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The doctrines of Jehovah's Witnesses have developed since the publication of The Watchtower magazine began in 1879. Early doctrines were based on interpretations of the Bible by Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society founder Charles Taze Russell, then added to, altered, or discarded by his successors, Joseph Rutherford and Nathan Knorr.
Russ is a writer, and wants to write a book about Bob Lee's father Earl, a Marine Corps veteran and State Policeman who was supposedly gunned down one night in 1955, near Bob's home town of Blue Eye, Arkansas, by Lamar's father, Jimmy who was to surrender to Earl after robbing a grocery store and killing four people.
Witnesses teach that people must choose between God's organization and Satan's. [30] Watch Tower publications teach that the Bible is an "organizational book" that does not belong to individuals and that the Bible cannot be properly understood without guidance by "Jehovah's visible organization". [31]
Procedures related to congregational discipline are primarily described in the book, Shepherd the Flock of God, provided only to elders. [241] People who formally leave Jehovah's Witnesses are considered to be disassociated and are also shunned. [242] Jehovah's Witnesses can also be disassociated for accepting a blood transfusion. [90]
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First published in 1959 under the title: Into the Light of Christianity. ISBN 0-8010-8074-6; Stevenson, W. C. (1967). Year of Doom — 1975: The Story of Jehovah's Witnesses. London: Hutchinson In 1968 the book was entitled Inside Story of Jehovah's Witnesses and released by Hart Publishing Company of New York City.
When interested individuals are encountered, Witnesses offer a home Bible study course, using a current publication, such as Enjoy Life Forever!—An Interactive Bible Course, [9] which outlines their primary beliefs and interpretations of the Bible. The Witness then visits the student on a regular basis, generally considering a chapter on each ...
The end result is that most people turn it down because they are not willing to give up their prejudices. [88] [95] [96] Jack Vance's 1956 novel To Live Forever reflects the author's belief that immortality is not inherently either good or bad, but rather that it depends on the surrounding circumstances. In the novel, immortality is only ...