Posts by JAVA

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Joseph Rutherford in Time March 31 1930

by TD in

i came across this on microfilm a few years ago.

the quality is not the best, but it is still perfectly legible.

http://www.filesend.net/download.php?f=d4c55732fdad63d38814df86d2d67f5d.

JAVA

Newsmen last week asked Judge Rutherford whether he would not be troubled by bogus Davids applying for admission to consecrated No. 4440 Braeburn Road. Said he: "I realized the possibility of some old codger turning up bright and early some morning and declaring he was David. The men whom I have designated to test the identity of these men are officers of my societies. . . . They will be divinely authorized to know impostors from the real Princes."

I loved Rutherford's comment about "They (officers of the WT) will be divinely authorized to know impostors from the real Princes." I guess it takes a "codger" to know one.

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Your epitaph...what would you like it to be?

by onacruse in

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imagine that you are staring down from some ethereal plane of post-death...not the funeral, mind you, but perhaps years or decades after your physical decease.. what would you feel pleased to see written on your gravestone?.

me:.

he thought he'd figured it out,.

JAVA

Jesus died for me

The Watchtower lied to me

Dogma took from me

The right to believe in me

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What inspired your avatar and your screen name?

by Princess Daisy Boo in

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tell me the story behind the picture.... why is mr flipper mr flipper?

how much do you look like zappa, jk666?

and gopher - are you really a little old man?

JAVA

My avatar is, well . . . me. I couldn't think of anything scarier.

JAVA is what I'm usually drinking (like right now) while online. Just like "coffee_black", I drink it that way, too. Is there anyother way?

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Have You Ever Gone Back In Time?

by freydi in

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last week i revisited a place in my youth that was important.

it no longer exists.

not even an address.

JAVA

David -- The inner-city school age population has been decreasing in Dayton for some time. In 1965 there were 428 graduates from Colonel White, and I don't think they had 50 graduate last year. The few remaining students will go to Roth or some of the other HS. Ken P. -- It's a strange feeling going back to a place that was part of our lives and seeing the changes. However visiting a building that's about ready to be torn down means you can never go back. The emotional waves surface with each step. To me, it was like visiting an old friend before they die. Memories stay with us, but the things that were part of our history change and/or fade away. I'm sure you and your spouse know that feeling, too.

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Have You Ever Gone Back In Time?

by freydi in

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last week i revisited a place in my youth that was important.

it no longer exists.

not even an address.

JAVA

Hi David. It was Colonel White High School. It was one of the best schools in Dayton in its' day. I toured the building with others one last time this past weekend, and feel sad knowing that a very big part of my history will be gone. Visiting ghosts from the past is never easy.

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You Who Have Been on the Board For Awhile - What Are your Concerns ?

by flipper in

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well, it's late.

i need to go to sleep, got home from work, but i thought i started a newbie thread why not a thread for those who have been on the board a long time , or for awhile now ?

so, lay it on me, what are your concerns for jwd ?

JAVA

As can be seen from the start date, I'm one of the old timers (in more ways than one). Forums like this take on a personally of their own as more and more folks join, and others leave. I think it's always wise to error with kindness than jump on a new poster when they express something positive about the Tower. However, when a new member shows little regard for others my kindness flash-point melts quickly. Yeah, some of the older posters seem to forget when it was like in the beginning, but many don't. All in all, this is a very good group with many helpful people willing to share.

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Have You Ever Gone Back In Time?

by freydi in

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last week i revisited a place in my youth that was important.

it no longer exists.

not even an address.

JAVA

The high school I graduated from will be torn down, and I walked the hallways and visited classrooms from the past. I graduated 43-years ago--talk about going back in time!

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Watchtower disinformation starts even before page 1...

by Dead Man Joaquin in

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the wt magazine states that it has been "published continuously by jehovah's witnesses since 1879".. .

there were no jehovah's witnesses before 1931. only bible students.. .

you can't even get past the wt's "mission statement" without encountering untruth.. .

JAVA

I wonder who was publishing "the Truth" before 1879? Why did the Bible Students become apostate from that group? So many questions, so little time before the end.

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Bad things to say?

by Aleman in

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to the people in this forum:.

"but if you have bitter jealousy and contentiousness in your hearts, do not be bragging and lying against the truth.this is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is [the] earthly, animal, demonic.for where jealousy and contentiousness are, there disorder and every vile thing are.

" - james 3:14-16.. -aleman.

JAVA

Gee--I thought "the truth shall make you free."

Okay members of the forum we're on notice in that speaking the truth is considered a "lie" and "vile" thing. Thanks for sharing that meat in due season, Aleman.

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My Comprehensive Introduction

by Fadeout in

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sorry since im not dfd and still have family in the org id like to remain in contact with, i have to keep this deliberately vague..

raised a jw, i was never considered zealous but was always good.

the kind of guy that gets encouraged to reach out for privileges.

JAVA

Welcome Fadeout!

Enjoyed reading your into, and it looks like you'll have many things in common with a lot of us. It's nice meeting you.