Yes Sic, it is the REAL James Penton.
We have been through this before and it was proven that this James Penton is the famous one we all (or most of us) know and respect.
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NEW LAW Starting July 2012 in Qld Australia Preventing Door to Door Sales
by Hopscotch ini just read this in our local newspaper this morning and thought it is very interesting.
this law is aimed at door to door marketing by companies but i am wondering if this may end up including religious 'sales persons'.
the comments below the story are worth reading as jw's and religious callers are definitely who many people want stopped under this new law.. .
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NEW LAW Starting July 2012 in Qld Australia Preventing Door to Door Sales
by Hopscotch ini just read this in our local newspaper this morning and thought it is very interesting.
this law is aimed at door to door marketing by companies but i am wondering if this may end up including religious 'sales persons'.
the comments below the story are worth reading as jw's and religious callers are definitely who many people want stopped under this new law.. .
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yesidid
For your continuing education, Jim Penton is not American.
For your further education you may wish to google Jim Penton.
Below is the link to what Wikipedia has to say about him.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Penton
This is the first paragraph:
James Penton is a professor emeritus of history at the University of Lethbridge in Lethbridge , Alberta , Canada and the author of three books on the history of Jehovah's Witnesses . Although raised in the religion, he was expelled in 1981 on the grounds of apostasy after criticizing some of the teachings and conduct of the religion's leadership.
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Do COs have a cushy life?
by A question indo cos (and dos) have a cushy life in comparison with other jws, or others in fulltime service?.
it could be said that they do, since they have an apartment provided for them, meals out, green handshakes, and invites to social gatherings.
it could also be said that they do not, since they may have to live in a different house every week, accept whatever food they're given, and they have a lot more meetings than the average jw.. .
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yesidid
It is not a cushy life!
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NEW LAW Starting July 2012 in Qld Australia Preventing Door to Door Sales
by Hopscotch ini just read this in our local newspaper this morning and thought it is very interesting.
this law is aimed at door to door marketing by companies but i am wondering if this may end up including religious 'sales persons'.
the comments below the story are worth reading as jw's and religious callers are definitely who many people want stopped under this new law.. .
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yesidid
This reminds me of a saying: It's better to be thought an idiot, than to open your mouth and prove it beyond doubt.
BP I assume you have never made a mistake, are you always so rude, or is it just on this forum?
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There On Memorial Night When One of the Governing Body Was Attending?
by Broken Promises in.
just wondering if anyone ever actually saw any of the gb members partaking of the emblems?.
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yesidid
I know that several years ago a group of Japanese Witnesses flew to New York
for the express purpose of watching some of the GB sip and chew.
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Watchtower Identifies Brainwashing
by Marvin Shilmer inwatchtower identifies brainwashing.
today i added a new article to my blog.
as it turns out, the watchtower organization does a pretty fair job identifying at least one technique of brainwashing.
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yesidid
Good one Marvin!
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3/18/2012 WT Study Highlights
by blondie in3/18/2012 wt study highlights .
see www.jw.org january 15, 2012 issue.
paragraph 1. it is not possible to understand the mosaic law without the writing of paul..that they are in valuable to christians yes, because jws still mainly base their beliefs on it, not the writings of inspired first century christians.. does 1 timothy 2:5 mention jesus' mediatorship being based on a "better covenant"?
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yesidid
Thanks Blondie.
There's no doubt you covered the main points of that "study".
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Happy 12th birthday to JWD / JWN (us !)
by Simon inomg, today is the forum's 12th birthday !.
omg x 2 - i said the word 'birthday' and no-one was beheaded !
lol.
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yesidid
Dear Simon and Angharad,
You will never know how many you have helped with this refuge...........................but you certainly have made life more
bearable for hundreds if not thousands of hurting souls.
Not many people have done that in a lifetime.
My sincere thanks.
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Is the Watchtower shy about repeating their new "generation" teaching?
by slimboyfat inas i recall in the 1980s talks and watchtower literature, magazines and books were always talking about the "generation" teaching and how it proved armageddon was going to come any day now.. but am i correct in thinking they have only actually mentioned the new "overlapping generations" teaching once or twice in the literature?
why are they so shy about talking about their great new interpretation?
it's almost enough to make you suspect they are a embarrassed about it.. mention it once or twice, don't dwell on it, hope everyone just accepts it, and don't bring it up again.
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yesidid
Well djeggnog what you wrote may not have made a lot of sense, but it probably took a while, so you will have a bit of time to count.
So it wasn't a total waste of time.
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My Experience
by wezz ingood day to everyone.
after reading and benefiting from the numerous experiences posted here, i thought it would be proper for me to share my story too.
i was born and brought up as an anglican church member.
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yesidid
Later the day when I phoned my wife to tell her I would pick up my daughter after the meeting, she told me to pick them both up – basically that she was coming home.
Wonderful! Just Wonderful.
She missed you! Loving, thoughtful husbands are hard to find.
Just keep on being loving and she is yours forever.