Thanks to Wasasister, I just received a copy of Jehovah's Witnesses, the New World Society, by Marley Cole, Vantage Press, NY, 1955 printing date. As some of you know, Cole wrote this book under the pretence that he was only interested in writing about the JWs, and didn't identify himself as a JW. Note what the jacket cover says about him:

"ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Marley Cole, after a year at the University of Tennessee, decided he wanted to be a newspaperman. He began at the bottom, on a country weekly in his native state (he was born in Knoxville, Tennessee), filling a variety of jobs, from printer's devil to adman. After working on the Middlesboro, Kentucky, Daily News, he became a correspondent for the Knoxville Journal and News-Sentinel. He originated a travelogue radio show that won him a position as promotion manager for a national foods manufacturer in Minneapolis.

Mr. Cole has written articles, some in collaboration, for Life, National Geographic, The Nation, Billboard, Color, and other magazines as well as news correspondence and radio scripts. At present his is a partner and general manager of a building-stone company in Knoxville, Tennessee.

He has long been interested in Jehovah's Witnesses and has traveled all over the country reporting their conventions and assemblies. Much of the material and atmosphere of his book was gathered in this way.

He is married and in his thirties. His hobbies are photography and music."

The book is nothing more than an info-mercial for the Watchtower Society, and dishonest because Cole never identifies himself as a JW, but says he was only "interested the Jehovah's Witnesses." There was discussion on this forum about the timing of the book. Thirty Years a Watchtower Slave came out a year or so before Cole's book, and some believe the Watchtower edited most of the content. One can't help wonder if they financed it, too.

Does anyone know if Marley Cole is still living?

Wasasister, thank you so much for sending the book my way. It arrived in good condition in the mail yesterday. You're the best!

--JAVA

...counting time at the Coffee Shop

That intro is a fine example of "lying by telling the truth". Much like if you get a phone call for your wife from someone she doesn't want to talk to, the person asks, "Is Sheila in?", you motion for her to step outside the door, and you answer, "No, she's not in." You haven't told a blatant lie in a single sentence, but your words deliberately mislead -- and that's what lying is all about. Like Mommy, like son, no?

Cole is alive and an active JW, last I heard earlier this year.

AlanF

Maximus,

Was that "yep" to Marley Cole, a Watchtower Stooge?

Or "yep" that Marley is still alive?

Or both?

outnfree

Tidbets:

< http://www.rofrisch.de/mcole/

< http://www.geraldbecker.de/a_cole.htm

(scroll the entire page here for loads of "schtuff" dating back to 1877)

sKally

sKally,

Is there an English link?

--JAVA

...counting time at the Coffee Shop

Just go here and paste the url into the space and choose which language you need translated:

< http://babel.altavista.com/tr

sf,

Wow--that's a great link, thanks!

ofcmad,

Fed's a cyber troll, don't waste cyber space on him. BTW, Welcome to the forum.

--JAVA

...counting time at the Coffee Shop

Don't worry Java-- I may be new to posting, but I am not new to hearing b.s. Remember- you can't b.s. the great b.s'r. I do it for a living!

The last time I have posted here was when h20 was in existance. So I know that Fred's on a mission from the WBTS. I can picture Fred Hall-- A skinny, pasty white geek with those big black bold glasses...Pants that would not get wet in Noah's flood, because they are so high..and then..he sees it.. a post that is "slandering" the governing body... Hurridly he pounds on the keyboard trying to get his printer to print off the post. Sweating, he wipes the sweat from his brow, knowing that he has to bring this before the "board". He yanks the paper from the printer, causing the last line to run from the fresh ink. Then crinkling it nervously, runs until out of breath to the "board room". There, an old stoic figure looks at the bundle of nerves that busted in the room. The one that he fondly calls, "pee-on". Fred quickly bows before the man holding the paper above his head, and says in a crackling voice-- "Here my master! The latest news off the Discussion Board. How DARE these heathens speaketh of you in this way, OH GREAT AND MIGHTY ONE!!"

Opps-- sorry. Got caught up in the discription of the Great TATTLETALER.. LOL

ofcmad

Java: You're welcome

Don't forget the price we agreed upon. (more winks)

wasasister,

Indeed, I remember the agreement! You drive a hard bargain.

--JAVA

...counting time at the Coffee Shop