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  The status of women in early Christianity

  by Leolaia in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the watchtower society maintains a very strict gender dichotomy in its organization.

  this is news to no one.

  although men -- in many cases, unqualified men -- are expected to reach for advancement within local congregations (e.g.

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  Morning worship comment from Bethel

  by Smoky in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i received this email from a friend of a friend:.

  'comments made by brother lett at morning worship today.. the comments were about the work we have of bearing witness of the truth.

  " again, the angels make note of it.. we knock at the fifth house and again no one is home.

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  The Watch Tower Gave its Blessing to the US Army Fighting in WWI

  by Leolaia in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  may 30 for prayer and supplication

  in accordance with the resolution of congress of april 2nd, and with the proclamation of the president of the united states of may 11, it is suggested that the lord's people everywhere make may 30th a day of prayer and supplication.

  god was graciously pleased to cause the nation to be formed and to grow under the most favorable conditions in the world for the preservation of liberty, civil and religious.

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  Circuit Overseer Explains How The Internet Is A Trap!

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my mother told me that the co gave a talk on how a spider spins his web and it can take a very long time for the web to be made but just like that--- before you know it---it can catch its prey and devour it.

  it's the same with the world wide web, the internet.

  there are reports, according to the co, that in new york, a very prominent "anointed" man was disfellowshipped and he has his owm website where he has answered many jws questions.

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  The enigmatic mystery of the Nephilim, the Rephaim, and the Titans

  by Leolaia in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  it has been said that historical memory in oral tradition goes back only a few hundred years before it alters considerably in later retellings, and when even greater time depth is involved the mythic past fills in what has been collectively forgotten.

  but myths purporting to relate events hundreds or even thousands of years in the past often contain kernals of historical memory amid the layers of tradition and archetypal folk motifs.

  an excellent example from my own reading is that of the inuit eskimo in greenland who have a rich oral tradition about the norsemen who died out over 500 years ago and who originally colonized the land a millenium ago.

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  William Osbeck-The CO that helped me get out of the borg.

  by Sadie5 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  after reading cruzenheart's post on the letter about her father, and the treatment he received from the co, william osbeck, and the elders of his congregation, it brought back my own memories of this particular co and his treatment of people.

  it was 1995 and one of the hardest years of my life.

  in february of that year, i learned i was pregnant with our fifth child.

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  The Blood Issue

  by LoneWolf in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  in valis's thread "discussion with my dad --- ended badly", he requested some help explaining the reason that the blood doctrine is faulty.

  this is something i wrote out a few years ago and i wanted to post it here in case someone could find it useful.. feel free to use it any way you wish.. .

  the blood issue.

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  Green Bay Packers thread

  by musky in

  1. social
  2. physical

  i thought that the best team in the nfl deserved their own thread.

  actually, i am not a huge football fan.

  i do not watch much sports at all.

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  Anti-semitism & JW's

  by avishai in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm not surprised @ a lot of the anti-semitic, or borderline anti-semitic statements on this site lately, as the jw's bash the jews almost as bad as the catholics, so that is part of our basic programming being raised jw.

  also, if you look at there publications, the "bad jews" i.e.

  saducees & pharisees have your typical hooknose, hitlerian "dirty jew" look about them, while jesus & friends usuallly look aryan.

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  WT article on Esther: dead wrong.

  by JeffT in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  a few weeks ago the pastor at our church gave the sermon from the book of esther.

  this sparked some old wt memories.

  i looked through my old bound volumes and found this gem of misguided scholarship from the writing department.

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