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  Choose your own savior - from Slate.com

  by Phantom Stranger in

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  jesus christ: choose your own savior.

  posted friday, april 9, 2004, at 12:38 pm pt.

  but it's not just mel.

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  English Patient

  Thanks for the URL.
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  Do the Sadduccees deserve to be seen in a more favorable light?

  by True North in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  does anyone remember the old joke about the sadduccees, that they didn't believe in the resurrection and that's why they were "sad-you-see"?

  i think that on the whole, the sadduccees get pretty bad press from both jews and christians and i've often thought that maybe they don't entirely deserve it.

  i know that they are said to have been "the establishment", collaborating with the romans and trying to keep a lid on the trouble being stirred up by the pharisees, the zealots, and the assorted messianic movements in order to preserve their own privileges and status.

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  English Patient

  Hi Leolaia ,

  I really don't trust the Jewish version of events. To me, consulting a Jewish encyclopedia is like consulting a big book of lies. Jews have a colorful history of lying to Goyim (non-Jews) therefore I hold no interest in listening to what they have to say.

  Besides, any group of people which tells it's followers that 'sex with little girls is ok' and 'all non Jews are animals', 'all non Jewish women are whores' and 'most non Jewish men have sex with wild animals' are not worthy of any kind of respect.
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  Do the Sadduccees deserve to be seen in a more favorable light?

  by True North in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  does anyone remember the old joke about the sadduccees, that they didn't believe in the resurrection and that's why they were "sad-you-see"?

  i think that on the whole, the sadduccees get pretty bad press from both jews and christians and i've often thought that maybe they don't entirely deserve it.

  i know that they are said to have been "the establishment", collaborating with the romans and trying to keep a lid on the trouble being stirred up by the pharisees, the zealots, and the assorted messianic movements in order to preserve their own privileges and status.

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  English Patient

  Hi Leolaia ,

  I really don't trust the Jewish version of events. To me, consulting a Jewish encyclopedia is like consulting a big book of lies. Jews have a colorful history of lying to Goyim (non-Jews) therefore I hold no interest in listening to what they have to say.

  Besides, any group of people which tells it's followers that 'sex with little girls is ok' and 'all non Jews are animals', 'all non Jewish women are whores' and 'most non Jewish men have sex with wild animals' are not worthy of any kind of respect.
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  Jews object to Mormon practice of baptizing dead Jews

  by Gopher in

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  http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=519&ncid=519&e=6&u=/ap/20040410/ap_on_re_us/baptizing_the_dead

  jewish group: mormons still baptize dead .

  fri apr 9, 9:28 pm etby mark thiessen, associated press writer.

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  English Patient

  Jews complain about most things, but I am with them on this one. Who the hell do those Mormons think they are? Im glad there aren't many here in England. One lives just down the road from me actually, i'm thinking up some act of vengence.

  Damn Mormons.
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  Mad at God

  by confusedjw in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  from the e-watchman guest book: does everyone realize that the gb has readily admitted in the publications that they are not inspired of jehovah and do not have the gift of prophecy?

  find this on your watchtower library cd: march 22, 1993 awake p.4 footnotes/ february 15 1981 p. 19/ je p.26 paragraph 4.

  mad at god: (my response reformatted for this board).

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  English Patient

  But I believe he is real and that he loves me

  He loves you so much he gave you this trouble ridden life, huh?
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  Driving songs

  by arrowstar in

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  playing on the radio now is jackson browne's "running on empty".

  this brought to mind all those times i would be driving back to nacogdoches on that winding texas two lane highway with the dogwoods lacing through the pines, the windows down and me singing harmony.

  all the while, i'm pushing that pedal down...faster ....and faster.

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  English Patient

  R'n'B does it for me.
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  All please welcome Ruby, first post today!

  by seeitallclearlynow in

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  here: would you care if you got disfellowshipped at this point in time?.

  welcome ruby, and i hope you stay awhile, and get to know the nice people here.

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  English Patient

  Hello and welcome Ruby!
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  Little Freedoms

  by cruzanheart in

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  now that you're no longer a jw, do you wish people "good luck" or say "bless you" when they sneeze?

  wish people a "happy easter" voluntarily and not just mumble "same to you" when they wish it to you?

  i do, and every time i do i get a little thrill and smile to myself because it's just one more thing i now have the freedom to do, and it's a little thing but i think it shows care and respect for my fellow humans.

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  English Patient

  Yeah, but to be honest I used to say those things anyway.

  I remember a book study once, it was all about 'using lucky charms'. After the meeting, the old woman always made tea and biscuits, this time was no exception. We were debating how much sugar we each put in our tea; I said one, and then 'one for good luck'.

  When I said this, the room just went deadly silent. One sarcastic elder turned to me and asked if I had taken notice of the study, or was a just daydreaming. Can you believe I lost a relationship with his daughter over that? We used to get on sooo well, but just one bad move made me into some kind of monster. Seriously, she just stopped speaking with me.

  Man, I blew that one.
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  Do the Sadduccees deserve to be seen in a more favorable light?

  by True North in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  does anyone remember the old joke about the sadduccees, that they didn't believe in the resurrection and that's why they were "sad-you-see"?

  i think that on the whole, the sadduccees get pretty bad press from both jews and christians and i've often thought that maybe they don't entirely deserve it.

  i know that they are said to have been "the establishment", collaborating with the romans and trying to keep a lid on the trouble being stirred up by the pharisees, the zealots, and the assorted messianic movements in order to preserve their own privileges and status.

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  English Patient

  I just consulted the Jewish Encyclopedia

  Big mistake. If I wanted the true facts, the Jewish encyclopedia would be the last place I looked.
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  hi everyone first time posting

  by prgirl in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  i have been reading the posts for a while now, and it has really helped.

  i wasn't sure if i should post, but i have been so touched reading about other peoples experiences that i wanted to share mine.

  i was never raised jw.

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  English Patient

  Hi