Posts by Anna Marina

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Jesus in a Super Hero Cape

by iloowy.goowy in

have you see the latest fashion for jesus in the wt?.

he's sporting a cape, just like superman!maybe caleb can get a t-shirt with a j logo instead of an s.. .

Anna Marina

His chest looks significantly bigger in an odd way. Its really puffed out.

Interesting about the cape though - very Superman also a bit Arthurian.

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Walter F. Salter

by OrionLoki in

hello everyone, this is my first strictly historical theme:.

walter f. salter was the overseer of the branch office in canada in years 1918-1936. in 1936 he was dismissed from that function, and in 1937 he was disfellowshipped from the organization.. does anybody know his further history?

did he join any christian denomination?

Anna Marina

Walter Salter = Judas?

And this is said by a man who declared that cream separators the Panama Canal were proof that Jesus Christ had returned invisibly?

I remember a pioneer telling me about the existence of 'evil slave' in the congregation. It was back in the 60s or 70s I imagine. But when she said 'we had evil slave,' it sounded like they had an uncomfortable health problem. Maybe they needed some Epsom Salters.

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bullying

by Hendrixgrip in

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friends

i should preface my comments by pointing out that i have no aversion to being disfellowshipped.

i fully expect that to happen.

all of my immediate family and a great deal of my extended family have moved on with me and we all enjoy a full and satisfying life.

Anna Marina

Hi Finkelstein - yes and they'd march Jesus right out of the Kingdom Hall. Wouldn't give him any privileges or allow him on the platform and no answering up unless he was consesus ad idem with the paragraph in the Watchtower.

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Rutherford Exposed: The Story of Berta and Bonnie

by Farkel in

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.

Anna Marina

Wonder if the historic WBTS association with Coke influenced the making of this commercial in 1971? With slightly changed lyrics you could imagine it being a Kingdom Melody.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VM2eLhvsSM

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Walter F. Salter

by OrionLoki in

hello everyone, this is my first strictly historical theme:.

walter f. salter was the overseer of the branch office in canada in years 1918-1936. in 1936 he was dismissed from that function, and in 1937 he was disfellowshipped from the organization.. does anybody know his further history?

did he join any christian denomination?

Anna Marina

This is interesting - so is this why they had to stop the radio broadcasts. Huh? I wondered why that was.

Thank you for the link Blondie

"That one person, together with some of his supporters, continued to trouble the Society by sending letters to radio stations and to religionists known to be avowed enemies of God's organization, and to others, wherein threats were made "to break up the organization of the Society within two years". [The Watchtower, April 15, 1937, p. 124]

https://corior.blogspot.com/2006/02/much-hated-walter-salter.html

I am going to assume he wasn't on the cover of Sargent Pepper.

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bullying

by Hendrixgrip in

jw
friends

i should preface my comments by pointing out that i have no aversion to being disfellowshipped.

i fully expect that to happen.

all of my immediate family and a great deal of my extended family have moved on with me and we all enjoy a full and satisfying life.

Anna Marina

In my experience, they don't have any bullets in their gun. They are nothing other than paper tigers and its wet paper tigers at that.

You have to speak out the minute you discern a deal-breaking falsehood. I did and just got told I was loved. Of course they didn't mean it. They just want to string you along.

If in truth, if you have family members who want you to stick with something so sick and silly, its like having family members who want you to remain on the Titanic while its sinking. Personally I'd rather get in the life-boat and push off.

In pushing off, you know what the others are like - some will tut and pull faces like they are sucking lemons, but other work it out and realise you are right. Which ones exactly? The ones that have common sense.

But if you don't have the courage of your commitment to walk, you stay in the trap. Then you can feel bullied because you don't have freedom of speech. Say it how it is, be polite and kind but tell them straight.

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Why this obsession with Standardisation?

by eyeslice2 in

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friends

the longer i am out, the the less i understand the logic of this organisation.. i thought that the kingdom hall my wife attends was perfectly fine and adequate, in fact i liked that it sat in grassy grounds, surrounded by trees.

it probably wasn't in any dire need of re-decorating at this point.

others, obviously, thought otherwise and so the hall has recently been subjected to a make-over.. the parking lot has been extended in true joni michell they've "paved paradise and put up a parking lot".

