsInfo in

http://www.thirdsector.co.uk/supreme-court-tells-jehovahs-witness-charity-cannot-stop-inquiry/governance/article/1405567.

[about third sector for those not in the uk:.

"third sector is the uk’s leading publication for everyone who needs to know what’s going on in the voluntary and not-for-profit sector."].

Dagney

It's wonderful to see this exposure coming from different sources.

Thank you Barbara for posting.

"Left Behind" author passes - message sounds veerrry familiar

by Dagney in

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holy cow!

if i didn't know this interview was given by an end of days evangelical, i would swear i was listening to one of the gb.. he's even got the arrogance down.

http://www.npr.org/2016/07/29/487863225/tim-lahaye-obit-2002 .

Dagney

Holy cow! If I didn't know this interview was given by an end of days evangelical, I would swear I was listening to one of the GB.

He's even got the arrogance down.

http://www.npr.org/2016/07/29/487863225/tim-lahaye-obit-2002

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Here's another one

by stillin in

this guy was an elder.

i'm sorry if somebody already posted this.. http://abc7.com/news/former-oc-teacher-charged-w--sexually-assaulting-teen-boy/1458295/.

anybody know him?.

Dagney

http://https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5762184810332160/long-beach-school-teacher-you-can-guess-rest

Yup.

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Subtle Differences in congregations

by SouthCentral in

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i grew up in a very zealous congregation.

we had almost 40 pioneers with only 100 publishers.

the congregation was 100% black americans (i don't say african-american).

Dagney

I grew up in a very racially mixed area and congregation. That was the era of congregation gatherings for all. We were all close and remained so.

I would run into the matriarchs later at conventions and every time they would pull me to their ample chests and call me baby girl even though I was in my 30's, 40's and even 50's.

I smile when I think of those sisters.

Edited to add, my comment was probably not what you were looking for, but it raised a sweet memory. I bet there was discrimination for non-whites...us kids didn't see it.

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Recent mistakes of the Governing Body contributing to the decline of JWs

by slimboyfat in

they have made so many strategical mistakes it's hard to keep track.

some changes within the last decade or so that are contributing to declining numbers of jws:.

1. elimination of book study groups, the most informal, enjoyable and sociable of the jw meetings, contributed to loss of sense of community among jws.. 2. policy of consolidating kingdom halls.

Dagney

Yeah, they shot themselves in the foot when they did away with picnics and goodie night!

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Recent mistakes of the Governing Body contributing to the decline of JWs

by slimboyfat in

they have made so many strategical mistakes it's hard to keep track.

some changes within the last decade or so that are contributing to declining numbers of jws:.

1. elimination of book study groups, the most informal, enjoyable and sociable of the jw meetings, contributed to loss of sense of community among jws.. 2. policy of consolidating kingdom halls.

Dagney

I also think the playing of videos in place of the human aspect of having a real person as a speaker depersonalizes the meetings. It may sound cool at first to watch professional videos, but I think eventually it will lead to a distancing mentally from the meetings. Probably not by all, but by some. Little to no effort by meeting speakers makes it easier on the BOE to be sure, and good for them...it was a nutty schedule to try to keep up effectively as a "shepherd."

I would think maybe it would make it easier to miss meetings if you thought, "oh I'm really tired...well tonight is the video night, I can catch it another time or go to jw.org."

Just a thought I've been tossing around for a while.