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The C.T. Russell pyramid
by Nathan Natas in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i wrote this thinking that maybe some of our new folks would enjoy it, but i think i may have given the posting a bad or misleading subject line, because it has been little read and not commented on at all.

tell me how much the story sucks, and why it sucks as much as it does.

si vous plait.
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Antichrist?
by mouthy in
1. watchtower
2. bible
watchtower ,aug 1st 1981 say.

your attitude toward the wheat like anointed "brothers"of christ will be the determining factor as to whether you go into "everlasting cutting off"or to receive "everlasting life ( math 25:34-36.

watchtower,july 15th 1991 says.
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Mistakes Admitted by WTS?
by Marvin Shilmer in
1. jw
2. friends
mistakes admitted by wts?

i seek feedback on the following series of questions:.

1. has the watchtower society publicly admitted its mistakes?
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did any of you read the entire bible once...?
by Richie in
1. jw
2. friends
just wanted to know if any of you have read the entire bible?

- i remember that it was mentioned in the congregation many times that this would be a requirement that we were to read the bible in its totality at least once and especially as elders!.

i myself never had the time (or energy) to read the scriptures from cover to cover.
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Beth Sarim Revisited 4 Newbies
by Farkel in
1. jw
2. friends
at 4440 braeburn road, san diego, ca., in the rich and prestigious neighborhood of the kensington heights neighborhood sits one of the biggest embarrassments in the long and continuing list of embarrassments the watchtower society has created for itself.. most dubs know nothing about it, and if it wasnt for a few brief comments about it in the proclaimers book in 1993, even fewer dubs would know anything at all about it.. it is the home once known as beth-sarim (pronounced beth-sareeeem), the house of the princes.. it is a house with a history the society has shown by its historical lack of candor, hopes everyone would forget.

in fact, the society has done just about everything it could do to ensure that its history will be forgotten.

in the first book devoted to discussing the history of jehovahs witnesses, this house and its history is not even mentioned.
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Why No Disfellowshipping Before 1952?
by blondie in
1. jw
2. friends
why was there no official arrangement before 1952 to disfellowship people?

was there a different procedure with a different name?

was no one committing disfellowshipping offenses?
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Perversion of Baptismal Vows
by AlanF in
1. jw
2. friends
an appendix in the book contains some 120 questions along with hundreds of scriptural "proof texts" that the proselyte is then expected to study.

12 jesus commanded his followers to baptize new disciples in the name of the father and of the son and of the holy spirit.

the following quotation shows what the proselyte is expected to study just prior to baptism:.
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Old Light - New Light: Changes in WT Doctrine
by NewLight2 in
1. jw
2. friends
wt 12/1/1894 p. 384.

wt 5/1/57 p.274.

wt 11/15/28 p.344.
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Christmas Shopping
by Duncan in
1. jw
2. friends
dear all.

i'm a new chap here, one of the old h2o refugees who seem to have been streaming to this place recently.. englishman suggested i post my "christmas shopping" post as a kind of introductory-hi-and-how-are-you.

hope you like it, despite it not being terribly seasonal at the moment.. i'll look forward to posting here in the future (original stuff i mean, not just reheated "greatest hits" like this).
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Photography
by Frenchy in
1. social
2. entertainment
okay, so far no one has posted anything about photography on this forum.

so what do you guys and gals think about digital vs 35mm?.

i use to do a little shutter bugging myself.