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  JW PR Back in Court

  by messenger in

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  for immediate release .

  november 12, 2001. armenian prosecutor appeals.

  acquittal of jehovahs witness.

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  MacHislopp

  Hello Messenger,

  thanks for the up-dated info.

  I believe ...P. Gillies is back in business...!

  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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  KING AHAZ, APOSTATES, and WTBS

  by MacHislopp in

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  i would like to share some thoughts, concerning the above subject bearing in mind, these written statement made from the wtbs,in the year 1986.. qfr : .

  (end of paragraph 13 page 107).

  in the bible, but : "...those scriptural beliefs .

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  MacHislopp

  Hello everyone,

  I would like to share some thoughts, concerning the above subject bearing in mind, these written statement made from the WTBS,in the year 1986.

  QfR :

  " Why have Jehovah's Witnesses disfellowshipped (excommunicated) for apostasy some who still profess belief in God, the Bible, and Jesus Christ? "

  now some quotes, from the answer:

  "….Obviously, a basis for approved fellowship with Jehovah's Witnesses cannot rest merely on a belief in God, in the Bible, in Jesus Christ, and so forth. "
  And :

  "Approved association with Jehovah's Witnesses requires accepting the entire range of the true teachings of the Bible, including those Scriptural beliefs that are unique to Jehovah's Witnesses."
  And finally:

  "… if a Christian (who claims belief in God, the Bible, and Jesus) unrepentantly promotes false teachings, it may be necessary for him to be expelled from the congregation. (See Titus 3:10, 11.) "

  -Watchtower 4/1/86 Page 30-31 -°°°

  Why do I bring up this subject ,about those that are
  defined by the WTBS " apostates …, worthy of everlasting
  destruction, …sons of the devil, …gangrene in the congregation,
  …blind and alienated from God, …enemies of the truth...
  sons of the devil... etc. etc.???

  Well this week the book' study program had a lenghy part about one
  of Israel's King namely : King Ahaz, described in the daily text for
  November 16 as

  °"…a faithless idolater who had at least one of his
  Sons- Hezekiah's own brother- burned alive as a
  sacrifice to a false God! (2 Ki.16:3)"

  and :

  °" Despite this bad example…"

  and :

  °" …Rather than imitate the conduct of his unfaithful father, …"

  and also :

  °"…Hezekiah would learn to fear Jehovah and avoid repeating
  the mistakes of his ungodly father."

  The book " Isaiah's Prophecy -Light for all mankind " (I)
  reasons even more on the subject. On paragraph 10 page 106
  ít is written: " Ahaz may ask for a sign, and Jehovah will perform
  it as a guarantee that he will protect the house of David.

  Then it continues in § 11 with the following:

  " Note that Jehovah's says :'Ask a sign from your God.'
  Jehovah is truly kind. Ahaz is already reportedly worshiping
  False gods and following disgusting practices. (2Kings 16:3,4)
  Despite that and despite Ahaz's fearful attitude, Jehovah still calls
  himself the God of Ahaz. This assures us that Jehovahdosen not
  reject humans rushly. He is willing to reach out to those who err
  or whose faithhas grown weak. Will this assurance of God's love move Ahaz to take hold of Jehovah's hand?

  The narration continue with the subheading:

  "From Doubt to Disobedience"

  § 12 starts: " Ahaz replies defiantly :" I shall not ask , neither shall
  I put Jehovah to the test."(Isaiah 7:12) '

  Then further down it continues by stating:

  " In Ahaz' case , though, Jehovah is inviting him to turn back to
  true worship and is offering to strenghten his faith by performing
  a sign.However,, Ahaz prefers to seek protection elsewhere."

  The following paragraph - 13th - gives the conclusion and an
  application for our times.

  "…With the king's lack of faith in his mind, Isaiah says: " Listen
  please , O house of David. It is such a little thing for you to tire
  out men, that you should also tire out my God?"(Isaiah 7:13)
  Yes, Jehovah can get tired of constant defiance. Observe , too, that
  the prophet now says " my God " not " your God". An ominous
  change! When Ahaz rejects Jehovah and turns to Assyria, he loses
  a fine opportunity to restore his relationship with God. "

  Here follows the application:

  "…May we never sacrifice our relationship with God by
  compromising our Scriptural beliefs in order to gain
  temporary advantages "
  
  (end of paragraph §13 page 107)

  Now with the United Nations ' NGO's connection - which
  was going on for years , the recent and various written
  and/or oral statement by the WTBS the questions are:
  I - who is really the one "compromising Scriptural
  beliefs in order to gain temporary advantages"???

