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An Invitation and a Question
by Shepherd Book in
1. jw
2. friends
if you live in the twin cities in minnesota, come to the uu church in bloomington on sunday, july 27th.

i'm giving a presentation there about jws and about leaving, shunning, things like that.

one hour, 10:30, free on-site childcare available.. here's a link with more info.
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Defending Judicial Meetings
by Shepherd Book in
1. jw
2. friends
my publisher recently posted a link to an atricle critical of jws on my book's facebook page.. to my surprise, the comments were all by loyal jws (or, at least, jw apologists).. if anyone would like to help out by providing a rational rebuttal to their arguments, i'd appreciate it.

i reponded, but it's hard to cover everything.. here's the link.

(not sure how to link the exact thread, but it is the current thread on that page.
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College Class about JWs .... book suggestions?
by Shepherd Book in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i have the opportunity to take an independent study class through my university this summer.

my advisor, a history professor, suggested i choose jehovah's witnesses as a topic.. we are now trying to formulate a syllabus.

she suggests i write two papers: one on the history of jws, and another on their doctinal approach.. so now my question is...what books/articles/videos do i list on my syllabus as sources i intend to read and use for the papers?.
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Deliverance at Hand: The Redemption of a Devout Jehovah's Witness
by Shepherd Book in
1. jw
2. friends
i'm excited to announce that my book, deliverance at hand!, officially releases today.. if youd like to purchase a copy of the book, the easiest way to go about it is to click this link.

another option is to buy it from minnesota atheists website.

if you do, a portion of your payment will go toward that organization.. here's the facebook page.
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Help settle some very specific questions!
by Shepherd Book in
1. watchtower
2. bible
first: do the watchtower calendars say "share in field ministry" on every saturday or "share in the field ministry"?

) and what's the difference?.

the society sometimes calimed certain members referred to them as "mama," since they're (cough cough) god's wife-like organization.
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New Release just in time for Armageddon
by Shepherd Book in
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2. friends
it gives me great pleasure to announce the upcoming release of my new, (non)192-page book, deliverance at hand!

(yep, same title as the 2006 district convention, which i'm sure fulfills some sort of obscure, convoluted prophecy in revelation.

or maybe daniel.
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Congregation had to relocate Memorial...thanks to me
by Shepherd Book in
1. jw
2. experiences
so, the two local congregations were planning to hold their memorial together at 7:30 at the local community center, but they had to make a last-minute change to their own hall, and i'm pretty sure it was because of me.. let me explain.... at work on monday afternoon, a co-worker returned from her lunchbreak and showed me the memorial invitation that was waiitng in her door when she went home for lunch.

i noticed the sticker on the back indicated the memorial was being held, not at the local hall, but at the community center.

from a past (non-jw) event i attended there, i knew they didn't allow alcohol (unless you pay for security guards), so i wrote to the center's coordinator:.
Deliverance at Hand Facebook Page
by Shepherd Book in
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2. friends
for those of you on facebook, here's the official page for my forthcoming book:.

http://www.facebook.com/deliveranceathand#!/deliveranceathand.

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Book Cover for book about Leaving the Watchtower
by Shepherd Book in
1. jw
2. friends
just in from the publisher: here's the proposed cover for my book deliverance at hand!, slated for release in late 2013.. more info at freethought house.. let me know what you think!.

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JW Guest on Humanist Views
by Shepherd Book in
1. jw
2. experiences
humanist views: how to talk to a jehovah's witness.

humanist views - august 2012.