Posts by MacHislopp

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UK can get Dateline too

by spider in

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i noticed yesterday as i flicked through the freebie channels that a new one had been added.its called cnbc and what happened to be up next - dateline.i only have a basic ntl cable package.i guess you can probably get it on sky digital as well.so us brits don't have to miss the show after all.

hoorah!

MacHislopp

Hello everyone,

thanks for all the informations,

and please make sure that ALL get the possibility to see

it, and that great publicity is given. (Thanks Slayer)

Greetings, J.C.MacHislopp

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Presidental Candidate - A Jehovah's Witness!

by Kent in

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i bet the watchtower loves this one!

a jehovah's witness running for president in africa!!!.

read the story on the watchtower observer.. the story ends like this:.

MacHislopp

Hello Kent,

another excellent post!

Great information...I wonder what will be the WTS reaction!

Greetings, J.C.MacHislopp

P.S. Thanks for putting the post about
ONU,NGO and WTS in the Wat.Observer
I do agree with you, these kind of
topic should be given the widest publicity.

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The Real origin of the 1914 Doctrine

by barry in

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i am a baptised seventh day adventist and ive had studies for about 6mths with a very nice jw lady.

ive learnt about the wt teachings and attended the kh and the memorial.

n there are some similarities with the adventist and jw teachings such as baptism by imersion, the state of the dead,some adventists dont vote and some adventists beleive with the wt society in the arian doctrine that jesus is a created being and the holy spirit is a force but the vast majority beleive the trinity doctrine.

MacHislopp

Hello Barry,

thanks for you post. As Iarc wrote, many of us

are aware about the "origins", at the time of C.T. Russsell,
Barbour,Storrs atc. It would be interesting, to write more
concerning the 187O's - 1914 period of time , just before
the death of C.T. Russell.

Greetings, J.C.MacHislopp

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'Pope' Arguments in Witness Mouths

by metatron in

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friends

it's getting more and more enjoyable listening to.

witnesses defend the ever feared and worshiped.

organization because they now have to adopt the same.

MacHislopp

Hello Waiting,

excellent points, about ex-communication!

Rarely applied expecially in the last 90 years, and only

for very serious "sins" i.e. being openly agaist the RC Church!

Nothing like the 35/40.ooo disfellowhipped every year by the

WTS "..judicial committees ".

Greetings, J.C.MacHislopp

P.S. Max, excellent comments, well thought and

...logically presented!

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JW's worst than the Irish?

by MacHislopp in

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i 've found this one: .

w58 8/1 460 dawns a new era for the irish .

by watch tower missionary in eire.

MacHislopp

Hello everyone,

I 've found this one:

w58 8/1 460 Dawns a New Era for the Irish

By Watch Tower missionary in Eire

The Irish, however, are a dubious lot.

From childhood the Irish have been taught that every religion in the world is opposed to their religion, that theirs is the only one having divine right to exist, that all other religions are merely tolerated and that they continue through the benevolent sufferance of the Catholic clergy.

They are taught that Bible knowledge is not necessary for Christians, only a strict adherence to and belief in the church and its religious leaders is all-important. To keep their flocks from reading Bible literature the clergy tell their parishioners that it is communistic.

This seems to frighten them sufficiently so they will not investigate for themselves.

Fear has a great hold on the people. People are afraid of what their neighbors, their friends, relatives and clergy might think if they were even so much as to read the Bible on their own. For centuries the clergy have dominated their lives, told them what they can read, what they should believe and do.

To ask a sound religious question is a demonstration of lack of faith in God and the church, according to the clergy. As a result, the Irish people do very little independent thinking. They are victims of the clergy and fear; but freedom is in sight.

.....Recently a Catholic priest remarked that Jehovah’s witnesses are doing more to encourage Catholic people to read the Catholic Bible than any other group. This is most encouraging, because Bible knowledge brings truth and it is the truth that sets men free. Having this in mind, we can see a new era for Eire is dawning.—Heb. 4:12; John 8:32."

Since indipendent thinking .. is classified as:

w83 1/15 22 Exposing the Devil's Subtle Designs

Avoid Independent Thinking

20 From the very outset of his rebellion Satan called into question God’s way of doing things.
He promoted independent thinking. ‘You can decide for yourself what is good and bad,’ Satan told Eve. ‘You don’t have to listen to God. He is not really telling you the truth.’ (Genesis 3:1-5)

To this day, it has been Satan’s subtle design to infect God’s people with this type of thinking.—2 Timothy 3:1, 13."

the conclusion is an obvious one:

JW's are worst than the Irish!

Greetings, J.C.MacHislopp

"Bethelites' status "

by MacHislopp in

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followinng a recent e-mail reaquest,.

here are the quotes:.

"*** yb98 29 jehovah's witnesses-1998 yearbook report **.

MacHislopp

Hello everyone,

followinng a recent e-mail reaquest,

here are the quotes:

"*** yb98 29 Jehovah's Witnesses-1998 Yearbook Report **

Altogether, there are 16,982 volunteers who regularly work at the Society’s headquarters and branch facilities worldwide.

Because of the circumstances under which they serve, these Bethel family members are all included in the Order of Special Full-Time Servants."

and,

"*** yb98 29 Jehovah's Witnesses-1998 Yearbook Report **

Altogether, there are 16,982 volunteers who regularly work at the Society’s headquarters and branch facilities worldwide.

Because of the circumstances under which they serve, these Bethel family members are all included in the Order of Special Full-Time Servants."

and finally:

*** jv 351 21 How Is It All Financed? ***

Those who are accepted for special full-time service at the world headquarters of Jehovah’s Witnesses all subscribe to a vow of poverty, as have all the members of the Governing Body and all the other members of the Bethel family there. "

Greetings, J.C.MacHislopp

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"Appointed By God"

by metatron in

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the bible clearly describes some present day organizations.

that are "appointed by god" - who are they ?.

governments!

MacHislopp

Hello Metatron,

a nice and logical topic!

Maybe the WTS has " memory black holes " .

Btw, did you read my post about ONU, NGO and WTS?

Read what they are doing with " the image of the wild beast"!

Greetings, J.C.MacHislopp

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'Pope' Arguments in Witness Mouths

by metatron in

jw
friends

it's getting more and more enjoyable listening to.

witnesses defend the ever feared and worshiped.

organization because they now have to adopt the same.

MacHislopp

Hello Metatron,

a good point indeed.

But you should remember that WTS consider itself:; God's
organisation on the earth and we have to

" .. refuse to let human imperfections erode our
loyalty to Jehovah's organisation.."(w.97 8/1 13-14)

To waiting:

""The Pope is an imperfect man and speaks as one. However, when he speaks in an (sp?)insiglia (major christian document), he is speaking for God, and is considered in that speech infallible."

The word is "ENCICLICA " an official written document released,
usually after a "Council ".

The other word is " EX-CATHEDRA " which signify that when the Pope speaks, in his authority as the "Sovereign Pontiff ", his teaching,
by a decree in the 1870' , is considered - infallible -.

Anyhow, as a liar is quite in a good company, with many other
religious societies, corporations, Inc. etc.etc.

Greetings, J.C.MacHislopp

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