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  When did the WTS begin to require baptismal candidates to answer 2 questions. What were they?

  by AndersonsInfo in

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  i need some research done so if anybody has the time, please see what you can find on the subject as stated in the title.. i clearly remember attending my first circuit assembly.

  on october 30, 1956, i definitely answered two questions, along with about ten other people including my mother, not at the assembly, but we were standing at the side of a small baptismal pool that was in the basement of a kingdom hall in ronkonkoma, then a small hamlet on long island in the town of islip, suffolk county, new york, united states.. i know for a certainty that in 1945 candidates for baptism were not asked any questions but they were informed through their congregation that there would be a baptism and told where and when it was to be held.

  usually the baptism was done at a beach and when candidates showed up in bathing attire, they were dunked, no questions asked.. so sometime between 1945 and 1956 two specific questions began to be asked of candidates.

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  compound complex

  Hi Barb:

  Somewhat after the barn door was left open and the horse got out . . .

  Apparently the baptismal candidates were not sufficiently versed in Bible/WT teachings prior to 1975. Brother Knorr announced that the "Lamp" book and its coverage of JW articles of faith (my words) and the follow-up questions would help stem the ongoing problem: 'People are coming into the Truth through the front door and then leaving through the back door.'

  Just a side point I recalled after seeing your question. Were you at Bethel prior to that book's publication? I was there circa 1970.

  Best.

  CoCo
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  GB Doesn’t Believe in 1914 Anymore – My reasoning

  by thedepressedsoul in

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  i have heard a lot of talk over the last year or so if the gb will eventually ditch 1914 and some have even made the claim that most, if not all of the gb do not believe in 1914. ive given this some thought and in the past i wasnt sure.

  this annual meeting puts 100%, without a doubt in my mind that the gb do not believe in 1914. id even go as far to say that they talked about that date and have a game plan in mind.. here is why i feel this way:.

  there were a lot of changes with the parables at this annual meeting.

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  compound complex

  From the other "1914" thread about Brother Knorr and Mouthy:

  NONE of us shoule EVER forget about this horrible hypocrisy on the part of the so-called Governing Body.

  I personally cannot think of a single other religion that has totally changed (and largely negated their old) doctrines every 25 years throughout their history the way the Watchtower Society has.

  This is a tacit admission that things were so wrong that they needed periodic major overhauls, and there is no sign that the overhaul process is stabilizing.

  Hence the need to throw away all the old literature. Much of it reads as far from today's JW dogma as something from Scientology would.

  james_woods

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/126663/2/Knorr-on-1914-I-dont-know-Mouthy-Alert
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  Knorr on 1914: "I don't know." - Mouthy Alert!

  by compound complex in

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  dear mouthy and other denounced ones,.

  you may find this double standard $%^@#@*&!

  "in 1975, knorr made a remarkable and candid statement to the governing body, which confirmed his growing disillusionment until his death two years later: ["]'"there are some things i know --- i know that jehovah is god, that christ jesus is his son, that he gave his life as a ransom for us, that there is a resurrection.

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  compound complex

  Thanks, Listener!

  You are too, too kind, but you are correct! My avatar is as fresh as the day I posted it!

  Likewise re: James' comment. I'm going to post it on the other 1914 thread.

  CoCo
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  Knorr on 1914: "I don't know." - Mouthy Alert!

  by compound complex in

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  dear mouthy and other denounced ones,.

  you may find this double standard $%^@#@*&!

  "in 1975, knorr made a remarkable and candid statement to the governing body, which confirmed his growing disillusionment until his death two years later: ["]'"there are some things i know --- i know that jehovah is god, that christ jesus is his son, that he gave his life as a ransom for us, that there is a resurrection.

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  compound complex

  Seems appropriate now . . .
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  Opps! 2015 Calendar with errors

  by pixel in

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  to all congregations in the united states branch territory.

  re: 2015 calendar in english.

  if many publishers in your congregation have requested the 2015 calendar in english,.

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  compound complex

  I used to work on calendars at Bethel when they were so much simpler. Our main concern was the artwork colors being off-register. This was the beardless Jesus days.

  CC
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  What happens after a couple of thousand years of paradise?

  by Hortensia in

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  my guess is, god gets bored.. armageddon's over, the earth has been cleansed, only his sycophants have survived.

  all is perfect.

  after a millenium or three god gets bored.

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  compound complex

  Intriguing, Hortensia!

  Best regards.

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  Can you stop one heart from breaking?

  by compound complex in

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  dear and gentle readers,.

  kindly apply the sweet words of our dear emily to why small deeds have been so meaningful to you or another individual in time of need.

  no kindness is ever for naught.. deepest gratitude,.

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  compound complex

  Good morning, Tal!

  So nice finding you here at 3:35 a.m. I'm sorry about your continual pain and hope you receive some relief, somehow, someday.

  Love,

  CoCo
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  Can you stop one heart from breaking?

  by compound complex in

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  dear and gentle readers,.

  kindly apply the sweet words of our dear emily to why small deeds have been so meaningful to you or another individual in time of need.

  no kindness is ever for naught.. deepest gratitude,.

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  compound complex

  Those words of AD E.D. were on Dad's memorial tribute. He was a true and unstinting giver to friend, family, stranger.

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  Can you stop one heart from breaking?

  by compound complex in

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  dear and gentle readers,.

  kindly apply the sweet words of our dear emily to why small deeds have been so meaningful to you or another individual in time of need.

  no kindness is ever for naught.. deepest gratitude,.

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  compound complex

  Thanks, humbled! Peace and love to you.

  CoCo
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  Today's WT study (10/12/14) - a sales seminar!

  by OneEyedJoe in

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  2. bible

  this cult is getting really shameless.

  the wt study was always supposed to be for discussion of 'the deep truths' of the bible.

  the wt may have always been filled with utter nonsense, but at least it had the appearance of a topical discussion of bible doctrine.

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  compound complex

  As Fred Franz pointed out [reference needed], before Bibles became part of the package, the corporation was called Zion's Watch Tower Tract Society.

  http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1200276381