There's plenty of phoneys out there...even in the Catholic Church. But, there's plenty who are not in many different religions also.
cabasilas
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Any ex- witness catholics out there?
by sosad ini'm just curious - it seems to me that there was no religion so vilified by by jws as the catholics - most esp pre vatican ii (ie - 50's early to mid '60's).
are there any tht either returned to their catholic roots, or were raised jw and converted?
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Nathan Knorr Holding "Brother Knorr": Memory Lane
by compound complex inwalking down memory lane: 124 columbia heights,.
many thoughts and experiences related to life at bethel come flooding in, especially here at jwd, where your questions and answers jog my memory.
some of the following i've already mentioned elsewhere, some comments are new.
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cabasilas
I remember in the old days (before the GB took over) and the President's Office was on the top floor of the 124 building. If you wanted to go up to the roof you had to take the elevator up to the 10th floor (Knorr's office was just across from the elevator) and then take the stairs up to the roof.
I was working nights so one day I had gone up to the roof to take some pictures of lower Manhattan. I came back down the stairs and was waiting for the elevator to go back downstairs. (I was following the rules...you had to be going more than 5 floors down to use the elevator.) The door to Knorr's office was open and he was really upset about something and was barking orders at Robert Wallen, his secretary. What sticks in my mind is not Knorr's tirade. It was Wallen's response. "Yes, sir," he said more than once. We called him "Brother Knorr" but his secretary was much more formal! I never heard any other Bethelites call him "sir" when he was out of his office.
A lighter story. A year or two later I was up at Watchtower Farms near Wallkill. A friend of mine by the name of North got a letter that was addressed to "Brother Noah" sent by some Bethelite in Brooklyn. The Bethel mail room did not know who to deliver this to but they wrote: "xxxxx North--WT Farm?" Turns out it was some guy's 30 day notice telling Knorr he was leaving Bethel but the guy did not know how to spell Knorr's name and had put "Noah" instead. My friend named "North" quickly sent it back to the Bethel mail room who I presume forwarded it on to Knorr.
Any of the Bethelites from the 60s and 70s remember Knorr's "Newboy" talk? You didn't sleep through that one!
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Any ex- witness catholics out there?
by sosad ini'm just curious - it seems to me that there was no religion so vilified by by jws as the catholics - most esp pre vatican ii (ie - 50's early to mid '60's).
are there any tht either returned to their catholic roots, or were raised jw and converted?
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cabasilas
I'm Catholic. I was raised a nominal Protestant and left the JWs and was involved with various Evangelical Protestant churches for about 10 years. Entered the Catholic Church in 1992. It was the last place I thought I'd ever end up. My wife, who had been a regular pioneer for 8 years, thought I was crazy...first, for leaving the JWs and secondly, for becoming Catholic. She entered the Church in 2001. We're celebrating 30 years of marriage this year. It's been quite a journey!
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Doctrine about undertakers in 1924?
by GBSJG ini have read some books that dealt with the history of the wts so i'm familiar with a lot of strange doctrines that they had in the past.
however when reading the wikipedia article on controversy regards jws i found this section take a look at what it says:.
"1924: as of 1926, there would be no more deaths.
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cabasilas
"The Way to Paradise" can be viewed in its entirety at:
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Golden Age Goodies
by Leolaia inrecently i had the pleasure to examine a stash of 1920s and 1930s golden age magazines, among the rarest of watchtower publications.
i thought it would be a fun idea to have a thread in which i share with you some of the amazing, ridiculous, hilarious things contained therein.
hence, this is the first post of a series of excerpts, scans, etc.
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cabasilas
Thank you, Chasson, for this pdf!
Fascinating stuff!! Any chance the other two issues could be made available also?
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New Biography of Pastor Russell
by RR innew biography of pastor russell.
ninety years ago the founder of the bible students, pastor charles taze russell, died.
the organization he established became fragmented and subject to strong personalities who felt they knew how to best continue his legacy.
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cabasilas
Has anyone received their copy yet?
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Organization For Kingdom-Preaching And Disciple-Making--PDF!
by Atlantis inorganization for kingdom-preaching and disciple-making-pdf!
download instructions: click on the link below and when the next page appears click on the words (download file) in blue letters at the top of the page.
http://z33.zupload.com/download.php?file=getfile&filepath=1017 ****************************************************************************************************** click on the link below and when the next page appears scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the (orange) download button.
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cabasilas
Great work! Thanks, Atlantis!!
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Looking for 1908 editions of Studies in the Scriptures
by jwfacts ini would like to compare the 1908 and 1916 editions of studies in the scriptures, particularly thy kingdom come.
i can find electronic versions of the 1916 edition on line, but am having trouble with earlier editions.
does anyone know of any sites that host them?.
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cabasilas
Many of the strong statements for 1914 are reproduced in this study:
Historical Idealism and Jehovah's Witnesses:
It has many photocopies of early Studies in the Scriptures' statements on 1914.
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What's your favorite Thanksgiving food/recipe?
by Frannie Banannie inmine's a toss-up.
baking powder <i use calumet>1/2 tsp.
salt1/4 cup sugar <optional>1/4 cup vegetable oil or shortening <crisco>1 egg1 cup milk preheat oven to 400 degrees.
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cabasilas
A very simple dip is part of our Thanksgiving tradition.
Take a pint of sour cream.
A small can of diced green chiles.
Mix and add salt to taste.
Best to fix the night before. Great to snack on with chips as the turkey cooks. It's also good to use as a side garnish with your turkey in addition to cranberry sauce.
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This is the September 2006 campaign...*dissapointing*
by Dune inlast night during the meeting i go up to the back counter where the magizines are held so i can get some tylenol.
i look over and big as day is the new september 2006 awake.
under is a special issue.
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