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  Martial Arts

  by open_mind in

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  i somewhat understand the jw viewpoint of martial arts.

  i am curious if anyone else has any biblical viewpoints on this topic...all posts would be much appreciated.

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  Open Mind, in the booklet DEFENDING AND LEGALLY ESTABLISHING THE GOOD NEWS by Hayden C. Covington, you find the following points on Self-defense:

  "The courts have held that Jehovah's Witnesses have the right to defend themselves when attacked by one who objects to their distribution of Bible literature."
  (p. 80, XXII, B)

  "If forced to use self-defense, do so. (See The Watchtower, September 15, 1939.)"
  (p. 83, par. 1.)

  The Universal Dictionary defines Martial art: "Any of several methods of fighting or self-defence, such as judo or karate, originated in the East." (p.946)
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  BETHELITES SERVED AT BROTHEL

  by bj in

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  like metatron, i would like to know the facts that exist to prove that in the time of rutherford, bethelites and others got regularily serviced at a local brothel (as stated by barbara gazzutis in her book).

  if similar stories exist today, i would be glad to know about them as the wts takes delight in expossing jim swaggart and others!

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  Like Metatron, I would like to know the facts that exist to prove that in the time of Rutherford, bethelites and others got regularily serviced at a local brothel (as stated by Barbara Gazzutis in her book)

  If similar stories exist today, I would be glad to know about them as the WTS takes delight in expossing Jim Swaggart and others!
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  SCANDAL FROM GILEAD SCHOOL

  by bj in

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  bill & joan cetnar, in their book, questions for jehovah's witnesses, relate an interesting case of a young thai missionary, who turned crazy during the course of gilead.

  on her way back home she jumped from the boat and was alleged that she was eaten by sharks.

  president knorr tried to keep it secret.. when i tried to investigate by writing to brooklyn and the bethel of thiland, none of them answered my registeried letters.

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  Dino, according to Cetnar it took place in 1956/7. Unfortunately, not all find their Shangri-La. At Brooklyn, some found their grave!

  Maximus, this reminds me in what Ludwig von Pastor said to Pope Leo XIII that if the Roman Catholic Church had nothing to fear from the truth she ought to open their Vatican archives to scholars. But till now, it's easier for the WTS to criticize others then doing herself so. (see W92 15/10 p.28; G98 8/12 pp. 12-13)
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  SCANDAL FROM GILEAD SCHOOL

  by bj in

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  bill & joan cetnar, in their book, questions for jehovah's witnesses, relate an interesting case of a young thai missionary, who turned crazy during the course of gilead.

  on her way back home she jumped from the boat and was alleged that she was eaten by sharks.

  president knorr tried to keep it secret.. when i tried to investigate by writing to brooklyn and the bethel of thiland, none of them answered my registeried letters.

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  Maximus, thank you for your comments. The story that Dale related continue adding weight how careless they are. It would be interesting to know the name of this young man who develloped Diabetes. (Yes, I like all details)
  As James said, you boys need to write a book with all the stories that goes on at the Bethel as I'm sure there's many things not yet said.
  Any further comments on the above mentioned case? (was it Ray or Fred Franz who was involved in it?)
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  SCANDAL FROM GILEAD SCHOOL

  by bj in

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  bill & joan cetnar, in their book, questions for jehovah's witnesses, relate an interesting case of a young thai missionary, who turned crazy during the course of gilead.

  on her way back home she jumped from the boat and was alleged that she was eaten by sharks.

  president knorr tried to keep it secret.. when i tried to investigate by writing to brooklyn and the bethel of thiland, none of them answered my registeried letters.

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  Bill & Joan Cetnar, in their book, QUESTIONS FOR JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES, relate an interesting case of a young Thai missionary, who turned crazy during the course of Gilead. On her way back home she jumped from the boat and was alleged that she was eaten by sharks. President Knorr tried to keep it secret.

  When I tried to investigate by writing to Brooklyn and the Bethel of Thiland, none of them answered my registeried letters. Therefore, I would like to know if anyone out there have any further information, such as the name of this student, etc.

  Did Edward Dunlap ever commented on this case?
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  What is G-JOBBING for Bethelites?????????

  by JT in

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  had enough asked :.

  if you haven't already related to us the experiences at bethel that you told to your mom-in-law, (or even if you already have told us) could you tell us about what you told her.....and...what is "g-jobbing" (sorry for my naivity) .

  i didn't want to take away from sl post about his mother but i thought a little insight into the world of the bethelites would be interesting this am.

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  Thanks for the interesting information.

  Jeff, can you tell me, in what year your conversation with Harold Corkern took place?
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  A Historical Jesus?

  by uncle_onion in

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  i have been reading a book called the jesus mysteries and it puts forward an idea that jesus never existed but was born out of the ideas of gnostism.

  there are many similarities between ancient religions and christianity, which is very worrying for me.

  i have not had a lot of time of late to read up on it properly but here are the conclusions that i have come to so far.. did christ exist?

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  Hi John, did you manage to read LOSING FAITH IN FAITH by Dan Barker? Chapter 51, speaks about, Jesus: History or Myth? What I find interesting is that the historian Justus of Tiberius who was a native of Galilee and wrote a history covering the time when Christ supposedly lived, "makes not the least mention of the appearance of Christ, of what things happened to him, or of the wonderful works that he did." (see Photius' BIBLIOTHECA, code 33)
  Send my regards to your family.
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  Is this a apostate website

  by robertK in

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  nothin on this website is positive, its all anti-witness!!

  it helps nobody and does no good, and is for breaking down not building up, is there any righteous witnesses out there??

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  Hello Robert, and welcome to this board. You have all rights to express yourself and it's not my intention to force you to agree with all what is writen here. But could it be, your attidute resemble that of Nathanael? In John 1:46 we learn that Nathanael expressed prejudice without examing first things. The answer of Philip was simple, "come and see." And that's what I encourage you to do without no prejudice. After, if you accept or discard things, that's up to you.

  As The Watchtower - January 15, 1974, page 35, paragraph 3, shows: it's our moral responsibility to alert the danger.

  Shalom.
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  Hospital Information Services Department

  by bj in

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  anybody know who's the director of the hospital information services in brooklyn?

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  do any of the books of the hlc exist on the net?

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  bj

  From previous information we know that:

  Dennis Charland, is the director of HIS of Canada.
  Paul Wade, of England.
  Dr.Armine Najand, of France.

  who are the rest?
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  Hospital Information Services Department

  by bj in

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  anybody know who's the director of the hospital information services in brooklyn?

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  do any of the books of the hlc exist on the net?

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  Anybody know who's the Director of the Hospital Information Services in Brooklyn?
  Do any of the books of the HLC exist on the net?