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  Searchlight on Russellism

  by vienne in

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  i'm trying to help uncle b with his research.

  he is seeking scans of a magazine published between 1915 and maybe 1917 entitled searchlight on russellism.

  one issue is at harvard divinity school library.

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  blondie

  
  

  Russellism or Rutherfordism - Forgotten Books search for this on Google (may be related)

  Or this:
  

  https://ed5015.tripod.com/JwRussellismIn1915_147.html
  
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  Did you ever meet someone born in the 1800’s?

  by Fisherman in

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  i met freddie franz who was born in the 1880’s and many others from the 1880’s.

  but as a very small child i remember someone very old aged 106 and that person was born around 1856 which means that he was around people from the 1700’s..

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  My grandfather and his friends. I was amazed, but he told me how life had changed for him since then.
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  Bring on the YOUNG elders

  by enoughisenough in

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  there seems to be a push to fast track the younger men to become elders.

  beings jesus was 30 when he took up his ministry, i would think that would sort of be an age gauge...the older men were to have their children in subjection, so some were old enough to have children that were old enough to want to rebel.

  ( that's my slant ) how will the ones who have been jw for years respond to being counseled by those younger than some of their grandchildren?

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  DOC, that is what happened to my husband, made an elder and then he saw what was behind the curtain. Finally left and had never gone back.
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  So who knows/knew William Malenfant?

  by L3G in

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  since a previous thread is getting comments that this guy may become a new gb member, the topic above is worth pursuing.

  here's what i found out by searching so far---in other words, not much.

  surely others must know something about the guy.. http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/198944/1/william-malenfant-learn-from-me-mp3-trinidad-2010-zone-talk.

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  blondie

  After 1935 when the WTS said no new anointed were being called (except for replacements for "anointed" who committed the "the unforgivable sin), gradually the # of male anointed jws declined significantly. Before that all the appointed positions were held by anointed male jws. Eventually, the WTS realized that "great crowd" male jws would have to be "used." I don't know how the increase in the anointed over the past 20 years has affected this trend, but the WTS now teaches that shortly after the "great tribulation" all the anointed will be in heaven for the marriage of the "bride of Christ" to Jesus. Thus no more on earth. The WTS teaches that the non-anointed male jws will carry on with the direction of Jesus and the 144,000 from heaven. These non-anointed jws have been called "helpers" to the GB even now. How that is going to happen after Armageddon, the WTS doesn't say. But then the WTS says their god and Jesus currently direct jws on earth by holy spirit, but no explanation how that happens.
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  JW "new light" immediately reversed/contradicted

  by BoogerMan in

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  september 2022 study watchtower - par.

  14 p. 18 - "after all, no one will be allowed to practice vile things in the new world.

  the unrighteous must have practiced these vile things before their death.

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  blondie

  Years ago in my teens, the WTS had a "drama" about a resurrected couple who had been married before their death. They started complaining about "god's" provisions in the new system, then lightning flashed and thunder and those people dropped dead instantly, no judicial committee. Wow, I said, instant death, reminds me of the story about Ananias and Sapphira in the 1st century who lied to Peter about donating all the money from the sale of some land. Peter challenged their truthfulness, and then the 2 of of them dropped dead instantly. I wondered if that would really be true; since their bible does not say. I'm sure the WTS used this one time example in the 1st century to justify that drama. "In a miraculous way, Jehovah revealed the fraud to the apostle Peter, who confronted Ananias with his error. At that, Ananias fell down and expired. Shortly thereafter, Sapphira also died.​-Acts 5:1-11"
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  Pursue Peace Assembly 2022 .. Joseph shares stories about his Bible days

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

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  2. bible

  pursue peace assembly 2022 shows a resurrected, newly shaven joseph, the son of jacob and rachel, having a nice dinner at a beautiful restaurant in the new system.

  the survivors of armageddon all want to know if joseph can share stories about his life.. ''can you tell us what egypt was like?

  what was pharaoh like?''.

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  Hahahahahahaha!
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  Local congregation donation and expense report. Very telling

  by nowwhat? in

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  in july the congregation received $2300.00.

  only 40.00 for the worldwide work and zero for ramapo project!!!.

  if this is typical no wonder the org.

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  Congregations seem to be obligated to the WTS for $8.50/month for each active publisher. How does that work?
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  Un-Witnessing

  by Slidin Fast in

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  as you get older it seems, your medical needs slowly escalate and you find yourself more and more in front of medical professionals, at least that’s my experience.

  inevitably the question of blood arises.

  as a staunchly stuck in pimo, i relish the chance to educate these people about the reality of the hlc and it’s policing function for dubs.

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  blondie

  I only bring up the topic if the doctor does. I have removed all ID about being a jw, replaced HC POA, legally filed new with doctors, clinic and hospital with written verification they have it on file. I check every year to see if it is still in force. I have talked to surgeons over the years and many are aware of the WT policies about blood, just to make sure of their own legal responsibility and how to make sure it is legally filed. So many non-jws have little if any real contact with jws behind their "sweet" and deceptive talk. Many ex-jws had to educate the lawyers that were helping them with the abuse cases, providing copies of the elder manuals to start with and explaining the hidden meaning behind the scenes. Make sure your family knows too (some danger in doing that I understand).
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  Movies that used the term Jehovah Watchtower or Witnesses!

  by Witness 007 in

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  indiana jones 3...we had elders going to this movie.

  life of brian stoning people who say jehovah...so funny!

  even "supergirl" where someone knocks on the door of the secret hideout and the villain says "if that's those damn jehovahs witnesses again!

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  https://www.theringer.com/movies/2019/8/15/20806032/sharks-ranked-47-meters-down-uncaged (at 3:34) Land Shark jw
  
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  Jesus prophesied Global ''heat waves''

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

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  https://www.jw.org/en/library/.

  keep on the watch!.

  record-breaking temperatures worldwide—what does the bible say?.

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  blondie

  Talk about reading into things. The WTS uses this technique all the time. But don't say anything even if the WTS is totally out of their mind making this connection.
  

  Are these the Last Days?

  Every global catastrophe, be it a war, earthquake, famine, epidemic or financial recession, has Jehovah's Witnesses besides themselves that Armageddon is about to occur. Watchtower leaders make use of the fear such events invoke, insisting they show we are at the end of the "last days." They have been making the same claim that Armageddon is upon us, not just for decades, but ever since the religion's inception in the 1870's.

  COVID-19 was no exception - Watchtower touted this as proof the end was upon us. However, the global response to Covid-19 resulted in a death rate that was significantly less than similar pandemics in the past. Rather than acknowledge this incredible medical achievement, Watchtower presented Covid-19 as proof pestilence is greater than ever before. To believe such shows tragic historical ignorance. Disease takes a lower toll on human life than any other time in history, proven by global life expectancy doubling over the last century.

  

  Next was the fear of inflation, with the lead article on jw.org in June 2022 being "Soaring Worldwide Inflation." Rising prices are claimed to be a sign of the Last Days, which is particularly egocentric, since even with inflation, people in the developed world have a higher standard of living than the poorest quarter of the global population and most people of any time in history.

  Are these the Last Days? compares information published by Watchtower with research regarding war, pestilence, earthquake and famine since 1914, with astounding findings. See also Does The Current Recession/War/Pandemic Prove Armageddon is Close?

  The WTS also said earthquakes have been increasing since 1914: What does this say: https://jwfacts.com/watchtower/earthquakes.php