Posts by garybuss

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BOE letter: "presiding overseer" becomes "coordinator of the body of elders

by Billy the Ex-Bethelite in

here's the text of the letter:.

christian congregation of jehovah's witnesses.

to all bodies of elders.

garybuss

preside
1. To hold the position of authority; act as chairperson or president.

coordinate
1. One that is equal in importance, rank, or degree.

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Strategies for dealing with the borg

by JimmyPage in

having gone to the last dc i realized how much i love a lot of people within the borg.

but i also realized how much i hate listening to the talks.. i've come up with two or three strategies on how to deal.

one is to take advantage of the borg by going to a foreign language congregation.

If I can't change religions because I fear my wife, it's not a religion issue, it's a marriage issue. It's time for some SERIOUS marriage counseling with the best therapist I can find.

If I've gotta stay in a high control religious/sales group like the Jehovah's Multi Level Marketing group, to avoid marriage problems, I've already got marriage problems that are way out of hand.

I don't work to keep a bad deal together. I either fix it, or get out.

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Book "Witnesses of Jehovah" (1988) in PDF!

by cabasilas in

20 years ago, leonard and marjorie chretien published their book witnesses of jehovah to accompany the movie by the same name that they had produced.

for those unfamiliar with the movie, some clips can be found here:.

http://www.goodnewsdefenders.org/video.htm.

garybuss

Thanks! I have copies of the book on my shelf and I've had the VHS for years. It's good to have a searchable copy.

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Watch Tower Society V. City of Allegheny (1904-1905)

by cabasilas in

just came across this legal decision from a tax battle the watch tower society was having with the city of allegheny (pa) in 1904-1905 at google books.

the pittsburgh legal journal, published by the allegheny county bar association.

it can be found at:.

garybuss

Interesting! Thanks! Good find!

The charter says only the directors can allocate resources received from Watch Tower Corporation non-profit tax status operations . . . but the Watch Tower Society says in print that a third party body of governors who are not directors (or officers) in the corporation(s) are allocating resources. What's the deal with that?

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NOVEMBER 1 WATCHTOWER - DOES IT SAY THAT NON DUBS MAY BE SAVED?

by BluesBrother in

a certain witness,kind of close to me,is insistent that this article confirms her conviction that the wt teaches that jehovah will judge hearts at the "end" and both j w's and non j w's may be saved ....i say that it teaches the opposite.

what do you think?

how do you read it?.

garybuss

Saved from what? Saved from being murdered by god? What a waste of paper!!!

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Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 09-14-08 WT Study (CHALLENGES)

by blondie in

jw
friends

comments you will not hear at the 09-14-08 wt study (july 15, 2008, pages 7-11) (challenges).

review comments will be in red.

wt material from today's wt will be in black.

garybuss

17. ". . . that the Witnesses really did serve as his representatives."

Representative = agent:
Agent: (1.) One that acts or has the power or authority to act.
(2.) One empowered to act for or represent another: an author's agent; an insurance agent.

There's a mighty claim that Jehovah's Witnesses are agents for God. Where's the proof? All I've ever seen is the claim.

Is that a conditional agency? Or an unconditional agency? Where's the precedent for a book printing business to be agent for God? Was there a contract? In real estate brokerage, acting as an agent for another person without a written contract is illegal. Where's the God agency contract kept? Bethel?

Thanks Blondie, good review!

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1923 Socialism And The Bible--John Edgar--PDF!

by Atlantis in

1923 socialism and the bible--john edgar--pdf bookmarked searchable reduced john edgar 1920 the restoration of israel morton edgar circa 1923 mythology and the bible morton edgar circa 1923 socialism and the bible john edgar1923 the pyramid portrayal of creation morton edgar, second edition 1923 the pyramid portrayal of creation (lecture) john edgar http://www.freeminds.org/sales/wtpubs.htm#bbo click the link at the bottom of the next page.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/xllr9g cheers!

atlantis!

garybuss

Interesting! Keep em comin'. Thanks!

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Are Jehovah's Witnesses Truly Politacally Neutral & No Part Of The World?

by Tired of the Hypocrisy in

i have some hot discussion going on at yahoo answers on this question.

please go check it out and respond with your opinions, i would love to keep this one going for a while.. here is the link: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080912004110aa62uee&r=w.

thanks y'all.

garybuss

Are Jehovah's Witnesses Truly Politically Neutral & No Part Of The World?

That's a gas! Funny!

Definitions:
Neutral: indifferent
Political: Of, relating to, or dealing with the structure or affairs of government, politics, or the state.

1. Germany: Go to the claim that the Jehovah's Witnesses were the only "religion" that opposed the Nazi political party. How can I oppose a political party and still be indifferent?

2. Greece: Jehovah's Witnesses lobbied every politician in Greece and gave them all a copy of the "Proclaimer's" book. How do I lobby a politician with indifference?

3. United States: Jehovah's Witnesses hold the record among "religious" groups for political involvement with the United States government at the Supreme Court level with the goal of influencing the application of law. Is influencing the application of law "dealing with the affairs of government" or not?

4. United States: The Watch Tower Society owners were found guilty of political crimes and the president and all the directors were sent to Federal prison. May political crimes be considered political activity?

Jehovah's Witnesses are a political organization called "The Theocracy". Rutherford was an attorney and a politician and immediately after he stole the company, he consistently used the Watch Tower venue as a political resistance movement involved in every political issue from Prohibition to national defense. I've never met a politically indifferent Jehovah's Witness in my life.

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so is there anything I dont know about JW's yet?

by still_in74 in

ok, so after over a year on jwd and countless hours of reading and online research.

is there anything about the jw's i dont know yet??.

607bcefreemason - not a freemason1799, 1874, 1876, 1881, 1919, 1914, 1915, 1918, 1920, 1925, 1927, 1931, 1935, 1942, 1975, 1995, 2007blood and fractionsray franz and barb andersonrutherford an alcoholic sleeping all day and up all night in his mansion in san diegomillions now living are deadfds an illustration not a descriptionrutherford had an affairrussel a pyramidologistpedophile casesun - ngojehovah lives in the plaediesrutherford bullying way to president via legal loop holeseach president dismisses teachings of former presidentgeneration teaching changing 5 timesbeth sarimanything else?????

garybuss

OUTLAW, you wrote "Fred Franz was never a Baptized Jehovah`s Witness..I mean never"

That's my understanding too. I wonder about Russell, Rutherford, and Knorr . . .

Have any of the presidents been baptized Jehovah's Witnesses? I wonder if Don Adams is a baptized Witness.

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so is there anything I dont know about JW's yet?

by still_in74 in

ok, so after over a year on jwd and countless hours of reading and online research.

is there anything about the jw's i dont know yet??.

607bcefreemason - not a freemason1799, 1874, 1876, 1881, 1919, 1914, 1915, 1918, 1920, 1925, 1927, 1931, 1935, 1942, 1975, 1995, 2007blood and fractionsray franz and barb andersonrutherford an alcoholic sleeping all day and up all night in his mansion in san diegomillions now living are deadfds an illustration not a descriptionrutherford had an affairrussel a pyramidologistpedophile casesun - ngojehovah lives in the plaediesrutherford bullying way to president via legal loop holeseach president dismisses teachings of former presidentgeneration teaching changing 5 timesbeth sarimanything else?????

garybuss

Does the president of the Watch Tower Society have to be baptized as a Jehovah's Witness?

What's you're answer?