if we could locate the items listed below it would be a great help to one of our members.
i don't seem to have it in my files.
if you can help send me a pm or just post download links below.
So glad to help! Once the case is won, maybe you can tell us a little about it. I bet lots of us would be very interested in hearing whatever details you can give.
And I want to thank you again for all your hard work in making so many internal WT documents available. The Society and even some individual JWs will sometimes deny they "ever said that," but it's hard to refute a copy of the original letter or publication.
Keep up the good work!
if we could locate the items listed below it would be a great help to one of our members.
i don't seem to have it in my files.
if you can help send me a pm or just post download links below.
Ok, finally! Here's a link to the actual pub I think you're looking for.
if we could locate the items listed below it would be a great help to one of our members.
i don't seem to have it in my files.
if you can help send me a pm or just post download links below.
So sorry, Atlantis. I just read the complete description for one of those yearbooks. It says 1986 was the first year without the daily text and comments. I stand corrected.
Good luck!
if we could locate the items listed below it would be a great help to one of our members.
i don't seem to have it in my files.
if you can help send me a pm or just post download links below.
if we could locate the items listed below it would be a great help to one of our members.
i don't seem to have it in my files.
if you can help send me a pm or just post download links below.
Hi Atlantis! There is an eBay listing that includes the 1986 Yearbook of Jehovah's Witnesses. Were they putting out a separate "Examining the Scriptures Daily" that far back?
Anyway, here's the link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Lot-of-3-Jehovahs-Witnesses-Books-Examining-the-Scriptures-Theocratic-1986-Ye/323642126846?hash=item4b5a92f1fe:g:kUMAAOSwdsFUND3F:sc:USPSPriority!03104!US!-1:rk:9:pf:0
Good luck!
would i err in stating most religions and denominations have set doctrines?and yet, the watchtower's version/rendition of christianity is riven with contradictions which stem from changing predictions, policies, doctrines, and interpretations seemingly adrift from foundation or principle.wouldn't you think the constant upheaval, sifting, churn, and reorganization bespeaks whim, mood, uncertainty, and wilful speculation more than divine guidance?there's something endemically jittery and insecure about this religion which i would opine has more than a little to do with unstable mental affect than mere whimsy.what's your take on this?.
This is to be expected when largely uneducated men set themselves up as masters of others' faith and dictate what their followers must believe. That much power over others inevitably leads to abuse of that trust and arbitrary, whimsical dictates just because it is so easy to impose them.
Even if the leaders are honest and sincere (which is not a foregone conclusion), their arbitrary interpretations of obscure passages can have devastating, life-long effects on those who blindly accept them as "Gospel" regardless of the consequences. Some of these teachings are ridiculous on their face, showing sublime ignorance of real world facts. Having untrained self-appointed theologians make medical decisions for others is dangerous in the extreme.
Some examples:
The long-standing prohibition of blood transfusions is based on the false concept that it is the same as "eating" blood. This is entirely incorrect. It is true that one can be fed intravenously, but not using blood itself. Blood transfusions are to replace bodily fluids that are necessary for many different reasons. But the blood itself does not function as a nutrient.
Human organ transplants were prohibited for a number of years because they were viewed as cannabalism. Thankfully, this indefensible rule has been dropped, but it still shows how a few men can deny many people the benefits of life-saving modern medicine on the flimsiest of reasonings.
For a while, the Society insisted that Bible texts mentioning the heart were referring to the literal heart. Hence the ban on heart transplants. There were articles with anecdotal accounts of "personality transfers" and the like. One district assembly even tried to drive this home with a big heart that lit up to show that one decision or another was actually being made by the heart and not the mind.
I could go on and on, but you get my drift. Varying explanations of who comprises the "faithful and discreet slave" and the newest, most ridiculous "overlapping generation" tripe are but two more examples.
came across,.
https://books.google.ca/books?id=lzysbgaaqbaj&pg=pa50&lpg=pa50&dq=the+state+of+the+watchtower+in+japan&source=bl&ots=w4p2b23oky&sig=xhmqh58hm5ye4vv3nmpzv4wcfas&hl=en&sa=x&ved=2ahukewjoxboki5xfahumxkwkhdpzacwq6aewcxoecaaqaq#v=onepage&q=the%20state%20of%20the%20watchtower%20in%20japan&f=false.
..nb "for flying the us state flag and adulating the state at religious meetings".. this during the 2nd world war..and note the way he was treated...
steve2: I read it as Akashi complaining that the US branch flew the American flag and adulated the state at meetings, not that the Japanese JWs did such a thing. That would have justifiably been viewed by the Japanese government as seditious, if not outright treason. Akashi was punished because he dared to criticize the US branch for doing what it forbade other branches from doing. Society president "Knole" (Knorr) and his minions were the real hypocrites.
have begun to update my will.. for some who have very severe divisions in family it would be a good idea to avoid orgs or undesirable relatives claiming part of your estate and more to the point making sure it goes to what or who you wish it too.. live long and prosper in wisdom..
Maybe anyone can contest a will, but that doesn't mean they'll be successful.
I've heard of wills that say that anyone who contests it will be disinherited, but I don't know whether that has been test in court or not. My own will says that anyone who contests it will have their bequest reduced to $1 and the remainder of their previous bequest distributed proportionately to the other heirs. My lawyer says it will hold up, but I guess I will never know.
Either way, it's better to have a will you think may be contested that to not have one at all. If you can afford it, it is often better to give gifts to your loved ones before your death. No one can contest a gift given during your lifetime, unless they claim it was given under duress or undue influence.
There will always be people with their hands out, ready to take whatever they can from whomever they can.
i was talking to a friend who is an elder in a congregation near belfast city over in northern ireland.
he was telling me that several of the sisters wanted to put fresh flowers in the hall on a weekly basis just to pretty the place up.
he said "sure, why not, it's a great idea, and the congregation will reimburse the costs as long as they aren't too expensive.
Sometimes it's tiny cracks in the facade like this that lead people to begin wondering what else is wrong. One thing leads to another, and pretty soon another person is freed from slavery to the Watchtower. I certainly hope that happens in this case. Good luck!
Very well done! Now I'll have to spend all day watching the other episodes...
