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  The Day two JW kids murdered their parents.

  by LDH in

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  for those of you who are unfamiliar with the story, which is ten years old now.

  the freeman brothers of allentown pennsylvania lashed out against their strict upbringing by killing their loyal jw parents and even their younger brother.. the story made national headlines because these two had tattoos on their foreheads.

  "berzerker" and "sieg heil.".

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  Brothers who killed their parents 29 years ago to be resentenced in Lehigh County

  • Updated: Feb. 12, 2024, 6:30 p.m.|
  • Published: Feb. 12, 2024, 4:57 p.m.

  

  Bryan and David FreemanCourtesy of Pennsylvania Department of Corrections

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  • Rudy Miller | For lehighvalleylive.com

  A pair of brothers who killed their parents 29 years ago in Salisbury Township will be resentenced this week in Lehigh County.

  A weeklong hearing to resentence Bryan and David Freeman started Monday in Lehigh County, according to a spokeswoman from the Lehigh County district attorney’s office.

  Bryan was 17 and David was 16 when they killed their parents Feb. 26, 1995, in their family home. Bryan admitted he killed his father with an aluminum baseball bat and David admitted he stabbed his mother to death. Each received a mandatory sentence of life in prison.

  But the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2012 that a mandatory life sentence for a child is unconstitutional. Children ought to be treated differently than adult offenders, according to the appellate court.

  After years of legal wrangling, the matter is now before Lehigh County Judge Douglas Reichley.

  Court records say 46-year-old Bryan Freeman is represented by Philadelphia attorney Karl David Schwartz. David Freeman, 45, is represented by Lehighton attorney Matthew Jared Rapa. Neither attorney returned a message seeking comment Monday.

  Nelson “Ben” Birdwell III admitted he participated in the murder of the Freemans’ father. Birdwell was 18 at the time. His life sentence stands. He is the cousin of Bryan and David Freeman.

  The Freemans were raised as Jehovah’s Witnesses but became neo-Nazis at the time they killed their parents.

  

  Bryan and David FreemanUndated file photos

  Our journalism needs your support. Please subscribe today to lehighvalleylive.com.

  https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/news/2024/02/brothers-who-killed-their-parents-29-years-ago-to-be-resentenced-in-lehigh-county.html
  
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  The Day two JW kids murdered their parents.

  by LDH in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  for those of you who are unfamiliar with the story, which is ten years old now.

  the freeman brothers of allentown pennsylvania lashed out against their strict upbringing by killing their loyal jw parents and even their younger brother.. the story made national headlines because these two had tattoos on their foreheads.

  "berzerker" and "sieg heil.".

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  So, were they bullied at school first, and then also at their Kingdom Hall?
  

  'The evidence shows that the boys did not rebel against their parents until after they were bullied at school.

  In the Oxygen article, it says, “Both parents had met in the local congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses and brought their sons up in their faith, but the two older boys had begun rejecting it in junior high when they were bullied for their differences (my italics).” Then they turned to substance abuse and were sent to the rehab facility.

  In the TV episode, Jaccii Farris, a journalist and filmmaker, was quoted as saying the following: “The kids at school would pick on them because they had to wear a suit and tie or because they couldn’t hang out with them. The taunts grew as they got older.”

  In 1995, when the media covered this story, the only mention of bullying was what the boys did to others; nothing was said about the bullying that they experienced first.

  The reader and the viewer were left—and still are—with the impression that religion is the real problem, not the role played by bigoted students who stigmatized them, making them outcasts.

  Why does this matter? If school officials had been attentive to the bullying of the Freeman brothers, perhaps they would have intervened, and perhaps future events might have been different. We will never know.'

  https://www.catholicleague.org/bullying-christian-students-goes-unnoticed/

  LDH

  
  The first signs of trouble were in 1991, when the boys were 13 and 11 years old; the boys refused to attend the Watchtower meetings. What seems to have happened is that the Freeman family developed problems that needed professional intervention .

