Posts by Shepherd Book

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Tell A Story In 29 Words - In Honor Of Extra Day

by snowbird in

here's mine:.

i've fallen down many times, but i've always managed to arise.. i know the day is coming when i will fall down and stay down until someone lifts me.. sylvia.

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Shepherd Book

It was on this calendar day,

I proposed to my lovely fiance'.

And though eleven years have came and went,

It is only the third anniversary of our engagement.

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Loving email helps identify true religion

by Shepherd Book in

so i sent them this email:.

you might like to see this site: http://www.watchtowerletters.com.

it has a lot of correspondence with the brothers at bethel and gives a lot of great information.. thanks!.

Shepherd Book

Yeah, it begs the question - why haven't Jehovah's people grown and prospered as much as the Mormons?

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Loving email helps identify true religion

by Shepherd Book in

so i sent them this email:.

you might like to see this site: http://www.watchtowerletters.com.

it has a lot of correspondence with the brothers at bethel and gives a lot of great information.. thanks!.

Shepherd Book

At another thread (sorry, can't find which one), this link was provided: http://www.needgreaters.com.

I couldn't determine if that site was a joke or not, but they provided an email address, [email protected]. So I sent them this email:

Hi-

You might like to see this site: http://www.watchtowerletters.com. It has a lot of correspondence with the brothers at Bethel and gives a lot of great information.

Thanks!

To which I recieved this response:

You are fighting against JEHOVAH not man and you can never win! Jehovah's people will continue to grow and grow and to prosper as they have over the past 100 years!! Despite their imperfections that JEhovah sees and forgives, they will move into His wonderful new world to live FOREVER...after the Great Tribulation, but you will be DEAD!

You should be shaking in your boots!!

You have been blocked from sending emails to this address and the others!

I wanted to respond and tell them I hope they're right - I hope God does forgive the Watchtower Society for its imperfections. I also wanted to point out that they are not really acting Christ-like in their response to me; if this is how they react to a website consisting of letters from the Watchtower Society, I worry how they'd react to outright disagreement. Yikes. I'm scared just thinking about it.

Anyway, I'm hoping some of you would like to help...drop them a line at [email protected] and let them know how you feel about their unloving response.

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Noah and the high altitude.

by edmond dantes in

after the flood, were the alligators in the days of noah known for their mountaineering skills when coming down from ararat ,?.

and how did the polar bears get back to the north/south pole,?.

and how did the koalas and kangaroos get back to australia,?

Shepherd Book

Marmot-

Hey, thanks.

Yes, the Flood seems to cause many people to question their faith in the Watchtower. I'll email your father for you if you're worried about the backlash if you were to send it.

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Noah and the high altitude.

by edmond dantes in

after the flood, were the alligators in the days of noah known for their mountaineering skills when coming down from ararat ,?.

and how did the polar bears get back to the north/south pole,?.

and how did the koalas and kangaroos get back to australia,?

Shepherd Book

Dantes,

You're not on your own on this one. I wrote the Society asking them this very thing: http://www.watchtowerletters.com/Third_letter_to.html

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The Skeptics' Annotated Watchtower - What Does the Bible Really Teach?

by B_Deserter in

i'm going to start a project.

i'm going to do a paragraph-by-paragraph rebuttal of as much watchtower literature i can get my hands on.

i've been inspired by v's watchtower comments, so i'm going to do the same with books and brochures.

Shepherd Book

Let me know when you get to the Insight Book headings Noah, Flood, Deluge and Ark. I've got some "annotated versions" lying around in my office already...

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Anyone know Phil Olesino?

by Shepherd Book in

jw
friends

so, this is related to this thread: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/152239/1.ashx.. i have a copy of a public talk from this elder.

his first name is definitely phil, but his last name....i can't quite make it out.

olesina?

Shepherd Book

Good info, everyone. I appreciate it.

Good ol' Ciro will have his very own YouTube video within a few weeks!

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Anyone know Phil Olesino?

by Shepherd Book in

jw
friends

so, this is related to this thread: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/152239/1.ashx.. i have a copy of a public talk from this elder.

his first name is definitely phil, but his last name....i can't quite make it out.

olesina?

Shepherd Book

Wow...ask and you shall receive!

Thanks for the info.

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Flimsy Excuses to Miss a Meeting

by WTWizard in

we have seen that they are cracking down on skipping boasting sessions.

i have seen that thread stating the three f's (fever, fracture, funeral) as the only valid excuses for missing one.

and there are reports that the book study hounder will hound people for missing one.

Shepherd Book

I was getting ready for bookstudy once when a friend called and asked me if I wanted to go see Austin Powers with him.

"But I have bookstudy tonight," I told him.

"Okay, let me tell you what you'll miss if you don't go to bookstudy - the Pharisess say somethign to Jesus, then Jesus points out why they're wrong, then you'll read the same account four times from each gospel."

So I missed the meeting to go see a movie.

That friend, by the way, is an elder now.

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Anyone know Phil Olesino?

by Shepherd Book in

jw
friends

so, this is related to this thread: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/152239/1.ashx.. i have a copy of a public talk from this elder.

his first name is definitely phil, but his last name....i can't quite make it out.

olesina?

Shepherd Book

So, this is related to this thread: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/152239/1.ashx.

I have a copy of a public talk from this elder. His first name is definitely Phil, but his last name....I can't quite make it out. Olesina? Olesema? Alaseno? Not sure. During the course of the talk, he says his wife's name is Lolly (Loli? Lali? Again, I can't really understand it). He's a Bethelite, and the talk I have was recorded in Delaware. Can anyone help me out?

If you know the actual spelling of his name, or what capacity he holds at WTower headquarters, I'd appreciate it.

I'm going to put highlights (lowlights?) of the talk on YouTube, but first I need some information.

It's a doozy of a talk, by the way. One of my relatives sent the talk to my sister, thinking it would "bring her back", but instead, she ejected the CD from her stereo after five minutes and couldn't listen to another minute of it. She told me she couldn't believe she used to believe all that 'junk'. That's when I asked for a copy of the talk.

Thanks in advance.