Posts by MacHislopp

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MAJOR UN/WTS NEWS- UN LETTER & 1992 Press R...

by hawkaw in

as of 6:02 pm last night i received a facsimile from paul hoeffel at the un on the wts.. he gave me 3 of the 4 things i requested in two paragraphs.. i have sent a scanned version to steve bates and someone else.. i sent it to kent and randy.

and kent and randy have posted the official united nations letter on their web sites.. here is the letter - put your cursor on the image and then right click on your mouse and hit "save image" to your computer.. .

after you look at kent's web site and you people still think this it is a fake letter, phone paul hoeffel yourself at (212) 963-8070.. hawk

MacHislopp

Hello everyone,

thanks for your comments.

From Tatiana:

"…Seems to me if this was truly the case, an announcement would have been made in the Watchtower at the time the WTBTS signed up. If, as they say, the joining was to stand up for all brothers and sisters human rights, it should have been loudly proclaimed as a "good" and necessary cause ten years ago. "

A truly good and thought provoking observation.

Thanks Tatiana for sharing it with us.

Hawkaw : Thanks for the Portuguese’s letter.

A good proof of double talk !!!

Greetings, J.C.MacHislopp

P.S. I’m still waiting for ...answers to my letters.

" One who has an accurate knowledge
of God's Word will have no problem
in refuting false religious ideas".

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Need Some Help

by mikepence in

jw
friends

i am preparing a lengthy article on the great un library card scandal for xjwnews.com and to be emailed to newspapers, and i could use some help in tracking down references for end notes.

i want the whole piece to be very carefully documented.. if you are interested in helping, please email me at [email protected], or see the comments section of the "preparing a comprehensive un library card scandal document" story at xjwnews.com.

you will receive credit for your work in helping prepare the story (e.g.

MacHislopp

Hello Mike,

Folowing your request :

"…I am preparing a lengthy article on the Great

UN Library Card Scandal for xjwnews.com and

to be emailed to newspapers,…"

I'm writing these few lines to offer my help.

Please let me know what I can do.

Surely it would be great to give a wider

publicity to the world media about all this affair.

Greetings, J.C.MacHislopp

P.S. I do agree with the quotations, in your article,

of the 3 majors threads concerning the - scandal -

1st major thread at :

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.asp?id=10732&site=3#181595

2nd major thread at:

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.asp?id=13530&site=3#187161

3rd major thread at:

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.asp?id=15538&site=3

I'll mailing the same message
to your private e-mail:
[email protected]

" One who has an accurate knowledge
of God's Word will have no problem
in refuting false religious ideas".

5

**FREETHINKING, HONESTY and WTBS

by MacHislopp in

jw
friends

recently i came across an.

interesting study/research article and i .

would like to share with you the following :.

MacHislopp

Hello everyone,

Recently I came across an
interesting study/research article and I
would like to share with you the following :

"…a better definition of a freethinker would be
someone who has the will to find out, who exhibits
rational doubts about prevailing intellectual fashions,
and who is unafraid to apply critical thoughts to
any subject. "

and :

"…really committed to the notionof truth and
free inquiry, tha he or she cannot stop the inquiring
mind at the gates of any religion…"

and :

" …the first duty of the intellectual is to tell the
truth. Truth is not much in fashion in this post-
modern age…"

and even more : - imho - the icing on top of the cake:

"…To give up the notion of truth means forsaking
the goal of acquiring knowledge. But man, as
Aristotle put it, by nature strives to know.
Truth, science,intellectual inquiry and rationality
are inextricably bound together."

and finally , - imho - the icing on top of the cake:

"…Democracy depends on freedom of thought and
free discussion. The notion of infallibility is profoun-
dly undemocratic and unscientific."

(from the writer Ibn Warraq - 10.11.2001-)

I do believe that this has many applications,
from religious knowledge to the social aspects
of life and... we could send this reminder to
theWTBS and …friends.

Greetings, J.C.MacHislopp

" One who has an accurate knowledge
of God's Word will have no problem
in refuting false religious ideas".

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This Generation will not pass away?

by Pureheart in

jw
friends

hello folks,.

please dissect this one for me.. *** w97 5/1 29 questions from readers ***.

questions from readers.

MacHislopp

Hello everyone,

nice to bring up this topic, one

more. Many of us would agree with Pathofthorns words:

"...Now the Society puts NO limits, and certainly
would not guarantee and especially guarantee in
writing any sort of date that one could be certain
that the end would have arrived by. "

So in few words, let's keep on the watch...I told

you, be vigilant .." and "...Keep on the watch,

therefore, because you do not know on what day your

Lord is coming. (Mt.24:42)

(Moxy...nice illustration!)

