Wood worth was very studious, probably too much. He produced, single handedly, the first index of all the WT literature , in about 1909. It was called Gems from the Mine.
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"The Calendar of Jehovah God" - a historical tidbit
by OrphanCrow inin 1935, clayton woodworth (editor of the golden age - later the awake!
magazine) devised a 'new' calendar that he proposed was far superior to the pagan calendars that have been used in human history.he wrote a three part series for the golden age (i am not sure if these were actually published) that laid out his justifications for how this new calendar was more accurate and of course, was right in line with the divine plan.
the calendar was published in the 1935 yearbook, but the watchtower magazine later published a retraction to the calendar.
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How confident are you about various so called facts?
by slimboyfat inno facts about the world are absolutely certain.
that being the case i wonder how others would rank amd rate their confidence in various factual statements about the world.
i am going to rate my confidence in ten items of "knowledge" as a percentage.
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1. The earth is a sphere rather than flat in shape. 99.9%
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2. Global warming is a real phenomenon of serious concern that is caused by human activities. 70%
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3. Life on Earth evolved its many forms through the process of natural selection. 98%
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4. The gospels are based on a real apocalyptic preacher called Jesus who lived in first century Palestine. 50%
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5. J F Rutherford was a drunk who cheated on his wife with various women.
was a drunk 90
cheated on his wife 30
6. Smoking causes lung cancer. 99%
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7. Men really walked on the moon. 95%
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8. Consciousness survives death. 10%
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9. Moses wrote the Pentateuch. 5%
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10. Dragons exists. 0.1%
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11. Homeopathy is effective beyond placebo. 1%
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12. O J Simpson was innocent. 3%
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13. Scotland will be an independent country within 20 years. 80%
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14. There will be a nuclear war sometime in the 21st century. 60%
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15. The New Testament originally contained the divine name. 51%
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16. At least one of the presidents of the Watchtower was homosexual. 75%
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17. The universe began in a Big Bang around 14 billion years ago. 85%
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18. China is the country with the most people. 97%
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Seems odd that the Bible never mentions Pryamids?
by dropoffyourkeylee indoesn't it seem strange that the bible never mentions the pyramids?
how could someone go to egypt at that time and not even so much as mention the huge monuments?
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Doesn't it seem strange that the Bible never mentions the Pyramids? How could someone go to Egypt at that time and not even so much as mention the huge monuments? -
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CO in midwest gets pink-slipped
by LevelThePlayingField ini saw the coordinator heading for the stage and hit record on my ipad.
i was shocked but here it is.
here's my typed transcript of the letter he read:.
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Cooperate Members of the Watchtower Society
by James Jack ina older sister in miami florida has told me that the special pioneer couple who got their walking papers last week said they are also voting members of the watchtower society.
also his stock share is valued at $800,000!.
i did some research and spoke to some longtime witnesses and found out that there are 500 voting members of the society and they are also called shareholders.. has anyone ever of someone selling his share?.
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I don't believe the voting shares are worth anything, nor can they be bought or sold. I have known some voting members and it is a formality to elect the officers of the corporation. The current structure dates back to about 1944 if memory serves. -
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It's official - JWs have least common sense of any religious group in US
by slimboyfat insome fascinating results in the latest pew research.
(how did i miss this before?
) including that jws rely on their religion the most of any group to tell right from wrong and rely on common sense the least.
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Jehovah's Witness spared jail over grooming girl
by Researchedandenlightened inhttp://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/crime/jehovah-s-witness-spared-jail-over-grooming-girl-1-7551106.
a jehovah's witness who groomed a girl has walked free from court.. .
richard ogilvie was given a suspended prison sentence after a judge ruled his conduct was 'bad, but not as bad as some cases we see before these courts'.. the victim's father said he 'understands and accepts' the sentence and hopes the sex offender treatment ogilvie receives will prevent another child and family suffering at his hands.. .
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snog? must be a UK thing
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Where are you from?
by BeautifulMind ini know we are all anonymous for our own personal reasons, so i understand if you would rather not say.
but if you don't mind sharing that would be cool.
i currently live in georgia, usa.
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Where are you from?
by BeautifulMind ini know we are all anonymous for our own personal reasons, so i understand if you would rather not say.
but if you don't mind sharing that would be cool.
i currently live in georgia, usa.
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The writing department
by tornapart ini don't go to many meetings now.
i still feel the need to go every now and again for my husband's sake.
i usually go on a sunday, maybe once a month or so and i look at the wt article under discussion to see if i can stomach it before i go, a lot of the time i feel i just can't do it.
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There was a writer about 10-12 years ago who must have been French because he quoted from French Bible Encyclopedias all the time. Those articles were refreshing, then the ceased abruptly. I always wondered who he was.