Posts by dropoffyourkeylee

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Kidnaper of 3 Cleveland women - his mom a JW

by Gayle in

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/castro-brothers-spend-night-jail-article-1.1338131#ixzz2sjzrxozd.

dropoffyourkeylee

Has anyone been able to confirm or not whether Ariel Castro was ever associated with the Witnesses? I am still expecting to hear that he was associated at 'one time, perhaps as a youth.

What do we know for sure, based on news reports?

1 Ariel Castro's mother is a Jehovah's Witness in Cleveland.

2 Castro visited his mother frequently and even took the young daughter to visit her where she called her 'grandma'.

3 Castro and his brother Onil had been to dinner at their mom's house on the day that they were picked up by the police.

4 Michele Knight testified in court yesterday that Castro was a hypocrite because he would 'go to church on Sunday and then come home and torture us'.

While there is nothing conclusive yet, it is very suggestive that he was aware of WT beliefs at least, and probably has been to the KH. Perhaps even recently if Michele's statements on his going to church are correct. (Who knows if what he told her was true or not... he is a pathological liar). All in all, I for one and waiting for the shoe to drop when we find out for sure.

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Another new book: Jehovah's Witnesses - AN EXPOSE, written by a former elder and retired veteran United Airlines pilot

by AndersonsInfo in

a comprehensive new book:.

"the good... the bad... the deceptive.... and worse!

an expose".

dropoffyourkeylee

There is no conflict in these numbers. He states he was with Unitel until 1991, but he has 50 years flying experience. Most airline pilots learned to fly well before they are hired with an airline, and continue to fly for many years afterwards, either professionally or in general aviation. Many of them will be instructors and flight examiners. So the author, if he first learned to fly in 1961 at age 20 or so, would now be about 74 years old. It is not uncommon at all for a 70+ to still have his medical and license and be active in aviation.

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New Child Abuse lawsuit to be filed tomorrow in Ohio against WT and congregation

by AndersonsInfo in

media alert: press conference wednesday, july 31, 2013, 11:00 am .

civil lawsuit filed against ohio jehovahs witnesses congregation and national organizations by sexual abuse victim .

childhood victim suffered sexual abuse from congregational leader over a four year period .

dropoffyourkeylee

I wonder if the fact that Lorain is near Cleveland could draw additional attention to the case. There have been a number of articles recently about Cleveland and the recent kidnappings and murders. And remember that Ariel Castro's mom is a JW in Cleveland. I still think it likely, if we ever get the details, that Castro had been to the Kingdom Hall in either Cleveland or Reading PA when he was young.

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Rutherford's Paradise - Film Footage of Beth Sarim

by RayPublisher in

i just added this to my youtube channel, jwstruggle.

i know that we have some resident authorities on the history around jf rutherford and i am anxious to see what they make of it.

(leolaia i'm talking to you lol!).

dropoffyourkeylee

Very interesting footage. Thanks for posting it, it's a shame the audio is missing.

My take:

Part of the video is casual (the parts of Rutherford drinking, apparently a little loopy, clowning around). Other parts appear more staged, and even professional enough to have been intended as a propoganda film (bounteous harvest, waving flowers, Rutherford working the fields like a 19th century farmer) Even in 1939 many farmers were using tractors, and they obviously had trucks, bulldozers, etc at the building of Beth Sarim. The footage of him farming must be staged for some reason; I really doubt he ever did farming like that in real life. So I would conclude that the original (for that portion of the video) was accompanied by narration with the typical WT jargon about the Earth's harvest in New World, etc. Nevertheless, an invaluable contribution to our perception of Rutherford the man.... Thanks.

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Full 2013 Conti and Simons interview now available on YouTube

by cedars in

hi folks.

as some of you may remember, 7 months ago i posted a thread announcing a special interview with candace conti and rick simons for which the answers were to be submitted by jwn posters.. here is the original thread.... http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/child-abuse/243087/1/calling-all-posters-what-are-your-questions-for-candace-conti-rick-simons-and-kelly-kraetsch.

the resulting interview was filmed on 10th february 2013 in oakland, california, and the first two videos of the interview were released in march.. i've finally had the opportunity to sit down and put the remaining two videos together, and these have been uploaded to youtube today.. we now have all four interview videos on youtube as follows.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhvfefpig4a.

dropoffyourkeylee

Thanks Cedar for posting these videos. I just spent the last hour watching them. Thank you Rick and Conti, if you view these responses..... sorry, it is emotional. You two are great inspiration to all who have been abused in one way or another by the Watchtower or any other organization that has children entrusted to its care.

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I can't find any bibles...seems to be a shortage...

by Legacy in

howdy,.

i have been trying to get 4 bibles for some folks i know who use to be jw's...not sure if they are returning but i'll do my part...can anyone shed some light or let me know where i can call to get bibles....patterson says there is a shortage, i've asked around to different halls in different states.. could it be because of jw.org ?.

take care,.

dropoffyourkeylee

I heard that it is only the English translation of the NWT which is unavailable, and the non-English languages are still available. If all JWs would clean out their attics and closets and bring in all those Green Bibles, there wouldn't be any shortage at all. Maybe we should start a JW ministry to collect old NWTs, redistribute to people who do not have one.

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Another non-JW reacts to Sparlock video

by cedars in

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-ssv2nh0rc.

and two weeks ago i highlighted another video where sparlock helped an ex-mormon.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmesmlhydru.

though it still depresses me to think of all the young ones (including my own relatives) falling under the influence of this dangerous piece of propaganda, it's at least some small comfort that the sparlock video is backfiring so dramatically among thinking non-jws.. .

dropoffyourkeylee

I am glad that the WT society has started putting out videos like the Caleb/Caleb's mom series. They really show the world how stupid they are. The great part is that putting it on the internet is permanent. There will always be copies out there, for all to see whenever they want. The society is really making themselves look stupid. I am cheering!

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The lonely skull of a wandering European, found at Taree, NSW

by fulltimestudent in

this is believed to be the skull of a white (european) person, who should not have been where the skull was found.

that's because, australians generally want to believe that the first europeans to live in australia came after captain cook.

that view, is likely to be a bit of jingoistic rubbish, but it serves the cause of white nationalism.

dropoffyourkeylee

thanks for posting this, as I for one find it interesting whenever we find out something they taught us in history books was wrong. However, it is not surprising to me that there would have been individual Europeans in Australia in the 1650's. After all there were European vessels through the Spice Islands all thru the 1500's and possibly the Arab traders were around there before that. Any shipwreck/ runaway sailor/ or even fathering a child could have resulted in the person described.

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