Been there, done that. The more I read, the more I see it can't be God's inspired word. At least, not the OT. The NT is still under scrutiny, but, being based on the OT...
melmac
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Bible Reading Leading to More Doubt Than Faith... :(
by jeanniebeanz inok, it?s taken me longer to get my thoughts together on this than i expected, but here is the reason that i have come to have doubts in the divine nature of the bible; its failure to show that the god it describes is abiding by "his" own standards.. for example, according to 2 peter 1:20, the entire bible is inspired of god.
the main attributes of "god" are that "he" is love (1 john 4:8), "he" is just (deuteronomy 32:4), and "he" has all of the power (revelation 7:12).. with that in mind, my first problem with the bibles authenticity is that this ?loving god?
murdered the entire world of men at one point in history by drowning them.
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What initially attracted you to your spouse?
by JH in.
was it the looks.....the way he/she talked to you, a certain chemistry?.
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melmac
Her mouth and the fact that she reminded me a little girl with a grownup body. She SEEMED submissive, but in fact always had it her way...
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Watchtower and Awake in the waiting room
by kj ini found a couple of nice wt and awake magazines in the waiting room at work today.
i decided to dress them up with some flourescent green labels with the freeminds.org, silentlambs.org, and quotes' website.
hope the jw who left them will come back and check them out .
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melmac
You should rather take them to the rest room.
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MJ at the meeting again
by G Money inguess who's coming to dinner???
i mean the kingdom hall yesterday for the meeting?
yes, pulled up in a limo and all.
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melmac
Nice finding, Elsewhere. And I liked this quote from the site:
"I thought [combat] would change them, because there's that saying that there are no atheists in a foxhole, and I find that's not true. Even in a battle zone there's still a fairly large number that's not practicing a faith, . . ." Army Chaplain Joe Angotti - Tikrit, Iraq
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JW Mother Mourns Pope's Death
by homme perdu ini was surprised to discover how my mother felt about the passing of the pope.
she mentioned even though he is different (regarding religion) he is still human and death is always something painful.
i overheard her discussion with my grandfather and she said he did good things and jehovah can grant him resurrection.
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melmac
Jeanniebeanz,
I don't know how old your hubbie is, but my gf is 32 and she was pretty able to understand the importance of JP-II... so maybe that's not the point.
Anyway, I was much shocked at the way most people in the board reacted to his death. Some seemed VERY glad about it. Which to me seems strange, coming from an ex-JW point of view. I wonder, for instance, if people will commemorate the passing of Jesse Jackson, one day. Or even someone from the GB. All those are against abortion, homossexuality, women as leaders... etc etc.
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hi I'm new
by delilah inmy friend mary told me about this site.
she told me how much she enjoyed it, so i've finally taken the baptismal plunge, and here i am.
now mary can count this as a bible study.
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melmac
Wow this place is teeming with gourgeous newbies. Welcome Delilah.
This reminds me of a song by P J Harvey:
PJ Harvey
Dry (1992)
Hair Samson, the strength
That's in, your arms
Oh to be, your stunning
Bride
Samson, your hair
Glistening, like sun
Oh would, that it
Were mine
Samson, your hair
That's in, my hands
I'll keep it safe
You're mine, you're mine
He said wait, said wait
Delilah my babe, Delilah my babe
Said wait, said wait
Delilah my babe, Delilah my babe
Said wait, said wait
Delilah my babe
You lied in my face
You cut off my hair
You lied in my bed
Samson, your stay
With your 'lilah
I'll hold you in
My hands
Yeah
Your hair
Restrain
My man
My man
He said wait, said wait
Delilah my babe, Delilah my babe
Said wait, said wait
Delilah my babe, Delilah my babe
He said wait, said wait
Delilah my babe, Delilah my babe
Said wait, said wait
Delilah my babe
You lied in my face
You cut off my hair
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My tribute to the Pope, also the best picture of him ever!! >>>>>
by WingCommander inapril fools!!
you all fell for it.
this has got to be the best depiction ever of the pope........makes me laugh every time!
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melmac
Hey Melissa... nice avatar!!
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Guess who's a dad again?
by Thirdson inour daughter was born yesterday.
mrs thirdson and baby firstdaughter are doing fine.. i haven't posted much in the past year.
i've been rather busy and life is going to get even more hectic.. 3rd (aka proud dad).
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melmac
As a dad of two, I know how you feel. CONGRATULATIONS.
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This is a SHOCKER!!!
by HadEnuf inwell my dear and trusted friends on this most esteemed forum...i would like you to meet my newest addition..."freedom frog".
he now graces my right arm and has been adopted into my family of frog tattoos.
(gizmo, on my left front leg above my ankle and flipper, another little frog above my right ankle, but to the side).
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melmac
Nice tatoo! I don`t like them like dragons and such... but that style is very cute.
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Wilma Flintstone, is She Hott or What?
by prophecor inthe new mrs. flintstone just got a perm, along with jane jetson and velma from scooby doo............ & they look mavalous!!
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melmac
In the old cartoon I preferred Betty. But who knows if they had wifeswapping in prehistoric times...