Posts by RolRod

In a previous thread I mentioned how the Society took down the Pyramid monument at Rosemont Cemetary in Pittsburgh. Well now there's something being built on the same site. Wonder what it is? I'm thinking a high Watchtower monument. Any guesses?

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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

Back in the 90s I self published the little booklet: "Daughters of the Tower". Which traced all the offshoots of the Society since the death of Russell in 1916. Among them was a short history of the Standfast movement. I'm in the process of updating it. Currently working on the Standfast chapter which could be a book of its own. So far some 42 pages.

The Stand Fast Bible Students Association were formed in 1918. They accepted the 7th Volume and separated from the Society. Believing the door to heaven was shut and the harvest was over, they pretty much gathered together doing nothing but waiting to be called home to heaven. While they waited they bickered about little things until they split and split and split into oblivion.

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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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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