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  Was looking at my childhood book "From Paradise Lost to Paradise Regained" I found something interesting.

  by Still Totally ADD in

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  i was showing a friend of mine what kind of books my parents allowed me to read when i was very young.

  no children books that was age related but the so called orange paradise book was my only children book i had.

  she was taken back on how violent it was and showing little kids being killed by god was just unspeakable.

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  OrphanCrow

  Your memory is correct, STADD. Never fear...your grey cells are working.

  The 1959 Yearbook is describing the '58 summer convention.

  *edit to add - and besides, you could be right about the book being meant for kids. Our family used it as such. But my parents were quick to assure us that the WTS did not print kid's books like those other religions did. Eh...just because the WT says something, doesn't mean it is true. They have a reputation for declaring one thing while meaning something else entirely. The book could very well have been meant for all those children popping out post war. The WTS often speaks out of the side of its mouth
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  Was looking at my childhood book "From Paradise Lost to Paradise Regained" I found something interesting.

  by Still Totally ADD in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was showing a friend of mine what kind of books my parents allowed me to read when i was very young.

  no children books that was age related but the so called orange paradise book was my only children book i had.

  she was taken back on how violent it was and showing little kids being killed by god was just unspeakable.

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  StillTotallyADD: I just remembered I received this book at the 1958 convention in NY.

  The release of the book was mentioned in the 1959 Yearbook:

  Thursday afternoon, July 31, was paradisaic in both
  its assembly and in what it produced. The surroundings
  of the speakers' platforms of both stadiums were paradisaic
  in their physical beauty. The audience of 145,488
  all roundabout were enjoying a feast of Christian association
  and Kingdom truths in a spiritual paradise.
  Their appreciation of this fact was sharpened by the
  speech of the Society's president entitled "Maintaining
  Our Spiritual Paradise." He crowned the occasion by his
  entirely unexpected display and release of the glowingly
  beautiful, handsomely illustrated book of 256 pages,
  bearing the title "From Paradise Lost to Paradise Regained."
  This book wastes no time and space discussing
  false doctrines of worldly religions, but simply explains
  the God-honoring truths of the sacred Bible as these
  came to the surface in the outworking of God's purpose
  to restore obedient humankind to an everlasting earthly
  paradise. But this restoration has to be preceded by the
  establishing of God's heavenly kingdom and his restoring
  first a spiritual paradise for his faithful Christian
  witnesses. It was this spiritual paradise that had to be
  maintained now with faithfulness and fruitfulness by
  its blest, happy inhabitants.
  The book on Paradise had been published, not with
  children in mind, but for the purpose of satisfying the
  need and craving of adult persons in many lands who
  needed a primary or elementary manner of approach
  to the pure truths of God's Word. After the session there
  was many an assembler that took copies of the book
  in large quantity. Delight went permeating the mighty
  hosts assembled.

  The Paradise book was never intended to target children - it was the illustrations and simplified language that made it an ideal book for conducting family book studies. In the congregations of the late 50s and early 60s, an influx of children occurred. The boom in children happened after Knorr et al relaxed the pre-war instructions on remaining single and childless.
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  It's right there in our faces, how could we NOT see it?

  by NikL in

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  i know there have been many many posts on here over the years on the deity of jesus.. i am submitting this one because i am feeling a little confused.. the thing is, i am not the sharpest knife in the drawer and i know this.

  so when i am going through my bible reading (to all you haters, yes i still do it) i see so many scriptures that just fly in the face of everything the jws teach about jesus.. i begin to wonder if indeed i am diseased in the mind ,as they will try to paint me, because it seems so plain to me.. i never even gave it a though growing up as to if jesus and god were equal.

  i just didn't.. now when i read scriptures like philippians 9.... 9 for this very reason, god exalted him to a superior position+ and kindly gave him the name that is above every other name,+ 10 so that in the name of jesus every knee should bend—of those in heaven and those on earth and those under the ground+— 11 and every tongue should openly acknowledge that jesus christ is lord+ to the glory of god the father.. .

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  OrphanCrow

  Bible discussions are so much fun

  
  
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  February 26, 2017 TO ALL BODIES OF ELDERS Re: Witnessing in Public Places

  by wifibandit in

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  2. beliefs

  february 26, 2017 to all bodies of elders re: witnessing in public places.

  and.

  february 25, 2017 to all congregations re: magnetic boards and posters for public witnessing.

