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  Interesting quote in light of the UN thing

  by Trevor Scott in

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  i came across this quote in a 1981 wt article today.

  thought i would post it in light of the un thing:.

  *** w81 9/15 23 disfellowshiping-how to view it ***.

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  MacHislopp

  Hello Trevor Scott,

  excellent reminder!

  Should be kept on the file. Thanks again,

  J.C.MacHislopp
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  Identifying The True Religion..by its Prosperity?!

  by ISP in

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  one of the ways to identify the true religion is consider its prosperity.

  it is a handy line of argument...providing things go well!

  and during the 70s things were going well.

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  MacHislopp

  Hello ISP,

  great post.

  In the light of the 2001 year's report by

  WTBS, much more can be added. I'll post more

  comments later. Greetings, J.C.MacHislopp

  PS. What about 76 may be 77, nations with
  
  zero increase or even a decrease??
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  letter re: Watchtower, blood, rape, children

  by dungbeetle in

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  this been passing around and thought i would pass it your way for thoughts and comments:.

  i came across your webpage--and a beautiful one it is--doing a search on somethiong unrelated.

  my children were raised in it also.

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  MacHislopp

  Hello DB,

  thanks for sharing this information with us.

  Everything written it is TRUE, and needs to be

  be given wider publicity.

  If my memory doesn't play tricks, I think

  I've read this material before..maybe

  in the AJWRB web site...because it look

  so familiar.

  Greetings, J.C.MacHislopp
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  2 nails in the coffin due to the internet

  by ballistic in

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  unfortunately, my wt library isn't working so i can't post an actual quote (i suppose the witness god put an electronic curse on it), however - do you remember those really good(?

  ) articles telling us how the witnesses have always used the latest technology in spreading "this good news" to all parts of the world?.

  there was phonograms, photo dramas of creation, latest printing facilities and the first of it's kind multi lingual photo type setting equipment and so on.. and then came the internet, well i mean the proliferation of internet use as the internet has been around since the 60's in one form or another.. there are two problems as i see it with the internet:.

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  MacHislopp

  Hello Proplog2,

  excellent statement...

  "Originally, they were "early adapters" with regard to technology. Now their only means of defense is information control and silence. Even cults try to use every means available to get their propaganda out to the public. The Watchtower is simply arrogant."

  Simply said and very concise! I do agree 100%!

  Greetings, J.C.MacHislopp
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  2001 vs 1975

  by Amazing in

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  in 1975 jws had several things going for them.

  the ex-jws that left because of earlier prophetic failures had no real way to reach us.

  most jws were of a newer generation, eager for something to happen given the times we lived in.

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  MacHislopp

  Hello Amazing,

  thanks for sharing your thoughts on this.

  I basically do agree with you. The " GB" or " the

  "gb" are looking for time, that's all!

  Greetings, JC.MacHislopp
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  First Century Women Teachers

  by ISP in

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  women did have an active part in the first century congregation.

  the following account shows that a woman did have a prominent position in the congregation.

  jc with his admonition did not say what the heck are you doing teaching...dont ya know you should be only doing no 3 assignments.

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  MacHislopp

  Hello ISP,

  congratulations, a very good point!

  I never saw it that way...a logical observation.

  It is worthy an investigation!

  Greetings, J.C.MacHislopp
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  Watchtower & Awake Subscriptions

  by Amazing in

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  in another thread the point was made that the wts is ending subscriptions to the watchtower and awake!

  magazines.

  isp rightly commented the following, "the wts gets double payment for the mags from the r+f......so subscribers are not cost effective!".

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  MacHislopp

  Hello MAp,

  sorry for the question, but did you ever

  "browse" CTR's will? Or what about the special edition

  ZWT of December 1916??

  Dont't be upset ..it is only a question.

  Greetings, J.C.MacHislopp
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  One of my favorites

  by RR in

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  .

  "pain is inevitable.

  suffering is optional.

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  MacHislopp

  Hello RR,

  a very good one ideed!

  Btw, you gave a good Bible Students link.

  (Many interesting points).

  Greetings, J.C.MacHislopp
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  Watchtower & Awake Subscriptions

  by Amazing in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  in another thread the point was made that the wts is ending subscriptions to the watchtower and awake!

  magazines.

  isp rightly commented the following, "the wts gets double payment for the mags from the r+f......so subscribers are not cost effective!".

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  MacHislopp

  Hello Amazing,

  great post and a great
  analysis indeed. Some of your statement are
  really true.
  The WTBS is changing its - modus
  operandi- and will continue to do so, for
  financial reason and also to avoid as much
  as possible, that the literature arrives to

  those that she views as - enemies and apostates -!

  I do agree also about the lenght of the Conventions,
  most probably thay will cut down, to one for all
  the year.

  Reports on this board and I can confirm
  from my informations,wrote of attendance decreases
  i.e. Friday morning/afternoon attendance
  at District conventions .

  In Europe , I was told that it was down
  in some places as much as 35-40%, with highest
  attendance only on Sunday morning.

  I'm alco curious about the possibility on one
  and only magazine...! Big money save.

  Thanks for all your efforts, and your nice and
  informative posts, which I always read with
  great interest and pleasure.

  Greetings, J.C.MacHislopp
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  Press Release

  by JohnJBB123 in

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  december 4, 2001. for immediate release:.

  a national human rights organization is taking jehovah's witnesses to task for claiming to support human rights while denying them to members.. approaches to education, inc., a arizona based human rights group, went public this week about its concerns that the jehovah's witness religion claims to support the un declaration of human rights while at the same time that it denies those rights to its members.

  while jehovah's witnesses claim to be crusaders for freedom of religion and human rights, and in favor of religious tolerance, this is not what they practice within the group, states john b. brown, the executive director of approaches to education, inc, individual members of the jehovahs witnesses are not allowed to question their religious beliefs, because this questioning may elicit a punitive response by the religions leaders.

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  MacHislopp

  Hello JohnJBB123,

  a nice bit of information,

  Please,could you elaborate more on this?

  The statement are reflecting a real situation,

  among the JW's although today it is even difficult

  to "...slowly becoming inactive ...", for the simple

  reason the you'll start receiving calls...to encourage

  to come back to the fold or to see if you may be categorized

  among the - dangerous, almost apostate tipe - and so start

  procedures against you to disfellowship you even if you don't

  appear in front of those so called - judicial committees -!!

  So much for the defense of individual human rights!!!

  Greetings, J.C.MacHislopp