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DICTIONARY of JEHOVAH's WITNESSES DICTIONARY of with whatever government is in power. The Bible requires Christians to pay taxes, JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES revenue, respect and honor to authorized authorities. (Romans 13) The JW leaders stress that until Armageddon C wipes out opposition to rule by God people live under the jurisdiction of civil Uploaded the first time: 2014 November governments. Latest revision: 2021 August JWs are therefore enjoined to fulfil their civil duties and obey all laws that are not contrary to the Bible as interpreted by the Governing CABEEN, TOM (1950- ) Body. (Acts 5:29) A JW raised in Arizona who became a Catholic. His parents joined JWs in 1954 and his father became a circuit overseer. CAFETERIA Cafeterias, including efficient preparation of In 1968 Tom Cabeen joined the Brooklyn mid-day and evening meals, were a regular headquarters staff and in 1977 was appointed feature of JW conventions until the 1990s. The Pressroom Overseer with supervision of a first cafeteria was organized in 1925 at the hundred men and 40 printing presses. In 1974 Magdeburg Convention which Rutherford he married another worker named Gloria. attended. The publication of Aid to Bible Understanding (1971) initiated major organizational changes CALENDAR and Cabeen wondered: "If we have been After Rutherford banned Christmas wrong in our understanding of arrangements celebrations on grounds of their supposed we formerly thought to be solidly based on pagan origins, Clayton J. Woodworth, editor of Scripture, why couldn't we be wrong about The Golden Age , extended the principle of doctrines, too?" rejecting paganism to the names of the months of the calendar and days of the week. He began to read other Bible translations and became convinced some key JW doctrines Woodworth's new calendar appeared in the could not be reconciled with the Bible. In 1979 1935 Yearbook . The days were named Governing Body member Raymond Franz Lightday, Heavenday, Earthday, Starday, showed him a letter from C.O. Jonsson, an Lifeday, Mansday and Godsday. The months elder in Sweden, proving that the pivotal dates were named Redemption, Kufe, Visitment, 607 BCE and 1914 CE are wrong. Freedom, Vindication, Hope, King, Peace, Order, Logos, Jehovah, and Temple. Tom and his wife left Bethel and in 1982 he was disfellowshipped after admitting he did Although JWs rejected and still reject some not believe the WTS to be God's exclusive popular customs and popular terminology organization. because of supposed religious or pagan connotations and substituted their own They joined an independent evangelical Rutherford vetoed the new calendar. Baptist fellowship. Further study beginning in 1998 with the ten-volume Ante-Nicene Fathers The WTS published pictorial calendars in 1918 led them to the Roman Catholic Church. and 1919, and calendars with a year-text from 1920 to 1967, and calendars listing Watchtower reading assignments from 1968. CAESAR'S LAW A phrase which alludes to Jesus' command to: Calendars Produced in Brooklyn "Render therefore unto Caesar the things 1968 678,000 which are Caesar's; and unto God the things 1969 839,000 that are God's." (Matthew 22:21 KJV) 1970 972,000 (Yearbook 1971, 68) Caesar refers to the Roman Emperor and some modern Bible translations have Emperor JWs don't use commercial calendars featuring instead of Caesar. religious or patriotic pictures in their homes. Jesus' command is usually expanded and understood to obligate Christians to cooperate CAMBODIA Publishers and Memorial attendance in CANADA Cambodia and their ratio to the population: Publishers and the Memorial attendance in Canada and their ratio to the population: Peak Ratio Memorial Ratio 1 to 1 to Peak Ratio Memorial Ratio 1995 13 800,000 65 160,000 1 to 1 to 2000 70 167,000 327 36,000 1970 46,800 444 2005 195 69,800 1,022 13,314 1975 60,800 364 2010 420 34,500 1,902 7,621 1980 66,400 349 128,500 180 2015 924 16,859 2,251 6,920 1985 84,200 300 157,200 161 2017 1,120 13,855 2,791 5,560 1990 101,700 261 179,100 148 Ave. 1995 113,000 260 190,700 154 2019 1,162 14,188 3,033 5,436 2000 111,200 275 185,400 165 2020 1,162 14,388 1,869 8,945 2005 109,600 293 181,800 177 2010 113,600 299 188,000 181 2015 115,200 314 187,300 193 CAMERON, DON 2017 115,600 318 183,600 200 Author of Captives of a Concept (2005) in Ave. which he describes how the theology and 2019 114,600 326 186,000 201 behavior of JWs is controlled by the leaders. 