Sausage fest aside, there is quite a resemblance. But, don't all watchtowers have a similar design.
I think CTR cobbled together many ideas to start a religion, none of which were holy spririt just images and ideas from everyday life at that time.
thanks to the great "watchtower history" blog with historical information about the pre- and early bible students years, i became today aware of the origine of the name the watchtower and the masthead illustration in front of the old magazines.. in c.t.
russell's younger days, his mother and other relatives died and were buried on the family plot at the allegheny cemetery.. it must have been a defining moment voor the young ctr.
look at his inspiration to choose the name and masthead of his magazine.
Sausage fest aside, there is quite a resemblance. But, don't all watchtowers have a similar design.
I think CTR cobbled together many ideas to start a religion, none of which were holy spririt just images and ideas from everyday life at that time.
yesterday some jw's came over to my house and were even being nice to me, most of the time if they do come by an elder or ms may say something but the others will not, its even hard for them to say just hello (how pathetic).
( they also do this behind my back as if i don't know).
i now realize by not being their i've handed my kids right over to them!.
Outlaw - thankyou, exactly, just don't request some dude's head on a plate for your b/day and everything will be fine.
Having a head shaped cake would be much tastier.
ray franz who gave us insight into the gb due to a crisis of conscience was an absolute moron, with absolutely no critical thinking skills whatsoever like all of us have.
i mean, to have a conscience based on some magic man in the sky.. how stupid can you be?
in search of christian freedom?
For Ray to do what he did from where and when he was doing it, in my eyes makes him a courageous man.
He is a hero in my book, and I'm grateful to anyone who in their own "imperfect" way has beaten down the path to ttatt for the rest of us to go down. Yes in our own way as well.
We needed people like him.
i'm wanting to set up a youtube channel exposing what goes on at meetings and the hypocrisy that goes on.
trouble is i'm not exactly welcome at the meetings if you know what i mean!!!
i was wondering if anyone out there in uk or us could let me have a khconf number and pin so i can record parts of the meeting and expose them on the tube.
The meetings are public, so unless they have a restraining order against you or you are breaking the law no one can physically evict you from the public meeting.
Do you mean that you are disfellowshipped and not allowed to talk to anyone?
Because to me that would make sureptitiously recording the meetings easier not harder.
there's a interesting situation emerging where i live and i want to share it all with you because its proof i think jehovah has pulled his holy spirit away.
when elders think they can steal from the government and pretend to be holy, than jehovah god has left us!.
yesterday some jw's came over to my house and were even being nice to me, most of the time if they do come by an elder or ms may say something but the others will not, its even hard for them to say just hello (how pathetic).
( they also do this behind my back as if i don't know).
i now realize by not being their i've handed my kids right over to them!.
yesterday some jw's came over to my house and were even being nice to me, most of the time if they do come by an elder or ms may say something but the others will not, its even hard for them to say just hello (how pathetic).
( they also do this behind my back as if i don't know).
i now realize by not being their i've handed my kids right over to them!.
You need to politely but firmly clearly state that you are their father and kick this MS daddy wannabe to the curb, how did you even think that was ok in the first place.
Stand in front of the mirror and practice saying out loud NO THANKYOU!
according to the newest watchtower:.
jehovah communicated with adam in the garden of eden, using human language.
god likely did so in an ancient form of hebrew.
Why coudn't they have communicated with God telepathically?
my sister said she heard several "mis truths" or dare we say, "lies" said by the brothers on the stand during the royal commission.. 1) vin toole lied when asked about the expression "theocratic warfare".
he said he was unaware of the term.
2) terry obrien lied when asked whether witnesses are free to research the organisation or free to leave without any negative consequences.. 3) geoff jackson lied when he said that the organisation doesn't run a 'police state' and doesn't criticise those who want to leave.
share with us memories of the bizarre, funny, strange, what you hated, what you miss...we all have them.
(question..why the big to do between terms- convention and assembly .
Why Mr Bernstein, (all breathy, Marilyn voice) I didn't realize you noticed me.. nah still kidding.
Seriously, this has to stop.