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JWoods

This is quite simply intellectual dishonesty at its human worst.

RR

Baba

RR do you have a link to any comment by Randy or anyone else on this? Of course no active Witness will believe it.

I'm not sure if Randy has mentioned this on his site. I do recall many years ago talking to Randy about this and he verified the book burning.

But you're right, JW's will not believe it. I recall talking to a JW elder and he wanted the exact date of the letter so he could look in his files. Of course what's requested in NYC, may not be requested elsewhere.

yknot

Most Dubs don't have a clue what is in those books!

All they know is the books are from 'Jehovah'.

In so many ways writing the 'Proclaimer' book was like opening Pandora's Box.......in drawing attention and intersest. 2007's QB about studying only WTS publications further wetted this appetite and found immediate satisfaction via digital copies!

RR

Titus

That's really ironic. I wanted to offer the "Studies in the Scriptures" to Bethel library, and I remember that people I told that were very disturbed. Later, one of them (bethel committee member) told me that I can (or should) put those books in trash, and never ever look for them.

Ah, I remember when I got my first set of volumes from the DAWN, before I could afford an original set from collectors. Some of the friends were in my home and saw all my Russell reprint literature, and told me that the books wer apostate. I told them "but it's brother Russell's writings, how could they be apostate?" They told me "how do you know they didn't chnage them?" I thought, "why would they be 'Russellites', if they're gonna change his writings?"

In the end I went to the elders and asked them what their opinion was. The P.O. told me it was not apostate, but was 'old light' and should not waste our time reading old literature.

RR

designs

I have two complete sets of Studies in the Scriptures I could donate

donuthole

lol - my username was chosen at random and has no meaning. I wanted to be anonymous on this forum but then they added gravatar support and there I am smiling for the world to see.

RR

designs

I have two complete sets of Studies in the Scriptures I could donate

Believe it or not, I have over 50 sets of the original Studies in the Scriptures. Don't ask me why, I find them and keep them, most are in boxes in the basement. Once in a while I get a request for a particular year and edition.

Titus

So, were you allowed to have that books? I am not allowed. I have it "underground".

Once, I asked one elder who serves in bethel, how he feels about this:

*** w96 4/1 p. 22 “Work, Not for the Food That Perishes” ***At that time Mom and Dad were newlyweds and living in a tent in Arizona. A Bible Student, as Jehovah’s Witnesses were then called, came by and offered Mom the series of books written by Charles Taze Russell, entitled Studies in the Scriptures. She stayed up all night reading them and soon realized that this was the truth she had been looking for. She could hardly wait for Dad to return from searching for work.

I asked him, if it was the truth then, was that truth changed, or can we say that was "old truth", like we usually say "old light"? The truth is true in any period of time, any era, any generation...

I was told to be humble, and accept the advice to avoid those books with old light, and like you were told, "not waste my time reading old literature"

RR

Yeah, I love those old experiences, "I found the Truth". Fifty years later, the Truth that brought them into the religion, is not outdated and chnaged several times over.

I kept the book, in fact I kept everything, and while frineds viewed it with suspicion that I had all these books, about 6,000 now in my library, the elders were the first ones at my door wanting to do research in my library for a talk, etc. This was before the CD Roms came out.

Titus

Where did you find 250 sets of SitS??????????????????

That is totally 1750 books.

Do you live in house or in library?

LOL.

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