Posts by NotFormer

I think Jan might be referring to the picture, and I'll ask the same question: are men expected to keep the Kingdom Hall tidy, or is that the one "privilege" that the sisters get?

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2023-10-16-Announcement!

by Atlantis in

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page 1. https://imgbox.com/7rdmnb8f .

page 2. https://imgbox.com/puqfpzmd .

atlantis!

NotFormer

"Get excited by the stimulating artwork" is a nice touch... 😺

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A look back at Watchtower's Brooklyn real estate sales in the New York Times 1/29/2016

by Balaamsass2 in

today, my google search for jehovah's witnesses, delivered this result from the new york times.

great coverage and photos of all the real estate watchtower sold in new york city.

a great look back.

NotFormer

An interesting overview of the WT. Insular, opportunistic, lacking in any loyalty to community. I wonder if they fixed up the park they promised to upgrade?

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Further questions

by Gorb in

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goeby's wife asked "if love instead of hours is the motivation why do pionieers and co's have to count their time?"..

i don't know.... and, if people in an organization are instructed and trained years over years that works and counting time is making them good a good christian and acceptable for jehovah and for saving their live, how will they feel now???.

g..

NotFormer

What form do you have to fill out to prove that you are motivated by enough love?

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Steve Lett doesn’t look well

by Teddnzo in

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as soon as you see steve letts talk at the agm you think to yourself “oh my, what’s happened to him?.

his hand has plasters and his skin doesn’t look healthy, like he has inflammation or something serious going on.. he had put on weight and is all bloated and puffy .

his skin really doesn’t look good, the kind of inflammation many people notice after the experimental covid vaccines.. there have been very high numbers of people reported inflammation after the experimental covid vaccines.

NotFormer

Those are interesting posts, Vidiot. Perhaps being in the rarified atmosphere of Bethel leads to people really believing that they are God's special people. But it's not just the GB who have to believe it, but everyone in the Bethel circle. The GB members had to believe it when they were lower level Bethelites, and the Bethelites upon whose shoulders they now sit must believe it too. It just goes to show that insular and insulated thinking can be very powerful.

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Sparlock Toy

by NotFormer in

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i wasn't around when the sparlock thing hit about 11 years ago, but it became such a meme that that debacle still gets mentioned from time to time.

one thing that came up in conversations of the time was about how dumb the name was; that someone in bethel could have come up with a less lame name.

i think that that bethelite was trying to be clever by using "warlock" as the stem and dropping the "w".

NotFormer

A different thread about it suggested that it was very "The Onion" in style. It's written too much like it's by an exjw. The Simpsons wouldn't risk defaming a GB member of a minor religion with deep pockets. And the Simpsons viewing public would have no idea who or what was being lampooned.

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Sparlock Toy

by NotFormer in

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i wasn't around when the sparlock thing hit about 11 years ago, but it became such a meme that that debacle still gets mentioned from time to time.

one thing that came up in conversations of the time was about how dumb the name was; that someone in bethel could have come up with a less lame name.

i think that that bethelite was trying to be clever by using "warlock" as the stem and dropping the "w".

NotFormer

I wonder if Groening was having a lend? I can't find any reference to it being an actual episode beyond the rumours. If it had been real, there would be clips of that episode all over YouTube, I'm guessing. Maybe it was an April 1st joke by Groening that wasn't reported on until later? 🤔