Topics Started by Roddy

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Topix forums gone
by Roddy in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i don't know if anyone here did topix or used topix for jw news or other religion news and discussions but today topix dropped all their religion forums, discussion forums, news aggregates, .... everything!

except for some of their entertainment portals and info panels.

now i don't have a place that aggregates jw related news.. .
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What if Judge Rutherford never became president of the WT?
by Roddy in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i was talking with a friend and an interesting point came up: what if judge rutherford never became president of the wt?.

much of the heavy-handed, centralized, and authoritarian things we don't like about the wts is the rutherford presidency legacy.

if the wts stayed on the charles russell track, would we still be jws (or "bible students"?
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Revelation Climax - book study question
by Roddy in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
does anyone know how many times the revelation climax book (which was released in 1988) was studied in the congregation book study program up to now?.

in addition to how many times, if you know the years it was studied that would be helpful.

thanks.. .
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What about the Russellites?
by Roddy in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
i was wondering about the russellites recently.

you remember -- these were the russell puritans who refused to submit to judge rutherford's new direction and/or centralization of authority into the watchtower organization.. in spite of judge rutherford's cursings, they continue down to this day.

they seem to be free of scandals.
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What is the WTS financial position?
by Roddy in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
i know this may seen an obvious question but i'm wondering if their downward financial situation is accelerating in the last five years.. we know of the large real estate sell-offs in brooklyn and their large bethel layoffs -- things they never report on in their publications.

pushing more and more of the traveling overseer expenses to the local circuit and congregations.

how they have taken a lot of shortcuts with regards their printing operations.
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Who REALLY runs the WTS?
by Roddy in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i'm afraid i haven't been following the wts as closely as many of you are.

i'm just courious of who really runs the wts these days.. i'm almost certain it can't be the gb.

unless they figured a loophole that will get new and younger members into this self-appointed priestlike elite and keep their assumed reign of power with the president having total control.
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Anyone knows what's new at the summer conventions?
by Roddy in
1. watchtower
2. bible
it seems there is something new at the summer conventions from new book and pamphlet releases to changes in "new light".. i understand that i might be jumping the gun but did anyone get any advance information?.

just curious.

lol!.
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The JW baptismal vow - need the list of
by Roddy in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
please give me the list of jw baptismal vows through the years of the organization as far as you can find out?.

i'd like to see how the baptismal vows changed over the course of time.

feel free to add the possible reason and motive for the change.
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Looking for a website monitor
by Roddy in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
can anyone recommend a good website monitor program that will alert me when changes are made?

has to work on microsoft windows xp.

i think i too would like to watch and play "gotcha!
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Greg Stafford
by Roddy in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i got wind that a very important jw apologist - greg stafford - has left the jws and started his own group.

is this true?.

can someone fill me in?