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Governing Body meetings
by JWOP in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
johannes greber's book "communication with the spirit word of god -- it's laws and purpose" states that, in order to seek god's truth one must cummunicate with the spirit world on a regular basis.

according to the governing body, they get their teachings from those who have died and been resurrected to heaven (the watchtower, jan. 1, 2007, p.28, para.11).

also, it was published that the gb meets on a regular basis, every wednesday (the watchtower, may 15, 2008, p.29).
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Any German speakers translate this to English for me?
by JWOP in
1. watchtower
2. bible
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Need page number for Greber quote
by JWOP in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
from the johannes greber book "communication with the spirit world of god -- its laws and purpose" :.

you are right to ask me who i am, for it is your first duty to test the spirits that speak to you and to assure yourself that they were sent by god ... i swear to you before god that i am one of his good spirits , indeed one of his highest spirits, but my name keep to yourself ... from the days of the first man down to the present, the spirit-world has communicated with mankind.

that is true of both the good spirit-world and the bad.
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Need Scan from KIT 1985 version
by JWOP in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i'm looking to see what the 1985 version of the kit says at matthew 27:52-53. i'm looking for the word-for-word greek/english part.

i have a 1969 kit, so i just need to compare to see if there's been any changes between the two.

if you can send me a scan of it, pm me.
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Petition to launch investigation into Watchtower Human Rights violations
by JWOP in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the petition is for launching an investigation to determine if jehovah's witnesses have a right to use coercion -- forms of mental torture -- to force its members not to leave.

this petition is going to the attorney general's office, department of justice, office of the high commissioner of human rights, and uscirf.

it needs a total of 5,000 signatures; as of this moment there are only 1,950. sign up and encourage others to sign up as well -- the watchtower society needs to be held accountable for their abuses and violations of human rights!.
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2014 JW Yearbook?
by JWOP in
1. watchtower
2. bible
it's after the first of the year, and still the jw.org site doesn't have the 2014 yearbook online?

i'm looking for the counted number of "anointed ones", to compare to the previous year's number.

anyone know where i can find this information?.
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Need scan of a Greber related letter
by JWOP in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
i keep finding references to the wts replying in a letter the following (a letter dated march 15, 1983) anyone know where i can get an actual scan of this?:.

no doubt you have had opportunity to read the comments in our letter dated december 31, 1982, to brother jack gottfried, secretary of your congregation.

in our letter we addressed the issue of the propriety of the society in quoting johannes greber's translation as an example of another translation that agreed with the new world translation.
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Number of anointed partakers in new yearbook?
by JWOP in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i haven't seen the 2014 yearbook on the jw site yet.

i'm looking to see if the number of partakers has increased again (as it has for many years now).

anyone have a scan of it yet?.
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Quotes to discourage JWs from researching WT history?
by JWOP in
1. watchtower
2. bible
are there any direct quotes from the watchtower's literature that discourages investigation into their past doctrines and practices?.
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What are they calling the new territory now?
by JWOP in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
there is field service territory, letter writing territory, and telephone territory.

but what do they title it when they are setting up their kiosks and tables in the public squares?.

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