ElderEtta

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  Hidden history of the Watchtower religion

  by TerryWalstrom in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  the deeper you dig--the less impressive jw’s become!___________________you may think you know the men who are vitally important to the birth of the religion--but chances are good you’ve been kept in the dark.. _____________.

  did you know?the 1st case heard by the supreme court of the united states concerning the watchtower society involved a director (an officer) of the watchtower, william franklyn hudgings.. a brief description of hudgings and his character.hudgings was an attorney, quack doctor, self-identified ‘scientist’, a pro-zionist, and religious enthusiast who over the years held various director and officer positions in the watchtower society, and the affiliated people's pulpit association and international bible students association.

  at the time of this particular case, william hudgings acknowledged being the corporate secretary of the people's pulpit association and acknowledged that his daily duties included the administrative charge of printing of the watchtower magazine, the bible student's monthly, the kingdom news, and other watchtower publications.. (hudgings was also re-elected to the watchtower society board of directors in january 1919.

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  ElderEtta

  Excellent research Terry thanks for sharing
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  I gotta have a perfect K-Cup machine replacement

  by FatFreek 2005 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  yes, my keurig bit the dust after 14 years.

  i want one just like it but that models not available.

  it was only capable of a single cup, from 8 ounces to 12 ounces.

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  Isn't there a Starbucks nearby?
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  Two for One offer. You get one for the price of two!

  by Slidin Fast in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  did anyone else fall for this one?

  i did pre-assembly work in my home town, this was obviously voluntary unpaid work.

  i continued to do part-time work helping to support my mom who has been recently abandoned by my elder dad,.

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  Bizarre and rotten of them
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  "Are you the plumber?"

  by Jourles in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i've been debating whether or not to post this story simply because the org knows who i am (post history from pre-'05 will tell you all you need to know), and i'm not sure if they would give my parents shit if they knew what transpired earlier this summer.

  but you know what, i don't care what they do, because my mom is dying of stage iv cancer and i feel this needs to be heard by anyone struggling with the loss of contact from their relatives.. for those who are not familiar with my background, i became a small thorn in the side of the wts while i was still in.

  i'm not big on being deceived, and for me, the org crossed my personal 'red line' when it came to blood and the child abuse issue.

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  ElderEtta

  Wonderful story Jourles, thanks very much for sharing and for your courage.
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  Nearly 500 migrant children taken from parents -- that's nothing compared to JW disfellowshipping

  by FatFreek 2005 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  several months ago the news was intense about the hundreds of families broken apart by u.s. immigration.

  many children were sometimes separated by their parents, sometimes for weeks at a time.

  "still separated: nearly 500 migrant children taken from their parents remain in u.s. custody” aug 31, washington post.

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  ElderEtta

  Good research fat freak Shame Shame Shame on Watchtower
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  Counter Productive Witnessing Questions

  by Vanderhoven7 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a part of me would like to ask jws the following questions...but i know it would be rude and counter-productive.

  so i also know i can expect some flack.. how well do you know your organization's history?

  1. when, according to the wts did god promise to usher in a safe and secure new world order before those who witnessed the events of 1914 pass away?

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  ElderEtta

  Excellent questions
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  They would Stone us if the law would allow

  by ElderEtta in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  several years ago unless i was dreaming i read a watchtower quotation that effectively said that they would execute us as disfellowshipped individuals if the law would allow.. was i dreaming?.

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  ElderEtta

  Thank you JW facts it's exactly what I was looking for
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  They would Stone us if the law would allow

  by ElderEtta in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  several years ago unless i was dreaming i read a watchtower quotation that effectively said that they would execute us as disfellowshipped individuals if the law would allow.. was i dreaming?.

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  ElderEtta

  Several years ago unless I was dreaming I read a watchtower quotation that effectively said that they would execute us as disfellowshipped individuals if the law would allow.

  Was I dreaming?
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  Films with nudity

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i guess every jw has a different conscience on the matter, and i don't believe any jw publications have ever specifically mentioned nudity in film as being off limits.

  of course genitals are out of the question because that's usually relegated to r movies which most good jws don't view.

  female toplessness is condoned but not spoken about, as most jws i know have seen titanic and many own it.

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  In the 1970s when I left WT, two of my favorite episodes on TV were Colombo and Murder She Wrote. I always thought there was a huge contradiction on the fact that we could watch murder and not watch nudity.
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  Article: 'Punished' for being sexually abused in York County: Jehovah's Witnesses' culture of cover-up

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  https://amp.ydr.com/amp/1837435002?fbclid=iwar3ypzdpoeria0eksocszgvpvwc6k31qa6qetgru_tiey9k5lj2vxtnfzie.

  'punished' for being sexually abused in york county: jehovah's witnesses' culture of cover-up.

  mike argento | york daily record.

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  ElderEtta

  Thank you Barbara

  that was the best report from that York newspaper that I have ever read. Congratulations to the victim Sarah so very brave and allowing her case to be presented