  II- Who is really putting, like unfaithful King Ahaz
  trust in mortal men and not in Jehovah???

  III-Who is/was really " a partner " as a recognized
  NGO with the " image of the wild beast "???

  IV - Why Jehovah , despite the fact that king Ahaz
  was an - idolater, false worshiper,
  murderer , ungodly and unfaithful
  acted so kindly and lovingly toward him, even
  offering to strenghten his faith by performing
  a sign.?? Surely this is a proof of Jehovah's
  great LOVE even for proved sinners!

  V - Although the WTBS acknowledges all these
  Biblical facts, it easily condemns, brothers and sisters
  or if your prefer fellow Christians for the simple reason
  that they DO NOT agree with some of the " teaching".
  Mind you not the kind that you would find clearly stated
  in the Bible, but : "…those Scriptural beliefs
  that are unique to Jehovah's Witnesses.."°°°

  Teachings, that most of you are aware already, are
  constantly - updated, - modified, and even eliminated
  or if you prefer made…obsolete!

  For these great sins - disagreement over man-made doctrines
  many have to suffer mistreatment even from close family
  members!!! Far, very far from Jehovah's own example that
  was given as " study material " for the week beginning the
  12th of November!

  What happens when these "modifications " are finally made?
  Any apologies, words expressing sorrow, regret.
  Not at all!
  Think also of the suffering endured in many nations:

  Germany, Malawi, Monzambique, Albania and

  Poland, Greece, Spain, Italy, Portugal etc.etc.for issues

  such as:

  vote,

  the alternative to military service,

  organ transplant,

  blood transfusions,

  vaccinations.

  My final thought is : I'm very pleased that in the
  end, all final judgement is left to Jehovah
  and Jesus Christ.

  Thanks for all your patience, and

  Greetings J.C.MacHislopp

  P.S. I do remember the meanings of the word
  Charity, among others:

  - loving kindness toward others
  - tolerance in judging others;
  -kindness;
  -leniency.

  " One who has an accurate knowledge
  of God's Word will have no problem
  in refuting false religious ideas".
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  **FREETHINKING, HONESTY and WTBS

  by MacHislopp in

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  recently i came across an.

  interesting study/research article and i .

  would like to share with you the following :.

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  MacHislopp

  Hello everyone,

  thanks for your comments.

  Moxy: this is the kind of reaction that I wished

  for. Always ...the others...! Great.

  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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  Is WTBTS Preparing To Downsize?

  by Englishman in

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  i am told that plans for a new bethel in milton keynes have been scrapped.. rumours are circulating amongst the uk witnesses that this decision has been taken because armageddon is just around the corner following the incidents at the wtc.. one wonders as to whether or not future downsizing might be due to an expected backlash and reduction in adherents following the exposure of the societies ngo membership of the united nations, rather than the rather lame and oft repeated armageddon is just around the corner sketch.. i wonder.. englishman.. nostalgia isn't what it used to be....

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  MacHislopp

  Hello everyone,

  great post. I do like these points :

  « Furthermore, publishers in their their cash cow countries, the U.S., Japan, and the European

  countries are not giving the time, money, and effort they used to.

  I think the information exchange found on the internet accounts for much of this decline.

  The recent events of Silent Lambs and the UN fiasco illustrate how much damage that public
  information does to their cause. «

  Hillary_step:

  "I believe that the inevitability of the first large legal settlement relating to child-abuse issues is just around the corner and Legal know it. They also know that one large settlement will lead to another, and another."

  Well, let’s wait for the great time ahead.

  Greetings, J.C.MacHislopp

  P.S. Thanks, Englishman

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

  by hawkaw in

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  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

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  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

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  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.

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  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".
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  **FREETHINKING, HONESTY and WTBS

  by MacHislopp in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  recently i came across an.

  interesting study/research article and i .

  would like to share with you the following :.

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  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

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  hello folks,.

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

  questions from readers.

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  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".
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  Why the Dinosaur in the Green NWT Bible?

  by VM44 in

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  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

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  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

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  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:.

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  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".