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  Peter in Babylon? - 1 Peter 5:13

  by Bobcat in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  for any looking over the wt study article for 3-30-2014, paragraph 9 refers to peter spending time in babylon.

  the paragraph speaks of peter living in babylon as if it were a well established fact.

  in fact, the only evidence for this idea is 1 peter 5:13.. see here for a writeup that analyzes 1 peter 5:13 and whether "babylon" really means the city of babylon.

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  That's really all there is to it.

  Points of view which we can accept or reject.

  I like that.

  Sylvia
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  Eccentric Jehovah's Witnesses

  by snowbird in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so as not to hijack logcon's thread about crazy things jw's have said to householders, i'd like to start one about just plain old odd jw's.. for example, i knew this dear, dear senior brother who would carry a small bag of peanuts in one pocket of his suit coat and a small plastic bag of brown sugar in the other.. during that time, we would stay out all day long because the territory was extensive.. can't you just picture that precious soul alternately tossing a few peanuts/crumbs of sugar into his mouth as he schlepped from house to trailer, from trailer to house?.

  the householders would usually offer us water, lemonade, kool-aid, or soda pops, so no problem with finding something to quench our thirsts.. those were the days!.

  sylvia.

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  *SMH*
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  Eccentric Jehovah's Witnesses

  by snowbird in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so as not to hijack logcon's thread about crazy things jw's have said to householders, i'd like to start one about just plain old odd jw's.. for example, i knew this dear, dear senior brother who would carry a small bag of peanuts in one pocket of his suit coat and a small plastic bag of brown sugar in the other.. during that time, we would stay out all day long because the territory was extensive.. can't you just picture that precious soul alternately tossing a few peanuts/crumbs of sugar into his mouth as he schlepped from house to trailer, from trailer to house?.

  the householders would usually offer us water, lemonade, kool-aid, or soda pops, so no problem with finding something to quench our thirsts.. those were the days!.

  sylvia.

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  Punk, please be nice!

  You're making me holler!

  Sylvia
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  The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

  by Oubliette in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  [warning: this post contains spoilers!].

  i've been reading hawthorne's the scarlet letter.

  it is really quite an interesting read for us ex- and soon-to-be-ex-jws, especially if you or a loved one has ever been dealt with judicially by the elders.. i love the way hawthorne portrays the main characters:.

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  *making mental note to re-read The Scarlet Letter*
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  Eccentric Jehovah's Witnesses

  by snowbird in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so as not to hijack logcon's thread about crazy things jw's have said to householders, i'd like to start one about just plain old odd jw's.. for example, i knew this dear, dear senior brother who would carry a small bag of peanuts in one pocket of his suit coat and a small plastic bag of brown sugar in the other.. during that time, we would stay out all day long because the territory was extensive.. can't you just picture that precious soul alternately tossing a few peanuts/crumbs of sugar into his mouth as he schlepped from house to trailer, from trailer to house?.

  the householders would usually offer us water, lemonade, kool-aid, or soda pops, so no problem with finding something to quench our thirsts.. those were the days!.

  sylvia.

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  Matt.5:28 Just looking at a woman and lusting you committed adultery.

  by jam in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  that's a tough one.

  every man between 18-40 years of.

  age have broke that law.

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  LOL @ Wuz.

  Sylvia
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  What Ailed Those Pilots ... ?

  by snowbird in

  1. social
  2. current

  the pilots and crew of the missing plane, was something wrong with all of them?.

  sylvia.

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  More scrutiny on the pilots now, especially the older one ...

  Sylvia
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  Eccentric Jehovah's Witnesses

  by snowbird in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so as not to hijack logcon's thread about crazy things jw's have said to householders, i'd like to start one about just plain old odd jw's.. for example, i knew this dear, dear senior brother who would carry a small bag of peanuts in one pocket of his suit coat and a small plastic bag of brown sugar in the other.. during that time, we would stay out all day long because the territory was extensive.. can't you just picture that precious soul alternately tossing a few peanuts/crumbs of sugar into his mouth as he schlepped from house to trailer, from trailer to house?.

  the householders would usually offer us water, lemonade, kool-aid, or soda pops, so no problem with finding something to quench our thirsts.. those were the days!.

  sylvia.

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  Eccentric seems like a much kinder word than plain old weird.

  However, someone pointed out that eccentric is reserved for rich folk, so, weird is fine by me.

  Sylvia
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  Matt.5:28 Just looking at a woman and lusting you committed adultery.

  by jam in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  that's a tough one.

  every man between 18-40 years of.

  age have broke that law.

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  27-28 “You know the next commandment pretty well, too: ‘Don’t go to bed with another’s spouse.’ But don’t think you’ve preserved your virtue simply by staying out of bed. Your heart can be corrupted by lust even quicker than your body. Those leering looks you think nobody notices—they also corrupt.

  29-30 “Let’s not pretend this is easier than it really is. If you want to live a morally pure life, here’s what you have to do: You have to blind your right eye the moment you catch it in a lustful leer. You have to choose to live one-eyed or else be dumped on a moral trash pile. And you have to chop off your right hand the moment you notice it raised threateningly. Better a bloody stump than your entire being discarded for good in the dump.

  Jesus of Nazareth gets down to the cornbread of the matter, doesn't He?

  Tee hee hee.

  Sylvia
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  I need some moral advice?

  by trex2strike in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  okay, i like to hang out with these twelve other guys a lot, but recently one of them---i call him josh--(to help protect his identity) as started being a bit of a jerk.

  he just decided that he was the leader of the group, and i'm not 100% comfortable with that.

  and he expects us to treat him like he was god or something.

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  Tee hee hee.

  Back after 4 years to have a little fun, eh?

  Sylvia