Posts by berrygerry

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exposed 3 jw's in front of my jw dad

by JunkYardDog in

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on a road trip with my jw dad and stopped at the rest stop.

this jw lady walked up to me with a craptower.

big mistake.

berrygerry

Username not "lapdog." He has no alternative. Ruff.

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come on cart people stop slacking,of four carts that i went past today all four had many copies of the same version of a teaching book that was printed ten years ago,i got 14 copies myself and put them in the trash .

berrygerry

Are the Silver S-Words stored at the back of the casts?

They are never on display, but in the bunker videos, they're loading up a bunch for their cart witnessing. Time is 11:30

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNtlDybBVA8#t=11m30s

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Marley Cole's "Jehovah's Witnesses - The New World Society"

by witnessgirl in

well, i just finished reading marley cole's "jehovah's witnesses - the new world society" book from 1955. i'll provide a few quotes to introduce it in case you aren't familiar with the book.

ray franz in crisis of conscience, p74, 2004 hc edition: cole wrote the book as if he were a non-witness writing an objective account.

the idea was that by having the book published by an outside publishing firm it might reach persons who normally would not take society literature.

berrygerry

https://archive.org/stream/JehovahsWitnessesTheNewWorldSocietyByMarleyCole/1955_Jehovahs_Witnesses_The_New_World_Society_Marley_Cole_djvu.txt

Page 51 about Pastor Russell:

He was Millen- 
nium's foremost prophet. His successor, J. F. Rutherford, 
declared: "He did a greater work for the cause of Messiah's 
Kingdom than did any other man that ever lived on the 
earth." {The Watch Tower, December 1, 1916, p. 374.)

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Seeking support ... Where can a Christian go

by Sevan in

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hey all, .

so i recently posted for the first time and introduced myself.. i have been spending time reading various posts.

some informative, some not so much.. since i've been reading on here, i've read a lot from atheists.

berrygerry

My two cents.

I am a theist.

This forum has a number of Christians, open to debunk WT, and obtain converts.

The majority here are extremely respectful, AFA internet behaviour goes.

I do believe that WT philosophy benefits a small proportion of their membership. However, other high-control religions (Mormons, Scientology, Moonies, many Islam, extreme Christian), or groups (AA, etc.) would provide the same structure and discipline that substance abusers, etc. have been lacking in their lives.

Does this allow WT to exploit this structural control to manipulate the lives of these ones, and, more importantly, to effectively destroy the relationships of their members' friends and family?

No sane person would come to the conclusion that WT's alleged ends justifies the means.

As for feelings of those waking up:

To understand why we all feel so messed up, take a look here:

http://www.exitingthejwcult.com/p/if-you-are-going-to-see-mental-health.html

Bonnie's book is a MUST-READ for recovery.

http://www.amazon.com/EXiting-JW-Cult-Handbook-Witnesses/dp/1508477132

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I have a favor to ask. I need to find a statement that was in one of the magazines, but I can't find it now. Can you help?

by AndersonsInfo in

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i have a favor to ask.

i need some information found in a watchtower that i can't seem to find in my library.

today, the watchtower teaches that the governing body is the faithful slave.

berrygerry

Haven't found it yet, but the post about the 1959 WT seems interesting compared to this statement in March 1, 1961, p 147:

Already in 1919, with the beginning of the work to distribute The Golden Age, the Watch Tower Society, which had been serving as a form of governing body for the congregations

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From Our Archives - Staying Awake with the Faithful and Discreet Slave

by berrygerry in

wt - july 15, 1960 p 443. again we can stay awake by our service and financial contributions to the watch tower society.

jehovah has done so much for us through this agency.

the least we can do to show our responding love and appreciation is to contribute our finances and time toward expanding the global preaching work.

berrygerry

WT - July 15, 1960 p 443

Again we can stay awake by our service and financial contributions to the Watch Tower Society. Jehovah has done so much for us through this agency. The least we can do to show our responding love and appreciation is to contribute our finances and time toward expanding the global preaching work. The remnant in their small numbers contributed millions of dollars to the Society’s work prior to 1931. Surely now the “great crowd” are willing to do their share in making the Society’s educational work today the most important business in the world.

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How the Kevin Class started...

by Stumpy in

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djtu_mozj5y.

berrygerry

Don't forget about this Kevin:

http://www.avclub.com/article/in-the-best-performance-of-his-career-kevin-costne-103968

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Disco Haters - Buzz Off

by berrygerry in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jozs6lgqyi.

the beegees were awesome, and our scientology bro travolta had the best white man moves, period.. stay alive, baby.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_izvabhexy.