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What do you believe in after "The Truth&qu...
by Atreyu in
1. jw
2. experiences
an invitation:.

i would like to see a short description of your personal beliefs or religion today, after you lost faith in "the truth", from anyone here that feels for it.
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JW catches "smear pedo catholic priests&qu...
by Atreyu in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
i'm in need of advice:.

today a jw wrote an article in a norwegain newspaper about the pedofile catholic priests scandal in the us these days.

obviously, he enjoyed smearing them and argumented that the institution of celibacy was the root to the evil doings.. but, this jw is not personally very active - and he didn't mention anything jw-related in his article at all.
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New light on Israel's role in Great Tribulation?
by Atreyu in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
rumours from norway says that there's a new understanding coming up:.

when the beast (un) is standing on holy ground (israel) the great tribulation will start.. this is only unconfirmed rumours right now, but has anyone heard this already?.

this is very actual now since un is discussing to send peace enforcement troops to israel/palestine - if not george w. sets his foot down in the un security council.
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Do you believe in Hank?
by Atreyu in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
who's hank, and why would i want to kiss his ass?".

me: "do you kiss hank's ass often?".

john: "well no, you don't actually get the money until you leave town.".
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The Great Crowd on the move
by Atreyu in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the watchtower 5/1-02 presents a new understanding regarding where the great crowd is rendering sacred service.

this is most interesting since it concerns a very central teaching of jw but the inconsistencies are still there!.

why was the great crowd placed in the court of gentiles?.
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Memorial Supper - A child's perspective
by Atreyu in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
at the memorial supper, i took along my little daughter, nearly 6. she's not familiar with kingdom halls and what's going on there.

to make her comfortable, i let her bring a favourite "teddy bear", actuallay a cow.. she found it very peculiar that the bread and wine was passed from hand to hand without anyone eating or drinking.

she asked a lot and i tried to explain.
You Know the meaning of The Last Supper
by Atreyu in
1. watchtower
2. bible
sorry for the late response.

this is a comment on a reply from you know, regarding the meaning of the last supper.

( http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.asp?id=23523&site=3) .
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"You Know" invited to The Last Supper
by Atreyu in
1. watchtower
2. bible
sorry for late response.

this is a commentary to a reply from you know, regarding the meaning of the last supper.

by using covenant in both verses, the nwt is thereby giving the impression that the covenant of the blood (v20) is the same thing as the appointment of the kingdom to the disciples (v29).. the greek word for covenant in v20 is diatheke.
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The Last Supper - very simple
by Atreyu in
1. watchtower
2. bible
jesus took bread, and when he had said the blessing he broke it and gave it to the disciples.

take it and eat it, he said, this is my body.

then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he handed it to them saying, drink from this, all of you, for this is my blood, the blood of the covenant, poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
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Snow in Bethlehem
by Atreyu in
1. social
2. relationships
for many years i thought that one wts argument against jesus being born in december was valid:.

"the sheep were out in the fields of bethlem when jesus was born.

there are sometimes snow in this area in december, so the event couldn't have taken place in that season.".