WOW - thank you, pizzahut23, SBF, Earnest and all contributing on this blog -- very informative/interesting!! I'm still stuck on Luke 2:11 Jehovah the Savior being born and the trinitarian slant of many. WT - oh my!
Posts by LV101
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34A New List of the J Versions and Where to Find them
by pizzahut2023 inhi!i am doing a very long and exhaustive study of the "j" versions, based off the new study edition of the new world translation:https://www.jw.org/en/library/bible/study-bible/appendix-c/divine-name-new-testament-2/.
this list has about 300 sources, mostly bibles, that the jehovah's witnesses have used to "justify" their insertion of "jehovah" into the new testament.i am doing an excel spreadsheet of where to find digitized copies of these j versions and then some notes on them.. they contain some really interesting renderings, some that would make a jehovah's witness's head spin!for example, in j29:the original aramaic new testament in plain english (an american translation of the aramaic new testament), by glenn david bauscher, seventh edition, australia, 2012which you can find here:.
http://buffaloriverforge.com/peshitta/nt%20peshitta%207th%20ed%20plain%20text%20unnoted.pdfin luke 2:11 it says:.
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Regional Convention Attendance
by XBEHERE inelder friend of mine texted me asking what my rc attendance was 2 weeks ago (family and i streamed it since wife is not well).
he told me that his rc in the jersey city assembly hall last weekend was low.
co told them that around 2600 were the total from 16+ congs that were assigned.
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Hellothere - howdy! With so many elderly JW biting the dust where is all the monies from their estates. WT criminal lawyers for all the child pedophilia must be draining them. Between payoffs from Big Pharma for jabs and mammoth collection from estates of elderly WT should be on a roll. I'm sure the elderly still kickin' contributing their normal bucks to WT while they're too ill or tired to drag to meetings -- still ahead of the game IMO. I'd contribute double to avoid meetings.
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Still no U turn on vax mandates for all schools
by ExBethelitenowPIMA inyou still have to be fully vaccinated to attend any theocratic schools.
elders and ministerial servants have their kingdom ministry school every year, the cobe of every congregation has to check that everyone is fully vaccinated.
after the school everyone will ask any bothers who were not there why not?
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They're starting to know better re/vaccines including 'other' quackzines from drilling deeper (what a concept -- alternative media) and realizing main stream media is the main line for wealth and control of the masses.
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Are you PISSED-OFF with christianity/religion? Watch THE KINGDOM
by Reasonfirst inif you are pissed-off with christianity and/or religion in general, then you may like this overview of the downfall of the hillsong (pentecostalism) franchise.. it was made by a staff member of sbs an australian tv, who is apparently an ex-hillsong attendee.. the description blurb notes: " marc fennell investigates the successful, but scandal plagued megachurch hillsong, stepping back into the world of pentecostalism that he left behind and asking what happens as the hillsong kingdom crumbles.".
you can find this report on sbs ondemand.. link: https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-program/the-kingdom/2204846147867.
there are other links on the web to other critical examinations of hillsong's failings, including the failure of pastor brian houston's failure to report his father's (the founder of hillsong) pedophilia.. another australian link is to channel 7's spotlight;.
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Punky -- ^^^ feel same. Wish they'd sit in a church and hear admonition/preachin' or something to stop stealing, lying, conniving and worse. I realize it starts in the home but maybe there's an outside chance would help some. Our science guru Cofty would have to correct my delusional thinking.
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Regional Convention Attendance
by XBEHERE inelder friend of mine texted me asking what my rc attendance was 2 weeks ago (family and i streamed it since wife is not well).
he told me that his rc in the jersey city assembly hall last weekend was low.
co told them that around 2600 were the total from 16+ congs that were assigned.
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Great topic, thanks, XBEHERE. Thanks, Ghost for analyzing - I looked and thought same . . . 162+ not half bad for 16 congs. w/all the negative stats we've been reading about. Made sense reading XBE's 2nd paragraph.
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An analysis of the recent 153rd Gilead Graduation talk by Jesse Morris (member of the US Branch Committee and son of Anthony Morris III)
by jwleaks inarticle from the last days newsletter (june 5-11, 2023).
it has been said that by reading the watchtower and awake!
magazines, along with other publications of jehovah’s witnesses, a person will receive, over a period of years, a considerable and broad education.. …would you like to grow in knowledge, obtaining an education of even much greater value than can be received in any college?
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American Healthcare: How your system works
by Diogenesister incanada has universal healthcare.
the consensus is that america never will.
can anyone explain why, please?
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There's a reason medical students run to the US for education and desire to practice here -- they make decent money! They even flee from renown medical centers such as California (state taxes and make much less/salaried) than private practice in other states. Socialized medicine KILLS incentive -- fact! Liberal doctors worried about socialized med in US yrs. ago. Some still earn well but many were leaving the practice - 62-63% even in 'social' (oops, not social) America. They couldn't make a decent living w/all the ins. time waste, malpractice insurance, costs, taxes, etc., etc. I'm not referring to the top heart or oncologist specialists in the state/country.
Some states with no state taxes aren't quite what the minions think -- double fees for auto licensing - children's sports' costs/fees, ridiculous insurance rates (highest if not highest in country in LV) trucked in food regions so more expensive to eat, higher utilities (weather extremes) and housing costs (especially high end communities) equivalent to California w/growth explosion west/northwest regions. Always same price real estate in couple of affluent 'hoods LV same as Beverly Hills/couple of golf course communities as far back as late 80s. Everyone thinks it's cheaper -- wrong! Know people in NV and Idaho moving back to San Diego/so cali -- can't afford to live here. I can live cheaper at the beach😊 yeah -- but I won't full time. Three families left Bend, Oregon -- couldn't take it and balanced politically/one quite liberal. Starter homes WERE good incentive in this tax-free state but so many paying exorbitant rates for apts w/rate increases quarterly having to leave. Racing here.
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American Healthcare: How your system works
by Diogenesister incanada has universal healthcare.
the consensus is that america never will.
can anyone explain why, please?
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LoveUni - We pay the majority of big pharma costs worldwide. I agree with you and LHG and want no one going hungry/suffering -- the bleeding heart side -- and they should not considering what responsible, hard-working, Americans pay.
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American Healthcare: How your system works
by Diogenesister incanada has universal healthcare.
the consensus is that america never will.
can anyone explain why, please?
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AGREE ^^^ re/class distinctions/caste system in US - definitely the few in top echelon controlling the mass wealth.
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American Healthcare: How your system works
by Diogenesister incanada has universal healthcare.
the consensus is that america never will.
can anyone explain why, please?
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Yes, we all know the percentages of those paying the taxes and should pay the most. The 'right' contributes more charity/donation wise than the left -- and I'm not a right-r! I don't know anyone on the right (or left) who gripes about contributing to the disadvantaged/sick and those who can't afford food/housing/education, medical, whatever, but the distribution to those in need seems to be radically wrong. When children are living in cars, tents, leaving school hungry clinging to teachers/staff to stay at school, something is radically wrong in this 'rich' country. Of course, it was beyond pathetic during the 8 yr. Great Recession -- I'm not referring/pointing fingers to anyone's beloved political gods/affiliations as the mess didn't occur overnight and nothing is fair in life.