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  In praise of Randall Watters

  by nicolaou in

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  exjw's of a certain age will remember randy's site well.

  freeminds was instrumental in waking me up along with ray franz's books.

  if net soup and armageddon okies mean nothing to you you're probably under 30.. whatever caused randy to post what he did recently is something i can only guess at but it won't be what i remember him for.. randy, i wish you well and thank you for all you've done over the years .

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  Randy Watters...............keeping a watchful eye on Jehovah's Witnesses for over 35 years!
  
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  Not a sympathizer

  by Richard Oliver in

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  i think everyone here is under the impression that i am a watchtower sympathizer, i am not.

  i just like facts and when people say things, which are their opinions but that facts point out as not being true, than that is when i get so motivated to make a comment.

  i have read posts here, listened to six screens and read jwsurvey and seen things that people say, which are opinion, but pass them off as fact.. there are legitimate things that people on here and former jws have concerns over without manipulating what is said or trying to pass off opinion as a fact.

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  "I like pure facts." - Richard Oliver

  TRANSLATION:

  "I like my facts!"
  
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  Watchtower Annulled My Baptism

  by RICHT in

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  contrary to popular belief you can have your baptism annulled as i did by my local elders after my judicial hearing.. the watchtower of 1964 page 126 first paragraph clearly states that anyone that was committing a gross sin before, during and after their baptism is void.

  in order to get right with the lord you would need to be re-baptised.

  err no thanks, i'm not a believer!!!!.

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  This happened to a man that I studied with in the early '70's. He was an alcoholic and confessed to the Elders after his baptism. His baptism was considered null and void and he never returned to the hall after that.
  
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  2017 Yearbook released

  by bohm in

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  i saw this on reddit:.

  https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/5mlgsm/2017_yearbook_of_jehovahs_witnesses/.

  overall the numbers are better than last year (1.8% growth compared to 1.5% last year -- as i predicted ;-) ) with an increase in all major figures including 1300 more congregations (i assume this is not physical kingdom halls?).

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  ZERO growth for the United States:

  
  
  
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  I am glad to have found the true religion

  by A Believer in

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  it really is great.

  i remember browsing this forum the day after i had joined it, and their was a knock on the door.

  i thought it was one of my package from ups but instead it was two sisters.

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  A Believer is just spreading more Jehovah's Witness apologetics shit. In time he, she or it will tire of pontificating here and move on to greener pastures. Until that time, I will sit back and enjoy the 'show'.
  
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  December 28, 2016 BOE Re: One Study Edition of The Watchtower in Languages Other Than English

  by wifibandit in

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  december 28, 2016 to all congregations re: one study edition of the watchtower in languages other than english.

  dear brothers:.

  for several years, the simplified edition of the watchtower has been produced in french,.

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  Good one Vidiot!

  

  Seems like the Governing Body (tm) has just rediscovered the Dick and Jane series of books from their childhood.
  
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  I am glad to have found the true religion

  by A Believer in

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  it really is great.

  i remember browsing this forum the day after i had joined it, and their was a knock on the door.

  i thought it was one of my package from ups but instead it was two sisters.

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  "I am glad to have found the true religion." - A Believer

  

  Me too! They fit perfectly.
  
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  watchtower lapel pins

  by wannaexit in

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  i've been noticing lots of these pins on lapels.

  i could almost understand the jwdotorg pin because the new mantra is to go to the website.

  but why on earth are they sporting a building?

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  OK Richard Oliver......give me your 'expert' opinion:

  The writers of the Simpsons cartoon show decide that they want to have a subset of characters, much like 'Itchy and Scratchy', appear on the show from time to time. They decide to copy exactly the characters of Caleb and Sophia from the Watchtower videos. Everything about the characters is identical: voice inflections, dress and grooming, their names, their facial expressions and even includes them using Watchtower 'talk' without directly lifting information 'word for word' from any publication. Does the Watchtower Society have any recourse against the creators of the Simpsons cartoon or not? If so, why? If not, why not?
  
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  watchtower lapel pins

  by wannaexit in

  1. jw
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  i've been noticing lots of these pins on lapels.

  i could almost understand the jwdotorg pin because the new mantra is to go to the website.

  but why on earth are they sporting a building?

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  'they are not able to claim a copyright for Caleb or Sophia."- Richard Oliver

  "I never said items or characters aren't copyrightable" - Richard Oliver

  Which is it ? Can they or can't they be copyrighted?
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  watchtower lapel pins

  by wannaexit in

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  2. friends

  i've been noticing lots of these pins on lapels.

  i could almost understand the jwdotorg pin because the new mantra is to go to the website.

  but why on earth are they sporting a building?

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  "U.S. copyright law (title 17 of the United States Code) provides for copyright protection of literary and artistic works. Copyright protection begins automatically when a work is first created in a fixed form. Cartoons and comic strips are among the types of works of authorship protected by copyright. This protection extends to any copyrightable pictorial or written expression contained in the work. Thus a drawing, picture, depiction, or written description of a character can be registered for copyright. Protection does not, however, extend to the title or general theme for a cartoon or comic strip, the general idea or name for characters depicted, or their intangible attributes. Although the copyright law does not provide such protection, a character may be protected under aspects of state, common, or trademark laws, and titles and names may sometimes be protected under state law doctrines or state and federal trademark laws." copyright.gov