Posted by AF [AF] on November 06, 1999 at 19:52:36 {p8g/8h8r5Q1EwaxRomAMdaOt1gg/Zk}:
In Reply to: **WT/GA reprints posted by B on November 06, 1999 at 10:13:45:
: Thank you for the information.
You're welcome!
: I'm asking this because I'm writing an article about the JW and have already been threatened with law-suits
About what? If you need to write privately, email me at alanf@bestweb.net .
: so I wanted to be able to proove my piont in case I needed to later.
I see. It looks to me like you've gotten hold of material written by various JW critics but don't have the original source references that they point one to. Rest assured that if you put the word out that you need photocopies of original material, you'll get them. Many people, myself included, will be happy to supply you with such source references, assuming you can tell us why you need it. Often people will simply send you the stuff free of charge.
: If all goes sour and there is no where I can buy these things, is it not possible to obtain it from WT headquarters in Brooklyn.
No. Those people have decided not to cooperate with any outside agencies except as it benefits the Society itself. Most JWs are unable to obtain source references from the Society, so you have little chance.
: I know that where I'm from, they would have to proove me lying and it would be very nice if I
could point out where the literature is since they could then be forced to get it.
That's a very good thing in your favor. The trouble is that Watchtower literature is so internally contradictory when analyzed objectively that one can select a number of quotations to prove many different views of the same subject. If your adversaries choose a set of quotations that prove their point, then you must choose a set of quotations that disproves their point, thus showing the contradictory nature of Watchtower literature. So you certainly need to line up sources for reference material so as to take care of potential problems.
: It's not that I'm sweating heavily or anything, just want to know where to look if things go wrong :)
Your actions are very wise.
AF