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  Jude and 1 Enoch

  by Leolaia in

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  use of 1 enoch elsewhere in jude.

  jude 4 = 1 enoch 48:8-10, 81:1-2, 108:6-7 .

  jude 6 = 1 enoch 10:4-12, 12:4, 15:3-7 .

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  truthsetsonefree

  I'm glad you resurrected this thread Leolaia. This issue was another of my issues with the whole inspired Bible thing when I was a JW.
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  We're not a cult because we don't have communes

  by carla in

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  have you ever heard a dub say that they are not a cult because they don't live in a commune?

  (aside from all the other reasons they are a cult- see other thread about wt mind control) my question is, isn't bethel rather like a commune?

  and what about the wt farms?.

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  truthsetsonefree

  Bethel is their commune. And they substitute the physical control for the rest of the dubs with mental control, which is actually more powerful. A cult they still are.

  Isaac
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  Who has a blog?

  by DT in

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  i've noticed a lot of xjw blogs popping up lately.

  i think that is great.

  blogging could be the next big phase in combating the influence and propaganda of the watchtower society.

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  truthsetsonefree

  http://isaaccarmignani.blogspot.com
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  What to do with left over memorial emblems

  by Mattieu in

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  we have an italian cong that shares the hall with 2 english congs.

  an elder from the italian cong makes the wine & bread every year for quite a few of the congs in melbourne.. after the last memorial is held in our hall, the wine is taken back to this elders house where certain privileged ones are invited back for some socialising and to drink a very nice drop of red wine!

  as well as the usual assortment of cheese platters and crunchy bread.. we were privileged enough to be invited back a few years ago, but the whole idea didnt seem to sit well with me, so we took a raincheck and never got invited back again.

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  truthsetsonefree

  Drinking it in the back school, yup I remember those days.

  Isaac
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  How did Noah even begin to gather examples of microbes?

  by Holey_Cheeses*King_of_the juice. in

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  noah - a man ahead of his times.. did he have a superior form of immunity?

  oh, that's right, god was directing him.

  still, it must have been quite a challenge.. cheeses h. kerriced..

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  You know I never gave so much thought to Noah as I have since these threads. They've been a real eye opener. On the honeybees...I guess they didn't hurt people back then.

  Isaac
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  You're not going to believe this!

  by coffee_black in

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  this article is about a jw who has a face eating tumor.

  the pictures are beyond description.

  he hasn't had surgery because of the blood thing, but there may be hope in a new procedure.. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/12/03/wface103.xml.

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  truthsetsonefree

  If he is dead we have another victim of JW/WT think no? If this had been operated on early in life, he would have had a better chance.

  Isaac
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  Latest Witness Rumor

  by metatron in

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  apparently, there are new rumors about a brother talking with people at the un about religion.

  supposedly, they told him that they want to "turn on religion" by taxing churches.

  this is all ok with witnesses because the society is wisely taking ownership of kingdom halls and so they can afford to pay the taxation.. when i heard this explanation, i didn't know whether to puke or laugh out loud.

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  As VM44 says how it that turning against them. Dubs predict abolishing religion, not taxing it. Anyway the Society doesn't generally own Halls. Those that are mortgaged through WT are liened by the Society. Otherwise the congregations that meet there own the Hall.

  Isaac
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  My thoughts on the memorial.....yea I did go

  by Soledad in

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  it was dull.

  i could have sworn that i heard the same talk 20 years ago.

  witnesses look tired, bored, lifeless.

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  truthsetsonefree

  Wow Soledad, excellent synopsis. If I were still Christian I would feel pretty much as you do.

  Isaac
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  Special Bible talk entitled: “IS THERE A TRUE RELIGION FROM GOD’S STANDPOINT?” - Coming to a Kingdom Hall near you on Sunday, April 26, 2009

  by LUKEWARM in

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  the latest instalment is coming to convince everybody that there is only one channel - one god approved religion!.

  so folks, what arguments do you think the wts will use to "prove" that there is a true religion from god's standpoint?.

  lukewarm.

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  truthsetsonefree

  Same crap, different special talk.

  Isaac
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  What Were Your Consequences For Leaving The "Truth"???

  by minimus in

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  was it as bad as everyone says, that if you leave the organization, you'll go back to the world, get into trouble and suffer?.

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  truthsetsonefree

  Same here as Magwitch. Except no love of my life YET! Otherwise, never been better. Dubs think that all the moral training drains out of your brain once you leave. Not so. I now have the freedom to truly practice moral living. I'm a more compassionate and loving human being. My co-workers often comment on the positive change. It amounts to this, if you are going to be immoral or ruin your life, the dubs can't stop you. They MAY delay it a little is all.

  Isaac