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  Madness in the pages of the very first Golden Age. The date? Oct 1, 1919

  by cedars in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i was doing some research in the very first issue of golden age (forerunner to awake!

  ), published october 1, 1919, and couldn't believe what madness was contained on some of its pages.. for example, i can't believe i missed this clipping when i was researching my article on racism in early watchtower literature a year ago..... .

  segregation of black children is basically praised as "wise" and "probably an advantage to all concerned.

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  RIP Richard Griffiths

  by cantleave in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21973505.

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  Congregation had to relocate Memorial...thanks to me

  by Shepherd Book in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so, the two local congregations were planning to hold their memorial together at 7:30 at the local community center, but they had to make a last-minute change to their own hall, and i'm pretty sure it was because of me.. let me explain.... at work on monday afternoon, a co-worker returned from her lunchbreak and showed me the memorial invitation that was waiitng in her door when she went home for lunch.

  i noticed the sticker on the back indicated the memorial was being held, not at the local hall, but at the community center.

  from a past (non-jw) event i attended there, i knew they didn't allow alcohol (unless you pay for security guards), so i wrote to the center's coordinator:.

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  EVE - not the only woman ?

  by *lost* in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  can you help verify or disprove the follwing please.. many thanks.

  the bible does not say eve was the only woman does it ?

  adam and eve may have been the first human couple created, but there is nothing to say that he didn't create moret than one man or more than one woman, does it ?

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  The privileged Bethel speakers and the rest of us Jamokes.

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  cicero,illinois 1970's.

  our four day assemblies in the 1970's through the 1980's were pure torture.. they were held at a horse race track in cicero,il in the smoking hot and humid month of july.

  they charged around $2 for parking.

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  Cubans???

  by DesirousOfChange in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so.....a jw friend brought me a $12.00 cuban cigar.. what's the big deal??

  as far as i can tell, yuch!.

  what am i missing?.

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  When you were a jw....Christmas day...

  by carla in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  when you were a jw did you get together with family or other jw's on christmas day?

  most people have off so it would be convenient.

  in my mind, if you got together with family or jw's shared a meal or drinks, perhaps watched a movie or played games you did celebrate the day.

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  the dumbest thing a CO ever said

  by nowwhat? in

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  2. bible

  "if it was'nt for the preaching work there would be millions more witnesses" - he was saying jehovah wants quality not quantity.. si i'm thinking, what's the difference as long as he has a people that live by bible standards and are moral.

  maybe sharing their hope and faith with friends and relatives on a casual basis?

  how backwards is that?.

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  RIP Sir Patrick Moore

  by Chariklo in

  1. social
  2. current

  very, very sad to learn of the death of sir patrick moore.

  i've been following his programme the sky at night ever since the first one.

  he started my lifelong interest in astronomy, and is partly responsible for my sons' careers.. wonderful enthusiasm!.

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