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  Rutherford Exposed: The Story of Berta and Bonnie

  by Farkel in

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  2. scandals

  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.

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  GENDER PRONOUNS

  by JohnTron72 in

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  2. beliefs

  just to put it out there, the whole gender pronouns idea being pushed by the lgbtq+ minorities is just a way to try to hide the sin of homosexuality.

  if you can void people talking about your true sexual identity then it seems there is no sin anymore if two they or them of the same sex are together.

  example of the coverup: ("i don't identify as either gender"), so the kids i'm raising in a lesbian relationship need not speak of me as a mom or any other female term and we all don't have to feel any stigma attached to the true terms so, any shame we might feel is hidden anyway.

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  DD😂

  I have heard that fundamentalists find it easier accepting they've raised a girl who should have been a boy - indeed is really a boy - than to admit their daughter is a lesbian. She's not a lesbian she's actually just a straight boy.

  Which is worrying.
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  Has the governing body been had by the 'superior Authorities'?

  by was a new boy in

  1. social
  2. current

  nyc mayor praises jw's for obeying authorities.

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzy5xtr5gvg.

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  Was a New Boy I like your senator Ron!! He's dead right. What about health autonomy? Like Ron, I've been vaccinated but I've had COVID and so have my kids so we will not be having another vaccine and my kids don't require a risky vaccine when the disease itself barely registered with them (being young).
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  Congratulations US team, you played yourself..

  by MeanMrMustard in

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  2. entertainment

  .. so said one of the comments on the latest video from nate the lawyer:.

  https://youtu.be/_f_sehu3674.

  it is an interesting case of why "equal pay" isn't quite what you think it is.

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  Isn't it more likely that the USA women's team would win the world cup than the men's team? In which case, they won't want to risk sharing that money LoL (although I remember the men's team doing super well in the 90s and I supported them all the way when England dropped out).

  The women cynically wanted more. The men can also deal with more risk because they get paid more playing for their clubs.

  Ooops! Be careful what you wish for ladies!
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  Is the Bethel Farm in Wallkill Co. still there?

  by Etude in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i've been out of this loop (or any other) for a while.

  can someone tell me if the bethel farm facilities are still there in wallkill county, ny?

  i was there for about a year.

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  Etude we'd love to hear some of your story!! Someone should start a watchtower history podcast for those of us too old and ugly to appear on camera😂(I know, I know....speak for yourself Dio...)

  NB I know there's an excellent you tube channel run by two historians/Watchtower buffs but it is less 'personal experience' and more 'academic' history.
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  Where to flee Covid mandates and restrictions?

  by Kosonen in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  at the moment there does not seem to be any place to flee to from covid mandates and restrictions.

  we are stuck like the first century christians in jerusalem.

  but jesus said when the disgusting thing would stand in the holy place, it was time to swiftly flee to the mountains.. will jehovah god open a path to security where we can be in safety?

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  Talking of bonkers......

  Were could we be in safety before Gog from Magog comes to attack?

  According to Ezekiel 38 we should dwell in security before this, but where?

  Revelation 12 also speaks about a symbolic God's woman that will flee to a safe place and be fed there foe 1260 days. But where?

  I think the best place would be in Far North Queensland, in Australia. It is a very sparsely populated area, there we could be in isolation from the rest of the world.
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  Help needed - Did the GB receive Covid money?

  by iwasblind in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  this is not a political post regarding the vax jab, (let's not go there) but i personally know many who were disturbed by the gb pushing it in the update #7. .

  it is odd as they never really get involved and always do the stupid "conscious" thing whenever they don't want to take responsibility.. then i saw this article - https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/08/03/898753550/religious-groups-received-6-10-billion-in-covid-19-relief-funds-hope-for-more?t=1632597803079&fbclid=iwar0ly8k1fb3cdgknmmxs9aruz-wtex6sir9_uz2uxofkae4iyk7sm5r1ndu&t=1632598929611.

  there is a report with itemized churches and the amounts they were given.

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  I would imagine the paycheck protection scheme may have applied to their lawyers/doctors/accountants/PR & other professionals.

  It would be interesting to look up Watchtower's JW lawyers and check whether they were recipients (such as the infamous Canadian lawyer who perjured himself in court claiming witness family relations don't change following disfellowshipping - he owns his own firm which essentially works full time for Watchtower)

  It as you say one of their many subsidiary companies...particularly if involved in building etc which would have had to stop during some lockdown periods. Very interesting find!!
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  Installation of Yahweh alone

  by Doug Mason in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i have released my latest study for your criticism, corrections, and advice.. “installation of yahweh alone”.

  yahweh’s journey from local warrior god assigned to weather and storms to his installation as the universal deity -- and the people who put him there.. available at: https://www.academia.edu/s/e1d2a5b016?source=link .

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  Thank you Doug. Have you ever thought of going on Myth Vision Podcast to discuss your findings? That would be fantastic!

  Eden1 Here the Arameans think that the "gods of Israel" (Elohe, plural) are "gods of the hills", and have no power over the plains or valleys. Where does that perception comes from? What can it tell us about the origins of Yahweh?

  Yes or the old chariots because they're made of Iron (because he's a Bronze age God?).
  
  
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  Anyone have your local cong. give out papers to say what you can afford to give the cult?

  by mickbobcat in

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  2. beliefs

  back in the late 80s i can remember my local cong.

  pass around a paper that had a place for head of house hold name and how much they can afford to give every month for one year.

  but i remember the elders said they needed to know what they can bank on to know what they can afford to borrow to remodel ect.

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  Many congregation members feather spat over this.

  Du wot?😂

  Anna Marina I've never heard that one before?! What does it mean please?😊
  

  MBCI thought it was standard practice these days. Tithing by the back door so to speak....doesn't every Cong have to pledge what they can afford to donate "on a monthly basis or whatever" as ANTMO would say.
  
  
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  The J W with the Golden Gun

  by Terry in

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  2. friends

  spillane, mickey spillane.

  he pulled no punches and his pen was as fast as his gun.

  after all, it took almost three whole weeks for mickey to type his first novel.

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  ......any relation to David Spillane?