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  Questions regarding the Cross/Torture stake

  by truthseeker1 in

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  this was brought up by my journey and they requested information regarding it.

  this is a quote from the page below regarding how the wt takes other's words out of context to fit their own agenda.

  quote..........misquote:.

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  Irishayes: what exactly is the Watchtower's purpose in disputing that Jesus was crucified on cross?

  Its simple really, the cross is but one of many such details they fuss about... their agenda for doing so however, is not so trivial: they want to create an ''us'' and ''they'' mentality among the witnesses by putting as much distance as possible between christianity and JWism. They assault any identifying character with brutal force and dont shun ad hominem tactics or blunt misquotes to get there. Then they point to how ''pagan'' many of christendoms treasured symbols are and how enlightened by Gods spirit JWs refuse to use them...

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  How many of you....

  by New Castles in

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  ...find yourselves living on this forum??

  i love it here.

  i have sometimes been on here all day, during work, flipping back and forth between work and the website.

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  Hey brumm!

  Nice to see I''ve been missed!

  Missed you all too! So many new faces! Boy I got to get to know my expanded group of friends! I am doing some work on philosophy now (just for fun, to fill in the blanks of my total program) and got totally hooked! I promiss to share!

  Greven
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  How many of you....

  by New Castles in

  1. jw
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  ...find yourselves living on this forum??

  i love it here.

  i have sometimes been on here all day, during work, flipping back and forth between work and the website.

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  When I was still working on my major thesis I hopped in about everyday since I was behind a computer daily. Now I am a bit clogged up witt work so my traffic has dropped. I expect to visit more often after graduation and subsequent finding of a part-time job. then my contributions will be more meaningful (ie: posting topics) than my short visits now.... It s a great board!

  Greven
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  Floaters

  by DFWnonJW in

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  just curious (man i must be bored!)..

  anyone have "floaters" in your eyes?

  those stringy little splotches that float across your field of vision.

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  Weird! The only time I have these floaters is when I stared too long into the sun or a computer screen...

  Greven
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  Hey, on school I must have a talk about Jesus!!

  by Cadaver in

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  i and a friend of mine must have i talk on school (for filosophy) about 'jesus'.

  anyone have idea's about how i can do this talk?.

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  greven

  I would do it about how his ethical teachings were not so special considering others had come to the same conclusions earlier. Or you can show how revolutionary they were giving the prevailing othodox jewish system. Maybe you can compare him with Plato... Do a search on philosophy + Jesus and see what turns up, I bet its alot.

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  PR TO GIVE THE GB CREDIBILITY????

  by Corvin in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i am posting the entire article .

  a bit of a read, but those who are so inclined .

  comments????.

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  This caught my eye:

  God?s Spirit Reduces the Need for Rules

  They can't have much Spirit then looking at all the rules they've issued.

  Greven
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  Got a visit from JW's on Saturday-redux

  by doodle-v in

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  i posted this on sunday but i think the demons got to it .

  i should have known that on a beautiful saturday morning that dubs we be crawling the neighborhood.

  we've been living in this neighborhood for about a year and a half and we are usually home on saturdays.

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  I honestly don't think they will return... You sure hit them good!

  LOL! It's nice reading about these alternative experiences. :o)

  Greven
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  Top Ten: Stuff Bad Witnesses Do at Assemblies

  by metatron in

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  1. get thrown out after tossing strings of beads to sisters getting baptized and yelling "show us your boobs".. .

  2. do business witnessing at every adult bookstore while wearing a prominent name badge ( "t. jaracz"), after buying.

  bondage magazines and inviting the bored girl behind the cash register to the sunday talk.. .

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  Save seats using inflatable sex dummies.

  Redecorate the interior toilet rooms with hustler pics.

  Greven
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  Over the edge

  by Vivamus in

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  my world is crashing down on all sides around me.

  do you know that feeling where you look around and panic just grabs you by the throat.

  nothing seems to make sense anymore, nothing gives you happiness.

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  (((((VIV)))))))

  Dark clouds huh? Hope it will soon pass for ya! It's depressing being depressed...like sort of...

  A warm cuddly HUG for you!

  Greven
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  If The Watchtower Allowed You To Ask A Question From Readers......

  by minimus in

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  what would your question be?

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  Show the scriptural basis for the 1935 doctrine.

  If you really are God's channel on earth how do we know when he uses it?

  What is the difference between spirit-directed and inspired?

  Why do you deny inspiration yet assume autority fitting only an inspired prophet/teacher?

  or reworded: if our teachings are not inspired (and thus interpretations/speculations) why are they regarded as absolute truth instead of relative understanding?

  Greven