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  Epilsepy may B sign of demon possession

  by badboy in

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  so says the latest awake or was it wt.. mentioning the case of the demon possessed boy in matthew ????.

  hearing voices isn't neccessary demon possession!

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  Teenyuck, you got mail.

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  Disussion with JWs re: ONE mediator

  by somebody in

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  i'm just posting this here for lurking jws to think about, and perhaps come foreward and explain their thoughts to us here on jwd.com

  2/1/98 wt page 17. .

  16 israel not only was a kingdom but also had an anointed priesthood.

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  Thank you for putting that so clearly, Undercover.

  The bumf about "benefitting from the covenant" is, imo, the Watchtower's way of fudging what is plainly a doctrine in conflict with what the Bible says. An average Witness will read it and be able to pretend that somehow the conflict has been resolved, whereas in reality, no reconciliation is possible between the WT doctrine and the Biblical doctrine.

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  Assembly Food

  by El Kabong in

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  what are some of the foods you remember being served at district and circuit assemblies.

  i remember every sunday was roast chicken.

  also i remember them serving knockwurst and saurkraut.

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  Ah the sweet memory of Hellas Bars!

  They weren't even chocolate. I think they were labelled something like "chocolate product." And they were filled with goo. There were a choice of goos. Yellow goo, pink goo, brown goo, white goo.

  But they did get you through sessions without having to gnaw off your own arm. In fact, it got ridiculous. People were throwing down gigantic wads of tokens and scooping up boxes of the things. Often the speaker was drowned out by the sound of goo slurping. Occasionally the medical volunteers would race onto the side of the field wheeling an elderly person who had been overcome with too many Hellas Bars. After the closing prayer there would be many who simply stayed in their seats with brown chins and goo-besmirched shirts, paralysed with sugar let-down.

  And no-one ever knew where the Hellas Bars came from! There was a theory that they were the Society's equivalent of Soylent Green. An explanation as to why they were always solicting for new Bethel recruits, but the place never filled up!

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  Disussion with JWs re: ONE mediator

  by somebody in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i'm just posting this here for lurking jws to think about, and perhaps come foreward and explain their thoughts to us here on jwd.com

  2/1/98 wt page 17. .

  16 israel not only was a kingdom but also had an anointed priesthood.

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  Watchtower 1979 April 1 p.31 Questions from Readers ***

  · Is Jesus the "mediator" only for anointed Christians?

  The term "mediator" occurs just six times in the Christian Greek Scriptures and Scripturally is always used regarding a formal covenant.

  Moses was the "mediator" of the Law covenant made between God and the nation of Israel. (Gal. 3:19, 20) Christ, though, is the "mediator of a new covenant" between Jehovah and spiritual Israel, the "Israel of God" that will serve as kings and priests in heaven with Jesus. (Heb. 8:6; 9:15; 12:24; Gal. 6:16) At a time when God was selecting those to be taken into that new covenant, the apostle Paul wrote that Christ was the "one mediator between God and men." (1 Tim. 2:5) Reasonably Paul was here using the word "mediator" in the same way he did the other five times, which occurred before the writing of 1 Timothy 2:5, referring to those then being taken into the new covenant for which Christ is "mediator." So in this strict Biblical sense Jesus is the "mediator" only for anointed Christians.

  It appears that Swordof Jah's incense-like offerings may not be reaching the nostrils of Jehovah.

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  Madonna is a dumb ass.

  by LDH in

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  ok, just catching a little snippet of matt lauer's interview of madonna right now.

  a few things come to mind.drop the fake ass british accentamerica is not interested in a "spiritual" pop starkaballah is just another religion, regardless of your argument that it is not.

  (doesn't everyone say that their religion is not a "religion" but the "truth.

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  Speaking of "cutting edge", I understand that William Shatner just won an award for his cover of Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds.

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  Where will you be 10 years from now?

  by JH in

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  if all goes like you plan, where and what do you expect to be doing in 10 years from now?.

  what do you expect to accomplish here to then?.

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  I will be Prime Minister of Canada.

  And when I am, guess who's going to get their charitable status revoked.....

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  What Do The Americans, Canadians And Australians Think Of The British?

  by Englishman in

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  tell us, please, we wanna know!.

  also can you get your head around the the british isles, the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland and just plain ole england?.

  (with apologies to minimus).

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  they refuse to adapt the Euro currency, becuase of course, they are "different."

  Yes, the British economy is healthy.

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  Paranormal Experiences

  by mattnoel in

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  has anyone ever had any experiences with ghosts or that of the paranormal world ?.

  we think that we have a ghost in our house, nothing major just does little things at times, was just wondering if anyone has ever had anything happen to them ?

  or if you dont believe in ghosts, how do you explain what happens to people ?.

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  Why is an old man sitting on the stairs freaky? Happens all the time in my parent's house.

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  Epilsepy may B sign of demon possession

  by badboy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

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  so says the latest awake or was it wt.. mentioning the case of the demon possessed boy in matthew ????.

  hearing voices isn't neccessary demon possession!

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  Hello Teenyuck:

  Have you got hold of a scan yet? If not, I'll try and do one later today and email it to you.

  It occurs to me that these examples of Watchtower idiocy can be very useful. I would love to see the following courtroom scenario for instance:

  Lawyer: So Mr. WT Chimp, you are telling us that there are non-blood alternatives for 5 year old Jimmy that are better than transfusions?

  WT Chimp: Absolutely! That's why the court order for transfusions should be denied. Our Hospital Liaison Committees are experts in non-blood therapy.

  Lawyer: Your organisation has extensive medical expertise?

  WT Chimp: Certainly! We have won awards, you know!

  Lawyer: And you keep current with medical developments?

  WT Chimp: Absolutely!

  Lawyer: Perhaps I could refer the court to this recent issue of The Watchtower magazine......

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  Christians force Wal-mart to ban British 'lad mags'

  by ignored_one in

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  http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/story.jsp?story=403863

  eugh.

  i hate the idea of someone decided what i can and can't read.

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  It's never been that kind of blowing that the Christians have got all bothered about, Matty.

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