Hey;;;did not "detox' 
Joe Rutherfooled say he done made an ass of himself after the 1925:"millions now living will never die" default.??
Hey no shit! ass-"whole" "Millions now dying will never live"
Apology for 1975, what the Watchtower said ???
by run dont walk 16 Replies latest watchtower bible
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Undaunted Danny
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JeffT
?In view of the short period of time left, we want to do this (pioneer service) as often as circumstances permit. Just think, brothers, there are only about ninety months left before the 6000 years of man?s existence on earth is completed.? (Kingdom Ministry March 1968)
?Reports are heard of brothers selling their homes and property and planning to finish out the rest of their days in this old system in the pioneer service. Certainly this is a fine way to spend the short time remaining before the wicked world?s end.? (Kingdom Ministry May 1974)
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ohiocowboy
There were statements made then, and thereafter, stressing that this was only a possibility. Unfortunately, however, along with such cautionary information, there were other statements published that implied that such realization of hopes by that year was more of a probability than a mere possibility. It is to be regretted that these latter statements apparently overshadowed the cautionary ones and contributed to a buildup of the expectation already initiated.
Above, they admit that they published statements that 1975 was a Probability. The next sentence it goes on to say that "It is to be regretted that these latter statements apparently overshadowed the cautionary ones and CONTRIBUTED to a buildup of the expectation ALREADY INITIATED".
They weasel their way out of it by saying that The Dubs already had initiated thinking along those lines, and even though the Org. Did Imply 1975 as probability, it was the Dubs fault for thinking this way, because they were the ones that initiated it, and the Org. was only a contributing Factor, thereby laying most of the blame on the Dubs.
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Sally
JeffT
Your quotes were from the Kingdom Ministry. What is that?
Sally
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starfish422
Doctor Bob, thanks the link to your site. This one particularly got me:
Some seismologists believe that the earth is now in an active earthquake period. For example, Professor Keiiti Aki of the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology speaks of "the apparent surge in intensity and frequency of major earthquakes during the last one hundred years," though stating that the period from 1500 through 1700 was as active. - 5/15/83 The Watchtower "Earthquakes - A Sign of the End?"
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"This is in response to your inquiry about earthquakes [EC:ESH September 24, 1982]. The apparent surge in intensity and frequency of major earthquakes during the last one hundred years is, in all probability, due to the improved recording of earthquakes and the increased vulnerability of human society to earthquake damage. The main reason is the well established plate tectonics which indicates a very steady fault motion over the past many millions of years."
"A measure of earthquake strength more objective than casualty is the Richter scale. It is in general difficult to assign the Richter scale to earthquakes more than 100 years ago. An attempt, however, has been made in China, where historical records are kept in better shape than in other regions. Enclosed figures shows the Richter scale (M) of earthquakes in China during the periond of about 2000 years. The past 100 years are certainly active, but there have been periods as active as that, for example, from 1500 to 1700." - Letter from Keiiti Aki to the Watchtower Society dated September 30, 1982
Un-freakin-believable. They are no better than those quack "creation scientists". I wonder whether Professor Aki knew that his (I'm assuming male gender; not sure) words were chopped up like that in order to fit their criteria for "acceptable research".
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JeffT
Sally the Kingdom Ministry is a little pamphlet used at the service meetings. Maybe they've changed the name, I've been out fifteen years.
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sf
Heya Bob!! {{ hugs }} Always good to see you posting.
How's the Harley riding these days?
sKally