JW founder a shyster ?
24 Sep '12 03:511.2 so long where do we start so I just took a sample out
Great Pyramid as a "stone witness" of God. Russell wrote in 1910 that God had the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt built as a testimony to the truth of the Bible and proof of its chronology identifying the "last days".[60][61] In 1928 Rutherford rejected the doctrine and claimed the Pyramid had been built under the direction of Satan.[62]
Beginning of the "last days". From the earliest issues of the Watch Tower, Russell promoted the belief that the "last days" had begun in 1799 and would end in 1914.[70] As late as 1921 Watch Tower publications were still claiming the last days had begun in 1799.[71] In 1930 that date was abandoned and 1914 was fixed as the beginning of the last days.
Treatment of disfellowshipped persons. In the 1950s when disfellowshipping became common, Witnesses were to have nothing to do with expelled members, not conversing with or acknowledging them.[90] Family members of expelled individuals were permitted occasional "contacts absolutely necessary in matters pertaining to family interests," but could not discuss spiritual matters with them.[91] In 1974 The Watchtower, acknowledging some unbalanced Witnesses had displayed unkind, inhumane and possibly cruel attitudes to those expelled,[92] relaxed restrictions on family contact, allowing families to choose for themselves the extent of association,[93] including whether or not to discuss some spiritual matters.[94] In 1981, a reversal of policy occurred, with Witnesses instructed to avoid all spiritual interaction with disfellowshipped ones, including with close relatives.[95] Witnesses were instructed not to greet disfellowshipped persons.[95][96][97] Parents were permitted to care for the physical needs of a disfellowshipped minor child; ill parents or physically or emotionally ill child could be accepted back into the home "for a time". Witnesses were instructed not to eat with disfellowshipped relatives and were warned that emotional influence could soften their resolve.[98] In 1980 the Witnesses' Brooklyn headquarters advised traveling overseers that a person need not be promoting "apostate views" to warrant disfellowshipping; it advised that "appropriate judicial action" be taken against a person who "continues to believe the apostate ideas and rejects what he has been provided" through The Watchtower.[99] The rules on shunning were extended in 1981 to include those who had resigned from the religion voluntarily.[100][101]
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Great Pyramid as a "stone witness" of God. Russell wrote in 1910 that God had the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt built as a testimony to the truth of the Bible and proof of its chronology identifying the "last days".[60][61] In 1928 Rutherford rejected the doctrine and claimed the Pyramid had been built under the direction of Satan.[62]
Beginning of the "last days". From the earliest issues of the Watch Tower, Russell promoted the belief that the "last days" had begun in 1799 and would end in 1914.[70] As late as 1921 Watch Tower publications were still claiming the last days had begun in 1799.[71] In 1930 that date was abandoned and 1914 was fixed as the beginning of the last days.
Treatment of disfellowshipped persons. In the 1950s when disfellowshipping became common, Witnesses were to have nothing to do with expelled members, not conversing with or acknowledging them.[90] Family members of expelled individuals were permitted occasional "contacts absolutely necessary in matters pertaining to family interests," but could not discuss spiritual matters with them.[91] In 1974 The Watchtower, acknowledging some unbalanced Witnesses had displayed unkind, inhumane and possibly cruel attitudes to those expelled,[92] relaxed restrictions on family contact, allowing families to choose for themselves the extent of association,[93] including whether or not to discuss some spiritual matters.[94] In 1981, a reversal of policy occurred, with Witnesses instructed to avoid all spiritual interaction with disfellowshipped ones, including with close relatives.[95] Witnesses were instructed not to greet disfellowshipped persons.[95][96][97] Parents were permitted to care for the physical needs of a disfellowshipped minor child; ill parents or physically or emotionally ill child could be accepted back into the home "for a time". Witnesses were instructed not to eat with disfellowshipped relatives and were warned that emotional influence could soften their resolve.[98] In 1980 the Witnesses' Brooklyn headquarters advised traveling overseers that a person need not be promoting "apostate views" to warrant disfellowshipping; it advised that "appropriate judicial action" be taken against a person who "continues to believe the apostate ideas and rejects what he has been provided" through The Watchtower.[99] The rules on shunning were extended in 1981 to include those who had resigned from the religion voluntarily.[100][101]
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