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  Russell's Pyramidology Originated In Edinburgh Scotland

  by cofty in

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  the edinburgh city observatory sits atop calton hill at the east end of the city centre adjacent to burn's monument, scotland's national monument modelled on the parthenon, and nelson's monument with the time ball that falls at 1pm every day except sundays.. .

  the second astronomer royal of edinburgh was charles piazzi smyth (jan. 1819 - feb. 1900).

  smyth was a man of many and varied interests including meteorology, producing weather observations that still form an important part of uk climate records to this day.. building on the work of james taylor, smyth became fascinated by the great pyramid of egypt at giza.

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  To all those people who object to the pyramid behind C.T.Russells grave as being associated with him and the Watchtower organization , please provide evidence /proof as to who it does belong to ?

  just asking .
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  Perhaps the reason why the Liverpool Echo newspaper social media feeds don't include links to the paedophile JW sentence is because...

  by Isambard Crater in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  ...the liverpool echo arena is the regional convention venue for the north west of the u.k (also holding manchester's r.c this year after the grande concert bombing).

  or am i just being cynical at this coincidence?.

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  I think you might be onto something their.

  Some people dont believe in coincidences however I believe a coincidence has to be too coincidental to not be a coincidence in the first place.

  I`m a believer in coincidence , its been my experience in life.
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  I got a new visit by an elder and an ms .

  by Chook in

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  2. experiences

  the conversation soon got to spiritual subjects, this elder is company man all through and side kick well he's learning the ropes.

  bang mentioned snake antivenin, blood factions, then big geoffrey jackson saying presumptuous, then vin toole in the arc saying he had never heard of theocratic warfare.

  then told how god made exceptions to the rules on blood when soldiers ate unbled meat.

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  OK Chook dont keep us in suspense how did they answer your thought provoking questions ?

  And whats with the snake antivenom question ? Whats that about ?
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  Noah's shuttle ferry. A biblical defender's excuse?

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  we just realised that everyone has had it wrong!

  the bible even got it wrong.. noah didn't build an ark that stopped in one place.

  no my friends, it was actually more of a shuttle ferry that had multiple stops on its journey.

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  Your story sounds more plausible than the Bible story stuck......
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  The End is Coming. The Divorce Rate is Going Up. Except it Isn't....

  by konceptual99 in

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  2. bible

  so one of the things witnesses have been saying for years is how marriage is under attack, typically marrying the word "soaring" with the words "divorce" and "rate".. here are some metrics that suggest that for those who do get married in england and wales this assertion is not actually correct.. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40524156.

  sure there are less marriages than there used to be and more people cohabiting but it does throw some water on the argument that the sky is falling in as far as marriage is concerned..

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  I dont think Jehovahs Witnesses should be pointing the finger at the "worlds" divorce rate as being an evidence that the end is nigh ?

  I think the divorce rate among Jehovahs Witnesses are higher than the general populations figures by comparison

  Also the general population dont get divorced because of a difference of religion as a rule which is becoming more common in the JW religion

  In my 33 years of being an active witness I was surprised at how many divorces I had witnessed and not a few of them had been married and divorced more than once.

  It sounds like the pot calling the kettle black .
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  Cute: A Goose Quacked And Pecked At A Cop’s Car. When He Followed Her, He Couldn’t Believe What He Saw!

  by Hecce in

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  officer james givens has served with the cincinnati police department for over 26 years, but has never quite experienced anything like this before.

  he was sitting in his patrol car in a parking lot when he got an unexpected visitor.

  a goose came up to his car and started pecking on the side of it.

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  Thats an incredible story backed up by video .Neither of theses officers will ever forget this experience .

  And neither will the goose I suppose.

  I`ll never call anybody a " goose" again
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  Is the Watchtower Organization in accordance with God's requirements?

  by Listener in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  beroean pickets has another excellant article presented on their website.

  it is written by tadua.

  in light of the russian ban there are many valid points made.

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  The long answer is No

  The short answer is No

  Did the early Christians suffer bans on bible literature? This doesn’t seem to have been an issue. Indeed they did not use literature, they only relied on the Hebrew Scriptures and the Gospels and Letters of Paul and the other apostles as they became available.

  , while these rights have been fought for and established in law in many countries, there has been no effort to fight for these rights in outright Muslim countries, and extreme Communist countries

  I wonder why that is ?
  
  The article examines whether the rights they fight for are in fact requirement of true worship.

  Or is it the rights they fight for are for self interest gaining acceptance in the community as being a religion becomming more mainstream.
  
  

  
  
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  Jesus he knows me: jw.org

  by Gorbatchov in

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  2. friends

  today i read some postings about the changes in jw land, moving to a evangelical organization, and i have to say that jw.org is more and more recognizable in the genisis video clip jesus he knows me.. back then way overdone, now much like jw.org.

  https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=35k6vqrt67g.

  g..

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  I hear what you are saying Gorby and I agree .

  It seems like they are saying well if you cant beat them join them.

  Its very hard to distinguish between some of Christendoms religions and the JW`s anymore in comparing their promotional videos.

  The jw`s condemned Christendom for having credit card facilities in their churches ,now they have them at conventions.

  JW`s never pass a plate around at their KH meetings ,however they are not backward in coming forward in putting pressure on the congregation to donate money . So whats the difference really ? None.

  All Christendoms religions some 40,000 of them have some things in common simply because they all claim to base their beliefs on the Bible.So naturally they are going to have some things in common .

  Now jehovahs Witnesses are getting closer and closer to mainstream Christianity ,evangelicals ,like Genesis etc.
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  Eloise Dupuis' husband gets medical files (Quebec, Canada)

  by OrphanCrow in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  this article is in french but it translates fairly well:.

  the husband of a jehovah's witness who died after giving birth.

  the husband of eloïse dupuis, a jehovah's witness who died after giving birth at the hôtel-dieu de lévis, may have the complete medical record of the deceased.a text by yannick bergeron.

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  Am I reading this right ? Eloise Dupuis and her husband ,both Jehovahs witnesses both rejected the wifes given a blood transfusion if the medical profession deemed fit if she needed one.

  Eloise Dupuis died after refusing a blood transfusion supported by her husband,

  And now the husband is looking for loopholes to sue the Doctors and medical staff for not saving his wife `s life ?

  The husband is looking for someone to blame for his wife's death.

  He should take a good hard look at himself and his religion in the mirror because the buck stops their .

  To seek compensation for his ignorance and stupidity from the doctors shows where his priorities lie ,$$$$$$$

  It`s cases like this that I wouldnt blame the medical staff for not treating JW`s at all because of the way they are treated in this manner.

  I hope his lawsuit is thrown out of court and that he gets hit with expenses incurred..

  My blood boils when they seek medical help deny the doctors/medical staffs recommendations and then have the audacity to charge a lawsuit against the profession when they ignored the medical counsel given.

  What is wrong with these people.,is it all about $$$$$$$ in compensation ?

  
  
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  Speaking for God: The Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses

  by Tahoe in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  very well put together!.

  https://youtu.be/yyxg8klhtve.

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  smiddy

  The Governing Body of Jehovahs Witnesses have no shame in manipulating vulnerable people into accepting them as Gods spokespersons on earth.

  [ The map of Australia shown indicates all the cities lie in the west ,however the reality is the most populated areas are in the east and the south of the continent ] Not to be picky however ,

  Just one more belief they have got wrong ?

  just saying.