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  A Brief History of Racism in Watchtower Publications

  by cedars in

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  2. scandals

  i've just completed a lengthy article on the history of racism in the society's publications.

  many people (including myself, until recently) aren't aware that the society's early publications were brimming with racist rhetoric, and this only calmed down as the public mood towards racism changed, most notably with the civil rights movement in the 50s/60s.. a few "headliners" from the article are:.

  russell segregated blacks from whites for viewings of the photodramarussell believed that the skin of a black man would turn white during the millennial kingdomunder russell, the society's publications portrayed the black races as "degraded" and the white race as "superior"rutherford viewed the blacks as a "race of servants", and spoke of "sobering the southern negro" in an article against prohibitionunder rutherford, the golden age slammed uncle tom's cabin (a work that helped end slavery) as being "the work of satan"; the same article branded spaniards a "backwards race"rutherford accused "jewish business men" of "oppressing the peoples of many nations"in 1929 the golden age (acknowledged by the society as essentially the same magazine as the modern awake!

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  Wow Blondie, that quote is so ridiculous. Right, just maintain the status quo, and Jehovah will take care of the rest.... what mentality!
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  A question for Roman Catholics ...

  by talesin in

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  i attended a funeral on the weekend, and my friend asked me to go up with her for the wafer (no disrespect intended, i'm not sure of the correct term to use).

  she is rc herself, but was shy to walk up alone - it was a large funeral.. .

  i did not, because i have been told in the past that it would be very disrespectful.

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  wafer= eucharist or host, as Still Thinking already said.
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  A Brief History of Racism in Watchtower Publications

  by cedars in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i've just completed a lengthy article on the history of racism in the society's publications.

  many people (including myself, until recently) aren't aware that the society's early publications were brimming with racist rhetoric, and this only calmed down as the public mood towards racism changed, most notably with the civil rights movement in the 50s/60s.. a few "headliners" from the article are:.

  russell segregated blacks from whites for viewings of the photodramarussell believed that the skin of a black man would turn white during the millennial kingdomunder russell, the society's publications portrayed the black races as "degraded" and the white race as "superior"rutherford viewed the blacks as a "race of servants", and spoke of "sobering the southern negro" in an article against prohibitionunder rutherford, the golden age slammed uncle tom's cabin (a work that helped end slavery) as being "the work of satan"; the same article branded spaniards a "backwards race"rutherford accused "jewish business men" of "oppressing the peoples of many nations"in 1929 the golden age (acknowledged by the society as essentially the same magazine as the modern awake!

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  Cedars, if I'm not mistaken, the Society criticized the Civil Rights movement as well. Don't take my word for it, but researching that would be nice as well.
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  Finally, a simple cure for depression

  by rebel8 in

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  how to good-bye depression: if you constrict anus 100 times everyday.

  malarkey?

  or effective way?.

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  Saved my life!!!, May 5, 2012

  Wow. This must sound crazy but this book saved my life. Before reading this book my life was a wreck and I was considering ending it. I found this book and bought it. It was my last hope and I was not disappointed. After learning various techniques on how to properly constrict my anus I started trying it out. It was amazing!! Only two weeks later I had lost 50 pounds and got a job in politics. now I'm happily married and have adopted two African children. I have invested in a new time travel technology which has been very profitable and am running for house in 2014 and 1982! I completely endorse this book and would strongly suggest you buy it and start constricting your anus today! :) BUY THIS BOOK
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  Sometimes Jehovah looks out for His people, sometimes He lets them croak.......

  by La Falta Habitacion Por Sr Hor-Hey!! in

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  check this out....... ***w871/1p.14theywillbecertaintofightagainstyou,buttheywillnotprevailagainstyou***.

  deliverance has often come through being identified as one of jehovahs witnesses.

  because of the house-to-house preaching, people get to know who the witnesses are and what their position is on issues of the day.

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  Almost as soon as they arrived in Kenya, both contracted malaria, and sadly, Frank died.

  Sr. you know he was a closet apostate. You'd better watch out too, or else Big J's gonna zap ya!
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  An email sent to me- we are reallly close to the end

  by Sour Grapes in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  subject: short illustration regarding the "cowbird"hello, we recently dedicated our remodeled kingdom hall here in los angeles , and our guest speaker was bro.

  javier hernandez from brooklyn bethel.

  bro.

