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  'Enemies' by J.F. Rutherford

  by Pleasuredome in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  theres a book on ebay called 'enemies' by j.f.

  rutherford.

  ive never heard of this book before, does anyone know anything about it?

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  Fernando

  From page 71 of "Enemies" (some OCR errors corrected):

  The Devil is man's worst enemy, and his religion
  is likewise a deadly enemy to man. The
  Devil's organization is symbolised by an unchaste
  or impure woman, which is called "Babylon".
  Therefore all religions are of Babylon,
  and particulary the leading religion known in
  the lands called "Christendom".

  All the nations, kindreds and peoples on the
  earth since the flood have had and practiced,
  and do continue to have and practice, some
  form of religion, and each and every one has
  been made so to do by the wily influence of that
  wicked one the Devil, and his associate wicked
  spirit. It is therefore written in the Bible of
  and concerning Babylon that 'she has made all
  the nations drunk with the wine of her fornication'.
  (Revelation 14: 8)
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  JW 2014 YouTube Documentary

  by kneehighmiah in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i had an idea.

  i was reading about the success of the kony 2012 video and was wondering if anyone would be interested in making a documentary to coincide with the international conventions and the 100 year anniversary of gods kingdom.

  the video would be less than 30 minutes long.

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  Fernando

  Great idea kneehighmiah.

  Humans being humans, the more successful you are, the more support you'll get.

  Believe in yourself and your idea.

  That will see you through the initial inertia.

  PS - A possible market research question: "what would make you watch a 30 minute video on Jehovah's Witnesses"?
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  'Enemies' by J.F. Rutherford

  by Pleasuredome in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  theres a book on ebay called 'enemies' by j.f.

  rutherford.

  ive never heard of this book before, does anyone know anything about it?

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  Fernando

  Yes, "Enemies" was published in 1937.

  A companion book is "Religion" and was published in 1940.

  These books reveal that Rutherford taught that ALL religion is a snare and a racket.

  It seems the terms "false religion" and "true religion" cannot be found in these books.

  The term "all religion" is found several times.

  http://ia600400.us.archive.org/16/items/EnemiesByJudgeRutherford1937/1937-ENEMIES.pdf
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  JW Literature... Lots of it... what to burn and what to keep?

  by ILoveTTATT in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have lots and lots of watchtower literature... and i don't know what could be useful in the future to have as a reference or as a keeper.

  i am definitely keeping the 1993 and 1994 bound volumes of the awake!

  (no, we are not false prophets... down in the same page, the generation of 1914 will not pass... also the youths who put god the watchtower first).

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  Fernando

  Some you may want to keep, if you have them:

  Enemies, 1937 (ALL religion is a snare and a racket)

  Religion, 1940 (ALL religion is a snare and a racket)

  Aid to Bible Understanding (Ray Franz)
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  Would You Become A JW Again If Local Congregations Could Become Independent?

  by Space Madness in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  for those who still believe in god, if local congregations could break away from the watchtower would you consider becoming a witness again.

  this would mean no more governing body, circuit overseers, watchtower magazines, and each congregation could have its own "new light".

  most of us left because of the control (no college, disfellowsipping) but if the watchtower was out of the picture, all of this would disappear.

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  Fernando

  Since their congregations, traditions and doctrines are all manmade, no.
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  ...The WBT$ Theft of Kingdom Hall Bank Accounts and JW Elders...

  by OUTLAW in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  .. the new wbt$ donation arrangement/ jw kingdom hall bank account theft... is a very hot topic right now... the wbt$ is literally going to clean out kingdom hall bank accounts,filled with donations from jws... that theft is going to happen world wide..the wbt$ is going to steal from 7 million plus jw`s... .. we have jw elders here on jwn,that know whats going on... they "serve" in kingdom halls,they are "supposed" to be looking after the welfare of the average jw... they know there is a 4 page letter,only one page will be read to the congregation..the rest will be kept secret... they know the wbt$ is about to steal jw donations..on a world wide scale!!!...

  .. i would like to know what you active jw elders are going to do about this??!!...

  are you going to let "your" congregation know about the other 3 secret pages?...

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  Fernando

  Donations drying up.

  Maybe because of gnawing doubts?

  The solution?

  Apply more pressure.

  Help those doubts crystallise.

  How novel.

  Bring it on big time.

  Go GB, go.
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  Convicted paedophile allowed to grill his victims at Jehovah's Witness meeting

  by Sapphy in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/convicted-paedophile-jonathan-rose-grilled-7151197.

  oh my goodness, i'm so angry i can't even speak!

  "women who complained that former jehovahs witness elder jonathan rose, 40, had molested them as children relived their nightmares in front of him after he was released from jail".

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  Fernando

  How much more evidence do we need of the Watchtower's godlessness and evil heart?

  (Ephesians 2:2) . . .the spirit that now operates in the sons of disobedience (those who disobey "the truth of the Good News", accumulate followers, take them captive, starve them spiritually, and abuse them spiritually).
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  Hi Everyone

  by DisArmed in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi folks,.

  i've been reading posts here off and on for years.

  i decided to go ahead and join in with a post.

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  Fernando

  Welcome DisArmed.

  As you say, beyond our wildest dreams...
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  Scared I'll Never be Happy Again

  by Stumbeline in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so it's' been 8 months since i was disfellowshiped.

  i moved out of my mothers house accross the country to room with a friend.

  things have been going ok, it's just strange to be so far away from everything that felt familiar, even the meetings.

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  Fernando

  Welcome Stumbeline

  In my experience part of the stage you are going through sounds like "identity crisis".

  It is perfectly natural given where we have come from (a deceptive and high control environment).

  What about finding a good Psychologist who will not pressure you into taking psychoactive, synthetic, addictive and iatrogenic medicine?

  Once you clarify who you are and what you believe, some big hurdles to happiness will have melted away.

  If you choose a Spiritual But Not Religious path, I would highly recommend the unabridged gospel according to Paul (especially in Romans and Galatians) as summarised in the 5 solas (of the reformation).

  Best wishes on the journey.
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  New to The Jehovahs Witness Faith and need some help

  by jnjburkett in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hello there i am new to the faith and have been studying for about a month.

  i am very excited and hungry for the truth and have not missed a meeting or study since the memorial.

  we do about 2 bible studies a week.

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  Fernando

  Welcome jnjburkett.

  Nothing feeds and nourishes our faith and spirituality like "the truth of the Good News".

  It can be found in the Watchtower library but not in the hearts nor on the lips of the followers of the Watchtower.

  This is not an accident.

  Religion is designed to carefully keep us from the full Good News, especially according to Paul (particularly as described in Romans and Galatians).

  I would recommend that you research the 5 solas (of the reformation) and summarise them in a single sentence, and keep checking carefully if you are being led in another (dangerous) direction (instead).