Posts by zound

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Registration errors

by Simon in

apologies if you've registered in the last few days and tried to verify your account but received an error.. the problem should be fixed now so if you retry the link in the email it should work.. email me ([email protected]) if you still have problems though ....

zound

Hi Simon. You have a PM from me.

Thanks.

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Writing a book

by DeWandelaar in

dear all,.

today i decided i will write a book.

it will not be a book about my findings or revelations about ttatt and neither will it be a book about my personal experiences.

zound

I'd not worry about the title now. "Before the beggining" suits the first two paragraphs but I doubt they'll suit the entirety.

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Writing a book

by DeWandelaar in

dear all,.

today i decided i will write a book.

it will not be a book about my findings or revelations about ttatt and neither will it be a book about my personal experiences.

zound

No idea if there is a demand for it - but if you would enjoy telling the story, I say go for it! If you don;t get it published, you'll at least get good at writing in the process for novel number two.

Though it's not a priority at this stage, I'd re-think the title. "The Creation and Destruction of the Saints ". A bit vague - sounds more like a blurb than a title.

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Writing a book

by DeWandelaar in

dear all,.

today i decided i will write a book.

it will not be a book about my findings or revelations about ttatt and neither will it be a book about my personal experiences.

zound

Quick reworking of what you wrote. Perhaps might give you some ideas.

In the beginning there was nothing.
No cosmos.
No galaxy.
No earth.

Just a vast and unmeasurable amount of nothingness, in place of where those things will one day be. Amongst all of this nothingness, right in the centre of it all - there was something.

Something large.
Something powerful.
Something omnipotent.

That something was so strange and unknowable, that humans who would one day come about, would never fully define what it was. The best name they could come up with in their limited vocabularies was 'Elohim'. Human civilsation would come and pass, but Elohim would exist forever.

Amongst all the nothingness, this something stirred. Elohim turned his attention to the oceans of nothing around him and began to create. A new beginning was about to happen..

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Writing a book

by DeWandelaar in

dear all,.

today i decided i will write a book.

it will not be a book about my findings or revelations about ttatt and neither will it be a book about my personal experiences.

zound

Just don't accidentally start a cult/religion in the process ;)

It seems a bit heavy for the first two paragraphs - might be better to ease into things a bit before jumping straight into quite complex exposition. I understand that mystical style is the style you are aiming for but still..

I'd suggest looking at the introductions to some of Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels. Most of them begin with a sweeping description of a strange universe (discworld) in an extremely gripping and entertaining way.

http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/262330/1/Nanowrimo

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Nanowrimo

by zound in

jw
friends

anyone writing a novel in a month this november?.

zound

Anyone writing a novel in a month this november?

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US DIPLOMATIC CABLES RELATING TO JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES

by jwleaks in

us diplomatic cables relating to jehovah's witnesses and the watch tower society.

jw leaks has commenced publishing us diplomatic cables relating to jehovahs witnesses and the watch tower society.. the first series of diplomatic cables deals with the years 1973 1976 and provides a unique insight into the role the us government played in assisting the watch tower society around the world during the turbulent mid-1970s.. these diplomatic cables deal with the treatment of jehovahs witnesses in malawi, the banning of the watch tower society in kenya and argentina, arrests of jehovahs witness missionaries and members around the world (incl.

turkey, spain, greece, kenya, mozambique), the us governments diplomatic political assistance in trying to get grant suiter and milton henschel into south africa for a visit, and the seizing of watch tower society property in various countries.. when taken together the cables show the degree of reliance the watch tower society has placed in the us department of state and various us embassies to secure the presence of the corporation in africa, asia, and south america.. these diplomatic cables will especially assist those who are researching the history of jehovahs witnesses in africa, asia, south america, turkey, greece, and spain.. .

zound

Interesting - Thanks JWleaks.

Lol! I love some of the countries - especially africa - refusing the visa requests for 'Watchtower officials'. Go Africa!

The response to these seems to be an appeal to distance themselves from Jehovahs Witnesses - asking them to not consider their disdain for Jehovah's Witnesses but grant them the visas by judging them on a personal level (even though the reason they state they are going is "to inspect some of the Societies Properties and attend the convention").

What happened to submitting to the secular authorities when it doesn't interfere with the Kingdom? Having a fully paid for trip to Africa for a rockstar tour and inspect the properties that were paid for by volenteers and contributions hasn't got anything to do with furthering the kingdom.

On a side note "inspecting the Societies Properties" puts a bad taste in my mouth.

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Victorian Aust. Royal Comission into Child Abuse

by smiddy in

today mon.16 sept.marks the first day of the inquiry opening to public submissions .

( i hope i have worded that right ) and i`m sure someone will tell me if i didnt, and rightly so as its an important step in this enquirey.. from today submissions are being heard from organisations that held responsibility for children in their care such as the ymca , boy scouts , girl guides , etc.etc.. apparently religous institutions will be heard at a later date.. note : this is the chance for the public to air their concerns , and from what i hear, their are thousands of submissions already on the table.. i think this will go on for at least the middle of next year if not longer.. smiddy.

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The December 2013 study WT is up at JW.org

by Mickey mouse in

http://www.jw.org/download/?fileformat=pdf&issue=20131215&output=html&pub=w&langwritten=e.

here's one extract:.

9. why should we be on guard if someone begins to speculate or to speak critically?.

zound

Good job picking that up.

Damage control for upcoming bad publicity. That picture so reminds me of 1984.