James Thomas Rook Jr.

Well Billy, I am actually glad you asked that specific question: (Remember "Specific", the Ocean West of California ...) The answer is ..... No ... the reason is very clear to EVERYBODY ... except you. You are a chronic, and continuous slanderer and liar, with delusions of scriptural grandeur, who continually attacks others without provocation .... so when they RESPOND with pointing out you goofy logic, virulent hatred, and insults ... it is ONLY self defense on their part. You are chastised and threatened with banishment because you are a colossal pain in the butt. Others are not chastised as they are merely defending themselves FROM you, by pointing it out .... which everybody realizes .... except you. All that being said, you may in fact be a much better JW than most here, including myself .... who makes no claim whatsoever of being a "good" one. You are still my Brother, but you scare the hell out of me ... in a nice, long distance way, of course ... bless your pea-pickin' heart.

What you get from other peoples' input is not only astounding, ... it's truly stunning. I am stunned that you are giving advice that I am no God, and that I am trying to give the impression of a Trinity. How you get these ideas may be of serious concern. THAT one was a certified Doozie. That was as strange as your accusing me of hiding behind an avatar, when it is you that are doing that. ..... I think I have you figured out, Billy. You are projecting who you are, which you view with revulsion and contempt .... onto everyone else.

This quoting of myself is the basis of why I rationally and deliberately choose to be who I am ... the fact that it drives you absolutely insane is merely an added bonus. Meanwhile, you are hiding behind your fake desperado cowboy uniform.

From your nebulous general response, it seems clear that you think the word "Specific" refers to the Ocean West of California. Well, BillyTheKid46, (who is NOT really who you are) ... I suppose we will just have to "agree to disagree". I do try to be a good Jehovah's Witness ... but nobody that has ever met me has yet accused me of being "Brother Watchtower". For me, that is a badge of honor. .... but then again ... I am a Barbarian. The major "take away" point is this: I DO NOT WANT TO BE, AND DO NOT TRY TO BE. ( For the logical, reasonable, and rational reasons I stated on this thread, several posts before this posting, which I am re-posting below, as I know you will misconstrue the points, anyway .)

I am not Paul. JTR is a convention I like, which covers it all.

BillyTheKid46: There is something despicable about a man who weaponizes Scripture to try and intimidate others, for his own aggrandizement. That is who you are, Billy, clear to the bone. Your logic and reasoning is SO FLAWED, you think you can compile ONE of anything, in a nebulous foggy cloud of thought, and make assumptions about everything else. Just FYI, I have had sustained discussions about my philosophy with an Elder Body in the past, in fact, several Elder Bodies in different congregations all over the country, over the years ... but my being a Barbarian means that I ignore uninspired, and error ridden Organizational pontification.. Been there ..... done that. I make them mad, and they make me sad. We're even. If I am wrong about any subject ... I of course have to pay the price for being wrong If THEY are wrong, I STILL pay the price, in full, for taking their bad advice, and they pay no price whatsoever. ... and so far, my track record is light years better than theirs about being right on matters the Bible does not speak about, and about 50/50 in things it does speak about. ... and as far as confessions go ...... as far as I know, the Watchtower has only apologized ONCE since 1870 ... for screwing up peoples' lives. When the Body of Elders assembled to interrogate me asked me specifically what my views of the Governing Body was, about a year and a half ago, I replied: "I will have to agree with what they published in the February, 2017 Watchtower ... that they are neither inspired, or infallible" . The Coordinator said "Oh yeah, I remember reading that ... " The other two Elders looked at him in astonishment, as they had not, or did not remember it. They could not release me from "ROOM 101" fast enough. Several years before that I had a body of elders surround me in an aisle way at the Kingdom Hall, after the Watchtower Study, and I could no escape them without pushing one or more aside, and one asked me without any preamble whatsoever, what I thought of the Governing Body. My reply was spontaneous and instantaneous: "I do not think of them at all!" They left me alone after that. .... until "next time".

You are AGAIN guilty as homemade sin of what you accuse ME of ... the irony is so thick you could cut it with a knife. My name here is EXACTLY as shown on my birth certificate, my home mortgage, my Publisher's Record Card, how I am known in the Congregation ( ..actually, casually it is Tom Rook ...), my driver's license and my US Passport.. Again you have condemned yourself with your own words .... unless you really ARE BillyThe Kid46, and that's what is shown on your birth certificate, how you are known in your Congregation. and that is what is shown on your Driver's License, etc. Every posting you make you shoot yourself in the foot ... AGAIN. Part of my being a Barbarian is that I find it all very, very funny. Like watching a Daffy Duck Cartoon where it is Duck Season and he gets his face rearranged continually from being shot. Or as Daffy might say .... "He's Dispichible!"

