Sunday, November 16, 2008

Greetings!

Hello and welcome! For those unaware, from this platform, I plan to maintain running reviews and overviews of religious tracts and other printed material that have been found, given to me or received by mail-order and also present accounts of e-mail and face-to-face interactions with "representatives" and in this way keep anyone interested informed as to how the major Christian sects are informing people of their mission, goals and supposed end results of believers and non-believers. This should also serve to more easily identify common themes and implications . As I have not been gathering information for too long, I am not fully sure how long it will be until information is repeated. Therefore, this blog may serve as relevant, to the original, intended end, for only a short time. I can only hope to consistently find new information. I hope you return soon for a review of the brilliantly pieced together work from the fine people of the Jehovah's Witnesses entitled Questions Young People-Ask Answers That Work. (I am almost wary to lead with this as it is one of the more impressive readers I have encountered and I fear if assumed to be standard, may set the grade a bit high. At the same time, I am having a hard time thinking past the shear amount of information it covers and the large basis for expanding it creates.)

As described on watchtower.org;

Questions Young People Ask—Answers That Work
Its 39 chapters answer many questions, such as: How can I cope with peer pressure? Should I quit school? How can I say no to premarital sex? Why say no to drugs? 320 pages.

First printed in 1989 and published today by the Jehova's Witnesses in-house publishing firm, Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc., Questions fields, well, questions, supposedly occurring in popular topics of discussion, especially within a youthfully inquisitive forum. Greater sections house specific chapters relating to basic family and at-home issues, but also delve deeper, into what some would consider more-serious-if -unattended-to type problems such as masturbation and choosing what to read. Chapter 25, for instance, addresses the seriousness of self sex action and 26 lends ideas on how to resist the urge of said action. While the questions are aimed toward the aid of "young people," the answers are not so age-specific as to exclude older people with the same questions. Definitely a good read, especially if you are not sure where J'sW stands on basic issues and the photos are, for the most part, straightforwardly, impressively, blatantly, and sometimes even humorously expressive. As the edition is free, it is worth picking up if you can find it, but may more easily be obtained by contacting your local Jehova's Witness Branch Office. The United States of America office is located at 25 Columbia Heights, Brooklyn, NY 11201-2483. For all other country listings consult the index of branch offices found on the website. If you should visit the website, browse the other titles. I have read some of them. J'sW's reading material has been consistently well organized and presented with tasteful regard and a seemingly sizable budget. That all for now though, check back soon for new information! Email me with questions on how to find interesting reading material! I look forward to publishing more work and findings!

Oh! This link may be more explanatory than I could ever be. In spite of this, check it out. Its kind of kooky and fun! Maybe I will post more links too! We will see how it goes!

http://watchtower.org/e/current_topics.htm

A place to order other free religious tracts:

www.wmpress.org -click the tab labeled "place order" and you can view titles and get them mailed to your house free!

More soon to come!

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