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  College Class about JWs .... book suggestions?

  by Shepherd Book in

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  2. bible

  i have the opportunity to take an independent study class through my university this summer.

  my advisor, a history professor, suggested i choose jehovah's witnesses as a topic.. we are now trying to formulate a syllabus.

  she suggests i write two papers: one on the history of jws, and another on their doctinal approach.. so now my question is...what books/articles/videos do i list on my syllabus as sources i intend to read and use for the papers?.

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  I suggest:

  A People For His Name: A History of Jehovah's Witnesses and An Evaluation by Tony Wills - used by Ray Franz & James Penton as source material

  The Desolations of the Sanctuary by Emil & Otto Sadlack - the reaction of some sincere German Bible Students to Rutherford's reforms of Russell's organization

  DEMONISM and the WATCH TOWER by Roy D. Goodrich - the only publicly available collection of some of Goodrich's writings.

  Captives of a Concept (Anatomy of an Illusion) by Don Cameron - the key deception of Watchtower dogma

  each of these are available through Amazon or Lulu.com at reasonable prices.
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  Male-dominated religions oppress women, Jimmy Carter says

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  http://www.clarionledger.com/viewart/20140328/feat04/303280035/religion-briefs-male-dominated-religions-religious-rights-jesus-crown-thornes-.

  jimmy carter byline male-dominated religions oppress women, carter saysatlanta former president jimmy carter says male-dominated religions contribute to the oppression and abuse of women by twisting sacred texts to portray females as inferior to men in the eyes of god.. the 89-year-old carter makes that argument in his new book, a call to action: women, religion, violence and power.. in an interview broadcast on nbcs meet the press, the former president faulted his former denomination, the southern baptist convention, and the roman catholic church for denying women the same opportunities as men to serve as pastors and priests.. carter said some married men who belong to those churches conclude that their wives are inferior.. the catholic catechism and the 2000 baptist faith and message declare that men and women have different roles but are equal in the eyes of god..

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  Jimmy Carter is an inept old fool who, like a dead fish stinks more as he accumulates years.
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  3 days ago Apostate walks into Watchtower headquarters gets a new Bible Leaves his business card

  by Watchtower-Free in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  bo juel jensen from norway was visiting new york 3 days ago .

  he is an apostate activist and a child abuse survivor .. this is the video.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odluwssd_qy.

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  The "Silver Sword" is bigger than other ordinary Bibles because it contains more Trooth®.

  Bo, good work!
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  Question

  by Terry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm writing a science-fiction novel which takes place on--where else?

  it will contain allegorical allusions to the watch tower.. .

  do you think you'd be interested in it if i publish it?.

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  YES, Terry, absolutely! Do it!
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  Why JWs don't celebrate Mother's day

  by Laika in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  in the uk, this sunday is mother's day!

  ask a jw why they don't celebrate holidays and they'll tell you it's because of some nefarious pagan connection.

  but this is really just a cover.

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  I can only explain my own experience. In my case I don't celebrate Mother's Day because my mother does not deserve it.
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  Jehovah's Witnesses want to put up a semi-permenent literature stand in this town

  by Watchtower-Free in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  jehovah's witnesses want to put up a semi-permenent .

  literature stand in this town.

  if you wish send them a message about what jws are really about.

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  Remember, only YOU can prevent litter-ature fires! - Sparlock the Aostate Bear
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  This is my first post

  by Make Lemonade in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  i wanted to express appreciation to the members of this forum.

  there are resources here that are deep.

  like we heard from the stage, "what is your depth and breadth of bible knowledge?

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  The WTB&TS has lied to you and asked you to act dishonestly on their behalf.

  Now they are "disfellowshipping" you, thus marking you as one who will not believe lies and acts in accord with your OWN conscience.

  This is indeed something to be proud of!

  We welcome you, and we are glad to have you join us!
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  Memorial 2014: Wrong date?

  by AnnOMaly in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  this was meant to have nice inserted pictures and tidy hyperlinks but the forum's being glitchy today.

  so unfortunately it's going to be a messy post where you're going to have to exercise your tapping fingers and click on the links to the pics to see what i'm referring to.

  sorry about that.. in the article recently studied "do this in remembrance of me" (w13 12/15), there is a box on p. 23 giving the date of this year's memorial and how that date is arrived at.. http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2013926.

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  So they've picked the wrong day for their meaningless ritual of rejection. ...again.

  Who's gonna be upset by that: the Universal Sovreign Yod-He-Vah-He, or The Flying Spaghetti Monster, Yod-He-Haw-He-Haw?

  The destiny of our immortal souls is at stake!

  The WORLD MIGHT END without you - and THEN what would you do? huh?

  No, this is REALLY IMPORTANT SHIT AND STUFF! REALLY!!
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  Photography and HDR

  by ILoveTTATT in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  as i have mentioned before, i love photography, and specially a technique called hdr.

  hdr stands for high dynamic range, and it means the ratio of the "lightness" of the lightest spot in the picture to the darkest.. .

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/high-dynamic-range_imaging.

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  You might want to take a look at Picture Window Pro by Digital Light & Color.

  http://dl-c.com/

  Digital Light & Color was founded in 1993 by Jonathan Sachs -- the programmer who created the first version of Lotus 1-2-3 back in 1982. The company has been distributing its electronic darkroom software, Picture Window, since 1994. Picture Window has been favorably reviewed in such publications as Petersen's Photographic, PC Magazine, Shutterbug, and Outdoor Photographer. Digital Light & Color is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

  The full program is $89.95.

  Good work!
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  OMG Johnny the Bethelite touched my tentacles!

  by RayPublisher in

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  2. humour

  have you been touched by the tentacles of the watchtower i have and it was not like being touched by an angel!.

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  https://youtu.be/ddbggciidwa.

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  Nathan Natas

  That was hilarious! I think even Rick would laugh at that.