I keep no secrets, Billy ... everything I do is open and "in your face", as I care nothing about any consequences ... mainly because I do not actually stick burglars' heads on a pole in my front yard, even though the idea does appeal to me.I I asked you to specifically to enumerate the horrors you accuse me of, and you choked, and replied with irrelevant gibberish. I was giving you an opportunity to PROVE you are not a slanderer, are not a liar, and not delusional. You failed to do any of those things. You stand convicted by your very own slanders and lies against me as a bitter, irrelevant agenda driven Watchtower policy wonk, as well. Exactly what I would expect from a Greek speaking Watchtower Lawyer, or lawyer wannabe. You know why Watchtower Lawyers can swim in the Atlantic Ocean without any fear of being eaten by Sharks? .... Professional Courtesy.

O.K. , I will bite ... pray tell what you perceive Billy OH Billy, as my Bible lawbreaking. Hmmmmmm? Many dozens of times I have admitted on this forum of being a Barbarian, but that is more of a cultural thing ... so you probably have quite a list that would justify such serious and profound accusations. Please be specific. And to show you are NOT delusional, please prove it, and provide scriptural backup. I await your scathing specific condemnations.

There ya go Billy! I KNEW you could do it! THREE paragraphs ... but all very short!

Flying mechanical Drones witnessing, instead of Cart Witnessing! Whata GREAT idea ! Not to be confused with existing witnessing drones.

Billy ....... I think the proof that you are delusional rests in the rambling epic tome you just posted, with the expectation that not only anybody would read it in its entirety before falling asleep at the keyboard, or that anyone who did manage to stay awake would facepalm slap their foreheads in realization and exclamation " WOW! He has a POINT!" It COULD be salvaged, if someone was paying you by the word .... and I am sure they would take your word for how many words you could bill for, rather than be forced to read it. I would read it through, if you could keep it short. VRERRY short. ........ like ... one or two paragraphs short.

.... better than, anticipating government confiscation ... losing it ALL, I suppose.

Right the internet gives lots of different meanings to this WDS idea. So please explain what exactly you mean by it as it could be one of many things. WDS is similar to TDS, and DDS.

The Vietnamese Branch Office Lawyer?

... especially if you are a laboratory mouse, and your "Surgeon Rodentia" has sufficient grant money. I looked up your statement, and it appears to be mostly true, depending on the skill of a surgeon in removing the bone, and leaving the sheath that surrounds it mostly intact. Apparently the cells in that envelope "remember" how to rebuild bone. Thanks ... I learned something new today. I know you are new here derek1956, and I hope you do not mind me challenging every statement made for detail. It's not personal, ... I challenge everybody and everything, and am generally a colossal pain in the butt. I am 72 years old, and feel entitled to be obnoxious. Mice I catch in the house, I Fedex to Disneyland, to meet Mickey, who only has three fingers on each hand.

WDS

If it is that bad, I would cash in my 401k, take the penalty hit, make sure my passport was in order, and exit, stage left! When they start rounding up people .... it's too late to make preparations, and execute plans. By the way ... I did exactly that, once in my life. I had no choice. If memory serves, it was a 20% penalty, AND I had to pay income tax on the proceeds.

Do you think this is by design? ... or just the way it seems to be perceived? When did it change?

Sometimes life is filled with difficult decisions, and unexpected opportunities. As Caleb and Sophia would tell you, this is true in cemeteries, and in the cartoon world.

I remember those ...... in order to save disc space, everyone had to write in lower case letters. Computers used real mice, in a cage with a hamster wheel (optional upgrade ...) and all computers had bugs.

Billy, since you have no sense of humor, whatsoever ... you do not see the screaming irony of your last post. .... and just as an aside ... I laugh at EVERYBODY, and even myself! You ought to try it, sometime ... it's good for the soul! ..and just to rattle your chain ....

Even in ancient days, Assemblies were VERY important ... but they discussed theology, economics and military strategy, and agriculture and animal husbandry, and judicial matters, as well as keeping the gene pool strong, through long distance marriages. I used to ( and still would, except that they are grown and on their own...) insist that Assemblies are VERY important .... if for no other reason than to find an exceptional mate ... which two out of three of my children did in fact do, and my Daughter is still single. Assemblies are too far for my wife and I, and we have six dogs and 20 chickens ... the dogs need insulin twice a day, and the chickens needing fresh water five times a day. And I and my wife need a nap, to avoid dying in mid-step in the living room like one of our overworked Elders did, in his living room. When I lived and worked in Roanoke Virginia, I met several old brothers who had NEVER been out of Roanoke County, which, like an elephant graveyard, is where all the ugly Sisters go to die.

Noaw that the GB is no longer preaching types/antitypes out the Wazoo, prophesys that never come true out the Kazoo, and juggling Gog of Magog and King of the North like live chain saws, the 85% drivel is slowly evaporating ... but the 15% core truths that are valuable and irreplaceable can be stated in two pages. That includes our ENTIRE theology. The part that is not clueless pontification anyway. I would include some imogis (emojis?), but I did not download the worksheet from the Society's web site of how to decide which one to use, and I do not want anyone to think I am flirting with you .

TTH: Because I never take offense ... ( Invariably a sign of neurotic insecurity, living in a fragile fantasy world of mental construct, or other mental instability ...) give it your best shot ! I gives me a rational, non-pushy excuse for a broadside rebuttal! The worst that can happen is I get a hernia from belly-laughing!