http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1ukz5m-yo4&feature=youtu.be.
.
cedars.
That is just so freaking stupid... So they were gone for 7 days and had no one who could feed their chickens???
Also, Jehovah made the chickens have some more sex so they could pro-create more for these folks? This makes less and less since the longer you are out.
How about instead of 60 chickens he gets them some nice neighbors who will feed their chickens next time
when reading the watchtower publications, that seems hard to believe...especially now that the governing body has declared itself and itself alone the faithful and discreet slave (something that neither the apostles nor russell were), directly appointed in 1919 by christ, the unique channel of god upon who our salvation depends.
and such statements do not even scratch the surface of the arrogant and grandiose proclamations that are promulgated from the top down.. .
however, a few people who have met governing body members have said how kind and humble they were.
You realize that Swingle seemed humble because the dude was senile as well.
He had no idea what he was doing or where he was going half the time. LOL
when reading the watchtower publications, that seems hard to believe...especially now that the governing body has declared itself and itself alone the faithful and discreet slave (something that neither the apostles nor russell were), directly appointed in 1919 by christ, the unique channel of god upon who our salvation depends.
and such statements do not even scratch the surface of the arrogant and grandiose proclamations that are promulgated from the top down.. .
however, a few people who have met governing body members have said how kind and humble they were.
I got to spend time talking to Sydlik / Barber / Barr and Jaracz. I dumped the garbage in their offices for 6 and a half months.
Sydlik was literally like a frat boy type. He was crude. Always had a joke to tell around the younger brothers. Compared young male basketball players to gazelles. He use to paint (which he was awful at and would admit it) and would wear a french beret and wear a nasty white tshirt that showed his enormous belly. He was fun around young guys. But when he got to tables full of guests he would try to seem like he was very very intelligent but also very caring for the brothers.
Barber was like a grandpa (he had a serious liking for young women on tours. Like seriously would ignore the older sisters and would pose for hugs with the younger sisters and always have his hands juuuust under their side boobs. He was an awful speaker and never seemed to try hard. I never really saw any arrogance in the guy.
Barr was similar to Barber. We refer to him as a skinny koala bear. He seemed humble around the tours but he seemed to be pretty full of himself when dealing with everyone else.
Jaracz was a douchbag. Him and that yellow skin that looked like day old chicken left in the sun... He had this aire about him that just oozed arrogance. I hated seeing his face. Ever time I saw him i wanted to just push him down a flight of stairs.
All this to say that the ones I got to speak to fairly regular or see them in action appeared at times to be normal people, but when they had to be their GB selves they would display differing levels of arrogance depending on who was around. After all if THEY ARE CHRISTS BROTHERS THEY MUST BE SOMETHING SPECIAL
i was wondering if there were any other ex-bethelites on here.
i personally regularly went for temporary work at brooklyn then was assigned to the farm for a year and a half.
it was... one of the most bizaare experiences of my life.. so i wrote it all down (finally, after some 15 years) so i won't bore anyone on here with the details of the story - because bethel doesn't show up until chapter 15... and for you straight folks, it gets a bit gay in two places... but nothing gross.
yea... I use to play all the time with Joseph emery/kenny and berrick. We were playing in the evening and we would sneak in the illegal dunks. I got caught by that idiot Dennis carey and got kicked out the gym for 3 months. I still want to beat his face in
i was wondering if there were any other ex-bethelites on here.
i personally regularly went for temporary work at brooklyn then was assigned to the farm for a year and a half.
it was... one of the most bizaare experiences of my life.. so i wrote it all down (finally, after some 15 years) so i won't bore anyone on here with the details of the story - because bethel doesn't show up until chapter 15... and for you straight folks, it gets a bit gay in two places... but nothing gross.
hmm I worked in 30 cleaning and office furniture, however my home away from home was the basketball court.
I shall follow this thread closely in case more interesting info pops up LOL. One of my roommates was one of the guys that got kicked out becasue of that group of guys who were using the bathrooms and refusing to flush the toilets causing them to be clogged in 124 LOL. They made a big stink out of it and he got sent home
If you were in the garage do you remember the pudgy white guy named wayne barber I believe
i was wondering if there were any other ex-bethelites on here.
i personally regularly went for temporary work at brooklyn then was assigned to the farm for a year and a half.
it was... one of the most bizaare experiences of my life.. so i wrote it all down (finally, after some 15 years) so i won't bore anyone on here with the details of the story - because bethel doesn't show up until chapter 15... and for you straight folks, it gets a bit gay in two places... but nothing gross.
@darth - were you at brooklyn? If so where did ya work if you dont mind me asking? I was there in mid 90's
british astronomer sir john hershel, it was reported in the chicago sun times, made some extraordinary discoveries on the moon!.
the year was 1835. this famous astronomer reportedly had discovered life on our moon.. all manner of strange and wonderful creatures including men with wings like bats had been observed using a new and powerful telescope.. .
fire-wielding biped beavers and batmen were quite extraordinary discoveries indeed!.
Hey Terry, great article.
Can you give me the info on where you found out about frabz wanting to be a presbyterian minister?
I find that verdy vedy interesting
please pm me if you or someone you know attended the evansville, in district convention over this past weekend (june 21-23, 2013).. the key talk of the convention was given friday afternoon and our recording of the friday afternoon session was accidentally recorded over.. getting a recording of this talk would be very, very helpful to many on this board..
just a paraphrase but something to the effect that pedophiles being repeat offenders is a demon inspired expression.
if this tape comes out that he said this it would be very damning. Also it will help me out because like an asshole I told a devout jw it was said and he called me liar lol.
I guess I am rofl
when i first was appointed as an elder, i could not wait to be on a judicial committee.
it semed like most hearings invovled middle age men and women cheating on their mates because either they had married early or felt that were being neglected by their mate.
most times i felt i need to take a long hot shower after a hearing.. the toughest part was seeing these sweet young children grow up in "the truth", and now you are about to judge their future based on their repentance.
@ sd-7 - I am sorry you still have those feelings for people who once served as elders, but you have to remember that the same way you were bamboozled into thinking that this org was the best way to go and its rules were what god wanted - most elders feel the same until they have the realization that it may not be so.
I know I personally did follow that rulebook to the letter and I at times felt that it was harsh but I would always refer to the scripture that states God's thoughts are higher than ours so I would always write my doubts off as me not being holy enough to see things Gods' way. I am sorry for what happened to you but we are all just victims of a corrupt religious system.
please pm me if you or someone you know attended the evansville, in district convention over this past weekend (june 21-23, 2013).. the key talk of the convention was given friday afternoon and our recording of the friday afternoon session was accidentally recorded over.. getting a recording of this talk would be very, very helpful to many on this board..
Is it possible that the points were misunderstood or something?
Those were some pretty powerful statements alledged to have been made - I would think people would be all over this
