in he's nephews book i could not believe some of the things he mentions.
when his father died fred franz told his mother he could not go to the funeral because he was just too busy at bethel.
she spoke to rutherford who ordered him to go.
The term "pompous exccentric self-absorbed prick" comes to mind.
And yes, I wouldn't be at all surprised if he had a form of Asperger's.
His later age dementia doesn't erase what he was during his lifetime, just adds a tragic and ironic twist to his life story.
Eden
any takers?
we can pick a date and pull the plug?
lol .
The way I see it the letter should contain:
Eden
any takers?
we can pick a date and pull the plug?
lol .
I mean, if someone is comfortable about using the real name, that person might do it, of course - and possibly face the consequences too. But this is meant to be a symbolic protest from the silent multitude.
Eden
any takers?
we can pick a date and pull the plug?
lol .
I would send those letters to the local country's Bethel branch, not the world HQ, written in your local language, translated from an english common standard letter. It should be PERSONALIZED (meaning, unique) at the end, with initials that may or may not correspond to your real name, or an alias. They should be "signed" with an X or some other symbol. The letter should adopt a worldwide campaign name so that it is known that it's part of a worldwide protest. Media should be alerted to the protest.
Eden
https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/3mxy3t/circuit_overseers_giving_anti_royal_commission/.
My CO brother-in-law told Mrs Eden that Geoffrey Jackson made the most dignified defense of Jehovah's Organization before human authorities. Almost spoke as if it was the biggest epic since the days of the apostle Paul. I'm sure he didn't hear a bit of it, though.
Eden
growing up, the jws at the kingdom hall taught me that perfection is the only standard via which things can ever be measured.
"well yeah modern medicine is great - but it's pointless because they can't save everyone.
and they can't stop people from dying.
We love ya, Punky ole bastid :) Never give up.
If you were in the vicinity I'd invite you to come over and jam with me @ my home studio.
Eden
how accurate is the bible?
the "compiled" version (council of nicaea) was not established for hundreds, or even thousands, of years after events happened.
stories were handed down generation to generation to generation before being written down.
The Bible is man-made collection of books that contain human wisdom, and therefore, it's no surprise that one can find there some good advice on several areas. But then again, that is true also of countless 'wordly' books. The wisdom found in the Bible isn't what proves it's from God. But the innacuracies and the errors found in the Bible are what proves that it's NOT from God.
Eden
growing up, the jws at the kingdom hall taught me that perfection is the only standard via which things can ever be measured.
"well yeah modern medicine is great - but it's pointless because they can't save everyone.
and they can't stop people from dying.
Isn't it a paradox that they criticize 'wordly' institutions for not being able to achieve perfect results, as the OP described, but at the same time are quick to excuse the shortcomings of 'God's own earthly Organization' by saying its made of "imperfect men" ...
It's mind-blowing that they can't see the stupidity of that double standard.
Eden
definitely something going in the london bethel.. i thought i'd ask them again (and record it again) what the situation was regarding the new britain branch construction work.. i got the same sister (debbie) and here is how the conversation went: .
me: i've been told that construction of the new branch has been stopped - is this true?.
debbie: no, it has not ceased, it's carrying on as normal - can i ask where you're calling from?.
If significant layoffs are planned for the UK Bethel, then it's possible that they have to re-scale the Chelmsford project, redesign it, and that may mean that they need to stop to make a new assessment of the situation.
Eden
no doubt that atrocities were perpetrated against jehovah's witnesses in 1972-73.. but what about the reports in 1975?.
here is an excerpt from a diplomatic cable sent to the us secretary of state in 1977.. the cable was released/declassified in 2009.. .... re jehovah's witnesses, why do we go back to the.
events of 197273?
