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  My issue with the Memorial.

  by Caveat in

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  there is something bothering me about the whole partaking thing.. .

  isnt it kind of contradictory that for a religion that doesnt promote the use and eating of blood, the most important ritual and date in their calendar involved the ceremonial drinking of blood as part of it?.

  it's like going to a rape victim support group and celebrate their anniversary by ceremoniously raping the founder.

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  Legal Question

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  for our resident lawyers and those familiar with the law anywhere but specially on the us.

  can a parent legally forbid a son from being baptized until he becomes an adult (legal age)?.

  jws usually baptize their children when they are in their early teens, can an unbelieving parent do something legal to prevent this?.

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  Commatology 101

  by Caveat in

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  commatology 101. the wt argues that the expression on luke 23:43 should be rendered: "truly i tell you today, you will be with me in paradise.".

  a great deal has been placed on this commas placement since the traditional understanding of this verse is in direct contraposition with the watchtower teachings.. since commas are not included in the original language, our understanding of this passage is conditioned to our beliefs and the subsequent implications that may arise from its interpretation.. by arguing that the correct rendering is "truly i tell you today," the wt implies that jesus used this phrase regularly and was a rutinary saying of jesus since otherwise it makes no sense adding 'today' on this particular occasion.

  since similar phrases are found all over the gospels we can verify the its usage by jesus and hopefully be able to have a pattern that help us into resolving the dilemma.. in the wts comprehensive concordance we can track the usage of the expression truly i tell you', truly i say to you and others that basically have the same structure.. jesus is quoted in the gospels 80 + times, according to the new world translation, with expressions following the same formula.. here is a list of the places in the gospels where jesus is quoted using the phrase or one of its variations: (you can verify them by using your comprehensive concordance book or look them up in your personal copy on the nwt, all are encouraged to add or substract as they do their own personal research).

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  Religious Stupor

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  a relative of mine, a devout witness, is a very righteous person who drives carefully, lives a decent life in all respects.

  telling a lie is completely off limits.

  to my complete amazement they told her that is not the case.

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  Albert Einstein goes to a party...

  by Caveat in

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  albert einstein goes to a party and he asked everyone he met their respective iq.

  to those who had above 140 he said: "we?ll talk about the great unification theory and the mysteries of the universe... we have much to discuss about!!!

  to those over 120 he said: "we?ll talk about international relations, anti semitism and the future of the world... we have much to discuss about!!!

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  Scientists: What can Exponential Growth tell us about the Bible?

  by Caveat in

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  2. bible

  need help from all the scientists, statisticians and math gurus out there?

  (perhaps sng?).

  have you researched exponential growth and bible chronology?.

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  Passing along information

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  a while ago i read an article somewhere where the org said that you shouldn?t pass along emails or unconfirmed stories without verifying the information and the source otherwise you?ll be contributing in spreading gossip.. do you think the rank and file jws are guilty of lying, since they are transmitting information that they themselves have not bother to confirm?.

  does trusting the gb exonerates them somehow of their responsibility of verifying the information?.

  those who know about some flaws in the teachings; are they in your eyes justified somehow to remain spreading them while staying in?

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  Got invited to the hall...

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  "to study?".

  "i can?t study with you.

  ) we don?t believe the same things".

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  Did God talk to you too?

  by Caveat in

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  no im not crazy now... but maybe i was back then.

  did you ever prayed for guidance and opened your bible in a passage that seem to show you the way?.

  did you get a innocent comment from an old sister at the hall that seemed at the time like advice from the almighty?.

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