James Thomas Rook Jr.

They can restrict EVERYTHING.
Copyright law says ..... they cannot.

How did that work out for the approximately 10,000 Jehovah's Witnesses that were murdered in Nazi concentration camps?

Donald Ducks Nephews were shrimps.

He wasn't talking about religion. He was talking about being a spokesperson for God.
Here is the exact quote:
Question:   And do you see yourselves as Jehovah God's spokespeople on earth?

G. Jackson:   That I think would seem to be quite presumptuous to

  say that we are the only spokesperson that God is using.

  The scriptures clearly show that someone can act in harmony

  with God's spirit in giving comfort and help in the

  congregations, but if I could just clarify a little, going

  back to Matthew 24, clearly, Jesus said that in the last

  days - and Jehovah's Witnesses believe these are the last

  days - there would be a slave, a group of persons who would

  have responsibility to care for the spiritual food.  So in

  that respect, we view ourselves as trying to fulfil that role.

 

35       Q.   And do you see yourselves as Jehovah God's         
36       spokespeople on earth?         
37       A.   That I think would seem to be quite presumptuous to         
38       say that we are the only spokesperson that God is using.         
39       The scriptures clearly show that someone can act in harmony         
40       with God's spirit in giving comfort and help in the         
41       congregations, but if I could just clarify a little, going         
42       back to Matthew 24, clearly, Jesus said that in the last         
43       days ‐ and Jehovah's Witnesses believe these are the last         
44       days ‐ there would be a slave, a group of persons who would        
 45       have responsibility to care for the spiritual food.  So in         
46       that respect, we view ourselves as trying to fulfil that         
47       role.

Great minds...................................................

@Gone Away HA! we posted at the same time!

Some people have the same problems with eating, drinking alcohol, and (insert list here).
The Bible says MUCH about stealing, honesty, justice, mercy, lying, and hundreds of other things. 
But guess what is NOT mentioned?
The Apostle James admonishes the brothers NOT TO MURDER EACH OTHER  (James 5:6).  How often have you seen THIS.  Probably never.
If Jehovah God  cared about such things ....... CONSIDERING it is an almost universal practice, and always has been, AMONG 95% OF ALL MEN, AND ABOUT 80% OF ALL WOMEN ON THE PLANET EARTH .... you might think he would have at least MENTIONED IT AT LEAST ONCE?
Actually, I believe it was "kinda sorta" mentioned ONCE, in the Old Testament., depending on your perception ....
CHRISTENDOM is where we get the idea that it is shameful, it is THEY who believed it DESTROYED THE SOULS OF THOSE WHO DID IT, as back then (and this is true...) the common perception was that little tiny men and women were in the semen ( no kiddddiding...)
Christendom's clergy has a vested interest in making people guilty over things God has NOT expressed any opinion on ... and these things go all the way back to the Jewish times before Christ.  It is easier to extort money from people who are "guilty", or make them slaves.
It's called "paying the preacher".
Onan was chastised by Jehovah for NOT IMPREGNATING HIS BROTHER'S WIDOW! not "Onanism" as defined by Christendumb ... which actually makes the Bible's interest in this practice exactly ZERO.
Men Ejaculate ... women menstruate ... and we all swallow boogers when we have sinus drainage, and occasionally leak .... which is why we wear underwear.
GET USED TO IT !
Even the hot water heater in your home has a pressure release valve.
If I am wrong... please correct me with a CLEAR AND COMPLETELY UNAMBIGUOUS Scripture.
Playing with words does not count, any more than playing those words, playing with your dandruff, playing with with your food, or ... uh ... well ... you know .....
If we REALLY ARE going to model our lives on the word of Jehovah ... let's NOT MAKE STUFF UP ...  like Christendumb did for our personal guilt trips.
If you want to know what the Apostle James said .... start with James 1:27.
 "The form of worship that is clean and undefiled from the standpoint of our God and Father is this: to look after orphans and widows in their tribulation, and to keep oneself without spot from the world."
Life gets simpler when you stop making stuff up.
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As Muppet Ralph the Dog sez:
"Can't live with 'em ... can't live without 'em ..."

Sometimes things are so insane that you think someone is repeating a Parody off of "The Onion" .... but then you realize .... these folks are dead serious.

Considering the "deflate or not deflate" issue, I don't think there are any NFL rules against filling a ball with concrete.

via .ORGWorld News

TTH:
I am glad to supply specific quotes for the suppositions I make.
I expect EVERY SINGLE WORD I write to be challenged ... if I am making a Biblical supposition.
This is the way it SHOULD be !
By the way   . all the links in blue type work ... at least from my computer ... so you can CHECK it in the KJV, in context .... the full chapter ...  as well as in other versions of the Bible.
I have a pronounced penchant for satire and parody, but not for misrepresenting the Bible ... only stuff where cultural indoctrination represented as TRUTH supplants facts
 
Daniel 8:5 [Full Chapter]
And as I was considering, behold, an he goat came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes. Bible search results
Numbers 23:22 God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn. In Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations Numbers 24:8 God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows. In Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations Deuteronomy 33:17 His glory is like the firstling of his bullock, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns: with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth: and they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh. In Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations Job 39:9 Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib? In Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations Job 39:10 Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee? In Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations Psalm 22:21 Save me from the lion's mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns. In Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations Psalm 29:6 He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn. In Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations Psalm 92:10 But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil. In Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations Isaiah 34:7 And the unicorns shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls; and their land shall be soaked with blood, and their dust made fat with fatness. In Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations  

Mr. Rook,
 
Please note the following Scriptures.
 
