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  Rutherford's 1930 interview

  by Fatfreek in

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  check out your old issues of time.

  you may be surprised.

  fats.. religion.

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  Invetigator74

  Thanks to Joe and his crew! Anyone could had moved in claiming to be those mentioned in Heb.11!
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  Did you read ..........THAT........book...............

  by vitty in

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  .............. coc, of course.

  when you were still in the org, or when you had already left.. i read it when i was still in and it had a profound effect on me.. lets take a poll .

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  Invetigator74

  I DA'ed myself almost thirty years ago , but was still somewhat attached one way or another. Up to a few years ago I was trying to reinstate my self back into the Borg. Once I got a copy of both books, I was immersed into it, couldn't put them down. They were a big help in making my final decision to stay DA'ed . I find myself praying much more and my family even more closer(due to mine indecisiveness on which way to turn). All I can say is "thank you Ray".
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  Just found - 1918 edition - "The Revelation"

  by Uzzah in

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  i was going through a box of stuff from my bethel daze and found tucked away amongst some personal papers a mint condition 1918 edition of a wtbs publication "the revelation.

  remember the commentary on james book?

  this does the same thing but with revelations and includes explanations as to the signs and symbols according to the belief at the time.

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  Invetigator74

  I don't believe it ever replaced the "Finished Mystery" book , being the "FM" book was reprinted up to 1927. Whereas the "Revelation" book was briefly printed in 1918 only. Here's a tiny tibit I found in the Watchtower Reprints (1919) on page 6273: "REVELATION" - SINAITIC READING - We now have in stock a vest pocket edition of the Book of Revelation,according to the Sinaitic Manuscript. We believe the friends will be much pleased with this little volume, in convenient form, and meetin quite fully the requirement of all who desire to know the meaning of this wonderful portion of the divine Word. Not only is the accurate rendering of the ancient Sinaitic Manuscript given, with headings and subheadings in bold-face type for convenient location of passages, but explanatory notes and comments are included, with many illustrations. The book contains 200 pages, same size as the Vest Pocket Manna.Full black leather, gold edges, 70 cent postpaid. Cloth, red edges, 35 cent."
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  1975 Article with the Train

  by Aude_Sapere in

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  does anyone have the link to the 1975 article with the train falling?.

  i can't seem to find it right now.. -aude.

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  Invetigator74

  The train pic is located on page 5 of the article
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  Does anyone have a 1938 Yearbook?

  by Nathan Natas in

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  i'm looking for info on how many people partook during the 1937 memorial observation.. i've looked in the watchtower magazines of that year and they didn't include the annual reports.. thanks in advance....

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  Invetigator74

  That information may be found in the "Informant"s (now Kingdom Ministries). Unfortunely a lot of Kingdom Halls do not carry them, I know the one I last attended didn't. I did find in the back of the JP book(JW's in the Divine Purpose -1959) the 1938 year had 69,345 attending , with 36,732 partaking! I hope this helps you somewhat.
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  Disfellowshipping or Disassociation what is the "difference"?

  by booker-t in

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  i know this may sound like a dumb question but fellow ex-jws out there what is the difference between being disfellowshipped or being disassociated?

  why do the watchtower have two classes of ex-jws?

  i have really never understood the difference.

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  Invetigator74

  Its truly amazing!! After reading every scripture in that KM article , not one of their statements were backed by these scriptures. Reading the context of the scriptures pointed to something completely different. Big difference between the "teachings of Christ" and "Watchtower doctrine".
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  Do you still remember the date of your baptism?

  by JH in

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  i do.

  july 9th 1988

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  Invetigator74

  Baptized July, 1972 - DA Sept.1977
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  KM in 1974 praising people for selling all their stuff and pioneering?

  by ithinkisee in

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  someone on this site mentioned they got a km off ebay that praised those that sold all their belongings and preached.. does anyone know which km that was?.

  interesting, when going through the society's cd-rom i noticed that the drama for the district convention in 1975 was about noah's ark and was something along the lines of "there's still time left!

  " (i'm paraphrasing).. -dm

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  . A fine point made in the talk "Choosing the Best Way of Life" was that Jehovah God will save us from stumbling?even as he did David in the case of Nabal?s insolence?but we must do our part. The brothers also appreciated the candor of this same talk, which acknowledged the Society?s responsibility for some of the disappointment a number felt regarding 1975. YB 1980 pg.30-31.

  For some of the dissappointment?? Ya gotta be kidding me!!
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  My Dad died a few hours ago

  by BONEZZ in

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  excuse me if i ramble...this is hard.

  i have even avoided threads in the past where others have had to go thru this because i didn't want to face it.

  guess i'm a wuss.

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  Invetigator74

  My condolences and you and family are in my prayers.
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  Just when I thought I didn't hurt over the JW's Shunning,,,,,,,, I dream :(

  by LyinEyes in

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  for such a long time, i haven't had any dreams dealing with my jw issues, and mostly i just pick and make fun of my old jw days.. last night i dreamed another dream about old friends and it was painful.

  i woke myself up crying.. i dreamed my family that are all out, in laws included where at a convention.....there was one sweet girl that we have known since she was a baby and she was waving and smiling at us from afar.. i was worried she would get in trouble, and wondered if she knew we were d/a.

  ( of course in real life she knows).. as the dream went on , more and more of the faces of so many of the witnesses started to appear.

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  Invetigator74

  I have been out of the Borg for over 27 years and I'm still somewhat affected. Probably because my parents are still in it. When I still visit them as a dutiful son, I receive quick remarks, such as ,"It'll

  be nice to see you come back in the organization". I still accept their literature( I guess out of respect)

  but I don't bother reading it. This site has help me greatly. Not to long ago ,I was attending meetings just to have a closeness with my parents(not to close being I'm disassociated),and then I woke up.Now a days I enjoy the company of my wife( boy was she releived I didn't go back) and many true friends who love me for me and not my religious preference.Step by step I'm building a true love and faith in the Lord . Thanks to everyone in this site for hearing me out.