Great work Barb. Wonder if Charles had any origianl ideas of his own. Seems like he took most of his ideas from other groups such as the Adventists and the Christadelphians. Makes one wonder?
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In memory of Charles Taze Russell who died 92 years ago.
by AndersonsInfo inpastor charles taze russells wife, maria, divorced him in 1906. the writings of maria russell e-document contains an eleven-page enlightening introduction that outlines her fall from her husbands affection because he said she was endeavoring to take over the editorship of his religious journal, zions watch tower.
is that true?
also discussed is the question of mrs. russells acumen as a writer which her husband and followers called into question.
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How do you like your coffee?
by LouBelle insame way i like me women.....sweet and strong with lots of milk.......
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Dark, NO SUGAR!
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JWs and National Oaths of Allegiance Expose' by Marvin Shilmer-Please Read
by AndersonsInfo inthe following three paragraphs are part of a startling new essay written by a well-respected poster on jwd.
he spent much time and money to gather proof of duplicity on the part of watch tower leaders.
marvin shilmer (not his real name) has given permission for me to put his entire essay on my website, www.watchtowerdocuments.com.
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Many thanks to all of you involved in this article. This is precisely why I left the WTS. The Mexico/Malawi scandal is what did it for me. Now this is just more icing for the cake. Many thanks again.
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Upstate NY ? ANYONE?
by annalice inhey i have not posted in a while.
i was wondering if there were any more ex-jw's who are now out of the borg.
and who previously went to any of the congregations in the saratoga county, schenectadycounty, albany county congregations.during my witness years i attended the ballston spa cong ,saratoga cong.
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Was there ever a GOOD time to be a JW?
by gaiagirl inconsidering the history of the "organization", and how beliefs, practices and attitudes have changed through time, was there ever any time that a "international bible student" or jw was relatively more enlightened or had more freedoms than members of other religions?
or have they always been enslaved to one set of superstitious beliefs or another, to a greater degree than most other religions?
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For me it was the early 70's. Lets face it, we all believed that it was the truth, and that the end was in sight. So we all did our best to please
Godthe WTS. After 1975 things just started to unravel. I still loved the Dunkin Donut stops during service though.The Claw
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What's Your All Time FAVORITE Song?
by minimus inmine is al green's "let's stay together".
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what song's your fav?
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Wonderful tonight by Eric Clapton
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Being Shunned
by sadfox ini knew this day was coming but i thought somehow there might be a loophole.. i had my "last supper" with my daughter on monday.
i am disfellowshipped, her father and i are divorced, he is a witness, she lives with him and will be 18 on sunday the 5th.
therefore as a baptized witness, she can no longer visit me and must keep communication to the bare minimum.
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SadFox, My heart goes out to you. I have my 2 daughters still living with me. I cant even imagine how I would react if they shunned me. We here on the board feel your pain. Many , many are in your same shoes. Please remember that this is the WT rule, not yours. Hopefully someday they will see the WT for what it really is and come back to you. Never give up hope.
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Religulous with Bill Maher I just saw it
by seven006 ini dont post much at all any more but i had to mention this, i just got back from seeing religulous and cant remember the last time i laughed so hard.
it was great!!!!!!
close-minded religious people should save their money and not go see this movie but instead give your money to the next tv evangelist or street magician you see.
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President Shit for Brains
Got that right!
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Religulous with Bill Maher I just saw it
by seven006 ini dont post much at all any more but i had to mention this, i just got back from seeing religulous and cant remember the last time i laughed so hard.
it was great!!!!!!
close-minded religious people should save their money and not go see this movie but instead give your money to the next tv evangelist or street magician you see.
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I'd love to go see the movie and even donate to your cause, but this 850 Billion dollar bailout bill just approved by the House today has all my A$$ets frozen right now.
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Are Christadelphians the Faithful Discreet Slave?
by M.J. inprior to the "passing inspection" by christ , the international bible students:had no prohibition against birthdayshad no prohibitions against holidays such as christmasbelieved that all true christians went to heavenhad no prohibition to participating in governmenthad no prohibition against votinghad no prohibition against joining the military.
christadelphians had, at least for half a century before the watchtower, prohibited birthdays, "pagan holidays", government involvement, voting, participating in war and joining the military.
they also taught that true christians would not go to heaven but will inhabit a paradise on earth.. rutherford eventually instituted all these teachings.
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Where might one go to prove this MJ? I am very interested in having some backup for this.
You can find this info in the New Catholic Encyclopedia. My brother just recently discovered this info while browsing the NCE in the library. Looks like the WTS not only took some teachings from the Adventists but later incorporated many things from the Christadelphians.
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