Greetings, J.C.MacHislopp

" One who has an accurate knowledge
of God's Word will have no problem
in refuting false religious ideas".

32

Why the Dinosaur in the Green NWT Bible?

by VM44 in

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friends

inside the front cover of the green new world translation.

bibles is a map, and in the map is a drawing of a dinosaur.. does anyone know why the dinosaur is there?.

this is something i have actually wondered about for years.. perhaps someone here might know the answer.. --vm44

MacHislopp

Hello Alan,

thanks for your great answer.

It is a pity that I don't have anymore a copy of

"the green..." version but I'll look around.

I do think your statement is correct:

" ...This idea was taken from publications

of the Seventh Day Adventists..."

like many other things , from the early times of

Charles Taze Russell.

Greetings, J.C.MacHislopp

" One who has an accurate knowledge
of God's Word will have no problem
in refuting false religious ideas".

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**CUSS CONTROL ...!

by MacHislopp in

jw
friends

back from more business,...i 've found this gem in one if the guardian's magazines (last saturday's issue).. here is the link given: .

http://www.cusscontrol.com/tips1.html.

here is the text:.

MacHislopp

Hello wallaby jack,

thanks for your appreciation.

Greetings, J.C.MacHislopp

" One who has an accurate knowledge
of God's Word will have no problem
in refuting false religious ideas".

589

MAJOR UN/WTS NEWS- UN LETTER & 1992 Press R...

by hawkaw in

as of 6:02 pm last night i received a facsimile from paul hoeffel at the un on the wts.. he gave me 3 of the 4 things i requested in two paragraphs.. i have sent a scanned version to steve bates and someone else.. i sent it to kent and randy.

and kent and randy have posted the official united nations letter on their web sites.. here is the letter - put your cursor on the image and then right click on your mouse and hit "save image" to your computer.. .

after you look at kent's web site and you people still think this it is a fake letter, phone paul hoeffel yourself at (212) 963-8070.. hawk

MacHislopp

Hello Hawkaw,

I'm back and i wish to thank you
for the latest addition about this thread.

The documentation, the explanation and now the letter

sent to all the WTBS branches!!! It looks like they

are runing to cover...but as it is written " the cover

it is short.." So no matter how they pull it...they'll

remain in the cold.

Here in Western Europe the news are spreading very fast

and many more will come to know about all this matter.

To Zev: Thanks for posting your letter and the " envelope"

Great for everyone to see.

Greetings, J.C.MacHislopp

P.S. Chasson, merci beaucoup, pour les traductions
et le lien. Un excellent travail.
Salutations.

" One who has an accurate knowledge
of God's Word will have no problem
in refuting false religious ideas".

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The UN Library Card Scandal

by mikepence in

jw
friends

please see my comments on the official response of the wts to the un library card scandal at http://209.120.134.34/article.php?sid=4&mode=thread&order=0.

i think that is a great name for this scandal!

waddya think?.

MacHislopp

Hello mikepence,

congratulation for your excellent

analysis of the WTBS letter. Great effort and brilliant

result. Could you post it also on the main thread :

" Major news UN/WTBS .." so that it'll be seen by a greater

number of visitors.

Thanks and greetings, J.C.MacHislopp

P.S. I've saved for the file...to use it.
I hope you won't mind.

" One who has an accurate knowledge
of God's Word will have no problem
in refuting false religious ideas".

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MAJOR UN NEWS / WATCHTOWER STATEMENT

by OhHappyDay in

jw
friends

i've just finnished the translation of a letter sent to a single witness.. since not everyone knows where the big thread is, i also post it here.... (the original is available through kent or randy).

association of jehovas witnesses.

scc 2001 oct., 8th.

MacHislopp

Hello OhHappyDay,

thanks for this new addition.

The file get's always bigger and more interesting.

Will you please post it also, in the main thread

" Major news UN/...". Thanks again for all your

efforts , greetings, J.C.MacHislopp

" One who has an accurate knowledge
of God's Word will have no problem
in refuting false religious ideas".

4

WT Netherlands response (english translation)

by avengers in

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friends

below is the english translation of the wt response (which is in dutch).

i have tried to translate as accurate as possible.

if anyone thinks that the translation is not accurate enough, please send me an e-mail.. excerpt.

MacHislopp

Hello avengers,

thanks for the post. Another

one for the file. Please can you post it also

in the main thread : " Major news UN/ ..." etc.

Greetings, J.C.MacHislopp

" One who has an accurate knowledge
of God's Word will have no problem
in refuting false religious ideas".