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  Calling All Watchtower Historians ... What was the V.F.V.?

  by Wild_Thing in

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  in the may 27, 1942 edition of the consolation, the watchtower society devoted several pages to the controversy surrounding the burial of joseph rutherford.

  in several sections, they write about "the opposition" in vague terms without much specificity as to who these other groups of people were who were supposedly persecuting them.

  one section refers to a group called v.f.v.

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  The typo theory makes sense. Thanks!
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  When did Watchtower writings start becoming anonymous?

  by Wild_Thing in

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  i think most people know that authorship was credited in the old watchtower literature, but at some point everything became anonymous.

  i still do not know exactly when this started, but i found this in charles taze russell's last will and testament.

  his will was not honored in other respects, so i doubt they would have honored this request.

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  Does anybody know if there are any other religions or cults that insists on their published works being anonymous? Now that I have been away for so long, it seems like it should be such a red flag to the discerning eye.
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  Calling All Watchtower Historians ... What was the V.F.V.?

  by Wild_Thing in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  in the may 27, 1942 edition of the consolation, the watchtower society devoted several pages to the controversy surrounding the burial of joseph rutherford.

  in several sections, they write about "the opposition" in vague terms without much specificity as to who these other groups of people were who were supposedly persecuting them.

  one section refers to a group called v.f.v.

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  Wild_Thing

  In the May 27, 1942 edition of the Consolation, the Watchtower society devoted several pages to the controversy surrounding the burial of Joseph Rutherford. In several sections, they write about "the opposition" in vague terms without much specificity as to who these other groups of people were who were supposedly persecuting them. One section refers to a group called V.F.V. that petitioned against the burial, so my question is ... what was V.F.V.?

  From Consolation, May 27, 1942:

  Just how a man’s bones, buried without monument or even conspicuous marker, in the center of 100 acres of land, a half mile from the closest outside house, could disturb anyone is left for the commission to explain. The V.F.V., who petitioned against the granting of the permit, prejudicially explained it this way: “Judge Rutherford, during his lifetime, taught intolerance,” and, ‘therefore, as a manifestation of our “tolerance”, we do not wish him buried.’

  Read the whole thing here:

  http://avoidjw.org/en/changes/burial-joseph-f-rutherford/
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  When did Watchtower writings start becoming anonymous?

  by Wild_Thing in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i think most people know that authorship was credited in the old watchtower literature, but at some point everything became anonymous.

  i still do not know exactly when this started, but i found this in charles taze russell's last will and testament.

  his will was not honored in other respects, so i doubt they would have honored this request.

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  Wild_Thing

  Thanks, Drearyweather.
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  When did Watchtower writings start becoming anonymous?

  by Wild_Thing in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i think most people know that authorship was credited in the old watchtower literature, but at some point everything became anonymous.

  i still do not know exactly when this started, but i found this in charles taze russell's last will and testament.

  his will was not honored in other respects, so i doubt they would have honored this request.

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  Wild_Thing

  I think most people know that authorship was credited in the old Watchtower literature, but at some point everything became anonymous. I still do not know exactly when this started, but I found this in Charles Taze Russell's last will and testament. His will was not honored in other respects, so I doubt they would have honored this request. It's interesting that he only wanted this to happen after his death. Does anybody know when or what year Watchtower writings became anonymous?

  From Russell's will:

  The names of the Editorial Committee (with such changes as may from time to time occur) shall all be published in each number of the journal--but it shall not in any manner be indicated by whom the various articles appearing in the journal are written. It will be sufficient that the fact be recognized that the articles are approved by the majority of the committee.
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  What’s with Pastor Russell and Miracle Wheat ?

  by CovertsadJW in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i have researched pastor russell and miracle wheat , has any one found out some interesting information?

  it seems he sold the wheat at a premium and promised 5 x yield ?

  he denies selling - as he did not know , but he is a snake oil salesman.

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  Brooklyn Daily Eagle, September 25, 1911

  
  
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  What’s with Pastor Russell and Miracle Wheat ?

  by CovertsadJW in

  1. watchtower
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  i have researched pastor russell and miracle wheat , has any one found out some interesting information?

  it seems he sold the wheat at a premium and promised 5 x yield ?

  he denies selling - as he did not know , but he is a snake oil salesman.

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  Brooklyn Daily Eagle, September 22, 1911

  
  
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  What’s with Pastor Russell and Miracle Wheat ?

  by CovertsadJW in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i have researched pastor russell and miracle wheat , has any one found out some interesting information?

  it seems he sold the wheat at a premium and promised 5 x yield ?

  he denies selling - as he did not know , but he is a snake oil salesman.

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  The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, September 24, 1911

  
  
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  User Name Changes

  by moreconfusedthanever in

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  i wish i could change my user name.

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  i am no longer confused..

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  Wild_Thing

  I'm not really wild.
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  Tattoos?

  by Wild_Thing in

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  if seems to be quite fashionable nowadays for ex-jws to get a tattoo or a series of tattoos to symbolize either their time spent in the watchtower or their escape, and i kind of don't get it.

  i don't understand why someone would want a constant reminder on their body of such a horrible period in their life.

  on another forum, one woman shared that she was getting 25 bees tattooed all over her body to represent the 25 years she spent in the org.

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  punkfofnice ... here is one. I don't have a problem with tattoos in general. And of course, it is everyone's prerogative what they get tattooed on their body. I am just trying to understand why someone would get a tattoo like this ...

  

  Others that have symbolism, I totally get, but I am still not sure I would want something on my body that is a daily reminder of the Watchtower. I would really depend on the tat, I guess. Here are some of the more symbolic ones I have found:

  

  

  And the not so symbolic ...