Ah Rats. I Don’t Like Dear Mr. Putin—JWs Write Russia at all

[Patiently waiting for Truth]

10 hours ago, TrueTomHarley said:

Saying your own work is a disaster necessitating repair efforts is not exactly self-praise. 

No i suppose not. But it is good self advertising  and as such self promotion. 

[TrueTomHarley]

1 hour ago, 4Jah2me said:

No i suppose not. But it is good self advertising  and as such self promotion. 

The Librarian and I are tight. If I am not too in-people’s-face, I can self-promote a little. After all, I certainly do earn my keep here.

Plus the book is absolutely unique, even if deeply flawed. There is no other integrated account of all that transpires in Russia today regarding JWs, and JWs are clearly the ones on the front burner (almost literally).. And the repaired version will be much better.

[Patiently waiting for Truth]

@TrueTomHarley  I hope it all goes well for you then. 

[TrueTomHarley]

Whatever witnessing I will do in the rewrite of #DearMrPutinJehovahsWitnessesWriteRussia (to be under new cover and title) will be mostly in the form of anecdotes—essentially my own ministry experiences. Thus, it will be less “preachy” while also conveying the notion that the house to house ministry is a natural, unremarkable, and expected part of life—there is death, there is taxes, and there is Jehovah’s Witnesses.

For it is basically an historical work, yet what is the point of doing it if I cannot convey the reasons Witnesses do what they do?

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13 hours ago, TrueTomHarley said:

For it is basically an historical work, yet what is the point of doing it if I cannot convey the reasons Witnesses do what they do?

It's just a pity that JWs have not and cannot preach truth. For you yourself know that what you preach today, you will not preach next year. There is no building on a true foundation because the foundation keeps getting dug up and moved away. With each new book or Watchtower there is different teachings / doctrines. Sorry Tom but you know it's true.  And everyone in the org is expected to just change their 'belief' overnight, and therefore change their teaching of others.  The only historical part is the history of failed predictions. 

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20 hours ago, 4Jah2me said:

With each new book or Watchtower there is different teachings / doctrines. Sorry Tom but you know it's true.

You are so malignantly obtuse.

The following two paragraphs appear in the book:

"The things Jehovah’s Witnesses have reinterpreted, or even flip-flopped on, are all superfluous things, the trimmings on the tree, and not the tree itself. The essential doctrines of Jehovah’s Witnesses that distinguish them from any other religion have been solidly established for over 100 years—teachings that the Trinity is unscriptural, for example, and that the soul does not live on after death. These are the important points that one should focus on. Among the basic tenets discerned 100 years ago is that human salvation is not the prime issue before all creation; rather, the vindication of God’s name and purposes is. It is a huge distinction. To overly carry on as though one’s own personal salvation is paramount invariably pushes ones toward being self-centered.

"Governing Body members take heart that blunders aplenty are to be found in Scripture—so that if they make a few, they feel right at home. In the first century the word went out among the congregations that the apostle John would not die until the Lord’s return. It took John himself to set the record straight. He didn’t bother doing so until nearing the end of his life. Perhaps he had thought it himself."