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  The Society recommended a book written by a demon-inspired woman

  by The Quiet One in

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  2. scandals

  http://www.seanet.com/~raines/review.html.

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  dropoffyourkeylee

  I have a copy of this as well as another of her novels. When my mother studied in the early sixties this book was still passed around as good reading. The supposed spirit connection is entirely the result of the forward to 'angels and women'. Mrs. Smith did not write the forward, in fact she had died years before and was never aware that her 'Seola' was republished. in my opinion her books are simply fanciful nineteenth century fiction... Nothing more. no more spirit influenced than Star Trek ,Star Wars , star gate, or any science fiction.

  The question remains as to who wrote that forward? My vote is for Clayton Woodworth, who of all the early Bible Students was probably the goofiest.
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  Traveling snitches and the tentacles of Rutherford's takeover

  by Terry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  in the 50's, 60's, 70's, when i was an active jw, the traveling overseers both district and circuit,(before elder arrangement) came around to visit local congregations.. two points to be made about this.

  when pastor russell died, rutherford wanted federal control of the varied congregations for himself.

  under russell, all the groups were independent and unencumbered by an organization.

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  The comparison of the terms District and Circuit are interesting. However, there has been a long practice in the US to refer to traveling ministers as 'circuit riders', usually in the context of 1800's frontier.
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  Brooklyn Eagle Article: WT Tunnels - Mysterious, Lingering Remnants Ministerial Heights Presence

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/watchtower-tunnels-mysterious-lingering-remnants-ministerial-heights-presence-2013-10-16.

  very interesting article.

  how much do you think the wt has to pay the city for using their own four tunnels?.

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  There used to be overhead walkways between the Adams street factory buildings too. I wonder if they are still there considering those properties were all sold. For appearance sake Brooklyn Heights would never have allowed overhead walkways, so it isn't surprising that they put in tunnels. I remember them as being well lit, lightly colored, but long and narrow. Boring to walk through.
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  New 1975? Jan 1st WT 2014

  by notsurewheretogo in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this post was taken from reddit exjw but makes a very good point:.

  these are two paragraphs of the watchtower of january 1st 2014.... .

  i don't know about you guys, but in my mind, i'm seeing a deja vu of the articles before 1975 i've read.

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  dropoffyourkeylee

  The WT is setting themselves up for another fall with this one. I thought the overlap idea had them off the hook, but no, now they have tied a definite time period to their prophecies again . They never learn.
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  Goodbye JWD/JWN (my last post)

  by slimboyfat in

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  2. friends

  after some considerable thought i have decided that i will no longer post on this forum because i want to return to jehovah.

  thank you for all the kindness and many interesting discussions over the years.

  i wish you all well in the future and the decisions you make.

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  It appears to me that SBF had a very difficult choice to make and he made it. We don't know what all the issues are. I say just let it rest.

  There are worse things that can happen.
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  Goodbye JWD/JWN (my last post)

  by slimboyfat in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  after some considerable thought i have decided that i will no longer post on this forum because i want to return to jehovah.

  thank you for all the kindness and many interesting discussions over the years.

  i wish you all well in the future and the decisions you make.

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  I knew a brother from Pennsylvania who had known Schnell personally and he never mentioned anything about him wanting to return, so I would also be interested to know more details if possible
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  JW Library App answers question: "What is the Bible's message?" (notice anything missing?)

  by Faithful Witness in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  against some suspicions about security that i had, i just downloaded the new jw library app onto my ipad.

  among its top features, it has an "introduction that answers 20 bible questions.

  (click introduction tab at top).

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  First, it is curious that the name Jehovah is not mentioned at all, but Satan is the main subject in 4 of the 9 verses.

  Second, there is no mention of Christian living and values, which I would say is the main message of Christianity
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  Goodbye JWD/JWN (my last post)

  by slimboyfat in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  after some considerable thought i have decided that i will no longer post on this forum because i want to return to jehovah.

  thank you for all the kindness and many interesting discussions over the years.

  i wish you all well in the future and the decisions you make.

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  dropoffyourkeylee

  I expect he'll be back someday
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  John Lennon: Imagine.....

  by confusedandalone in

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  2. beliefs

  there's no heaven...... it's easy if you try.... i am not a huge fan of the beatles, not a fan of john lennon really either.

  however, this song is one that i think most people tend to like for its airy feel and sentiment.

  the funniest thing to me is how the opening 9 words of this song really really really make one think about belief.. honestly for one second trying to imagine there is no heaven, it is easy if you try.

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  The following quotation is from a 1953 Watchtower. I posted it a while back and the consensus was that it was not the real Lennon, but still I think it's hilarious.

  Ten-year-old John Lennon was called to the witness stand [in Middlesbrough, England] to give evidence in an auto case. When the boy placed his hand on the Bible to take an oath that he would testify only the truth, the judge asked him if he knew what book he was swearing on. “No,” John answered. “Have you ever heard of the Bible?” “No.” “Have you ever heard of God?” “No.” The judge heard the evidence without the oath.—U. P. report in Chicago Sun-Times, May 23.
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  Questions on Gilead and the revised NWT

  by L3G in

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  2. beliefs

  first, thanks to zound for posting the link re: the 135th gilead graduation.

  watching it got me thinking.... .

  some years back (2007-2009?

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  dropoffyourkeylee

  Interesting subject.

  Since the Gilead School has been changed (ie no longer trains missionaries) maybe it is not a surprise that some of the instructors were reassigned And we are reading too much into it.

  Concerning the new NWT, so far I haven't seen any evidence of Greek or Hebrew scholarship. I could duplicate everything they have done with standard reference books like Strong's and a Lexicon, coupled with a dozen or so other recent translations like the NASB.