  What they got instead were the local , untrained elders. When the boys refused to acceptably respond to this lay ‘treatment’, the boys were ‘marked’; shunned, isolated from the only family and friends they had ever known their whole lives.
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  And the Freeman family war was on. If their parents and little brother (who at age 11 had no choice but to join in the shunning) didn’t want them, then there were other people who did.

  Around this time Dennis was no longer an elder; no one has told the reason why. One night, 12-year-old David put animal parts in his Aunt Valerie’s bed.

  Instead of mental health professionals, the local elders were called again. Later, David threatened to kill his high school football coach. Again the local elders were called.

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  Finally, the Freemans committed David to psychiatric care for a month in 1992. But by now it was too little too late.

  A precious year had been wasted while the Freemans allowed untrained elders to practice psychiatry and psychology on their children.

  David had been abusing alcohol and drugs for years, and needed professional help, not prayers; he needed hugs and medicine, not shunning and threats of everlasting destruction.'
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  Today Dr. Peter McCullough said 'conspiracy theory' (which is in the April 2024 Watchtower) is a propaganda term! 😲

  by was a new boy in

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  "misinformation, disinformation, science, this antiscience, uh conspiracy theory, these are propaganda terms.".

  'don't use them' he says.

  @ 19:33. https://youtu.be/miauulndllq?t=1173.

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  Will Watchtower ever release all $ documentation for their not being neutral on Covid-19 Vaccines?

  A long read:

  How We Can Stop The WHO's Horrific Pandemic Treaty

  Reviewing exactly what is inside the worst treaty of our lifetime and the heroic efforts that are stopping it.

  

  A MIDWESTERN DOCTOR

  FEB 11, 2024

  '...

  
  

  
  

  

  Note: the UN’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights (and human right’s law) sanctifies the importance of freedom of expression (e.g., speech) and opposes censorship or punishment for exercising that freedom. This contradiction in turn may be why the proposed amendments to the international health regulations deliberately removed the preservation of human rights and freedoms..
  
  Let’s now look at what was in that report (per the Epoch Times):

  The U.N. Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) outlined a series of “concrete measures which must be implemented by all stakeholders: governments, regulatory authorities, civil society, and the platforms themselves.” in a 59-page report released this month.

  The approach includes the imposition of global policies, through institutions such as governments and businesses, that seek to stop the spread of various forms of speech while promoting objectives such as “cultural diversity” and “gender equality.”

  In particular, the U.N. agency aims to create an “Internet of Trust” through a focus on what it calls “misinformation,” “disinformation,” “hate speech,” and “conspiracy theories.”

  Examples of expression flagged to be stopped or restricted include concerns about elections, public health measures, and advocacy that could constitute “incitement to discrimination…”

  Note: the UN has previously admitted there is no agreed upon definition of misinformation.'

  
  

  https://www.midwesterndoctor.com/p/how-we-can-stop-the-whos-horrific?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=748806&post_id=141478511&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=gbjdu&utm_medium=email
  
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  Today Dr. Peter McCullough said 'conspiracy theory' (which is in the April 2024 Watchtower) is a propaganda term! 😲

  by was a new boy in

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  "misinformation, disinformation, science, this antiscience, uh conspiracy theory, these are propaganda terms.".

  'don't use them' he says.

  @ 19:33. https://youtu.be/miauulndllq?t=1173.

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  The Vigilant Fox

  'As a ‘nobody’ from the Midwest, I never expected to challenge the might of the corporate media. But here I am, standing tall with 800K highly-engaged 𝕏 followers. That’s wild. Thank you all for your incredible support.

  
  

  Two years ago, my Twitter 1.0 account was banned for sharing dangerous “COVID misinformation.”

  However, the “misinformation” that got me banned actually turned out to be true. For example:

  
  1.) Natural immunity was found to be seven times more protective than vaccinated immunity.

  
  

  2.) Mask wearers paradoxically had an increased risk of contracting COVID.

  
  

  3.) Ivermectin worked! Peer-reviewed study finds a 74% reduction in excess deaths.

  
  

  4.) Hospitals murdered COVID patients. The more they killed, the more money they made.

