Thanks to all for their insight!!
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behemot...thanks for the link!
I appreciate everyone's comments...I am going to look deeper into this as I am interested in how the DSS can continue to be the "gold standard" for proving the Bible to Christians and Jews, yet lends itself to interesting questions as those raised in the above comments.
I would love to hear from Leolaia on this one!
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Thanks for the comments Band. I haven't run across Gaster, but I certainly will look him up.
I wasn't really looking to validate the JW viewpoint because I certainly don't buy into that...as always, there are kernels of truth buried in piles of biased doctrine. I know that most of the Christian and Jewish world believe that the Scrolls prove that the Bible has stayed intact and unchanged throughout the centuries and by inference proves its inspiration. I was interested in hearing whether those that have done serious studies (unfortunately, I don't count myself among that number!) have found contrary information on the subject. Scholars?
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Sorry...I got launched into cyberspace before posting!!
Anyway, I was just curious to know what the thoughts are out there regarding the Dead Sea Scrolls validating the current translations of the Bible. Since there is considerable discussion on here regarding the Bible, its origins, fallability, etc., I would be curious to hear how our various camps weigh in on this subject?
Thanks in advance for your comments!
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Self Defense loads
by sooner7nc inif you carry or have a handgun at home for protection how do you keep it loaded?
light fast loads?
heavy slow penetrating loads?.
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WC...I would take exception with recommending a .38 as a guaranteed knock down. Very few police agencies use that particular round any longer because it does not have the ballistics with that profile. There have been numerous accounts of a .38 being deflected by a windshield of a car! A .357 is a much more potent round, though it is hard to beat a .45 for all around knock down power.
With that being said, I would prefer to not have to test any of them in a life or death situation!
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Discovery Channel video on Christmas
by greenie ini thought this was a cool report on the origins of christmas from fully informed christians and christianity scholars.
i'm going to show it to my jw.. http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/christmas-elements-have-pagan-roots/pqauiaq?q=christmas&rel=msn&from=en-us_msnhp&form=msnhed>1=42007.
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A good synopsis of the origins of the holiday...and sure to give any JW a "I told you so" attitude.
You could do a similar report on the origins of wedding rings, anniversary celebrations, the days of the week, etc., and JW's would say that even though they have pagan roots they are too far removed from those roots to matter...an interesting pick and choose kind of mentality of what is pagan and what is not!
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Self Defense loads
by sooner7nc inif you carry or have a handgun at home for protection how do you keep it loaded?
light fast loads?
heavy slow penetrating loads?.
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Winchester Ranger SXT for .45, 9mm, .380...
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Where do you go from here?
by still looking inafter either being a witness or studying with them, and you find out stuff that has you leave, where do you go?
i don't think they are the true religion, but i do think they teach a lot of stuff that is correct.
like the trinity being a false doctrine, no idle worship, including crosses, and hell isn't a forever torture.
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Hi Still Looking...and welcome!
One of the problems ex-JW's have when they leave the Borg is that they have been indoctrinated into a mindset of absolutes. The biggest issue with that mindset and seeking the "true" religion is that we live in an imperfect world populated by imperfect people. No earthly organization/religion is absolutely true or perfect...so if that is your quest, you will never find what you seek.
The more important issue for you to consider is that if you choose to worship as a Christian, you need to seperate doctrine from salvation. The more important issues are those core salvation issues revolving around belief in Jesus as the redeemer of mankind and a close personal relationship with him. I cannot go the route of atheism, but I also had issues with many of the aspects you mentioned of Christianity. I can understand how many ex-JW's have rejected religion and belief in God. It sounds like that is not your personal belief, so I encourage you to not get distracted with dogma. Find a good church in your area and give it a try...you won't burst into flames if you step inside the doors :)
I would also recommend the following paper by Tom Cabeen...it really helped me "think" things through.
http://brci.org/resources/articles/Body%20Of%20Christ.pdf#zoom=70
I wish you the best in your search...
TYA