Anna Marina

Yes Blondie they are trying get them to get in and sat down fast. It's like musical chairs, make sure there aren't quite enough.

If anyone can't get a chair they are turfed out into a back room where they have to watch it on tv. There is zero tolerance on this, in other words, no, they are not allowed to bring a folding chair. This is making some of the usual late comers highly fed up and grumpy.

It is ironic that before the chairs were changed, there used to be more chairs. So they have deliberately bought fewer chairs.

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Why this obsession with Standardisation?

by eyeslice2 in

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friends

the longer i am out, the the less i understand the logic of this organisation.. i thought that the kingdom hall my wife attends was perfectly fine and adequate, in fact i liked that it sat in grassy grounds, surrounded by trees.

it probably wasn't in any dire need of re-decorating at this point.

others, obviously, thought otherwise and so the hall has recently been subjected to a make-over.. the parking lot has been extended in true joni michell they've "paved paradise and put up a parking lot".

Anna Marina

Hi FedUpJW

A fact can be true or false. You have to assess the facts.

They do conjuring tricks with words. Just as the hand is faster than the eye with magicians, so a word, which people understand in one way, gets its meaning shifted around in their sentences. They are brilliant at it.

Yes they lie, they do not tell the truth. But they do deal in facts and in doing so mess up reason.

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Why this obsession with Standardisation?

by eyeslice2 in

jw
friends

the longer i am out, the the less i understand the logic of this organisation.. i thought that the kingdom hall my wife attends was perfectly fine and adequate, in fact i liked that it sat in grassy grounds, surrounded by trees.

it probably wasn't in any dire need of re-decorating at this point.

others, obviously, thought otherwise and so the hall has recently been subjected to a make-over.. the parking lot has been extended in true joni michell they've "paved paradise and put up a parking lot".

Anna Marina

Blondie

At a KH build the original chairs ordered were cancelled and another type ordered. It turned out that the elder who did this picked cheaper chairs and kept the difference. He did this without consulting anyone, and no one was brave enough to challenge him

I don't know the details but some years back (12 yrs maybe) something similar happened in ours. Wonder if it was for the same reason?

Anyway they've just replaced the chairs in what was my cong BUT there are less of them and they have to be arranged in a certain fashion. The number of chairs is based on the average number attending and if you aren't in in time you have to sit in a different room. I think they are doing this to make sure people feel they have to get there early to grab the best chairs.

Someone asked why they couldn't buy a few more chairs so there were plenty to go round. They were told it would not be fair on the African brothers because 1 extra chair bought for a UK cong could by whatever for the African brothers. So someone suggested buying the chairs from Africa because they are cheaper there.

Bottom line is - get there early or no chair.

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"Love Never Fails" ... Really ?

by Finkelstein in

" love never fails " is the main assembly headline for this years district assemblies for the jws and what a contrived lark that is .

the jws leaders have created doctrines to which the organization's followers obeyed accordingly which have killed thousands , destroyed families and indirectly caused numerous suicides.

these men have instituted such doctrines such as refusing blood transfusions, vaccinations and organ transplants at one time, they still uphold the no blood transfusion doctrine though.

Anna Marina

Hi iwantoutnow

People use the word 'shun' and it means one thing to them. To others it means something else, so I'm making the point that the negative aspects of shunning need to be clearly defined because on occasion it is wise to not have anything to do with some people.

Here's an example of what I mean using another word, the word discrimiate. Now if someone discrimiates against a person that's viewed as bad. But what if you discriminate when you choose a team member who you think will help you win a game? Or a discriminating art dealer who chooses to invest in a valuable painting.

The word discriminate immediatly makes people think of negative things but there are positive things too. Similarly with shunning, you might immediatly associate the word with negative things but there are times when its a positive thing.

Hi Finkelstein - I don't I just know - I was df'd a few weeks ago for saying 1914 is a lie.