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On the Relevancy of The Institutionalization of Sin
by Perry in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
child murder, sodomy & corrupting the human genome are not new sins, they are old ones.

what is new is their institutionalization.

but even that isn't totally new.
Village Idiot

33 “‘When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. 34 The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the Lord your God. - Leviticus 19:33-34 New International Version
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44 “‘Your male and female slaves are to come from the nations around you; from them you may buy slaves. 45 You may also buy some of the temporary residents living among you and members of their clans born in your country, and they will become your property. 46 You can bequeath them to your children as inherited property and can make them slaves for life, but you must not rule over your fellow Israelites ruthlessly. - Leviticus 25:44-46 NIV
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On the Relevancy of The Institutionalization of Sin
by Perry in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
child murder, sodomy & corrupting the human genome are not new sins, they are old ones.

what is new is their institutionalization.

but even that isn't totally new.
Village Idiot

28 If a man happens to meet a virgin who is not pledged to be married and rapes her and they are discovered, 29 he shall pay her father fifty shekels of silver. He must marry the young woman, for he has violated her. He can never divorce her as long as he lives. - Deuteronomy 22:28-29 New International Version
And yes, I know the rationalization that Judeo-Christians use in stating that those laws were ok back then for cultural reasons but that doesn't hold water. Why would God care about what other nations or cultures do and instead tell the Israelites not to do such things? What the Israelites were doing back then would be considered an abomination by most modern day Christians. So are Fundamentalists not aware that they themselves are supporting moral relativism in comparing today with yesteryear?
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On the Relevancy of The Institutionalization of Sin
by Perry in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
child murder, sodomy & corrupting the human genome are not new sins, they are old ones.

what is new is their institutionalization.

but even that isn't totally new.
Village Idiot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=T-pq3u-Ey5M
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Bible History
by bitsnbobs in
1. watchtower
2. bible
hi all,i left the org in the late 90s.

not because of beliefs or the 1914/generation fiasco.

just thoughtlessness, hypocrisy and cognitive dissonance.
Village Idiot

Welcome bitsbob. If you enjoyed Ray Franz's book Crisis of Conscience let me recommend his book In Search of Christian Freedom.
I'm not much into Bible history but I would recommend Out of the Dessert? by William Stiebing. It's about the likely origins of the ancient Israelites.
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On the Relevancy of The Institutionalization of Sin
by Perry in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
child murder, sodomy & corrupting the human genome are not new sins, they are old ones.

what is new is their institutionalization.

but even that isn't totally new.
Village Idiot

Finkelstein,
"I suppose if someone wanted to re institute slavery based from what they've read in the bible , you would stand behind that person 100 % , being that the bible is the true word of god and all."
There are in my estimate hundreds of thousands perhaps a few millions of Christians who want all the Old Testament civil laws to be enforced in this society. They are referred to as Reconstructionists (They call themselves Theonomists).
A seemingly small number but politically powerful out of proportion to their size.
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On the Relevancy of The Institutionalization of Sin
by Perry in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
child murder, sodomy & corrupting the human genome are not new sins, they are old ones.

what is new is their institutionalization.

but even that isn't totally new.
Village Idiot

Perry,
"The Watchtower brainwashed us into believing that consciousness stops at the separation of the soul and body."
Perry, you should know that the Witnesses do not teach that there is a separation of soul and body. They believe that the soul is the body.
128
Looking Back In Retrospect To 1975...
by titch in
1. jw
2. experiences
greetings, folks: so, it's been 40 years since 1975. and, if you were actively involved with the witnesses back then, the mindset of many was, that by early autumn of 1975, it would mark the anniversary of 6000 years of human existence.

and, the hope was then, that it would mark the start of the 1000-year of christ, from the heavenly realm.

but, looking back now, 40 years ago, in june of 1975, only 3 more months remained until early autumn.
Village Idiot

Ding, "I guess Adam waited 40 years (and still counting...) before Eve was created..."
I remember, in 1974, Frederick Franz telling an audience of over ten thousand witnesses that the Adam and Eve gap could have been months or a few years but not decades because that would have tempted Adam into bestiality.
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Local Elders whip the Congregation into a frenzy about donating to the Organization
by James Jack in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
because of the may broadcast about how funds are down, our elders have been in their talks "encouraging" or pressuring everyone to donate more to the world wide work.. it freaks me out how we already give them a set amount of $600 a month, plus what is contributed by the congregation(usually $400 to $500 a month).

heck, our local congregation bank account even got below $500 for the first time this past may since i have been doing the accounts(4 years now).

for june, we raised a whopping $2400 to send into the branch.. the most amazing part, is that only a select few contribute on a regular basis every month.
Village Idiot

The really sad thing about this all is how those who are still in but mentally out have to tolerate this. I would leave the JW's quickly if I had to witness this.
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On the Relevancy of The Institutionalization of Sin
by Perry in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
child murder, sodomy & corrupting the human genome are not new sins, they are old ones.

what is new is their institutionalization.

but even that isn't totally new.
Village Idiot

FayeDunaway,

"Which brings me to a question, have they found the 'gay' gene? I don't recall a news story about this, but it seems probable they will if they haven't already."
Their brain has been found to be different. This article on Scientific American has some interesting points to make.
131
On the Relevancy of The Institutionalization of Sin
by Perry in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
child murder, sodomy & corrupting the human genome are not new sins, they are old ones.

what is new is their institutionalization.

but even that isn't totally new.
Village Idiot

Perry, how much of your op is your original writing and how much of it is cut and paste?

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FayeDunaway,