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  We are living in the last seconds of the last days, so lets remodel the kingdom hall. Does anyone else see something wrong here?

  JWfacts, you obviously don't realize that true worship will continue down through the Millenial Reign, and as such, places of worship need to be in impeccable state to please the perfect Jehovah.

  True worship, albeit modest, must also be adorned for the glory of God.
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  I started a small blog with theories I have had over the years, would like input

  by logical1 in

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  i'm not going to post the link here as i both want it to be completely anonymous (no connection to me on any other website) and i don't want to violate forum rules.

  they are theories i developed based on being raised as a jw and taking philosophy classes.

  please reply to this if you'd like to check it out and give me feedback and i will pm you the link.. thanks.

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  PM sent.
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  To garyneal and Others, Evidence that the anointed remnants represented by the GB were selected in 1919.

  by mankkeli in

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  1st evidence: the release of loyal jews from exile, made possible by the fall of babylon, foreshadowed the release in 1919 of anointed christians from spiritual exile.

  2nd evidence: that year marked the beginning of the period when the anointed remnants were released from a form of spiritual captivity to the ideas and practices of false religion.

  although having rejected such false teachings as the trinity and the immortal soul, they were still tainted by babylonish practices.

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  LeavingWT - According to your timeline

  1920: There would be worldwide all-embracing anarchy.

  1920: All earthly governments will pass away.

  1920: All republics will disappear in the fall of 1920

  1925: Anointed Christians would be taken to heaven.

  1925: Resurrection would begin, faithful men of old would return to earth in this year.

  With due honesty,Please, which of the above weren't fullfilled?, be sincere with yurself. -manky

  
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  Would you sacrifice yourself to save other people?

  by Lore in

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  hypothetically: .

  you are in a room with two other people.

  you barely know them, but they are kind of nice people.

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  Why is sacrificing yourself in a violent emergency heroic and admirable, but sacrificing yourself to provide essential parts is creepy and objectionable?

  You've not much of a choice. Or, it would make you look bad.

  Why is that? What's the difference? Either way you're deliberately sacrificing yourself to save others.

  It's all psychological, obviously. The end result is the same, you end up dying, and others end up living thanks to your sacrifice. It seems to me that there is a social taboo about such voluntary sacrifice occuring, in the case of the organ transplant. It really just does seem unnatural. I would be willing to help those people medically until the very last moment, but why exactly would I give my life for them?

  In the grenade situation, it seems like since you are thrust into the situation, you've almost no choice. Sure, you could leave them there to perish, but I think that since we like to feel in power and being able to protect, we feel we are doing something heroic.

  Maybe, it's the way we've been brought up. Like you said, it seems more heroic to save someone from a violent episode than from a medical emergency, because we see that in t.v. much.

  Another thing is that the 1st option is reactionary. The 2nd involves meditating. When you are given time to reflect upon exactly what you are doing, you get cold feet.

  Here are my respones.

  1.) I would run, or throw the grenade back as ABibleStudent mentioned, depends where the grenade landed. There are other options than what you presented, y'know.

  2.) This is a tough one. That's 10 people we are talking about... but I'm selfish. I believe there are always other options. Imagine if I were a skilled doctor that had saved hundreds of lives in the course of my career, but in sacrificing myself potentially stopped helping other for what would've been the remainder of my career. If you're talking about numbers, my continuing to live would trump any temporal gains from transplants, for a larger number of people.
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  How would you refute . . . ?

  by leaving_quietly in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i have an issue with preaching.

  specifically, going door to door, talking to people who, for the most part, have no desire whatsoever to hear what i have to say.

  more specifically, being required to do so as a means of salvation.

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  To this day, they still say the FDS is providing spiritual food, but that can't be since the GB said they were the ones who were responsible for it (somehow they claim to represent the FDS, but then they don't know who the FDS is . . . ?)

  Don't argue with your parents/family. I tried reasoning with my mother. It. Did. Not. Go. Well. It was on this very glaring contradiction.

  The reasoning is classic bait-and-switch.

  I'm ranting. Sorry. Waking up. Can't talk to family about this. They shut down as soon as I make mention of something that doesn't seem quite right. Trying to figure out what to do next.

  Not at all my friend. I completely understand you. Approach the situation with caution. Venting here is nice, but it can become obsessive. When your done with your mental conflicts, take some time for yourself to reflect on life in general. What things you really like. Who you really are.