it was made by a women who in later years wore crotchless panties and bras which had holes in the nipple areas.
he not only knew the woman in question (she's now deceased), he has met her numerous times.
up until recently this secret of her year's long sexual affair with rutherford was kept by the family.
there was a recent thread about the oct 8th awake, on education for teen mothers.
note, that this magazine is really catered to teen mothers who are already witnesses.
the awake is so subtle, in fact, if you want any ideas about what's happening in the watchtower religion, read the awake!!!
i don't think this was ever written in a wt, but i've heard it more than once as a comment.
that when david reached into his bag to sling a stone at goliath - that he had five stones to choose from.
and the comment was... .
i don't think this was ever written in a wt, but i've heard it more than once as a comment.
that when david reached into his bag to sling a stone at goliath - that he had five stones to choose from.
and the comment was... .
when i first left the organization and started thinking things over, nothing represented the thought-control as succinctly as the oft-used phrase "the understanding," as in the sentence, "what is the understanding of the parable of the sheep and the goats?".
this must boggle the minds of outsiders.
it implies that there is a single understanding, which all witnesses have.
the wt has it's own definition of 'the world', which they claim to not be a part of.
yet, in following trends, such as fear trends, ultraconservative fashion trends, allowing it's members to take in various media, such as popular music, movies, sports, the jws are part of the world.
yet, by wt definition, they are not.. sitting, thinking yesterday about my life, my social contacts, work, play etc.
when i first left the organization and started thinking things over, nothing represented the thought-control as succinctly as the oft-used phrase "the understanding," as in the sentence, "what is the understanding of the parable of the sheep and the goats?".
this must boggle the minds of outsiders.
it implies that there is a single understanding, which all witnesses have.
Walter Martin said in one of Biblical Hermeneutics tapes that the word "Interpretation" is another way of saying "Understanding".
So "What is the understanding of this scripture?" could be replaced with "What is the interpretation of this scripture?"
Sounds like the JWs don't want to use the word "Interpretation."
--VM44
project gutenberg makes available online and for free some major books whose copyrights have expired.
for some reason rutherford's "harp of god" (1921) was considered worthwhile enough to be added to the collection.
oh well, here is the link: .
project gutenberg makes available online and for free some major books whose copyrights have expired.
for some reason rutherford's "harp of god" (1921) was considered worthwhile enough to be added to the collection.
oh well, here is the link: .
Project Gutenberg makes available online and for free some major books whose copyrights have expired.
For some reason Rutherford's "Harp of God" (1921) was considered worthwhile enough to be added to the collection.
Oh well, here is the link:
http://www.gutenberg.net/etext/12868
The HTML version including the book illustrations is at:
http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/1/2/8/6/12868/12868-h/12868-h.htm
zipped version:
http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/1/2/8/6/12868/12868-h.zip
--VM44
it was made by a women who in later years wore crotchless panties and bras which had holes in the nipple areas.
he not only knew the woman in question (she's now deceased), he has met her numerous times.
up until recently this secret of her year's long sexual affair with rutherford was kept by the family.