  
  

  5.) The Pfizer COVID-19 “vaccine” injected into billions of arms was not the same one used in Pfizer’s clinical trials. There was a “bait-and-switch.”

  
  

  And much, much more. I could go on and on. If we learned anything from the past four years, it’s that the term “conspiracy theory” could easily be interchanged with “spoiler alert.”

  
  

  To all the early followers, thank you for joining me on this wild ride and for supporting my reporting against the mandates.

  
  

  Those were some truly tumultuous times, and despite the harm done, I fear it could have been so much worse had we not spoken out.

  
  

  I’m not sure what comes next besides the fact that our freedoms will continually come under attack.

  
  

  As Benjamin Franklin once said, “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.”

  
  

  Crises come and go, but the freedoms we relinquish along the way for the promise of safety and security never return back to their original state.

  Whether it’s climate change, a cyber attack, or the next pandemic, the end goal for those in power is more control.

  
  

  Value your freedom deeply and protect it as fervently as you would your own child. For once it is lost, it never comes back. There’s a race happening right now.

  
  

  On one side, the powers that be and their enablers, representing perhaps 1% of the population but holding enormous socioeconomic power, seek to enslave humanity through a series of “convenient” solutions to today’s problems: carbon credits, digital ID, and central bank digital currency, etc.

  
  

  Opposing them are the defenders of truth and liberty, representing maybe 9% of the population, who are ardently battling to protect mankind from this encroachment.

  
  

  Caught in the middle is the 90% asleep at the wheel, captured by the distractions of modern life — TV news, sports, video games, streaming services, and the numerous pleasures that life affords.

  
  

  Our mission is clear and urgent: to awaken this 90% and rouse them from their slumber before the control grid to subjugate society is thoroughly established.

  
  

  As such, I encourage everyone who is not yet fully engaged to start sharing the truth in any way you can.

  The time for sitting on the sidelines is over. God bless you all, and God bless freedom.'

  
  

  see video:

  https://twitter.com/i/status/1756688727445819889
  
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  Today Dr. Peter McCullough said 'conspiracy theory' (which is in the April 2024 Watchtower) is a propaganda term! 😲

  by was a new boy in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  "misinformation, disinformation, science, this antiscience, uh conspiracy theory, these are propaganda terms.".

  'don't use them' he says.

  @ 19:33. https://youtu.be/miauulndllq?t=1173.

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  Yes, one can be disfellowshipped for talking about 'safe and effective,' “conspiracy theories,” according to Vicky.

  'Vicky Hobbs 8mo

  
  

  'My husband and I were subject to three pre-judicial visits from elders after we were reported talking about “conspiracy theories” over several years in different congregations.

  We were accused of “potentially” dividing the congregation (we spoke to a couple of friends, that’s all).
  

  Finally we were accused of being trouble makers when we pointed out to one elder that covid was not a deadly global pandemic and the vaccines had not been proven safe and effective.
  

  Shortly after this we were disfellowshipped. You can say what you like but although theoretically you are allowed free speech in the organisation you are not.
  

  I despise the untruths that JWs tell on this forum. Maybe they seriously believe them, but if you are reported to be talking about anything viewed as anti establishment you are marked and you can be disfellowshipped - probably on trumped up charges like we were.
  

  Just be honest, please! If you think that this is not a high control religion you are seriously kidding yourselves.'
  

  https://www.quora.com/How-do-Jehovahs-Witnesses-view-conspiracy-theories
  

  Will Watchtower ever release all $ documentation for their not being neutral on Covid-19 Vaccines?
  

  
  
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  Psychological Changes in the Vocabulary of the WTS

  by blondie in

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  psychological changes in the vocabulary of the wts.

  i have been reading the publications of the wts since i was 6, 60 years now.

  we were too poor to have more than one subscription for each magazine so i had to wait until my mother had read it (she let them pile up).

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  Do they password protect their computer? How many KHs use 1914 as a password to get into their KH?

  How many use 1914 as a password 4 cc/debit cards?

