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  Why isn't the story of SAMPSON quickly and clearly regarded a myth?

  by Terry in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  judges chapter 15:.

  14 when he came to lehi, the philistines shouted triumphantly at meeting him.

  then jehovahs spirit empowered him,+ and the ropes on his arms became like linen threads that were scorched with fire, and his fetters melted off his hands.+ 15 he now found a fresh jawbone of a male donkey; he reached out and grabbed it and struck down 1,000 men with it.+ 16 then samson said: with the jawbone of a donkeyone heap, two heaps!

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  Terry

  NOTE: I just finished watching THE WHITE BUFFALO before I posted.

  In that film, the actor whose name is WILL SAMPSON must have impinged upon my mind when I posted

  the Topic title.

  It is SAM-SON (son of Sam :)
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  Why isn't the story of SAMPSON quickly and clearly regarded a myth?

  by Terry in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  judges chapter 15:.

  14 when he came to lehi, the philistines shouted triumphantly at meeting him.

  then jehovahs spirit empowered him,+ and the ropes on his arms became like linen threads that were scorched with fire, and his fetters melted off his hands.+ 15 he now found a fresh jawbone of a male donkey; he reached out and grabbed it and struck down 1,000 men with it.+ 16 then samson said: with the jawbone of a donkeyone heap, two heaps!

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  Terry

  A man wants to have sex with his wife after returning from a long trip away from home.

  His father-in-law tells him something which enrages this returned husband.

  The family had thought he wasn't coming back and had deserted the wife. As a consequence, she had been given to

  another man: a Philistine!

  This triggers an unprecedented rage in the sociopath husband.

  The stage has been set for what he considers "payback."

  JUDGES CHAPTER 15:

  14 When he came to Le′hi, the Phi·lis′tines shouted triumphantly at meeting him. Then Jehovah’s spirit empowered him,+ and the ropes on his arms became like linen threads that were scorched with fire, and his fetters melted off his hands.+ 15 He now found a fresh jawbone of a male donkey; he reached out and grabbed it and struck down 1,000 men with it.+ 16 Then Samson said: “With the jawbone of a donkey—one heap, two heaps! With the jawbone of a donkey I struck down 1,000 men.”+

  (NWT @ JW.org)

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  Who in their right mind would regard this account as even minimally feasible?

  Bruce Lee took on a dozen men (who were courteous enough to attack him by one's and two's) and defeated them in his Chinese films.

  But, armed Philistines numbering 1,000 could not have been defeated even if they had lined

  up to be killed (which they wouldn't have done.)

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  Isn't this incredible biographical account of Samson really a thin plagiarism of the Labors of Hercules?

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  Note:

  Previously we are told:

  4 So Samson went and caught 300 foxes. Then he took torches, turned the foxes tail to tail, and put one torch between each pair of tails. 5 Then he set fire to the torches and sent the foxes out into the fields of standing grain of the Phi·lis′tines. He set on fire everything from sheaf to standing grain, as well as the vineyards and the olive groves.

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  Ecologists and animal rights activists must have really been pissed off at this lunatic!

  Extra reading:

  http://freethoughtnation.com/samson-the-solar-myth/

  and

  http://users.adam.com.au/bstett/BSamson55.htm
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  AAWA activists burst into a Kingdom Hall in Kent!

  by raymond frantz in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  aawa activists burst into a kingdom hall in kent.

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  Terry

  It may seem corny, but I think the best policy is embodied in this quotation:

  BE THE CHANGE YOU WISH TO SEE IN THE WORLD.
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  crisis of conscience

  by venting in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  if you were going to skip some parts of this book which ones would they be?

  whats the best part?

  i know i sound lazy, but i can't read this in bed next to my wife.

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  Terry

  I've just been informed, Cynthia Franz passed on awhile back. Somehow I missed that bit of sad news.

  I'm guessing copyright is not a problem, as a result inasmuch as the Franz family had no children.

  The fellow who recorded the AUDIO version (above) does an excellent job of it! Does anybody have any

  information on who he is? (Other than his name.)
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  crisis of conscience

  by venting in

  1. jw
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  if you were going to skip some parts of this book which ones would they be?

  whats the best part?

  i know i sound lazy, but i can't read this in bed next to my wife.

