Just for the record, the post, "Who Are Jehovah's Witnesses" was plagiarized from the WT tract of the same title. No attribution was offered; the poster simply attached his own name to it as if he had written it himself. I've found this practice very common among JW's, most of whom are incapable of generating an original thought of their own if their lives depended on it.
NeonMadman
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EXPOSING THE WATCHTOWER SOCIETY ONLINE.
by Vinny ini still spend some time here and there exposing the wt society for what it truly is (a man originating, man run, high control religious cult-like religious institution), rather than what they tell people they are (god's appointed channel/organization/people etc).
the facts prove without a doubt that god was never behind any of this:http://www1.tip.nl/%7et661020/wtcitaten/part1.htm.
here is the link to that letter: http://newsblaze.com/story/20081209054218zzzz.nb/topstory.html.
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Ownership of Kingdom Halls secretly turned over to Watchtower org!
by kool aid man06 inthe watchtower org.
is nothing more than a business masquerading as a religion.
the conference call this sat.
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NeonMadman
Rick, is this the Chris Christiansen who published a list of questions for JW's back in the 70's? If so, that list was instrumental in raising a lot of doctrinal doubts in my mind. I don't have that list anymore and would love to get another copy, if it is still available anywhere...
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A JW in "Good Standing", but attends other churches?
by sacolton inconversation from another jw:.
i consider myself to be a devout jw.
however i do go to other churches.
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NeonMadman
Maybe they haven't disfellowshipped him but regard him as having disassociated by participating with other religions?
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The Luciferian Green Bible Cover of the NWO Translation
by Gill indark emerald green.
this color is assigned to the anti christ-satan alter(s).
green is the occult color for satan and happens to be the most sacred color.
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NeonMadman
Who exactly assigned the color green to the Antichrist? I'd be interested in knowing how such assignments are made...
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Need "Kingdom Interlinear Translation" 1985 Edition
by zakheyold inneed "kingdom interlinear translation" 1985 edition.
plz help to find text/html/pdf versions to download.
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NeonMadman
There were never any to begin with.
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Should "Kool aid man06" apologize to every Christian who listened?
by iloowy inremoved by request of the original author of the post on jws, and as a violation of both forum's guidelines.
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NeonMadman
I haven't actually been listening to the calls, partly because the timing is inconvenient for me. I'm hoping to get an iPod soon, then I'll probably download some of them and listen while driving. However, I was not under the impression that Rick was billing these calls as a time specifically for Christian fellowship. My understanding is that they were intended as a means of disseminating information about the JW religion. That being the case, there should be no objection to the involvement of atheists, occultists or anyone else who can provide relevant information. So I see no need for Rick to apologize for anything. If he had billed the calls as a time for Christians to gather for spiritual instruction and then made an occultist the central attraction, I would have a problem with it - but that's not what I understand has happened here.
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I need some help, explaining to my daughter!
by crazyblondeb inmy daughter thinks that me, coming to these sites is bad.
she thinks, that because i have been out for so long, that i should be "over it", and just move on.
i have done alot of healing here.
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NeonMadman
JW's don't forget all about the religions they have left, but they continue to condemn them and to "expose" what they believe are false teachings that are harmful to people. They distribute tons of literature geared to this very purpose. Yet when someone leaves THEIR organization and attempts to let potential converts and members know that ITS teachings are harmful, they say that person should simply 'forget all about it and move on' - precisely what they themselves have not done. We who have left have seen the damage that their teachings can do to people's lives. It would be immoral for us to simply walk away and allow them to spread their poison unchallenged.
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Sirius or XM?
by IronClaw innow that they have merged how do you like it.
having been a dj back in the late 70's early 80's, i loved to listen to the 70's on 7 on xm.
the morning dj john clay was excellent.
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NeonMadman
The thing that ticks me off about the merger is that they have retired channel 2. That's where Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour used to play continuously all day on Wednesdays. TTRH is still on, but it's now buried on one of the Sirius stations and only available at specific times. Since I'm a salesman who is on the road a lot, but not always at the same times, the all-day repeating format was very convenient; now I probably won't get to hear the program much.
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Do "Born Agains" Believe in the Rapture?
by cameo-d inif you have changed over to a protestant church do you now accept the rapture doctine they preach?.
are there any protestant churches that do not teach rapture doctrine?.
is it more of an evangelical concept?.
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NeonMadman
Some born-again Christians accept the Rapture doctrine, others don't. It's not like there's a "born-again organization" that dictates doctrine that everyone has to adhere to.
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BOE letter: "presiding overseer" becomes "coordinator of the body of elders
by Billy the Ex-Bethelite inhere's the text of the letter:.
christian congregation of jehovah's witnesses.
to all bodies of elders.
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NeonMadman
If I remember correctly, the PO position descended from the "Service Coordinator" who was assigned to each congregation (or, back then, "company") during the Rutherford era. The SC was a Society man who functioned among elders who had been elected by the congregation. This gave the central organization more control than they had had previously and they had an active agent in each congregation.
When the "theocratic arrangement" came in during the late 1930's and the electing of elders was done away with in favor of central, "theocratic" appointment by the Society, the Service Coordinator became the "Company Servant." In later years, the term for "company" was changed to "congregation" (undoubtedly to avoid sounding quite so much like a commercial enterprise), and the "Company Servant" became the "Congregation Servant," or, more informally, simply the "Overseer" of the congregation.
With the 1970's came the elder arrangement, and a new distinction was drawn between elders/overseers and "ministerial servants" (previously, in almost Baptist fashion, the Congregation Servant was viewed as the only elder/overseer, and all others appointed to leadership positions were considered "servants"). Formerly, there had been positions like "Assistant Congregation Servant," "Bible Study Servant," "Watchtower Study Servant," etc. Also, positions such as "Literature Servant," "Accounts Servant" and "Magazine/Territory Servant" had been specifically appointed by the Society. Under the new arrangement, the teaching positions became elder positions (originally Presiding Overseer, Field Overseer and Bible Study Overseer along with Watchtower Study Overseer, Theocratic Ministry School Overseer and most Book Study conductors) and the non-teaching positions (literature, accounts, magazines, territory etc.) were assigned locally to "ministerial servants." Additionally, the elder positions rotated among the elders from year to year.
Later, the rotation was stopped and the positions were appointed permanently. The Field Overseer became the Service Overseer and the Bible Study Overseer position was eliminated in favor of the Congregation Secretary. Now, it seems, they have come full circle and the PO has again become a "coordinator" much as he was back in the Rutherford Era.
And, really, I'm not sure what the point of all of the above was except to illustrate how silly and insignificant changes are seen as Earth-shaking within the JW organization, and how much turmoil the WTS has to create on an ongoing basis over non-issues in order to keep the rank and file preoccupied with such things so that they won't have the time or energy to think about whether what they are doing is actually God's work.