It was never, ever a subject or issue for any of the congregations on the westside. Never spoken of or cared about. The address would have been on the DNC list and used to scare the kids otherwise!
The Rapster
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Elke Sommers Haunted House "Story"
by VM44 inthe awake!
magazine (or possibly it was even the watchtower) once endorsed this story about the "haunted house" of actress elke sommers.. here is essentially all of the information to found on the internet concerning the house.. .
"actress elke sommers and her husband joe hyam witnessed supernatural phenomena in the dining room of their north berverly hills home from 1964 to 1968. the apparition of a middle-aged man wearing a white shirt and tie was seen by guests on five separate occasions.
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"A Time to Speak"----When? (with scans).
by Atlantis in(adds found on pictiger are not associated with jwd) urls for watchtower scans can be found at the bottom.
(from kent's old archive).
this was the title on an article in the watchtower 1987 9/1, pages 12-15. this article should scare any employer that do have employees that are jehovah's witnesses.
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The Rapster
I see I much to read and learn from this site.
My comment is how this is simply one more example of how self serving and controlling it all is. This from someone who actually still has love in his heart for those he left behind.
Amazing post you have here. Snitches. I never imagined it would come to that.
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Education Bias And Favortism Within Witness Ranks
by The Rapster inlet me just say from the beginning i am not a bitter ex jehovah's witness.
i am simply a kid from back in the 70's - 80's who was completely enmeshed in it, leaving in 1984 after a sham marriage rushed by social and peer pressure within a congregation.
it took two years of a horrible personal relationship to accept that for 20 years i was misled.
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I found out about it from conversation with a district overseer in L.A. who just casually mentioned how computer technologies were important and some young people were being sent for higher education (this was in the 80's mind you). Ever since then it has made perfect sense to me, once I got over it. As a growth business, the organization would certainly do this to protect its interests. It never occured to me in youth this would even be possible.
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Michael Jackson as a JW ...
by Frequent_Fader_Miles indo you believe that the jw factor in michael jackson's life contributed in any way to him being a misfit of sorts?.
i'm wouldn't describe myself as a fan of his, but sometimes i just feel so sorry for the poor guy.. and now it's even worse!
he's responsible for children who're probably thinking that it's everyone else who's weird!
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The Rapster
Every element of his life is influenced by his childhood effort to be a good JW. I know, not only was I there with him in L.A. during the entire episode but have seen the same things everyone else has:
Neverland: Come on now. Is this not a carbon copy of all the illustrations in Paradise Found/Paradise Lost?
Abuse By Joe Jackson: So typical, so criminal in almost all JW households in the 70's.
Talent: Creativity and youth overcoming harsh reality of existence as a JW.
I have checked out the various MJ threads and can tell you from first hand experience and as a major JW from back in the day, his struggles and dreams are 100% tied to being a Jehovah's Witness.
And yes, he disassociated himself after the Thriller video came out.
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Education Bias And Favortism Within Witness Ranks
by The Rapster inlet me just say from the beginning i am not a bitter ex jehovah's witness.
i am simply a kid from back in the 70's - 80's who was completely enmeshed in it, leaving in 1984 after a sham marriage rushed by social and peer pressure within a congregation.
it took two years of a horrible personal relationship to accept that for 20 years i was misled.
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The Rapster
It is gratifying to know you are making your way in spite of the tremendous hold the organization had on young people. Education is so important, it's never too late.
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State A Simple Opinion About Jehovah's Witnesses
by minimus ini think jehovah's witnesses are extremely judgmental.
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Sometimes happy but mostly self serving.
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I need some more JW scandals/hypocrisies to add to my list..........
by middleman inhey yall, i'm looking for some more scandals of the wbts.
i know the un one, of course different pedophile ones, their involvement with anca, and i'm learning the deal on the bible printing they did for some folks in thailand.
i just need some more logs to put on my fire, i'm hoping to hear anything and everything, with links please if possible.
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The Rapster
Bethel/Headquarters sending particular kids to college while preaching in congregations about not pursuing higher education.
Negotiating punishment among particular people of perceived ranking within congregations. (You get removed but YOU? counseled only. after all, you donated how much to build this hall?)
And (drumroll please) my absolute favorite regional / westcoast scandal:
Don't Buy A Home, Armaggedon Is Coming! (circa 1975, back when houses were $34,000 in West Hollywood).
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Education Bias And Favortism Within Witness Ranks
by The Rapster inlet me just say from the beginning i am not a bitter ex jehovah's witness.
i am simply a kid from back in the 70's - 80's who was completely enmeshed in it, leaving in 1984 after a sham marriage rushed by social and peer pressure within a congregation.
it took two years of a horrible personal relationship to accept that for 20 years i was misled.
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The Rapster
Let me just say from the beginning I am not a bitter ex Jehovah's Witness. I am simply a kid from back in the 70's - 80's who was completely enmeshed in it, leaving in 1984 after a sham marriage rushed by social and peer pressure within a congregation. It took two years of a horrible personal relationship to accept that for 20 years I was misled. But I took alot out of it too. So no hard feelings.
Did you know that while the rest of us children were being taught to not pursue higher education or learning, the powers that be in Brooklyn were sending and paying for particular young people to attend colleges, in order to secure it's company structure? This was a huge surprise to me and a big letdown, as I was made to feel guilty about accepting grants and assistance for my own journey. The hypocrasy nearly made me collapse in anger when I learned of this.
It was control of the highest order and I feel bad for what has to be hundreds of thousands of bright, articulate children out there who did not get their opportunity because their parents were being lied to.
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When you went out in field service
by megaflower inhow often did you have to talk yourself into going out?.
how often did you wait till the end of the month to get some time in?.
how often did you fudge your time?.
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The Rapster
For me, it was on the job training for what came later, a life in global marketing strategy. Even as a child I knew this was organizational charting at it's finest.
As I lived and played in Beverly Hills, the only challenge for me was speaking with people who already lived in "paradise". I mean, when speaking with Charlton Heston (R.I.P./ this week) or Rik Springfield, Frank Sinatra, Shelley Winters, Carol Burnett, Jerry Buss, and many, many others, how on earth do you have this conversation about a perfect future, when the present is pretty darn good? I can't tell you how many times I would cross little water features leading to the giant doorways of homes only to look down and see $20,000 koi fish darting about. And here I am selling a dream?
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Witness Kids - Scared silly by the WTBTS
by misspeaches ini wonder if anyone else who grew up as a jw can relate with me on this subject.. i grew up hearing stories of 'faithful brothers & sisters' being tortured to a point where they were almost dead.
all they had to do to be set free was renounce jehovah and their religon.
the stories i heard of torture were graphic in nature and to this day i can not handle hearing about torture or watch it being portrayed in movies.
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The Rapster
I was old enough not to be scared but definitely became angry at the world for its overall cruelty according to Witness criteria. I remember writing all of those letters we were encouraged to send by headquarters in Brooklyn. Was Malawi true? Perhaps some aspects of it. On the Westcoast, congregations didn't focus on child abuse but religious persecution of adults.
What I was really scared of was the subject of sex! If you were a great looking kid back then it felt like prison being around some of the psycho's in a Witness environment! They completely tried to control every aspect of your personality. Heaven forbid if girls liked you! I laugh about it now, but back then I was quite scared, yes.