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  Terry

  The book is on audio up to about Chapter 6 on YouTube.

  Download and listen through earbuds.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXwzOAVQahM&list=PLpdFJZe85hJlG4lAJ8mtiwkBsZTDvc-Rz

  When you've finished, send Ray Franz's widow a contribution.
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  DINOSAURS - What do Jehovah's Witnesses Believe?

  by Bloody Hotdogs! in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  as part of my deconversion catharsis, i have been building a(nother) website to highlight some of the more ridiculous jw beliefs.

  im a looong way from done, but i wanted some early feedback on one article: dinosaurs.

  http://www.jwbeliefs.com/dinosaurs/.

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  Terry

  By this reasoning, Jesus and his apostles had glowing rings (nimbus) floating above their heads, too!

  
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  What's Your Favorite Perfume or Cologne?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it is xmas time and perfumes and colognes are on the list.

  what do you really love for a scent if you were being given a gift?.

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  Terry

  Do people still wear this stuff?

  I usually gag at the scent of a man's cologne.

  You know why? THEY PUT TOO DAMNED MUCH ON!!
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  AAWA activists burst into a Kingdom Hall in Kent!

  by raymond frantz in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  aawa activists burst into a kingdom hall in kent.

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  Terry

  I see it as playing into the worst fears and expectations a JW has about apostates.

  It has the feeling of a 'home invasion.'

  The emotional tone is not friendly and welcoming.

  My own opinion is that an activist would most likely model the role of a doctor on a battlefield trying to mend the wounds

  of those hurt and frightened.

  You need to be someone other people feel safe confiding in.

  The bully boy intrusions smacks of showing off rather than performing a service for others.

  I could be wrong. Your mileage may vary. But, this video strikes me as exhibitionistic.
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  QUESTION OF THE WEEK: "Was Jesus a person of FAITH?"

  by Terry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  you are probably wondering if i've lost my mind with a question like this~!.

  there is a method to my madness, however.. ________________________.

  here is where this query originated; follow closely and comment.

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  Terry

  I find the level of naivete among the unlettered and simple people in Jesus' day more of an explanation for belief

  than almost anything else.

  Jews as a nation were no longer sovereign. Their sacred language had been replaced by Greek. A Hasmonean despot

  ruled as king and he collaborated with the pagan Romans. The idea of Messiah seemed more and more appealing

  as a way out. Your fellow countrymen tell you about miracles and they seemed totally convinced. Who are you to disagree?

  And so it goes . . .

  And so it went.

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  Faith is taking the first step even when you can’t see the whole staircase.

  Martin Luther King Jr.

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  If Jesus knew 'from the beginning who would betray him," can we say Jesus saw the whole staircase?
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  My difficulties in writing academic essays, contrasted with the same difficulties by NK elites

  by fulltimestudent in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i struggle to write good academic essays.

  i'm never happy with the result of my labours.

  i've had a few hds, but still feel they lack something.. for some months, i have been pondering why i have this problem, and the realisation is becoming clear that my problem is the result of having my brain washed clean by jesus for 40 years (my period of enslavement to the wt cause).

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  Terry

  In my opinion, good writing comes from reading good writing.

  I can see how reading the execrable Watchtower publications could scar you for life!

  However, if you can get your hands on whatever represents the finest representation of good Academic Writing,

  why couldn't you reverse engineer it with a view to what sets it apart?

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  I have a friend with a remarkable skill as an etching artist.

  He entered several of his etchings in an "art judging event" at the local bank.

  His work received 3rd place and he was bummed out.

  "How could those amateurs who did such obvious things win out ahead of my work?"

  I told him this:

  "It wasn't your work not measuring up which brought that result. It was the judges (employees of the bank) demonstrating

  their personal preferences."

  He looked quizzically at me, "What's the difference?"

  I told him, "Don't you think a wine connoisseur makes different choices than does an ordinary Joe-Six-pack?"

  "Yes."

  "That's all that's going on. Different kinds of people have different levels of expectations, tastes, and standards. End of story."

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  A rigorous list of "Academic standards for an Essay" would be your first order of business.