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  JOSEPH LYTLE RUSSELL

  by badboy in

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  born 1813, died 1897,he was involved with the wt.. he was charles's father..

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  Official Titles for some JWD members

  by DeusMauzzim in

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  i hereby propose the following titles to be conferred (with honour) on some of our members:.

  atlantis - he is the official archiver of jwd.

  thanks to him we have our digital library filled with books containting 'delightful words of truth'.

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  Yay! Thanks for including me!
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  Who is the next most powerful/dominant member of the GB after Jaracz?

  by yaddayadda in

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  for some reason there is a consensus on the board that teddy jaracz is currently the most dominant, powerful member of the gb.

  i'm not quite sure where that view comes from, but assuming it is true, my question is: who will replace him when he finally dies?

  jaracz is 82, recently had a heart attack, but evidently he is well again and still very energetic so he will probably be around for quite a few years yet.

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  It is implied among Bethelites that Sam Herd is the next-to-the-highest on the GB. He, like Jaracz, maintains hard-line, ultra-conservative views, and is the 2nd most assertive on the body.

  As far as members "retiring", there have been several. Leo Greenlees and Ewart Chitty both "retired" from the GB. Many allege that it was for reasons of their homosexuality being discovered, but there seems to be nothing to substantiate that claim. Grant Suiter I think resigned because of health issues at one point, then later died in '83. There are several others, but those are the ones that come to mind.
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  SCAN OF UPCOMING "QUESTIONS FROM READERS"

  by deaconbluez in

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  hmm, relatively few replies...
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  SCAN OF UPCOMING "QUESTIONS FROM READERS"

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  Did someone disable the reply function on Wanderer's topic!!?

  by NotaNess in

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  what's up with that?.

  i've seen worse posts & replies here people, he's just proposing a scenario to see how level headed people would handle it..

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  deaconbluez

  I think you need to really think about the watchtoweresque way you post.

  Perhaps he should start writing the "Questions From Readers"!
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  LOL @ 1972-1974

  by IP_SEC in

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  there are a lot of us on here in the 32-34 age range.

  why?

  1972-1974 was some bad years for kiddos born in the borg huh?

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  You all were supposed to be Armageddon babies! Fortunately for you, Jehovah saw fit to cancel his 1975 Armageddon reservation, even though He had already providentially revealed that date to his only chosen people on earth.
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  Why, exactly, are you here?

  by animal in

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  why, exactly, are you here on jwd?.

  are you out of the jw's and still needing association with like people?.

  do you lack the skills to have real friends in real life?.

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  deaconbluez

  Welcome? animal Post 1281 of 1281 since 25-Mar-02 Jedi Master gender 51 y 2 m 28 d United States, California

  haha yeah that's what I was thinking. Madame, did somebody piss you off today?
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  Music Buffs-Here We Go Again! Please list your Top 10 Singers of all Time !

  by flipper in

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  this might be a bit more challenging than my guitarists thread and music group thread, but hey we're just havin' some fun here.

  it can be rock, pop, blues, country (gag) sorry it's a personal thing for me no offense, reggae, or oldies.

  i'll leave it up to you, the board to decide.

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  deaconbluez

  In my humble opinion:

  1. Ann Wilson
  
  2. George Jones
  
  3. Robert Plant
  
  4. Paul Rogers (Bad Company)
  
  5. Burton Cummings (The Guess Who)
  
  6. Robin Zander (Cheap Trick)
  
  7. Jim Reeves
  
  8. Amy Lee
  
  9. Gregg Allman
  
  10. Martina McBride
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  Another actual chat dialouge with my Witness friend...

  by deaconbluez in

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  if you guys remember some of the previous conversations i have posted between us, she is heavily indoctrinated with every facet of watchtower world.

  lately, we've been talking about her serious relationship with a non-witness.

  he tried studying, but just couldn't agree to go along with the wackiness.

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  deaconbluez

  If you guys remember some of the previous conversations I have posted between us, she is heavily indoctrinated with every facet of Watchtower World. Lately, we've been talking about her serious relationship with a non-Witness. He tried studying, but just couldn't agree to go along with the wackiness. So, this conversation picks up as we talk about their relationship in light of how Witnesses view dating non-Witnesses.
  
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  I say:
  with most witnesses, it is unthinkable to date somebody that's not a witness

  She says:
  i know

  I say:
  so it actually does say a lot about you

  I say:
  i don't mean that in a bad way

  I say:
  but for you, its no problem

  I say:
  what would that say about someone if you were an observer?

  She says:
  that they weren't strong in the truth

  I say:
  yeah

  I say:
  some would even say that you are breaking an outright scriptural commandment for Christians at 2 Corinthians 6, "do not become unevenly yoked with unbelievers"

  She says:
  and to marry only in the lord

  I say:
  yep

  I say:
  so, as of now, you are going against that Witness teaching

  She says:
  thanks, feel much better

  I say:
  notice how i didn't say you were going against the scriptural teaching, though

  I say:
  because you're not

  She says:
  why not

  I say:
  because your boyfriend "believes" in Jesus and that he died for us and by his death we have salvation, right?

  She says:
  yea

  I say:
  that is the message of christianity...nothing else

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  therefore, he isn't an unbeliever

  She says:
  thats actually what i tell myself lol

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  the Witness teaching is another manipulation of scripture that adds an organizational element to it, by implying that if the other person isn't a baptized, publisher-card on record member of Jehovah's Witnesses...then they are an unbeliever

  I say:
  that doesn't make them an unbeliever in the sense that Paul was talking about...it makes them an unbeliever of the policies of a human organization

  She says:
  thats how i feel about it actually

  I say:
  check out this quote

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  "Beware of "organization." It is wholly unnecessary. The Bible rules will be the only rules you will need. Do not seek to bind others' consciences, and do not permit others to bind yours. Believe and obey so far as you can understand God's Word today."

  I say:
  you know who said that?

  She says:
  russel?

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  yep

  She says:
  you told me that quote before

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  and he would be disfellowshipped today if he were alive and publishing that

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  the Witnesses have done a complete 180 from that view that he held...and he was the chosen "faithful slave" at that time

  She says:
  i gotta get ready for my meeting

  She says:
  thanks for the ... encouragement? i guess u can call it that lol

  I say:
  just think outside of the organizational confinements

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  do yourself some good

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  reflect on john 14:16-17 tonight if you can

  She says:
  good scripture

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  Maybe she is slowly coming to her senses. We can only hope.