several threads on here about the excellent bbc r4 programme this week ('the report') focussing on rape and abuse in barry, south wales, jws.
fat pervert mark sewell later got 14 years and i hope he is enjoying every minute of it.. the courageous ladies who spoke on the programme were articulate, reasonable and made a tremendous impression.. the quote in the thread title made an impression on me, and i hope, on all listeners.. forget religious, theological, 'biblical' issues and cut to the basics.
a rape victim was asked to demonstrate - to demonstrate, ffs - to three unqualified (middle-aged at least, presumably) men just how far her legs were apart when she was raped.. i have rarely heard anything so outrageous, and i used to investigate rape and abuse in my profession.
My sister was married to a long time elder that made her roll play during sex. She was to pretend that she was other sisters at the hall during sex. All the while this man was sitting on JC and judging others. I could see him being the type that asked very personal questions during a JC.
They are no longer together thankfully for her.
so fisherperson sent me a pm asking a bunch of questions re my time at beth hell.
rather than respond in a pm i will post the q/a here as i have nothing to hide.
q:what years did you serve in brooklyn bethel?
The way this fish has been acting makes one wonder if he/she is in fact a mole trying to get info on other posters to out them?
What exactly were you fishing for with a line of questioning like that Fish?
once a month about 15 to 20 elderly jw publishers would meet at the kingdom hall and one elder was assigned to set up the system so they could view jw broadcasting.
these publishers were long time pioneers, former elders, and long time publishers who know nothing about computers or the internet.
they are the last batch of those expecting the generation that saw 1914 or understood it--- to not die off.
If there was only one older sister that came, they should host it. What jerks!
so fisherperson sent me a pm asking a bunch of questions re my time at beth hell.
rather than respond in a pm i will post the q/a here as i have nothing to hide.
q:what years did you serve in brooklyn bethel?
Did GB members laundry get washed along with other workers clothes? As full of sh*t that they are, did you ever see any sh*t stains in their underwear?
(Trying to get this back on topic) :-D
soliciting any and all opinions.
as some of you may know, wife is full in pioneer.
my fade has gone from us fighting.
It is a high risk decision that only you can make and live with the outcome.
When I went full disclosure with my wife of 18 years, she stated that she will never be married to an apostate and filed for divorce the next day. I did not contest and 2 months later we were divorced.
Be prepared for the worst possible outcome before moving forward.
its been mentioned before that warwick is a toxic dump and now the jw's are suing a former owner for compensation.
well this is huge on so many levels.
one they new it was contaminated back a few years ago so why move your headquarters there?
I believe the WT was aware of it being toxic before they bought it.
Two possible good outcomes.
1) they have to pay millions to clean it up and delay their country club until they all die.
2) the GB move there soon and they all get rectal cancer.
paragraph 14.
"the majority if unmarried youths who lose their virginity say that they regret what they did.".
where do they get this stuff?.
"The majority if unmarried youths who lose their virginity say that they regret what they did, just before reinstatement after a year or more of shunning."
There, I fixed it for them.
creationist museum acquires 5,000-year-old t. rex skeleton.
news january 15, 2003. vol 39 issue 01 science & technology science religion.
tulsa, okin a major coup for the growing field of creation science, the perfectly preserved remains of a 5,000-year-old tyrannosaurus rex were delivered monday to tulsa's creationist museum of natural history.. .
The Green NWT of the scriptures is proof dinosaurs were in northern Africa 6,000 years ago.
breaking news from co!!
according to a reliable source, the co in my area says that jws may have been hearing the phrase, "final push" being used.
what sage advice did this shepherd, duke, and "star" of revelation have to say?
from 2 samuel 24. i am so mad at myself for not making a comment how could anyone explain this away?
then after he slaughters 70,000 he then feels regret?
This was one of the very last #2 talks that I gave. I really never paid much attention to this account before my #2 assignment. When I was preparing for it and had to think a little deeper, it disturbed me to my core that god would kill innocent for David's err when he was given other choices.
I wanted to cancel the talk, but I didn't. I simply read the account from the bible with NO introduction or concluding comments, then walked off the stage.
I didn't realize it at the time, but that was the beginning of my eyes being opened.
Now I know its all BS and it was common for bronze age kings to blame god for everything that happened.
