Posts by dogisgod

one of the cornerstones of the watchtower society's claims about the 1918 trial of joseph f. rutherford and seven other co-defendants, is that the trial was a travesty of justice, where the defendants were railroaded off to prison.. to make their point, the society has repeatedly stated that joseph rutherford and his fellow defendants were "exonerated" of all charges, and subsequently released from prison fully vindicated.

the society also attributed this 'victory' to jehovah's hand in matters, restoring the symbolic 'two witnesses' spoken of in revelation, and thereby, reactivating the kingdom preaching work.. what actually transpired is that the convicted defendants filed a petition for a "writ of error.

" (trial transcript, pages 1-10, parts 1-30 ) the writ of error was allowed by the trial court, judge howe, and granted by the district court judge chatfield, whom the society earlier objected to and had removed from their trial, because they felt he would not be fair to them.. what does this mean?

dogisgod

Wow. $10,000.00 bail per person....that was steep in those days.

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If My Dad Were To See The Watchtower Org Now

by pale.emperor in

as we all know, this org has metamorphosized from one ugly creature to another continuously since it's inception.

but more so it seems in the last 30 years.. i got to thinking what my dad would think if he were to be brought to life for 5 mins to see the way things are now.

how would he even react?.

dogisgod

I'm sure my mom would be gobsmacked. the GB being a real big thing instead of they have to be there for legal reasons. Less printed material, those stupid carts.....how you supposed to use all that knowledge you have studied and memorized when you don't talk to people. Throwing the Bethelites in the streets. The changing blood issue. Child abuse. She would not be happy.....not one little bit.

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Grief

by dogisgod in

having been raised in the troof i have no idea how to grieve.

it seems to never leave.

time helps but it is so horrible for so long..

dogisgod

Having been raised in the troof I have no idea how to grieve. It seems to never leave. Time helps but it is so horrible for so long.

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Catholic Church using Bankruptcy for Sexual-Assault cases

by Wonderment in

https://www.wsj.com/articles/catholic-church-used-bankruptcy-for-sexual-assault-cases-now-others-are-following-suit-11545906600.

in the link above, the article on wall street journal deals with the catholic church using bankruptcy for sexual-assault cases.

is the watchtower next?.

dogisgod

I'm sure religious organizations have been hiding their money into different Inc.s , offshore accts, laundering all that they can as fast as they can.

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What?

by dogisgod in

jw
friends

is it true they are no longer going to do the yearbook?

so what are we down to?

3 wt and 3 awake/yr and much skimpier?.

dogisgod

What about the Daily Text? I saw a video on you tube. It really sounds like they are totally liquidating. Prepping for lawsuits? Making a hide away for the GB to live out their lives. They have several corporations to hide money in and nobody knows anything about off shore accounts.

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What?

by dogisgod in

jw
friends

is it true they are no longer going to do the yearbook?

so what are we down to?

3 wt and 3 awake/yr and much skimpier?.

dogisgod

Is it true they are no longer going to do the yearbook? So what are we down to? 3 WT and 3 Awake/yr and much skimpier?

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Commuter Bethelite video

by no-zombie in

for those who missed last weeks clam meeting, there was a video played that was amazing ... however not in good way.. we are all aware how thousands of full time bethelites world wide got the boot and put out onto the street.

some having giving most of their lives to the organization, but often with no real way to support themselves other than to depend on the generosity of others.

so when this video talked about how special it would be for those who could step up and become a commuter bethelite, it made me think how calculating the governing body must be.

dogisgod

It was all over for me when they started "rebranding" THEN to sell of that property and dump people in the streets. "You will know them by their fruits" .

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What would make an Ex-Jw go back to been a full in Baptized JW

by LOLS in

i was just wondering , why would my jw husband return to been a full blown baptized jw after 20 years of fading?.

he has spent 20 years of his life been a worldly person , with a worldly wife & kids & worldly friends .... to joining the borg full time , to getting baptized , to getting new brothers & sisters .... and to writing off most of his worldly friends (some his known his whole life ) , to trying to convince me & our children how wonderful this org is ......and anyone else who will listen :(.

has anyone ever experienced this ...... oh and he seems to be in it 110% and no-one can say anything about this crazy org or show him proof that it all bs...... his such a clever independent , successful guy , why on earth would he go back to this , after been out for so many years & change into this domineering , opinionated fool ..... oh and his entire family also went back ... father , mother , brother & sister .

dogisgod

What Carla said. I would just be very vigilant about him and other JWs indoctrinating your kids. Keep them involved in school, activities with non JWs,make a deal with the spouse.....only Sunday meetings...none on school days or nights. If they don't want to go then they don't have to. Your kids will be taught to think, have normal friendships and development etc.