Pete I get vienne's frustration.
The idea that Russell was influenced by Masonic rituals has been debunked so many times and so thoroughly by thoughtful posters it is astonishing that the myth won't die. I guess people prefer a mystery to facts they ought to have known but didn't.
Even what vienne and her late mum have posted in this forum has shown how poor most exJWs knowledge is of the origins of the religion. Most seem happy that way.
vienne19 hours ago
Russell was never a Mason. This is the most uninformed bunch of posters I've seen here in ages.
You're right....it's perfectly OK for Vienne to hurl insults at an entire forum of people based on a mistake by one poster, regardless of how many individuals were patient with her before she became a fully licensed and accredited X JW.
As for me, I'm going to continue to err on the side of kindness.