Posts by OldSoul

mrs. anderson, i realize that trying to cover all bases in your pending russell bio would be impossible, but i do hope that you will be able to include a section on the first president of the watch tower society, william h. conley.

i hope that you have had a chance to research conley with some degree of thoroughness, so as to dispel some of the half-truths that some bible students and jws try to promote (such as that conley's age and health caused his inactivity with russell after 1881).

OldSoul

Proclaimers chap. 26 p. 576 Producing Bible Literature for Use in the Ministry
The following year the first of an extensive series of tracts designed to interest people in Bible truths was prepared for publication. This work quickly took on immense proportions. In order to handle it, Zion’s Watch Tower Tract Society was formed on February 16, 1881, with W. H. Conley as president and C. T. Russell as secretary and treasurer. Arrangements were made for the printing to be done by commercial firms in various cities of Pennsylvania, New York, and Ohio, as well as in Britain. In 1884, Zion’s Watch Tower Tract Society was legally incorporated, with C. T. Russell as president, and its charter showed that it was more than a society that would direct publishing. Its real objective was religious; it was chartered for “the dissemination of Bible Truths in various languages.”

And we only know thanks to the same researcher who blew the lid off the Child Abuse debacle. But do they tell the truth about this still?

Watchtower 2001 1/15 p. 8 “A Masterpiece of a Project”
The speaker is Charles Taze Russell, the first president of the Watch Tower Society, and the production is the “Photo-Drama of Creation.”

Is the "Zion’s Watch Tower Tract Society" the same as the "Watch Tower Society"? Or do they play semantic games keep Conley out of the history to the extent possible?

Respectfully,
OldSoul

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10 Reasons Why Gay Marriage is Wrong

by avishai in

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10 reasons why gay marriage is wrong.

01) being gay is not natural.

real americans always reject unnatural things like eyeglasses, polyester, and air conditioning.. .

OldSoul

Candidlynuts,

Sounds like a strong argument for polygamy...

OldSoul

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Do we imitate Jehovah---think about it

by TopHat in

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something i have thought about mankind in general recently.

we have love, compassion, creativity, but we also have jealously and revenge in our hearts.

satan wants to imitate god too.

OldSoul

Do you mean to say: Jehovah is a man made God from people who lived 5000 years ago?

Of course not! Jehovah's been around a lot longer than that.

OldSoul

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How do you defend your god's inaction?

by AlmostAtheist in

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this is a question for those that believe in a god or gods, particularly those described as "all knowing" or "almighty".. how do you defend to yourself that your god has not in any modern situation saved his people from anything?.

people of all faiths are regularly killed by various natural elements.

of course, if you knew such a thing was going to befall a person and you could do something to protect them, you would.

OldSoul

I enjoyed that a lot, Big Dog.

Now, go properly split up some deserving gay couple, pro bono.

Respectfully,
OldSoul

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No I can waste more time

by I quit! in

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the other day i asked a girl in a coffee shop with a notebook computer how much it cost for her to get online.

she told me it was free and showed me how to do it.

now i'm sitting here reading posts and posting.

OldSoul

I quit! : There were some other ones

[pssst!] You know they have pills for that now

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To: Barbara Anderson -- Re: First WatchTower President

by West70 in

i am primarily posting this to barbara anderson, but obviously everyone is welcome to correct or comment on my remarks as they see fit.

mrs. anderson, i realize that trying to cover all bases in your pending russell bio would be impossible, but i do hope that you will be able to include a section on the first president of the watch tower society, william h. conley.

i hope that you have had a chance to research conley with some degree of thoroughness, so as to dispel some of the half-truths that some bible students and jws try to promote (such as that conley's age and health caused his inactivity with russell after 1881).

OldSoul

You beat me to it, One. Yeah, what One said...

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10 Reasons Why Gay Marriage is Wrong

by avishai in

jw
friends

10 reasons why gay marriage is wrong.

01) being gay is not natural.

real americans always reject unnatural things like eyeglasses, polyester, and air conditioning.. .

OldSoul

Big Dog, I know what your profession is: Divorce Attorney! LOL