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One of the Governing Body had a stroke yesterday

by AndersonsInfo in

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on may 19th, theodore jaracz had a stroke.

he's in very serious condition in the hospital.. that's all the information i have for now.. barb.

I just heard of more organizational changes...........

by awildflower in

so a good friend of mine e-maild me today with this information.

aparently brother hurd says as of 2010 all the magazine printing and distribution will be moved to canada.

the only printing the us will do is the books.

Andersonsinfo question: Who wrote them?

by TheOldHippie in

since you have taken so much time in answering questions and commenting, i ask one more question:.

could you elaborate on who wrote certain books and brochures etc.?

i know you have written about articles you have contributed to, and also that coc lists the authors of some of the books, but do you remember at least some authors of some books / brochures / special articles?.

Quandary

Dan P-

I had heard the same thing about the book. I guess I had assumed since it was not in print, it would not be on the CD.
It is a great book, very well written in a "matter of fact" kind of way with believable interpretations. NOTHING like the refuse in the recent Isaiah, Revealtion and Daniel books.

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Andersonsinfo question: Who wrote them?

by TheOldHippie in

since you have taken so much time in answering questions and commenting, i ask one more question:.

could you elaborate on who wrote certain books and brochures etc.?

i know you have written about articles you have contributed to, and also that coc lists the authors of some of the books, but do you remember at least some authors of some books / brochures / special articles?.

Quandary

Dan P-

Interestingly, last autumn my cong was host for the CA. During his Tuesday night talk the DO referenced "Commentary on James". I was totally shocked! It is also on the latest CD rom.

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Notice: Hughes v. Brady, Gnam, WTBTS-Alberta Court of Appeal handing down decision on...

by AndersonsInfo in

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on monday, may 25th at 9:30 am.

(10:00 a.m. online www.albertacourts.ab.ca) appeal number 0801-0239ac; q.b.

number 0401-13156.

Quandary

Does anyone know what happened today?

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HOW THE ORGANIZATION HAS LASTED THIS LONG...

by Mary in

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this is in response to a post i did on another thread about the borg not having as much swagger as they used to.

it was suggested that i post it under a new topic so here it is.

it's a brief summary of the decades and how they've managed to get away with claiming that 'the end' is nigh for over 130 years now.

Quandary

Great commentary!! Mary, when are you going to write a book?
Q

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Wow a great Calgary Herald article - "Looking for high drama..." About Hughes lawsuit

by AndersonsInfo in

http://www.calgaryherald.com/health/blood+money+injustice/1576415/story.html.

by juliet guichon, dr. ian mitchell and michael duggan, for the calgary herald.

if you are looking for high drama that hollywood might one day package and sell, you need go no further than downtown calgary's transcanada pipelines tower at 10 o'clock this morning, when the court of appeal will convene.. .

Quandary

Thank you Barbara!

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Wow a great Calgary Herald article - "Looking for high drama..." About Hughes lawsuit

by AndersonsInfo in

http://www.calgaryherald.com/health/blood+money+injustice/1576415/story.html.

by juliet guichon, dr. ian mitchell and michael duggan, for the calgary herald.

if you are looking for high drama that hollywood might one day package and sell, you need go no further than downtown calgary's transcanada pipelines tower at 10 o'clock this morning, when the court of appeal will convene.. .

Quandary

Is there an update as to the outcome of May 8th's events?

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Calling the Borg "Mother"

by Iwonder17 in

hey all,.

i have noticed many of the elders in my hall are now calling the wtbs "mother" from the stage during their talks now.

it happens at least once per meeting.

Quandary

Over the years they have based the term "mother' applying to the "faithful slave" very loosely on Galatians 4:26: "But the Jerusalem that is above is free, which is our mother." ASV- However, Paul was saying that the Jerusalem above was his and his counterparts' mother. How they stretched it to apply to them is anybody's guess. We all know how convuluded and utterly nonsensical is their theology! Anyway, recently the CO mentioned in the elders' meeting, that we should NOT be using the term. He did not refer to a directive from the CCOJW, he just corrected one of the "yes" men in the group after he used the term in his comment.

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What Gilead Taught ME

by AllTimeJeff in

they mean the leadership.

all of this is code for: one who is not ready to really study and accept how the leadership of jehovah's witnesses use the bible to their own self serving means.

but to be fair, jw's teach that most all of these characters refer to the leadership of jehovah's witnesses, the governing body.

Quandary

Thank you ATJ! Eloquently stated!

My AHA moment came about 12 years ago, I had recently been appointed an elder and was attending my first KM school which was taught mainly by our DO. During one of the sessions, he made an off the cuff comment about Freddy Franz and how the Teaching Committee had tried for many years to change the "understanding" of the 1914 generation but Freddy would not hear of it! They had to wait until he died to change the understanding, which, as of this year has changed again! I remember thinking to myself, this whole FDS "class" teaching is bogus, in Franz's day FDS=FF. I remember commenting to some fellow elders later that evening, as we were eating, how the comment really bothered me, our doctrine had nothing to do with God's spirit directing the proper understanding, it was FF's theology. We all agreed that the comment was weird, but never spoke about it again.

Thanks again for an excellent post!

Q