2020 114,600 329 167,300 226 CAMEROON CANNIBALISM Publishers and Memorial attendance in A Governing Body argument against tissue Cameroon and their ratio to the population: transplants was that they constitute cannibalism. (See: ORGAN TRANSPLANTS ) Peak Ratio Memorial Ratio 1 to 1 to 1970 14,012 368 CANON 1975 12,759 509 The documents that constitute the generally- 1980 11,281 753 18,744 453 accepted Scriptures of the Bible. 1995 24,242 557 76,800 176 2000 27,544 555 84,400 181 Insight (1988) says: 2005 30,400 560 90,200 188 2010 36,200 522 91,100 207 It is certain that at an early date 2015 41,400 547 97,400 232 Christians were gathering together the 2017 43,100 580 100,600 248 inspired Christian writings. Ave. st 2019 42,000 616 101,800 254 We read that "near the close of the 1 2020 41,900 637 84,320 316 cent., Clement bishop of Rome was acquainted with Paul's letter to the church at Corinth…" These were all early CAMPAIGN writers—Clement of Rome (30?-100? C.E.), Polycarp (69?-155? C.E.), and Special door-to-door work events planned for st nd certain months and announced in the Kingdom Ignatius of Antioch (late 1 and early 2 Ministry . It may be a campaign to offer a centuries C.E.)—who wove in quotations certain book or distribute certain pamphlets and extracts from various books of the or to start Bible studies. Month-long Christian Greek Scriptures… campaigns to gain subscribers to the magazines were common in the 20 th century. Justin Martyr (died c. 165 C.E.) in his Dialogue With Trypho, a Jew (XLIX), used the expression it is written when quoting CAMPBELL, NAOMI (1970- ) from Matthew… Supermodel born in London whose mother, nd Valerie Campbell, was a JW. In Vogue Theophilus of Antioch (2 century C.E.) magazine (U.K.) she said, "I brought up Naomi declared: Concerning the righteousness as a Jehovah's Witness, but she must choose which the law enjoined, confirmatory her faith for herself… I do give her literature utterances are found both with the on the subject though when she asks for it." prophets and in the Gospels, because (December 16, 2003) they all spoke inspired by one Spirit of God. (p. 409) Insight is correct in that Clement, Ignatius, etc, were prominent in establishing the authority of the documents that became the New CAPE VERDE REPUBLIC Testament. Publishers and Memorial attendance on Cape Verde (a group of islands in the Atlantic off Insight , however, fails to mention, that those West Africa) and their ratio to the population: early Christians believed doctrines that JWs consider false such as the bodily resurrection Peak Ratio Memorial Ratio of Christ, the soul, and eternal torment. Those 1 to 1 to early writers also wrote nothing about 1878, 1970 8 27,250 1914, 1925, 1975, the generation of 1914, or 1975 36 8,333 hundreds of other JW beliefs. 1980 113 2,655 429 699 1985 221 1,364 1,090 277 From the JW view Clement, Ignatius, etc, were 1990 410 843 2,285 151 apostates! 1995 1,087 395 4,541 95 2000 1,483 281 5,256 79 Insight says: 2005 1,629 257 7,329 57 2010 1,938 224 8,437 51 Canonicity of a book therefore does not 2015 2,143 255 8,033 68 rest in whole or in part on whether some 2017 2,239 251 7,374 76 council, committee, or community accepts or rejects it. The voice of such Ave. non inspired men is valuable only as 2019 2,283 241 8,377 66 witness to what God himself has already 2020 2,226 250 5,419 105 done through his accredited representatives… (p. 407) CAPITAL ORGANIZATION Acknowledging but by no means A phrase in use in Rutherford's time, referring establishing the Bible canon that God's to the supposed 1914 Kingdom in heaven, holy spirit had authorized were early together with organized people (i.e. WTS councils… (p. 408) followers) on Earth subject to it. (World Recovery 1934, 47-63) We have here no explanation of how to determine what writings God's Holy Spirit had In the year 1914 … Christ Jesus received authorized. Insight distinguishes non-inspired the authority of the kingdom and was from accredited representatives but does not sent forth by Jehovah to rule amidst his explain how to determine who is non-inspired enemies. The year 1914, therefore, and who is accredited. Some of the Bible marks the second coming of the Lord writers claim inspiration and therefore Jesus Christ, the King of glory. (pp 48-49) presumably are accredited. But other people claim supernatural guidance for The Koran , It was in 1918 that the Lord began to Book of Mormon and other writings. build up Zion, which is his capital Organization. Necessarily those faithful When Muslims declare that The Koran men who had died in faith would be the originated from God, JWs do not argue, "The first ones awakened out of death and voice of such non inspired Muslims is valuable gathered unto the Lord as members of only as a witness to what God himself has his capital organization.
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