James Thomas Rook Jr.

Everything we say, write, or do, should be completely transparent ... and further WE SHOULD BE PROUD OF EVERYTHING WE SAY, WRITE OR DO !
If not ... reparations and profound real heart felt apologies .... and public changes are in order.
I don't know about you .... but I have never heard the Society apologize about ANYTHING !!!
 EVER!!
 
 

The CCJW has a LOT correct .... like going to McDonald's to get a fish sandwich.
I REALLY like those fish sandwiches ... but could do without the "Ronald McDonald" clowns with the size 200 patent yellow shoes.
..... same thing.

I do not agree with ANYBODY.
I look at things on the face value of things as they are, as they stand alone.
I do not agree with Witnesses.
I do not agree with non-Witnesses.
If anything .... they agree with ME.

Of course....
I consider that authentication that what I know is correct.

I do not agree with ANYBODY.
I look at things on the face value of things as they are, as they stand alone.
I do not agree with Witnesses.
I do not agree with non-Witnesses.
If anything .... they agree with ME.

Naturally! WTJWorg using Bible verse how all "spiritual food" (not only Bible text), ALL what this Company published, released in any format) is FREE OF CHARGE for humankind. 
WT lawyers purposely and with bad motives working against, exactly the same, Bible Principles that WTJWorg using to PROMOTE own Agenda and defend own standpoint.
And, yes, you accented second thing without fail. WTJWorg expects that members and even those who are not members, Repeating as much frequently is possible this diapason of "spiritual food" around the globe. Free of charge. Well, about what sort of "intellectual property and publishing rights", in fact, we speaking about ???? :)))
Because, GB members assure people how all this "spiritual food in proper time" is "food from above, from Jesus and God and NOT Theirs :))
And we all know, Bible never said how human need permission in using Jesus' and God' "intellectual property and publishing rights" :)))

Considering the fact that all Jehovah's Witnesses materials are "free" to the end user, the correct logic of your statement is inescapable.
EVERYTHING we say ... in print, video, and from the platform ..... we SHOULD want repeated as much as possible, by ANYBODY who will "spread the good news".
I believe there is a scripture that says exactly that ...that the Apostles complained to Jesus about someone else using their "material", and Jesus said it was OK. (paraphrased).
jw.org evidence for gods kingdom not based on faith but scientific evidence.mp4

Considering the fact that all Jehovah's Witnesses materials are "free" to the end user, the correct logic of your statement is inescapable.
EVERYTHING we say ... in print, video, and from the platform ..... we SHOULD want repeated as much as possible, by ANYBODY who will "spread the good news".
I believe there is a scripture that says exactly that ...that the Apostles complained to Jesus about someone else using their "material", and Jesus said it was OK. (paraphrased).
jw.org evidence for gods kingdom not based on faith but scientific evidence.mp4

You misrepresent me:
I will copy anybodys' work under what I consider is "fair use", for non-commercial purposes.
Fair use means they do not shoot at me.
If they do, just to be fair, I shoot back.

For example, God's commands such: "Do not ...do this or that" are part of, i think, all and every secular law from past until today. Well, in fundamental things secular laws lean on God's law and principles in that law. :))
If i say on this Forum that you talking nonsense, but you not allow me to use your quotes and topics you published in public, that means HERE, (articles and books in other places if you published, too)  where you posted your nonsense in printing or video and voice form, but you say how i break your "intellectual property and rights", than it is really NONSENSE. :)))

Everything we say, write, or do, should be completely transparent ... and further WE SHOULD BE PROUD OF EVERYTHING WE SAY, WRITE OR DO !
If not ... reparations and profound real heart felt apologies .... and public changes are in order.
I don't know about you .... but I have never heard the Society apologize about ANYTHING !!!
 EVER!!
 
 

People can be incensed WITHOUT being self righteous.
They can be incensed because they hunger for righteousness.

Everything we say, write, or do, should be completely transparent ... and further WE SHOULD BE PROUD OF EVERYTHING WE SAY, WRITE OR DO !
If not ... reparations and profound real heart felt apologies .... and public changes are in order.
I don't know about you .... but I have never heard the Society apologize about ANYTHING !!!
 EVER!!
 
 

At least you will never hear the cry from heaven—‘nobody here but us chickens.’

Your questions would require a rehashing of things already identified many, many times on this forum, so I will respond instead with an observation:
Jehovah's Witnesses are a Nation, without territory.
Like any nation, they have to fight the good fight with the Army they have ... not the Army they WISH they had.
The Polish had to fight the Nazi Tanks, with horse drawn carriages of various sorts.
Until I could afford specialized tools, I had to use general tools for specific applications.
Those who expect perfection of others in all things, I strongly suspect will be judged by God, using those same standards... and their punishment now is having to live in a cartoon world of their own construct, and being oblivious to reality.
 
 

