Posts by ElderEtta

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"No more than 40 years"

by dynamiterose77 in

in another corner of the internet someone stated that witnesses are proclaiming that this system will be no more than 40 years now... that "gog of magog" will start the great tribulation.

can anyone confirm this latest "prediction"?.

ElderEtta

In 1941 recipients of the book children by then President Rutherford were told that Armageddon was months and not years away

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Remembering SuziDrums

by 3rdgen in

hello friends,.

i don't post here much anymore but still check in to read from time to time.

yesterday i thought i would send a fb msg.

ElderEtta

So sorry for your loss but you all's experience was a wealth of enjoyment to me and everyone on this board

Etta

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goads?

by road to nowhere in

the part this in the midweek meeting had a lot of questions about what a goad is.

probably 10 of 15 minutes spent on it.

and they said it was a stick with a metal point, which i doubt what with metal being costly, and a sharpened stick would do as well.. maybe next week we can learn about whips as in "we will keep whipping you until morale improves".

ElderEtta

G.O.A.D.S. = Greatest Of All-time Destructive Sects

Etta

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Hidden history of the Watchtower religion

by TerryWalstrom in

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.

ElderEtta

Excellent research Terry thanks for sharing

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I gotta have a perfect K-Cup machine replacement

by FatFreek 2005 in

jw
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.

ElderEtta

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

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,.

ElderEtta

Bizarre and rotten of them

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"Are you the plumber?"

by Jourles in

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.

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

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.

ElderEtta

Good research fat freak Shame Shame Shame on Watchtower

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Counter Productive Witnessing Questions

by Vanderhoven7 in

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?