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AWAKEN ISSUE #1
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QUESTIONS WHICH THE LEADERS OF THE JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES
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WILL NEVER ANSWER.
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By: RICH GRIESE
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Below is a list of questions that I had sent to the Watchtower
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Bible & Tract Society Governing Body, in April 1991. I have yet to
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receive a response.
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Question #1
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Can individuals read & understand the Bible alone, or do they need an
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organization and it's publications to do so?
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Question #2
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Can Jehovah's Witness hold and discuss openly with other Jehovah's
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Witnesses opinions that differ from orthodox Watch Tower doctrine? Is
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there any valid reason for a person to decide that he does not wish to
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belong to the Jehovah's Witnesses?
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Question #3
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What is God's proper name "Yahweh" or "Jehovah"? if "Yahweh" is more
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proper, is it showing the proper respect to "Yahweh" to say that
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because "Jehovah" is more commonly used it does not matter how you
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pronounce the name? And, should an religion that puts so much
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emphasis on the name of God use any other version than the proper
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pronunciation?
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Question #4
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Did President Fred Franz get an Rhodes Scholarship offer from the
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Rhodes Scholarship organization? If not, why did he testify under
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oath that he was offered one, and why was this information published
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in Watch Tower publications?
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Question #5
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Did the Watch Tower and the Governing Body currently teach that
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Armageddon will come before the close of the twentieth century
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according to information published in the January 1, 1989 Watch Tower?
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Also, why were the dates in the article changed to not be specific to
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the twentieth century when it was published in the bound form at the
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end of the year?
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Question #6
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Did the Watch Tower and the Governing body believe and publish
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information that Jesus's 1000 year millenial reign would take place in
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1975?
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Question #7
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Did the Watch Tower and the Governing Body believe that in or around
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1925 there would be an awakening of Abel, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, and
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others mentioned in the eleventh chapter of Hebrews, and that there
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would be an end to death at that time?
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Question #8
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Did the Watch Tower and the Governing Body believe that the year 1914
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was the beginning of the Armageddon of the Scriptures?
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Question #9
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Is any portion of the Watch Tower or the Governing Body to be
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considered a prophet of God, or the voice of God? Do the Governing
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Body or its associated corporations have better information from God
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or have a more direct channel to or from God's thoughts than others?
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If this is true why has God changed his opinion, based on Watchtower
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teachings, so many times in Watch Tower history?
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Question #10
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Why were the Jehovah's Witnesses in Mexico at one time told to not use
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Bibles, not hold prayers, not sing religious songs, and deny that they
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were part of a religious group, but were simply part of a "Cultural"
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group even though religious groups were not in any way prohibited by
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the Mexican government at the time? Did it have anything to do with
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the Watch Tower or the Governing Body's desire to own property in
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Mexico, which was prohibited under Mexican law, rather than be known
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as a religion?
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Question #11
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Was Beth-Sarim, the Mansion owned and operated by the Watchtower Bible
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& Tract Society in San Diego and used by Joe Rutherford in the 1920's
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built as a residence for Enoch and other holy men from the Bible when
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they were expected to rise from the dead in 1925 by the Watch Tower?
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Rich Griese
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Mr. Griese has researched the Watchtower's teachings. In future
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issues of AWAKEN, we will bring you the results of his findings.
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Please share the info found in these issues of AWAKEN with other
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members of the faith to which you belong. Consider using this
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info within publications issued to members of your faith. One
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example is to use this info within Church bulletins. People need
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to become informed about the Watchtower and it's teachings. Why ?
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Jehovah's Witnesses go door to door preaching whatever the
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Watchtower has told them to preach. The are trained weekly to
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respond to any and all objections to their preaching. They are
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told by the Watchtower that the Watchtower is the only TRUTH
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and that the Watchtower is the only TRUE religion. They are
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told by the Watchtower that all other faiths, teach
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false teachings because all other faiths are agents of SATAN.
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They have no qualms attacking any and all aspects your belief
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system, when they come on their un-asked for visits. They are
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trained to SELL you on the Watchtower's teachings, just as they
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themselves had been SOLD.
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By becoming informed about the Jehovah's Witnesses, one will be
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better prepared to decide whether one should get invloved with
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this group.
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Copyright (c) 1991 by Vince Banial, Toronto Ontario Canada.
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This material cannot be incorporated into any book without the
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empress and written permission of Vince Banial. This file may be
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freely uploaded to any BBS, as long as it remains unchanged.
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