by Newly Enlightened 11530 Replies latest watchtower scandals
However, two elderly JW men choose not to have any funeral ceremony. If their wives stayed JW, and the men woke up, (which is what I suspect) that would be the only solution. I realize that this talk of obituaries is off-topic.
That is so utterly awful, Vintage. I'm so sorry about these chaps. How awful not to have the eulogy they deserve because their wives are captives of an organization that will use their funeral to recruit more victimsđĄ
@nicolaou - I just uploaded the videos I mentioned and some other screenshots. Please confirm receipt.
Slimboyfat, A good proofreader who understands the topic is a valuable asset.
Diogenesister, actuallly, one of the men had told me about Crisis of Conscience decades before I read it. I think that he had been PIMO for a very long time. He could easily have arranged a eulogy for himself if heâd wanted one. He was a lawyer and had argued before the U.S. Supreme Court for Watchtower long ago. No, I think that having no funeral ceremony was his choice.
The other man had been imprisoned during WWII for neutrality and was on his second (JW) marriage. So, again, I believe that he had made the choice himself to have no funeral ceremony. Neither men were newbies being pushed around.
One sister said to the other, âIâve got a talk in a couple of week, would you be my householder?â
The other said, âsure, whatâs your topic?â
âApostasy.â
âYeah I can help you out with that, because I read that book by Fred Franzâs nephew years ago, so I know what apostates try to say and all thatâ.
âOkay then, weâll get together to practiseâ.
I nearly fainted. Here I was hiding the book as if my life depended on it, and this sister was talking about it openly in the Kingdom Hall as if it was no big deal. In fact it sounded like she was boasting about her insight on the topic. Pretty strange incident, seemed to me.
Iâm not much of a writer but Iâd certainly be willing to proofread if thatâs any help.
Slim not true! I think you'd be perfect. Start a thread asking people what they think needs to go in, maybe. You could maybe do the AAWA.....or Jeff?
Nicolaou Could we upload Lloyds livestream to the website, or do you think he would attempt to have it removed if there were no commentary around it?
The young guy with the pony tail did an excellent commentary on the livestream.
That video was done by Fateful Slave.
I would like to help, I have to think about my schedule. I have a lot on my plate just now, but this appeals to my inner researcher.
Slimboyfat, I read Crisis of Conscience online, because it wasnât available for sale as a hardcopy at the end of 2018. Itâs a huge, thick book (for those who havenât read it) and I probably harmed my eyes reading it in three or four days. And then, amazingly, it became available for sale through Amazon, so I ordered a hardcopy. I was so excited to receive it, and I planned to go back and read certain spots. But, like you, Slimboyfat, I was mortified that a JW might see that I had it. So, I took two sheets of white typing paper and carefully made a book cover to hide the title. My fear was that I might open the door to JWs and they would see the book near my door.
And then I ordered In Search of Christian Freedom. But, within days of receiving the first book, by the time the second book arrived, I had lost my morbid fear of being discovered with Ray Franzâ books by any JW who might show up. Thatâs how fast I lost my fear of being disfellowshipped. And I didnât make a book cover for Ray Franzâ second book. :)
P. S. JeffT, I think you would do a great job of writing an overview. And you probably have the managerial skills to delegate pieces of the work to others.
