A JW Biography of AlanF

by AlanF 88 Replies latest members private

  • jukief
    jukief

    Watch it, Dave! Don't forget that I can hop on a plane any time I want to and get even with you for that comment!

  • Englishman
    Englishman

    Oops....she can only be appeased with copious quantities of Hobgoblin..

    Englishman.

  • seven006
    seven006

    ***Watch it, Dave! Don't forget that I can hop on a plane any time I want to and get even with you for that comment!***

    Ooooooo I'm so scared. What are you going to do? Poison me with some of Rilla's humus again? How is that little bug pimp doing anyhow?

    Big hug old woman.

    Dave

  • DanTheMan
    DanTheMan

    Interesting read.

    To top it off, the summer district assembly program included a demonstration where a giant green brain on one side of the stage lighted up and talked to a giant red heart on the other side. The dialog reflected the emotional side of a person arguing with the intellectual side.

    Oh..my..god...this must have been positively traumatic to have to sit through.

    About 1972, I began having trouble with the Society's teachings that had to do with the length of the creative days of Genesis. Why did the Society teach that they were exactly 7000 years long? This was important because 1975 was supposed to be at the end of exactly 6000 years of human existence. I wanted to know precisely why they were teaching that, and so I researched it in the Society's publications. I could find no explicit explanation anywhere, and concluded that the reason they taught it was based on certain unstated assumptions. I reasoned that, since we knew we were _about_ 6000 years from man's creation, and that we were in the generation of 1914, which was to see the end of this system of things, it was a reasonable conclusion that _exactly_ 6000 years would be a significant number. I couldn't find any Brothers who could confirm this, so I wrote to the Society. To my astonishment, they confirmed it.

    So here the Society had admitted that this most important date -- 1975 -- was based on little more than an assumption.

    this part confused me

    Regarding Popular Science magazine, hey, I like it! It has a lot of articles about gadgets and cars and stuff. lol

    I was going to make a comment about Harry Peloyan sounding like somebody who was a real obnoxious ass, but then I saw where at least he was one of the ones trying to get the GB to change their child molestation policy, so is he a good guy or a bad guy?

  • alw
    alw

    Absolutely, fantastic, riveting reading. Although I haven't thought of half of the material expressed it only verifies why I am no longer a witness. Thankyou. Looking forward to the next instalment with eager anticipation. alw

  • jeanniebeanz
    jeanniebeanz

    great bio, Alan. Thanks for sharing it with us.

    Jeannie

  • jukief
    jukief

    Yes, Mike, Hobgoblin will do it for sure. Have the barkeep set aside at least a keg for me for next month, OK? I'll need that much to get over being called an old woman by Dave. :D As for you, Dave, I'll come over there and knock you down and sit on you! You'll be begging for mercy in no time. Just kidding. You know I love you!

  • hillary_step
    hillary_step

    AlanF,

    We share a generation and many common experiences. Mrs Step enjoyed reading the first chapter of your biography very much, as did I Alan.

    Many thanks - HS

  • hillary_step
    hillary_step

    Hunter Thompson.

    HS

  • Poztate
    Poztate

    Hi AlanF,

    I found that to be a very interesting read.The majority of us never did or will have the chance to put our questions or concerns to someone at the top. It seems like Albert Schroeder is quite happy with the way things are and does not want to rock the boat in any way. I guess the Ray Franz lesson helps to keep it that way. It must have been frustrating for you to have all of your well reasoned out arguements fall on deaf ears.

    The other thing that caught my attention was the mention of the 1971 DA where they brought out the new light? about the literal heart being capable of emotions or thought. That really was a Freddy Franz at his best moment. Unlike you,who questioned I was a true believer at the time and largely brain dead. I just thought...Isn't this exciting. WE know something that those STUPID DOCTORS don't. LOL

    I could comment on other parts but I type with two fingers so I won't for now

    POZ

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