Posts by Nathan Natas

it seems very strange.. let's review: they are selling everything off in brooklyn, raking in huge sums from that real estate and building heavily in a fairly isolated part of upstate ny.. why?.

it may be classified as a country club (legally).

Nathan Natas

An appropriate name for the place would be

BETH SHAM

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2014 Event

by enigma1863 in

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i know its a year away but i wanted to inquire about the hundred year anniversary of 1914. it would be amazing to have a world wide event reguarding all exjws.

i am nowhere near capable of putting this together but i'd like to propose the largest assembly of exjws ever on october 1st 2014. can it be done?

am i the first to bring this up?

Nathan Natas

If that "100 years of Christ's rule" logo was on a t-shirt, I'd be buying a bunch of them!

But really, shouldn't all the festivities be heavily promoted but ultimately invisible?

I didn't realize that CEDARS had a point in Ohio... >cymbal crash<!

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Survey - Do you believe in UFO's and Aliens?

by skeeter1 in

just a general survey on what & why you think of ufo's and aliens and where you are in your fade/disassociation path?.

what do you think of ufo's and aliens?.

Nathan Natas

I believe that there can be flying objects that I cannot identify.

I believe that there can be lifeforms that are alien to me; many of them right here on earth.

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Can you also FEEL the special TASTE of arrogance?

by Mr Fool in

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Unwanted Books/Brochures

by rod.henderson in

if anyone has any unwanted jw books or brochures let me know.

not really in a position to buy them from you but i could cover postage maybe?

my jw friend says she'll get me copies of things but never does.. apologies if here was the wrong forum place for this post.. .

Losingit, I've got quite a file on M. L. McPhail. Stuff like his FULL name, info on his family, his gravestone, the whole nine yards; some of his music, etc. I've even got some 'scandalous' information about his namesake son, who gained some fame of his own. Interested? YOU may be the next XJW publishing millionaire!

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Do JW still hold to their 1984 Doomsday deadline?

by bytheirworks in

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did jw's predict the world would end in 1984?.

the september 21, 1984 issue of chrisitanity today on pages 66-67, ran an article entitled: "do jehovah's witnesses still hold to their 1984 doomsday deadline?".

that's as far as my search has gotten me and it isn't on chrisitanity today's web-site.. can anyone find this article for me?.

Nathan Natas

Tresdecu recalled, " I remember meeting Glass back in the 90s. He gave the memorial talk at our hall. I was a young teenager in 84...and don't remember too much expectation or talk about 84..."

Did you meet the mysterious WALTER Glass, or Ulysses V. Glass?

Perhaps your recollection about 1984 expectations fail you because as a teenager, your thoughts were more gonad-driven at that time.

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Do JW still hold to their 1984 Doomsday deadline?

by bytheirworks in

jw
friends

did jw's predict the world would end in 1984?.

the september 21, 1984 issue of chrisitanity today on pages 66-67, ran an article entitled: "do jehovah's witnesses still hold to their 1984 doomsday deadline?".

that's as far as my search has gotten me and it isn't on chrisitanity today's web-site.. can anyone find this article for me?.

Nathan Natas

I recall a "Brother U. V. Glass" (Ultra Violet? WoW! Cool name, Bro!) who spoke at many assemblies back in the 60s. might he have been related? Gary Botting's JW experience happened primarily in Canada. Check Canada Bethel?

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Unwanted Books/Brochures

by rod.henderson in

if anyone has any unwanted jw books or brochures let me know.

not really in a position to buy them from you but i could cover postage maybe?

my jw friend says she'll get me copies of things but never does.. apologies if here was the wrong forum place for this post.. .

Nathan Natas

Somebody (not me) should write a book about the history of JW hymns. It would be fascinating! In the early days Russell's crew just sang the songs they knew from their previous Protestant backgrounds, but Russell's very first PILGRIM was M. L. McPhail, who was a hymnwriter and singer. McPhail wrote most of the songs used in the early Bible Student's hymnals.

As doctrines changed and evolved, songs by "worldly" hymn-writers fell out of favor and were purged from WT songbooks. This has continued to this day, leaving the WT with songbooks full of lousy music and lousier songs.

Yes, Jah's Magnificent Chariot moves on, but turn down the sound-track, please!