Posts by Nate Merit

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FREE JW BOOKS......

by freedomlover in

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looks like we have sold our house and we will be doing the big move and transformation of our lives by the end of this month.

yippee for us!!.

anyhow, in the midst of all this packing i've come across a lot of extra jw books and i was going to save them for a bonfire but i thought i'd offer them up to any of you that may be interested.

Nate Merit

Congatulations FreedomLover!

I dont want any books, but I'm very pleased things are going well for you, and especially that you are no longer a JW.

Nate

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How Many Came in via Door-toDoor Witnessing?

by JW_Researcher in

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what percentage would you say came into your old or current congregation(s) via the door-to-door witnessing?

it is understood that your response is a guestimate.

Nate Merit

Welcome to the board, JW Researcher.

I can only tell you that I did not get involved in JW's thru anyone coming to my door.

Nate

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What is orthodox Christianity?

by Justin in

we frequently contrast what jehovah's witnesses believe with orthodox christianity (or what they call "christendom").

but what does orthodox christianity look like if allowed to stand on its own, not defending itself from outside attack?

the archbishop of canterbury (rowan williams) recently gave his own description to a group of non-christians - his audience being at the islamic university in islamabad.

How very fundamentalist of you, Tophet, to ignore anything that challenges your well-worn fundy-ruts in favor of side issues. Yes, yes. There were thousands upon thousands of apostles Tophet, all of them with magic brooms and Carte Blanche.

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What is orthodox Christianity?

by Justin in

we frequently contrast what jehovah's witnesses believe with orthodox christianity (or what they call "christendom").

but what does orthodox christianity look like if allowed to stand on its own, not defending itself from outside attack?

the archbishop of canterbury (rowan williams) recently gave his own description to a group of non-christians - his audience being at the islamic university in islamabad.

Nate Merit

Hello Narkissos

I wanted my reply to be as simple and to the point as possible, and simply off the top of my head.

If you look at the responses, you will see that my post caught its readers like deer in a headlight. They are unaccustomed to thinking in any ways other than the odd old ruts they've always thought in.

Your online friend,
Nate

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What is orthodox Christianity?

by Justin in

we frequently contrast what jehovah's witnesses believe with orthodox christianity (or what they call "christendom").

but what does orthodox christianity look like if allowed to stand on its own, not defending itself from outside attack?

the archbishop of canterbury (rowan williams) recently gave his own description to a group of non-christians - his audience being at the islamic university in islamabad.

Nate Merit

Yes Evan. The Great Schism of 1054.

Nate

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What is orthodox Christianity?

by Justin in

we frequently contrast what jehovah's witnesses believe with orthodox christianity (or what they call "christendom").

but what does orthodox christianity look like if allowed to stand on its own, not defending itself from outside attack?

the archbishop of canterbury (rowan williams) recently gave his own description to a group of non-christians - his audience being at the islamic university in islamabad.

Nate Merit

Why on earth would you think you had gotten my "panties in a bunch" ? Your response was a cause of mirth, not anger, thats why it began LOL and ended with my smiley face. I do not attach the smiley to angry or irritated posts.

Most importantly, I don't wear panties. Except when I'm expecting you over for a romantic evening of dinner and sexual intercourse.

With his sexy panties in a bunch,
Nate

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What is orthodox Christianity?

by Justin in

we frequently contrast what jehovah's witnesses believe with orthodox christianity (or what they call "christendom").

but what does orthodox christianity look like if allowed to stand on its own, not defending itself from outside attack?

the archbishop of canterbury (rowan williams) recently gave his own description to a group of non-christians - his audience being at the islamic university in islamabad.

Nate Merit

But in reading you answer to that person, I got the jest that you didn't believe in the inspired writtings of the Apostles.

Hello Tophat

I reread my post and for the life of me cannot find the word "Apostles" or anything really that you said you deduced from my post.

Also, I think you meant "gist" not "jest."

The apostles were members of the "out-called" the ekklessia, the church, yes? They were part of the Body of Christ, yes? Perhaps that is what confused you when I pointed out the simple fact that the church precedes and produced the NT. You are used to thinking in fundamentalist ways about the NT and the apostles. You are used to thinking the NT produced the church, and that the apostles somehow stand outside the Body of Christ, the church.

As to apostles having written the gospels, "Mark" and "Luke" were not apostles. Furthermore, no one knows who wrote these books. The names attached to them now did not appear for over a century after they began to circulate, anonymously, among the church. The authorship attributed to them is an early church tradition.

If you'd like assistance in navigating church history and understanding how the NT came to, etc, please feel free to PM me.

Have a good evening Tophat.
Nate

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What is orthodox Christianity?

by Justin in

we frequently contrast what jehovah's witnesses believe with orthodox christianity (or what they call "christendom").

but what does orthodox christianity look like if allowed to stand on its own, not defending itself from outside attack?

the archbishop of canterbury (rowan williams) recently gave his own description to a group of non-christians - his audience being at the islamic university in islamabad.

Nate Merit

I meant heretics such as ARIUS, not Athanasius. Athanasius was the hero lol. Sorry for the confusing typo.

Nate

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What is orthodox Christianity?

by Justin in

we frequently contrast what jehovah's witnesses believe with orthodox christianity (or what they call "christendom").

but what does orthodox christianity look like if allowed to stand on its own, not defending itself from outside attack?

the archbishop of canterbury (rowan williams) recently gave his own description to a group of non-christians - his audience being at the islamic university in islamabad.

Nate Merit

LOL Tophat

No, that is not what I am saying. That is utterly irrelevant to your question. Get your head out of that space, thats not the discussion.

You asked what Orthodox Christianity is. I gave you the actual historical answer, rather than a subjective answer based on my personal doctrinal preferences, my personal opinion of what is "Orthodox." Such opinions are like ***holes, everyone has them and they're only usful to the person that expressed them.

How could a personal/ individualistic/subjective opinion of what is orthodox answer such an objective/historical question "What Is Orthodox?" which is the question you asked.

Not trying to confuse you, but simply awaken you to historical reality so the historical answer to your historical question can be answered.

Nate

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I Need Some Folks To Set Me Right!

by Nate Merit in

i need to know a few things in order to be accurate in the book i'm currently writing.

if you can help, muchas gracias mi amigo.. .

i was baptized thirty six years ago.

Nate Merit

Hi Golf!

OOOOOOO yer SNEAKY!

Naw, no pranks here. I already tried that with a subtly subversive post about the Septuagint versus the Hebrew text of the OT, but Leolaia and a couple others were on it instantly. She's amazing.

Thanks for replying!
Nate