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.
pleaseresearch: Why on page 21 are the two squirrels looking at the mans penis? One seems to be laughing at it.
Haha! I am sure there are lots of answers for that and they all have "nuts" someplace in the punch line.
And what about that Roman soldier rolling dice in front of pretty Jesus nailed to the stake? Check out the hemline of the Roman dude's skirt - sticking out and pointing towards his knee...once you see it you will always see it
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.
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
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.
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.
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.. .
Bible discussions are so much fun
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boizyklif4q.
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
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boizyklif4q.
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.
