Posts by Joe Grundy

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"Bible Study" Books

by Joe Grundy in

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can anyone please tell me which wt 'bible study' book is currently used in the uk for potential converts?

and where i can find a scan of or extracts from it?.

Joe Grundy

Can anyone please tell me which WT 'bible study' book is currently used in the UK for potential converts? And where I can find a scan of or extracts from it?

Many thanks.

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Was Paul the first apostate?

by Gill in

Joe Grundy

This is also interesting, but lengthy:

http://www.comparative-religion.com/articles/pauline_conspiracy/

My own opinion, though I make no claim to be a scholar, is that what we know as 'christianity' today was essentially created by Paul.

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Was Paul the first apostate?

by Gill in

Joe Grundy

You might find this interesting:

http://www.geocities.com/paulntobin/paulorigin.html

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"My Dad is Watching Pornography" JW TEEN part 2. BAD!

by Dune in

for those who are not familiar with the story heres the page.

so just to sum it up a bit, this girl caught her dad watching porn, told me about it and then talk about ways to get him to stop watching it.

apparently she never told the elders and apparently he stopped watching porn.

Joe Grundy

Dune, I agree with what has been said - this must be reported to the authorities without delay. Ideally by the victim herself or her sister, if possible.

I have some experience in dealing with child abuse (I was a cop for 30 years). My first thought is that it would be uncommon for the father to have abused only the younger daughter.

I wonder if the elder daughter brought up the 'watching porn' topic with you in the first place as a way to introduce the abuse, or even that she was trying to pluck up the courage to tell you that she had been abused herself? That would be consistent with cases I have experience of.

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He Wouldn't Sell to Me Because I'm Not a JW

by JW_Researcher in

this has got to be one of the silliest things i've had happen in a bit:

i wrote steve searle ([email protected]) who has literature for sale on e-bay (marley coles books on cd) and on his website at

http://www.geocities.com/searlsa123/watchtowerantiquarian

Joe Grundy

How does that compare with this thread:

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/114128/1.ashx

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Pedophiles to launch political party

by unbeliever in

very, very disturbing and sick.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060530/od_nm/dutch_pedophiles_dc;_ylt=ajnonjialrcl60b4zt.d186s0nue;_ylu=x3odmta3oddxdhbhbhnlywm5njq-.

tue may 30, 1:03 pm et .

Joe Grundy

I can't decide whether it's a wind-up or not.

But on the age of consent issue, isn't there at least one European country (?Denmark) where it's 13?

And in some states in the US a girl can marry at 13, can't she? (e.g NH?) Am I right?

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Do I need to be Readjusted in my thinking?

by enlightenedcynic in

i am sure that the topic i am going to introduce has been discussed here many times before but i personally need to a.

) vent a little and b.

) get feedback from some logically thinking individuals.. here we go...... the kh i attend is going to renovated.

Joe Grundy

For information, in the UK it appears that IBSA, WTBTS and each local congregation have to register as charities. Any that receives over £10k p.a. has to file accounts, which are available online.

http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/registeredcharities/ScannedAccounts%5CEnds61%5C0001077961_ac_20050831_001_01_e_c.pdf

Tip: it seems as if each is registered with the town name first. Search the keyword 'jehovah' and it should come up.

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