Is the above information non-scholarly in your opinion?
Dead Man Joaquin
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Cross quote Mar. 1, 08 WT
by eby inmarch 1, 2008 page 22.why do jehovah's witnesses not use the cross in worship?
"in agreement with this, oxford university's companion bible says: 'the evidence is...that the lord was put to death upon an upright stake, and not on two pieces of timber placed at any angle.
' clearly, the churches have adopted a tradition that is not biblical.
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by bite me inhttp://www.jwfiles.com/internet.htm.
http://www.jwfiles.com/internet2.htm.
this section talks about sharing information via e-mails or public chat rooms.
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Dead Man Joaquin
If apostates are just agents of disinformation, surely they can and should be easily refuted, especially if what they say is "dangerous".
So why does the Watchtower not refute these half-truths and lies, especially publically, instead of simply dismissing it with a quick "nothing to see here, move on?"
Does this kind of behavior bolster faith in the organization for those who already have doubts? Or does it simply compound them?
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Cross quote Mar. 1, 08 WT
by eby inmarch 1, 2008 page 22.why do jehovah's witnesses not use the cross in worship?
"in agreement with this, oxford university's companion bible says: 'the evidence is...that the lord was put to death upon an upright stake, and not on two pieces of timber placed at any angle.
' clearly, the churches have adopted a tradition that is not biblical.
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Dead Man Joaquin
The previous thread on the stauros had a HUGE amount of info to wade through... wasn't able to make the time... anybody got the Cliffs Notes version?
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Expelled
by Eliveleth inthere is a new movie being released this spring that will probably be of interest to everyone on this board, .
because of our diversity of beliefs.. here is a trailer of it.
http://www.expelledthemovie.com/playgroundvideo3.swf.
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Dead Man Joaquin
Darwin fundies have their own agenda just like Biblical fundies.
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Expelled
by Eliveleth inthere is a new movie being released this spring that will probably be of interest to everyone on this board, .
because of our diversity of beliefs.. here is a trailer of it.
http://www.expelledthemovie.com/playgroundvideo3.swf.
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Dead Man Joaquin
Not bringing God into the classroom is one thing. Not being allowed to question long-cherished scientific theories (dogma?) is quite another. And from what I understand, Stein is absolutely right about this one - questioning the Darwinian model is a big no-no in the scientific community.
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Expelled
by Eliveleth inthere is a new movie being released this spring that will probably be of interest to everyone on this board, .
because of our diversity of beliefs.. here is a trailer of it.
http://www.expelledthemovie.com/playgroundvideo3.swf.
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Dead Man Joaquin
Regardless of your personal beliefs, I have to confess to being something of an admirer of Ben Stein. The guy is just smart as hell.
Dawkins may be too, but he's got a serious attitude problem... he seems a very arrogant and hostile individual with a dedicated anti-theistic bent...
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Cross quote Mar. 1, 08 WT
by eby inmarch 1, 2008 page 22.why do jehovah's witnesses not use the cross in worship?
"in agreement with this, oxford university's companion bible says: 'the evidence is...that the lord was put to death upon an upright stake, and not on two pieces of timber placed at any angle.
' clearly, the churches have adopted a tradition that is not biblical.
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Dead Man Joaquin
We had a post here on the "stauros" not too long ago... any scholars care to comment?
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Lurkers and Newbies..please read appendix 1-D in the NWT Fraud Bible....
by oompa inyou will see two major things in the reference bible.....1-that the inspired word has been changed....altered by satan and apostates...they took gods name out of the greek scriptures....check the insight book under jehovah and you will find that there is not a single ancient manuscript in the greek scriptures that contains the divine name.
2- you will notice that appendix 1-d tells us that they have "restored" the divine name in the greek scriptures where it was quoting from the hebrew scriptures.
there is no manuscript support for doing this, but what is worse is that they don't tell you they have also put it in the nwt wherever the hell they feel like it!!
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Dead Man Joaquin
Maybe not YHVH per se, but what about the words Yahoshua and Hallelujah? Those contain the shortened form, "Yah" or "Jah".
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Lurkers and Newbies..please read appendix 1-D in the NWT Fraud Bible....
by oompa inyou will see two major things in the reference bible.....1-that the inspired word has been changed....altered by satan and apostates...they took gods name out of the greek scriptures....check the insight book under jehovah and you will find that there is not a single ancient manuscript in the greek scriptures that contains the divine name.
2- you will notice that appendix 1-d tells us that they have "restored" the divine name in the greek scriptures where it was quoting from the hebrew scriptures.
there is no manuscript support for doing this, but what is worse is that they don't tell you they have also put it in the nwt wherever the hell they feel like it!!
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Dead Man Joaquin
Are you saying that YHVH was not the God of Yahoshua/Jesus? Even the name "Yahoshua" means "Yah-saved". This is a Gnostic idea, no?
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Connecting the Dots...
by Dead Man Joaquin inhttp://dumbonyc.com/2008/01/30/85-jay-activity/.
ok, let's take a moment to review recent wt shenanigans:.
1) sunday's wt study re-emphasized yet again the importance of obedience to and trust in good ol' faithy discreety mcslaveypants, mentioning the high likelihood of "detailed instructions" coming soon to a kh near you.. 2) yet more bethel layoffs.. 3) the new kool-aid edition of the wt.
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Dead Man Joaquin
All I can tell you is, the phrase "detailed instructions" sent shivers down my spine. Or maybe, are they doing all this increasingly cultish stuff to test organizational loyalty, i.e. an induced "sifting" to push the fence-sitteres over the edge?