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  OrphanCrow

  I checked the regulations for street vendors in my city. All street vendors, including those for only literature distribution, requires the operator to carry $2 million in liability insurance.

  No wonder I have yet to see one here
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  Warwick Tour Brochure

  by konceptual99 in

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  2. friends

  so we had this posted in the mega topic thread... wt: warwick world hq tour brochure.

  the new world headquarters of jws, located at warwick, new york, will open for tours on monday, april 3, 2017.. in anticipation, a new eight-page glossy brochure about this facility has now been released:.

  download pdf: https://download-a.akamaihd.net/files/media_cmsassets/70/fo_s-whq_e.pdf.

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  kpop: Forgive me if this is not correct but am I the only one who finds it ironic that the JW .borg is made up of mostly minorities (20% white, 40% black and African, 10% Asian, 30% Latino) but is headed by a group of old white men? Jehovah has such a sense of humor!

  But it is effective. In a country like Africa, it is a selling point. The religion becomes this all powerful collection of white gods who live really far away. It adds to their authority.

  And the Glorious Ones pat themselves on the back for being the Perfect Paternal Protector. The charitable colonial corporate model in action.
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  Warwick Tour Brochure

  by konceptual99 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so we had this posted in the mega topic thread... wt: warwick world hq tour brochure.

  the new world headquarters of jws, located at warwick, new york, will open for tours on monday, april 3, 2017.. in anticipation, a new eight-page glossy brochure about this facility has now been released:.

  download pdf: https://download-a.akamaihd.net/files/media_cmsassets/70/fo_s-whq_e.pdf.

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  dozy: Interesting to see "Fat Boy" Sanderson at the head of the table of the writing committee. Is he the chairman this service year ( unusual for the most junior of the GB members to hold such a prominent position? ) Or does he just need a bit more room to spread himself?

  *snicker*

  What happened to High School Dropout Jackson? The Translator Supreme One?

  Maybe The Glorious Ones are a little concerned with their glorious image after Jackson's oh so public/humiliating appearance in Australia?

  
  
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  Warwick Tour Brochure

  by konceptual99 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so we had this posted in the mega topic thread... wt: warwick world hq tour brochure.

  the new world headquarters of jws, located at warwick, new york, will open for tours on monday, april 3, 2017.. in anticipation, a new eight-page glossy brochure about this facility has now been released:.

  download pdf: https://download-a.akamaihd.net/files/media_cmsassets/70/fo_s-whq_e.pdf.

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  OrphanCrow

  And just think of the money making opportunities that the glorious ones have provided to the flock by offering these tours of Jehovah's sacred throne! What a loving provision in these last days

  http://www.jwalktours.com.au/index.html (just one of many)
  

  JWalk Tours organises group travel for Jehovah’s Witnesses. This idea is for fellow believers to have a chance to travel with, and meet brothers and sisters from different countries, cultures and backgrounds.
  Our main focus is Bible Land Tours, particularly Jordan and Israel. Besides the Bible Lands, we also put together a different tour every year. These tours are a once off but Bible Land Tours run regularly.
  We will also be organising tours of the new headquarters in Warwick, as well as Wallkill and Patterson, in the near future.
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  jehovah witness elder molest his daughter ... Lynn Gardner

  by jaydee in

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  2. child-abuse

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boizyklif4q.

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  OrphanCrow

  fisherman, you are being a weasel.

  I never said anything about these having to be criminal cases and neither did you.

  The WT has settled numerous civil cases. Stay on track, buddy
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  jehovah witness elder molest his daughter ... Lynn Gardner

  by jaydee in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boizyklif4q.

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  Fisherman: Can you cite one case filed against the WT in the US where wt was found guilty of violating a mandatory child abuse reporting........

  Hahaha!

  Of course those are difficult to find. The Watchtower settles all of them before the court can make a judgement on the case!

  How many did they settle a few years back? 17 cases or something like that, wasn't it? And all with gag orders attached.

  Let's make a list of all the cases that the WT has settled before judgement. Now that would be informative and pertinent to this discussion.
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  No more official visits to disfellowshipped & disassociated ones

  by AverageJoe1 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  new letter today (please visit avoidjw.org for a copy of the official letter and yes, i also noticed they got the date wrong!).

  february 28, 2017. to all bodies of elders.

  re: visiting disfellowshipped or disassociated individuals.

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  OrphanCrow

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