Posts by RolRod

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Rutherford's Coup

by RolRod in

a new book on the events of the 1917 schism titled rutherford's coup is officially out on amazon.. authored by rud persson.

description.

raised a baptist, in 1906, joseph franklin rutherford, a provincial missouri attorney with a shrewd and scheming legal mind, became a baptized “bible student.” in 1907, rutherford became the legal counselor for the group's legally chartered corporation, the watch tower bible and tract society of pennsylvania.

RolRod

Yeah it's pricey

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Rutherford's Coup

by RolRod in

a new book on the events of the 1917 schism titled rutherford's coup is officially out on amazon.. authored by rud persson.

description.

raised a baptist, in 1906, joseph franklin rutherford, a provincial missouri attorney with a shrewd and scheming legal mind, became a baptized “bible student.” in 1907, rutherford became the legal counselor for the group's legally chartered corporation, the watch tower bible and tract society of pennsylvania.

RolRod

A NEW book on the events of the 1917 schism titled RUTHERFORD'S COUP is officially out on AMAZON.

Authored by Rud Persson

Description

Raised a Baptist, in 1906, Joseph Franklin Rutherford, a provincial Missouri attorney with a shrewd and scheming legal mind, became a baptized “Bible Student.” In 1907, Rutherford became the legal counselor for the group's legally chartered corporation, the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania. Ten years later, he became the corporation's president, serving as such for twenty-five years. From the beginning of his presidency to his death, Rutherford turned a small relatively unknown sect into a major religious empire which, in 1931, he named Jehovah's Witnesses. As a former staff researcher for the Watch Tower Corporation, I guarantee that no one is more knowledgeable about Joseph Rutherford’s presidency than Rud Persson.
This unique, eye-opening book is the result of decades of meticulous research. With an engaging style, and drawing on evidence from countless documents, he details how Rutherford and his cronies accomplished an illegal coup d’etat. This book represents the first methodical attempt to examine Rutherford’s rise to executive power amidst forceful opposition to his harsh authoritarianism, and it deserves a place on your bookshelf.

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Hotel Bossert facing foreclosure

by RolRod in

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friends

so the hotel bossert once owned by the society is facing foreclosure .

https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2022/05/06/brooklyn-heights-hotel-bossert-reported-to-be-in-pre-foreclosure/.

RolRod

So the Hotel Bossert once owned by the Society is facing foreclosure

https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2022/05/06/brooklyn-heights-hotel-bossert-reported-to-be-in-pre-foreclosure/

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Can Anyone Help Me Modify My Profile? (especially these UGLY icon/avatars) Uggghhh! Nothing works...won't save changes

by utopian_reformist_returns in

none of my changes save, and no messages or warnings or errors to indicate why?

is that turned off?

why isn't there any feedback from the server?

RolRod

I've been trying to update my profile and password and nothing happens. It'll tell me an email will be sent but it never comes.

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James Beverley's book on Penton's expulsion now on Abebooks

by MrMonroe in

"crisis of allegiance" is a slim, but excellent book written by a professor of religion on the events in lethbridge, alberta, around 1981, that led to the expulsion of jim penton, a jw who believed he was anointed but also happened to think the wts had some doctrines wrong.. it's a great read that ties in quite closely with the campaign to get rid of ray franz, showing the dirty tricks used by the society to rid themselves of someone who dared to question them.

penton was an academic who the society loved when he wrote a book on their human rights legal challenges ... but when he expanded his research and decided to do a book on their history, pow!

they began regarding him with great suspicion.

RolRod

This is a reprinted "2nd Edition". I have an original

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Who is partaking of the upcoming memorial in April 15, 2022

by bola in

i am plan to partake of the emblem for the first time.

i have informed my elders of my heavenly call during the time they met with me for my reinstatement last year on june, 2022. i informed my congo secretary also.

who else is intending to partake.

RolRod

I find it interesting that you guys are critical of him partaking with the JWs making comments like:

"Why would someone want to take part in their rituals after disassociating from them?

Sounds like you’ve never really left."

And ...

"Why would anyone even want to visit a KH after 5 years out?"

Seems like most here haven't left either. You sit at your computers discussing the Witnesses, you haven't moved on.

So of you been "out" longer than you've been "in" and the JWs are still part of your life.

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How many here turned Athiest or did not and why??

by Witness 007 in

me i slowly came to see religion was a crutch we use to dream of a better "afterlife"....i feel half my life was wasted building an organisation that had no criminal mastermind behind it...just alot of mislead people looking for leadership.

if your still religious explain why..

RolRod

I'm still a believer

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Illinois child abuse court case discussion

by RolRod in

here's an interesting discussion of 2 elders who were arrested for the way they handled a woman who was repeatedly raped by her father for years.. https://youtu.be/if2o7lmnh5m.

RolRod

I agree Biahi. Just discovered them about a month or so ago and I've listened to every program they've done.

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Illinois child abuse court case discussion

by RolRod in

here's an interesting discussion of 2 elders who were arrested for the way they handled a woman who was repeatedly raped by her father for years.. https://youtu.be/if2o7lmnh5m.

RolRod

Here's an interesting discussion of 2 elders who were arrested for the way they handled a woman who was repeatedly raped by her father for years.

https://youtu.be/If2O7LmnH5M

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Isn’t JW’s teaching of “the abomination that causes desolation” wrong?

by Abraham1 in

what “the abomination that causes desolation” mentioned in mathew 24:15 means could be understood only by close followers of jesus because it was part of his personal discussion with them.

by stopping to greet those whom they consider as “their enemies” jws are identifying themselves as “pagans,” according to jesus.

(mathew 5:43-48) thus they cannot correctly understand what the abomination that causes desolation” that would appear as part of signs of “last days.”.

RolRod

The abomination is the Mass