Angharad, you were quicker than me. I was going go say SEINFELD.
The Beatles, overrated? No way!
melmac
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They are Sooooooooo Over-rated !!
by ScoobySnax inever listened to someone who goes on and on about someone or something (and i don't mean jehovah's witnesses here!
) like they were the best thing since sliced bread.....and try as you might you just can't see the attraction?.
my brother-in law must have every sodding elvis record/picture/memorabilia thing going, and he goes on and on about him.
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Make your own prophecy...
by melmac in.
the "composite sign" given by jesus could relate to many centuries in the past, and will no doubt fit many centuries in the future.
it's by no means a "fingerprint", as religions (especially dubs) will have it.. now, if you were in jesus' shoes and were to give an ummistakable sign, what would it be?
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melmac
The "composite sign" given by Jesus could relate to many centuries in the past, and will no doubt fit many centuries in the future. It's by no means a "fingerprint", as religions (especially dubs) will have it.
Now, if YOU were in Jesus' shoes and were to give an ummistakable sign, what would it be?
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Just got back from the 2004-2005 circuit assembly here are a few thoughts.
by PaNiCAtTaCk inupon arriving i ran into lots of old friends and really enjoyed seeing everyone and visiting.
they dont know that im currently struggling with doubts about the organization and they think that im the same old zealous brother.
i couldnt help but feel a sence of guilt visiting with them about our current number of publishers and how many we had pioneering ect.
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melmac
"World of Aids"?
Now, the dubs have become adept at borrowing every urban legend in the book?
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My Thomas : Why did Jesus not rebuke him ?
by Lampokey injw doctrine teaches that jesus was not god.i do not know if is doctrime , but i also get the idea that jws believe the bible to be completely and literally correct.. luke 18:19 : jesus asks a ruler "why do you call me good?
nobody is good , except one , god".. how , then , do jws explain john 20:28 , where thomas says "my lord and my god!".
if jesus was not god , he would certainly rebuke a disciple for blasphemy.so , why did he not set thomas straight ?
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melmac
Now you hit the nail in the head, Little Toe. While I don't believe the trinity, John's Gospel makes a point of Jesus' divinity. Let's say I'm somewhere in between Jdubs and other denominations, on this issue.
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Do spiritual ones sit closer to the front?
by JH indf'd ones are asked to sit in the back row at the hall.
although i was never df'd, i always sat in the back because i felt more comfortable back there.
i never did participate much anyways so i sat in the last row or before last.
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melmac
Wherever I am, except for theaters (not "movies") I ALWAYS sit at the back. First because I don't like people looking over my shoulders. Second, because it makes strategic escapes easier (unless the entrance is in the front). Depending on the case, I can even take a nap...
At the KH, it can serve as an excuse... I sat in the back "to help other people".
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Was anyone actually ever banned from playing chess?
by Jodo inawake!
1973 march 22 pp.13-14 chess-what kind of game is it?
the spirit of competition in chess may be stirred to fever pitch, which is reflected in chess players' attitudes and language.
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melmac
Maybe they learned from this guy: http://www.sunnipath.com/resources/Questions/qa00002582.aspx
In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful,
The blessed Companions of the Messenger of Allah (Allah be pleased with them all) used to explicitly prohibit the playing of chess, and it is obvious that they must have heard this from the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) himself.
Sayyiduna Ali (Allah be pleased with him) said: ?Chess is the gambling of the non-Arabs?. (al-Bayhaqi in his Shu?ab al-Iman)
Sayyiduna Abu Musa al-Ash?ari (Allah be pleased with him) said: ?Only a sinner plays chess? (ibid).
He was once asked about chess and he replied: ?It is useless (batil) and Allah does not like useless things? (ibid).
Due to the above statements, many scholars including the Hanafi Imams have prohibited the playing of chess.
The great Hanafi jurist, Imam al-Haskafi (Allah have mercy on him) states: ?It is prohibitively disliked (makruh tahriman) to play backgammon and similarly chess?.
Allama Ibn Abidin (Allah have mercy on him) explains:
?The reason why chess and backgammon is prohibitively disliked is that, the one who becomes busy with playing these games is relieved from the stress and hardships of this world (m, meaning it is useless and endless entertainment that only waists time and relieves one from the pressing issues of life) and the pains and difficulties of the hereafter come to him. Therefore, it is unlawful and a grave sin, according to us, to play backgammon and chess. And in permitting it, is assisting Shaytan in his ploys against Islam and Muslims?. (Radd al-Muhtar ala al-Durr al-Mukhtar, 6/394).
Therefore, one should avoid playing chess. The reason is that, playing chess inevitably wastes a lot of time and distracts one from the religious and other worldly obligations. The legal principle (qa`ida fiqhiyya) is that, ?The inevitable is considered actual,? in terms of establishing rulings. [al-ghalibu ka?l mutahaqqaq].
And Allah knows best
Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
Darul Iftaa, Leicester, UK
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My Thomas : Why did Jesus not rebuke him ?
by Lampokey injw doctrine teaches that jesus was not god.i do not know if is doctrime , but i also get the idea that jws believe the bible to be completely and literally correct.. luke 18:19 : jesus asks a ruler "why do you call me good?
nobody is good , except one , god".. how , then , do jws explain john 20:28 , where thomas says "my lord and my god!".
if jesus was not god , he would certainly rebuke a disciple for blasphemy.so , why did he not set thomas straight ?
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melmac
I never understood what the fuss is all about. I don't believe in the Trinity, yet I see no problem in calling Jesus "God".
Psalms 82:1 God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.
- 82:6 I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.
John
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- Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?
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- If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;
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- Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?
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What do you make of this picture?
by heart2heart inmum took this picture in the summer (she loves to photograph flowers, mushrooms and insects) and this one really shocked us - look at the head of the moth!
to us it looks like a little human head!
very strange.
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melmac
Now that's proof that the Devil is putting subliminal pictures in moths. That's the reason why the mosaic law decrees that such animals are abominable!
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33 Reasons To Avoid Putting Your Pic On The Net!
by Englishman inhttp://www.aseltine.com/rhee/
englishman.
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melmac
HUAHAAUAUAHAUHAUAHAH!
Someone must really hate this guy!
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moses and the bit at the burning bush
by lurk ini know jehovahs name has been done to death but ive got to ask this .
(.its not about the meaning of his name im on about, but rather the use of a name before and after moses time).. heres my question.
according to the wts the name of god was used before moses time but they just didnt appreciate the meaning of his name .but the bible says moses knew he was a hebrew ,was fed by his own mother (sarah fed issac untill he was 5 years old so possibly for at ;least that long ) so he must have known that he was her son and a hebrew from her right and that she wasnt just some servant?
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melmac
Leolaia has a good point. Some claim that the identification of "El" with Jehovah took quite some time to happen.
You may want to take a look at chapter 4 in http://www.jcnot4me.com/Items/theology/JEHOVAH_UNMASKED/jehovah_unmasked.htm
Edited to add:
Ex 22:28 Thou shalt not revile the gods , nor curse the ruler of thy people.