CloseTheDoor

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  I am looking for a book

  by Doug Mason in

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  hi,i would like to locate a book that is referred to several times on the www:holman linear bible with watchtower study helps (published in 1901)thanks,doug

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  That one will probably be hard to come by. Would probably cost a "pretty penny."

  I did see one at a brother's home; he collected Watchtower memorabilia, but I have never seen another one.
  
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  Who compared the KH donation arrangement to that of a never ending mortgage?

  by Boeing Stratofortress in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  it was one of the commenters replying to another thread, but i cannot find it.

  it was a great rant & well thought out.

  it basically put in simple terms how the donation arrangement is like being forgiven of your 10 year mortgage, then being told you should 'donate' an amount equal to your monthly mortgage payment, but indefinitely.. i'd really like to find that person's reply, so i can use the same logic with some of my family members.

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  The organization is desperate for money and they're running out of scam ideas.
  
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  Who compared the KH donation arrangement to that of a never ending mortgage?

  by Boeing Stratofortress in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  it was one of the commenters replying to another thread, but i cannot find it.

  it was a great rant & well thought out.

  it basically put in simple terms how the donation arrangement is like being forgiven of your 10 year mortgage, then being told you should 'donate' an amount equal to your monthly mortgage payment, but indefinitely.. i'd really like to find that person's reply, so i can use the same logic with some of my family members.

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  Reminds me of loan sharks with no teeth, just a loud voice. Big scam.
  
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  Ties at the Kingdom Hall

  by CloseTheDoor in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  couple of weeks ago an elder took a young man aside and crawled all over him after the tms for wearing a "skinny" tie.

  it was one of those 2 inch wide ties.

  nothing bright or scandalous about.

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  Thanks for the comments everyone. The elder, for sure, was wrong to say what he did. It is a just a tie. He should be happy the young man wore it to begin with.
  
  

  OneEyedJoe, I'm dying laughing over your comment, re: phallus.
  
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  New on here

  by Tony Stark in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hey so i'm new on here.

  just wanted to introduce myself.

  in my 20's and was rasied one, and very popular among the jw community.

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  Tony, welcome!
  
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  Ties at the Kingdom Hall

  by CloseTheDoor in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  couple of weeks ago an elder took a young man aside and crawled all over him after the tms for wearing a "skinny" tie.

  it was one of those 2 inch wide ties.

  nothing bright or scandalous about.

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  Couple of weeks ago an elder took a young man aside and crawled all over him after the TMS for wearing a "skinny" tie. It was one of those 2 inch wide ties. Nothing bright or scandalous about. Most of the men in my congregation are older and thus wear the 3" traditional ties, maybe a little wider.
  
  I'm wondering if anyone here heard of someone getting in trouble for wearing a "skinny" tie? Or if you've had experiences with that.
  
  Years ago a long time brother got in trouble for wearing a double breasted suit coat. He was scolded from the platform by the school servant.
  
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  Implications of Dropping "Types/Anti-Types"

  by Antioch in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i've seen this part of the agm folded in with other topics and poked around, but no really critical discussion of the implications.. .

  the hermenuetics of the type/anti-type practice was a big deal to me in realizing the tatt.

  i searched high and low for a rational basis for concluding that god was communicating in a type/anti-type format that wasn't special pleading and circular.

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  Cut and Paste of "The List" by Prominent Bethelite of Previous Watchtower Predicted Dates

  by TMS in

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  2. friends

  " {watchtower sep 1 1989 12}.

  " {tiah 240-1, also references in wr oct 1879 3941, tkic 84}.

  '" {zions watchtower mar 1880 repr 82}.

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  Thanks for posting the list. Marked.
  
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  Doctrinal Spring Cleaning

  by berrygerry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  loved this term used in a recent thread.. with the wts' realization/declaration that the freddie franz type/antitype mushroom era is over, questions remain for me over 2 remaining, primary teachings (without even mentioning the daniel and revelation ones).. can someone play apologist and explain:.

  1. why can the faithful slave be defended as what the wts explains this verse to be?.

  2. how in the heck can the chariot in ezekiel be explained away as "jehovah's earthly organization?

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  I know some of the old timers who will never abandon the types/anti-types information from times past just because the Org has now scrapped it. It will die with the old timers and the younger generations will know nothing about it. If it is brought up years down the road by someone who does remember, the young will look at them as if they're crazy.
  
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  The Money-Grab BOEs!

  by Atlantis in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  these are the money-grab letters several people have been asking for.

  i almost hate to post these after all the hard work "searcher" did on the other thread.

  his version looks almost better than these.

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  Thank you Atlantis.