‘T.A. Form Application’—the T. A. Is for ‘true anointed.’ It’s the best I can do under the circumstances. 4Jah floats the idea that maybe they are all to emerge from the present JW community. You might even apply yourself if you and I both didn’t know that you would insist upon taking your chickens with you.
The very idea is so preposterous—a true anointed to appear out of who-knows-where at the final moments of this system of things, with just enough time for the true sheep of the earth to recognize, grab hold of them, and thereby save themselves at the final day. It’s just too ridiculous. 
And you emerge from it with some of the sagest remarks I have ever heard you make. This one, for example: “Those who expect perfection of others in all things, I strongly suspect will be judged by God, using those same standards... and their punishment now is having to live in a cartoon world of their ownconstruct, and being oblivious to reality.”
A “cartoon world,” “oblivious to reality,” and all due to expecting perfection in others—it could not be better said.
These extreme critics remind me of ones stuck in Phase 1 of ‘The Six Phases of a Project’
Phase 1:  Enthusiasm
Phase 2:  Disillusionment
Phase 3:  Panic
Phase 4:  Search for the Guilty
Phase 5:  Punishment of the Innocent
Phase 6:; Praise and Honors for the non-participants
And why are they yet in Phase 1? Because they haven’t done anything. Their role is 100% limited to pointing to the faults of others. The moment their plans result in any action, Phase 2 will immediately kick in—at least if history is any guide. (and there certainly is no reason to think it should not be)
What they should do is meditate on the book JWI cites: ‘No Love Greater Than This—How My Family Survived the Genocide of Rwanda.’ They should reflect on the study quoted within: “All the churches active in Rwanda, with the exception of the Jehovah’s Witnesses” were involved in the genocide. Let them state how their imaginary ‘true anointed’ is going to improve upon that!
 
And do not let any of these whiners pull a “who needs organization?” question on you. It is as you say, they haven’t a clue as to how “hominoids behave in groups.” Without strong support from a god-fearing organization, there is no way that the individual will stand before the steamroller with the devil at the wheel.
I have reflected upon your words ever since you first wrote them. You could not have said it better. They have judged without mercy. They will have their judgment without mercy. It may be true with other people as well, but it is certainly true with them. And in the meantime they become absurd caricatures of people.
 

Is there really a TA-57 form application making the congregational rounds? I’m not sure what the T.A. stands for, but maybe it will be a game-changer.

Think of it like "digital gold"
Does gold "Produce" anything?
 
Or imagine buying up many of the top level domains of the "Internet" back in the day...... and how much they are worth nowadays.
Digital "real estate"

4J:
You need to take some "memory pills".
My recognition of reality has been clearly stated for more than seven years here, without inhibition.
You are living in a fantasy world of unreasonable expectations .... one of which is that is you ask a series of questions that would take a five page essay to address ... chiefly because they are based in whole or part on false premises, or lack of common sense about the way hominoids behave in groups,, you think you are entitled to an answer that conforms to those unrealistic expectations.
You are not.
Try this:
Ask one single fact based question at a time,  not based on agenda driven false premises, in whole or in part ... and see if you get a reply.
...... also, ask for facts.
Opinions are like bodily orifices ( to paraphrase ...). Everyone has several.
 
 

But as the GB and JW Org are not inspired of God how will they ever know ?  

Your questions would require a rehashing of things already identified many, many times on this forum, so I will respond instead with an observation:
Jehovah's Witnesses are a Nation, without territory.
Like any nation, they have to fight the good fight with the Army they have ... not the Army they WISH they had.
The Polish had to fight the Nazi Tanks, with horse drawn carriages of various sorts.
Until I could afford specialized tools, I had to use general tools for specific applications.
Those who expect perfection of others in all things, I strongly suspect will be judged by God, using those same standards... and their punishment now is having to live in a cartoon world of their own construct, and being oblivious to reality.
 
 

Your questions would require a rehashing of things already identified many, many times on this forum, so I will respond instead with an observation:
Jehovah's Witnesses are a Nation, without territory.
Like any nation, they have to fight the good fight with the Army they have ... not the Army they WISH they had.
The Polish had to fight the Nazi Tanks, with horse drawn carriages of various sorts.
Until I could afford specialized tools, I had to use general tools for specific applications.
Those who expect perfection of others in all things, I strongly suspect will be judged by God, using those same standards... and their punishment now is having to live in a cartoon world of their own construct, and being oblivious to reality.
 
 

The only item in Paul's list of fruits of the spirit that comes anywhere near "doctrine" is faith. True religion is about love, joy, peace, and other good qualities that make us the sort of persons we ought to be at all times. Our motivation should be the spirit of Christ, which is basically love of God and love of neighbor, motivated by our faith. And therefore these good fruits come out of a clean heart, not motivated by the fleshly qualities of the world (or spirit of this world).
This is why I think that James 1:27 is saying exactly the same thing when it says that true religion could be defined as looking after orphans and widows in their tribulation - but doing this out of a proper heart motivation (faith and love) and therefore keeping ourselves without spot from worldly motivations. The following verses in James discuss the worldly motivations that interfere with true religion (true Christianity) and then falls back upon Jesus' "golden rule" and love to clinch the definition of true religion.
In fact, James summarizes much of what was said in Matthew 7 and Luke 6 and Galatians 5:
(James 3:10-18) . . .Out of the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, it is not right for things to happen this way. 11 A spring does not cause the fresh water and the bitter water to bubble out of the same opening, does it? 12 My brothers, a fig tree cannot produce olives, or a grapevine figs, can it? Neither can salt water produce fresh water. 13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him by his fine conduct demonstrate works performed with a mildness that comes from wisdom. 14 But if you have bitter jealousy and contentiousness in your hearts, do not be bragging and lying against the truth. 15 This is not the wisdom that comes down from above; it is earthly, animalistic, demonic. 16 For wherever there are jealousy and contentiousness, there will also be disorder and every vile thing. 17 But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peaceable, reasonable, ready to obey, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial, not hypocritical. 18 Moreover, the fruit of righteousness is sown in peaceful conditions for those who are making peace.
Notice that there is very little talk of doctrine, except for how good conduct relates to doctrine. (Also note that James' list of "fruits of the spirit" includes "ready to obey" which L.H.McNelly already included previously.)

NEITHER ONE OF YOUR TWO COMMENTS ANSWERED THE QUESTION.
THEY MAY AS WELL HAVE BEEN COMMENTARIES ON THE FLAVOR OF BANANAS.
USELESS.