  'A Memorial Service will be held for Nancy on Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 3:00 p.m., at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 2885 Hann Hill Road, Hermitage, PA 16148.

  Arrangements have also been made for the service to be broadcast on Zoom with meeting ID: 696 740 745 and the password 1914.'

  https://www.wkbn.com/my-valley-tributes/sample-odonnell-funeral-home/nancy-ann-hetrick-sharon-pa/
  
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  New immigrant in New York State?

  by was a new boy in

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  “state agencies have found 4,000 vacant positions in an effort to put illegal immigrants into the state’s workforce, according to a memo by the new york department of civil service, which was approved earlier this month.'.

  in the memo, new york officials identified three barriers preventing illegal immigrants from getting those state jobs.

  to address these barriers, the civil service department said it would create positions in ‘transitional’ titles with requirements ‘more in line with the candidates’ qualifications.’ in other words, illegal immigrants would be hired into the same positions while, at least temporarily, having the usual qualifications such as english proficiency, proof of education, and previous employment waived for them.”.

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  the ultimate goal

  USA neocons need bodies to fight in Ukraine, after the Nov. election

  'With all the military age men in the migrant population, maybe they’d be willing to fight in Ukraine to earn their Polish or Ukrainian citizenship.'
  

  https://twitter.com/SenRonJohnson/status/1755659436826276083
  
  
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  FOND FAREWELL TO THE BI-MONTHLY AWAKE!

  by steve2 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  with the jw congregations about to be informed that the ubiquitous awake!

  magazine is to be issued just once a month from january 2006, now is an apt time for interested parties to share brief memories and/or impressions about the bi-monthly awake!

  magazines, whether poignant, hard-hitting or humorous.

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  One reason they want to forget about the Awake.

  https://reasoningwithjehovahswitnesses.com/2021/10/18/1969-awake-how-much-time-is-left/

  
  
  
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  FOND FAREWELL TO THE BI-MONTHLY AWAKE!

  by steve2 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  with the jw congregations about to be informed that the ubiquitous awake!

  magazine is to be issued just once a month from january 2006, now is an apt time for interested parties to share brief memories and/or impressions about the bi-monthly awake!

  magazines, whether poignant, hard-hitting or humorous.

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  Is the Awake magazine still published?

  
  

  'In 2022, publication was reduced to one new issue per year.'

  
  

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Awake!#:~:text=In%202022%2C%20publication%20was%20reduced%20to%20one%20new%20issue%20per%20year.

  
  

  Since Jehovah's Witnesses wanted to forget about the Awake magazine, seems some Catholics liked the name.

  
  

  Awake

  @AwakeCommunity_

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  21h

  Since we recently changed our name to simply "Awake" to reflect our growing national reach and unveiled a new logo and website, many new people have contacted us with questions about who we are, what we do, and whether they belong.

  
  

  https://twitter.com/AwakeCommunity_/status/1755287438803587229

  
  

  https://www.awakecommunity.org

  
  

  'A community of abuse survivors, concerned Catholics, and allies responding to the wounds of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church'
  
  

  
  

  'NOW IS THE TIME TO AWAKE FROM SLEEP.

  ~ Romans 13:11'

  
  

  
  
  
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  Nothing's changed in 30 years.

  by was a new boy in

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  a decade after leaving brooklyn bethel, the presiding overseer's son drops by, offering a bible study.. was so disillusioned with the hypocrisy found there and being able to peak behind the curtain.. it was like, 'are you freakin crazy?'.

  what could happen to a mature christian?.

  18. what about those today who become inactive... .

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  A decade after leaving Brooklyn Bethel, the Presiding Overseer's son drops by, offering a Bible study.
  

  Was so disillusioned with the hypocrisy found there and being able to peak behind the curtain.

  It was like, 'Are you freakin CRAZY?'

  '18. What could happen to a mature Christian?

  (See also picture.)

  
  

  18. What about those today who become inactive...

  However, when they return to Jehovah, they need the help that he

  provides. (Ezek. 34:15,16) The elders may arrange for an experienced Witness to help them regain their spiritual strength.'