I tend to weigh things up as I go along and also my being trustworthy and true may not mean the same to you. plus I'm very forgetful, so I guess I'd have to say No I can't be trusted 100 percent and glad to be that way I guess.
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Are you the one to be trusted 100 percent?
by averyniceguy inif i ask you to do something for me, can i trust you?
if i choose you, i will give you a reward.
(of course, it is legal)
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The enigmatic mystery of the Nephilim, the Rephaim, and the Titans
by Leolaia init 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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thanks be to Noah - lmao
The crucial fact is that the name nwch "Noah" is related to the word nchm "comfort". Now the obvious foreshadowing to the name occurs in Genesis 3:17, the curse on Adam, referring to the "toil" and "suffering" in agricultural work and the "sweat on your brow" it brings. Then in Genesis 5:29 Lamech, the father of Noah, says when he names him: "Here is the one who will give us, in the midst of our toil and the laboring of our hands, a consolation derived from the ground that Yahweh cursed." So there is an obvious backward reference to Genesis 3:17. But the forward reference cannot be to the Flood (which certainly brought no such comfort), but to Noah's discovery of vine-culture, which brought comfort derived from the ground (Genesis 9:20-24). In this vein, also note Proverbs 31:6-7 which recommends "wine for the heart" and declares, "Let them drink and ... remember their misery no more."
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The Ten Plagues of Egypt
by LtCmd.Lore inedited to remove my book of bs quote.
here are the ten plagues:.
1: water turned to blood.
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Chaoskampf - very enlightening Leolaia
It made me wonder how much of what JW's believe demonstrates the theory. Here is a fascinating essay about how mythology can be seen to be woven into the fabric of our thinking today
edit: hmm the article seems to have diasppeared
Okay here's the Title and a paragraph from it
Creation Myths Breed Violence The Chaoskampf myth of creation sets up a cosmic cycle of violence. Can it ever bring peace? By Tikva Frymer-Kensky
The combat myth is a myth of power, of God’s might. It manifests faith that power is a constructive force. It is no accident that the hero becomes king or that both the Babylonians and the Israelites used the divine combat myth to lend glory and authority to their human kings. The myth shows us the basic attraction of kingship—people will give up autonomy for security, will relinquish their freedom to choose in return for freedom from danger. The full historical sweep of the combat myth, from the battles of Ba‘al and Yam, of Marduk and Tiamat, through biblical Israel’s declarations that “YHWH is King,” and on to its many modern variations and permutations, demonstrates the power of this paradigm and our culture’s fervent desire to believe, not that might makes right, but that right-minded might can make everything right. When the children of light defeat the children of darkness, when the forces of good conquer the legions of evil, when the Jedi defeat the dark side, then peace will reign: God will be king over all the nations, and we shall experience war no more.
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Favorite Fragrances???
by noni1974 ini love elizabeth arden's splendor.they stopped making it.
when i got my order from the online source they had put a sample of another kind of perfume in the box.called exceptional.i fell in love with it.so i bought myself some of that for christmas as well.i don't know who makes it but i love it.
i also had bought some bora bora by liz claiborne.i found that at marshels as well a few months ago.i love bora bora also.
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Dior fan here too.
Miss Dior in my twenties.
Recently my daughter in law got me some dior addict for our anniversary - body lotion everything. Gorgeous perfume.
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Merry Christmas
by Hortensia init's after midnight here in california - so i'll say merry christmas to all of you - best wishes for the new year.
and now, to bed.
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Merry Chrstmas Hortensia
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I have a theory. Please take my poll!
by changeling ini'd like you all to tell me 2 or 3 things:.
1- were you raised a witness or not?.
2-if you were, was your family very "theocratic" or not so much?.
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1. No. Rasied catholic
2. N/A
3. awkward
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The Ten Plagues of Egypt
by LtCmd.Lore inedited to remove my book of bs quote.
here are the ten plagues:.
1: water turned to blood.
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very interesting research Lore
especially this
[edit] Akhenaten and the Amarna period
- Main article: Amarna Period
One of the best-known 18th Dynasty pharaohs is Amenhotep IV, who changed his name to Akhenaten in honor of the Aten and whose exclusive worship of the Aten is often interpreted as history's first instance of monotheism (and was argued in Sigmund Freud's Moses and Monotheism to have been the ultimate origin of Jewish monotheism). He moved the capital to a new city he built and called it Akhetaten. (The site of Akhetaten is often referred to as Armana from a nearby modern village.) Akhenaten's religious fervor is cited as the reason why he was subsequently written out of Egyptian history
fascinating parallel.
I've just finished reading an amazing book by Marc Ferro called The Use and Abuse of History. It explores how history is taught to children in countries as diverse as India, The US, Iran, S Africa etc and how it is distorted to condition their minds.
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If Adam did not sin, would humans have lived forever on earth?
by jwfacts inthe new testament talks consistently of a heavenly hope, not an earthly one and the idea that humans are to live forever on earth is not supported scripturally at all.. however, what would have happened if adam and eve had not sinned.
the watchtower likes to make the point that it is only sin that caused adam and eve to die.
romans 5:12 that is why, just as through one man sin entered into the world and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men because they had all sinned.. what do christians believe regarding this scripture?
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JosephMalik
The new heavens described here is simply the Biblical term for governments that rule it as in Col 1:16 and the new earth simply describes its new population mix all of which results in righteousness on this planet. After all what are we awaiting biblically? The same thing that Martha was awaiting, the resurrection on the last day, not a translation to somewhere else as non humans that will not be on this planet.
I have a question regarding your point above.
If the new heavens is simply a term for governments then imo it follows that the new earth could be taken as a term for a new society. Why should we restrict ourselves to saying that the new government and new society have to be earthly? where does it say so in the bible?
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29-Nov-07 12:15 Shawn10538 said "Go home Mormon"
by SusanHere in29-nov-07 12:15 shawn10538 "go home mormon" .
i found this lovely message in my inbox.
you have problems, shawn.
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Are you an XJW Susan? I'm only asking because if you are then you would understand our perspective. Most of us here are and I know in my case my intention is to vigourously challenge religious beliefs.
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Can U Stop The Elders From Having A Judicial Committee Against You?
by minimus ini don't think so.
i believe that if they decide to have it, there's nothing legallyspeaking, that you can do to thwart it.. what's your opinion??
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Minimus I'm doing what Onacruse said in his post
I know personally of one case where the JW in question was approached by an elder (who I also have known for many years) and said that there would need to be a JC. The JW came straight out and said "I haven't been associated for years, and I don't recognize your authority to come after me after all this time. But if you do, I warn you that my attorney will institute charges against you personally, against the congregation, and against the Society, and we will pursue the litigation vigorously."
I haven't been disfellowshipped yet. I think the key is to say that you will sue individual elders and then list your grievances.
However the tension and doubt about what action they can take against you and about whether or not they have formed a judicial committee against you (in my case for warning people about a molester) will always be there.
I think at the end of the day if they can destroy your reputation then they may feel they don't need to publicly disfellowship. But I do find that the whole disfellowshipping thing bothers me less and less nowadays, because I'm feeling more successful in getting my life together.