“For the unseen things of Him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things made, both His eternal power and Godhead, for them to be without excuse.” (Romans 1:20)
 
“For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily” (Col 2:9). <><

... and Cos... you stand on the shoulders of giants, and believe what you believe down to the very marrow of your bones ... but your giants are wrong, and so are you.
That's why I posted the picture of the Indian trinity.
Christendom adopted all things pagan .... and then "forgot".

Based on the assumption that everything we do, say, and think should be open, transparent and honest ... I have been continuing to look for verification that "Pillowgate" is actually real.
The Society has forced the removal of these two "Pillowgate" Videos from everywhere they can .... but RUTUBE ... the Russian equivalent of YOUTUBE and the WTB&TS are just not ..... just not ..... getting along.
Without comment I present for your inspection.... the original, apparently complete, and un-edited versions of "Pillowgate", from the Russian RUTUBE site.
Since I do not own the copyright, I am ONLY posting the links.
What you do with them is up to you.
The Truth will make us free ....
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Christian Sisters - Keep Your Path Clean  720p  (20 min 14 sec)
https://rutube.ru/video/9ce242afaa81e5e023ad8a94b89895d6/
(downloaded size = 95.0 mb)
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Christian Brothers – Keep Your Path Clean  720p  (36min 44 sec)
https://rutube.ru/video/a7ebff5e7a7acfecd987d8934233d74c/
(downloaded size =  990 mb)
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https://getvideo.at/en/faq/how-to-download-rutube-video
 

You cannot have it both ways ... unless you are SURE there is a sucker born every minute.

I Love Latin .... it makes stuff sound so profound ....
 

“The Governing Body is neither inspired nor infallible. Therefore, it can err in doctrinal matters or in organizational direction. In fact, the Watch Tower Publications Index includes the heading “Beliefs Clarified,” which lists adjustments in our Scriptural understanding since 1870. Of course, Jesus did not tell us that his faithful slave would produce perfect spiritual food. So how can we answer Jesus’ question: “Who really is the faithful and discreet slave?” (Matt. 24:45) WT feb 2017
What if a man claims his expressions are not inspired, but still expects us to follow his teachings and obey his direction?  Does he then get a free pass from testing process?  If we are commanded to test an expression which a man claims is inspired from God, how much more caution should we exercise when the man does not claim inspiration, yet expects us to accept his words as if he were channeling the Almighty? - 1 John 4:1
“By word or action, may we never challenge the channel of communication that Jehovah is using today.” (w09 11/15 p.14 par. 5 "Treasure Your Place in the Congregation")
To claim one is not speaking under inspiration, while simultaneously claiming one is God’s channel of communication is to speak a contradiction. 

If I had to choose between one dead guy's opinion over another ... I would choose that of Sir Isaac Newton, over that of Irenaeus's opinion .....
What is it about Iranaeus that would give his thoughts special consideration?
I know quite a bit about Sir Isaac Newton ... arguably the smartest natural man that ever lived.

Space merchant,
 
I read through your response and I am astounded by the amount of your contradictions, not only that but you even deliberately alter my statement to try to cover up for something you said.
 
I said on January 20;
 
 
Note carefully that my above statement does NOT contain the word “eternal”!
 
You responded on January 24 with this comment;
 
 
I replied on January 28
 
 
Now here comes your contradiction and deliberate altering of what I said;
 
 
 
You added the word ‘eternal’ to my statement and then made up the excuse that that was what you were responding to.
 
This shows me your true character (John 8:44) and to which I will not waste anymore of my time addressing your dishonest claims any further! <><
 

If the Governing Body is not continually tested to determine that what they say ... and require of us ... is what they do, then we have elevated them in our own minds to the status of God.
About God.... I agree with you 100 %, Queen Esther ... and I would give God full credit as Universal Sovereign.
All others... pay CASH!
To do otherwise makes them IDOLS .... and we all remember the Prime Directive ... the 1st and second Commandments,  of the Ten Commandments.

WOW!
I hope you have a voice to text software program like "Dragon Naturally Speaking", ( version 12 is excellent!).
That is a LOT of stuff to type by hand, that nobody will read.

*** it-1 p. 253 Baptism ***
The passage at 1 Corinthians 15:29 is variously rendered by translators: “What shall they do which are baptized for the dead?” (KJ); “on behalf of their dead?” (AT); “on behalf of the dead?” (NE); “for the purpose of being dead ones?” (NW)
I think the Mormons wait until the person is dead, no? Isn't this why they are so interested in genealogies?