Awakened at Gilead

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  I need some good responses to the excuse "The elders are imperfect"

  by BonaFide in

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  please make them simple, i have noticed that some of my friends can only stand logic for about 30 seconds before they start changing the subject.

  i need some good questions, or points to make them think.

  i have tried my own, but i need a better response.. here are the comments my friends have made:.

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  Awakened at Gilead

  That's why you need Acts 17:11.

  "So... .where does the Bible mention [insert one the the thousands of JW concepts not found in the Bible]"
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  Terrorist attack kills 200 - corpses mutilated

  by Awakened at Gilead in

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  reuters, july 15, 2009 6pm local jerusalem time.

  man kills 200 in gaza strip and cuts off their penises.

  it seemed like a perfect day.

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  Awakened at Gilead

  Restrangled,

  Well, it actually is believable enough that it could happen today. But the barbarity that was tolerated in Bible times is not so tolerated today by the international community.

  A@G
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  What Its Like To Be A Gay Ex JW....

  by str8?so is spaghetti..until you heat it up in

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  i guess its time to throw my little story out there.

  i keep reading everyones stories and thinking how brave you have all been, coming out of the organisation and facing all the repercussions of doing so.. .

  i only last august disassociated myself.

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  Awakened at Gilead

  I think that this thread shocked me out of my JW related homophobia. You rock Str8!
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  Everybody say hi to my husband...

  by cognac in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  because we have a stinken spy on our hands!

  oh, and he wants to let everyone know that he is unbreakable in the truth.

  as a matter of fact, hes going out in service both saturday and sunday.

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  Awakened at Gilead

  Hello Bailey's,

  Welcome to the big bad apostate board. I was unbreakable too, until Gilead destroyed my faith.

  See ya around.

  A@G
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  Terrorist attack kills 200 - corpses mutilated

  by Awakened at Gilead in

  1. social
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  reuters, july 15, 2009 6pm local jerusalem time.

  man kills 200 in gaza strip and cuts off their penises.

  it seemed like a perfect day.

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  Awakened at Gilead

  Thanks Grehor and ML.

  Today's Bible thumpers would do well to think about what really happened in the Bible accounts, and look at things from the eyes of the victims too.
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  Terrorist attack kills 200 - corpses mutilated

  by Awakened at Gilead in

  1. social
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  reuters, july 15, 2009 6pm local jerusalem time.

  man kills 200 in gaza strip and cuts off their penises.

  it seemed like a perfect day.

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  Awakened at Gilead

  Thanks coggie, but as you can see from the responses, most don't realize that its just satire, nor do they click on the link that leads to the Bible... hehe
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  Terrorist attack kills 200 - corpses mutilated

  by Awakened at Gilead in

  1. social
  2. current

  reuters, july 15, 2009 6pm local jerusalem time.

  man kills 200 in gaza strip and cuts off their penises.

  it seemed like a perfect day.

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  Awakened at Gilead

  Yep, that King David dude was pretty wrong on so many levels...
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  Terrorist attack kills 200 - corpses mutilated

  by Awakened at Gilead in

  1. social
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  reuters, july 15, 2009 6pm local jerusalem time.

  man kills 200 in gaza strip and cuts off their penises.

  it seemed like a perfect day.

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  Awakened at Gilead

  Reuters, July 15, 2009 6pm local Jerusalem time
  
  Man kills 200 in Gaza Strip and cuts off their penises
  
  It seemed like a perfect day. Not a cloud in the sky, the sun shining brightly, yet unseasonably comfortable for this time of year, due to the gentle mountain breezes coming down from Mt. Tabor in the east. The only thing that seemed to mar this perfect day was the pile of corpses by the side of highway 5, 200 hundred of them, in fact. The beautiful day is punctured by the wails of the wives who have come to recognize and bury their husbands, and who are even more incensed viewing the genital mutilation of the corpses.
  
  The man responsible for these killings was willing to speak to the press, although he maintained that he needed to maintain his actual location a secret for fear of reprisals. The man's name? David Ben-Yesi, who has been living in various cities between Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip for the past few years. He claims that the killings were necessary due to the overpopulation of the residents of Gaza, and also because his father in law, who apparently lives in Gibeah and goes by the name, "Sol", wanted to increase his penis collection.
  
  While it may seem strange to some, "Sol" has an extensive penis collection, consisting of uncircumcised penises from people he or his relatives have killed in the past few decades, including penises from Gaza, Jordan, Egypt, and even Turkey.
  
  While the world looks upon the killings with horror and brands Mr. Ben-Yesi as a terrorist, he disagrees. Mr. Ben-Yesi has been claiming to hear voices and has had visions ever since he was a child. Some of the times the voices advised him to do peaceful activities, such as learning to play musical instruments or write songs. But more frequently, the voices advised him that he should kill people from neighboring countries, even if these neighbors did not initiate hostilities.
  
  Mr. Ben-Yesi's most recent attack involved 200 volunteer militia men who patrolled the Gaza border. It is unclear what type of weapon he used to be able to singlehandedly kill all the men and then desecrate the corpses, or whether he had assistance. It is also unclear how Mr. Ben-Yesi shipped the penises to his father in law, as the primary shipping company in the area, ProphetExpress, claimed to have no knowledge of any such shipment. Attempts to contact "Sol" have not been successful, nor has he been willing to open up his penis collection for display.
  
  Even though the residents of Gaza are horrified by this latest attack, public support for Mr. Ben-Yesi's subversive activities runs high, and it is likely that he will escape prosecution.
  
  Shlomo Goldstein and Samuel Likofsky contributed to this report.
  For up to the minute updates on this situation, please click here
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  Oldest bible being put online - what will that mean for WTS teachings?

  by Simon in

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  2. beliefs

  (and of course for christianity as a whole).

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7651105.stm.

  the problem is ... the oldest bible shows that it's been changed significantly so all the claims about it being gods word are clearly bogus.

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  Awakened at Gilead

  Regarding the effect on WT teachings, there will likely be further reminders NOT to trust the evil internet to discuss anything Bible related outside of watchtower.org/internetdangers.

  Personally, I find it compelling that the Sinaiticus has so many apocryphal books (which the WTS does not make much, if any, reference to), yet this was comiled after the muratorean canon that the WTS likes to refer to as the earliest Bible canon. As has been pointed out, there is no "original Bible", rather old manuscripts that contain different canons quite different from the canon today.

  My conclusion (not to offend, but IMHO): Inspired, my ass!
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  Oldest bible being put online - what will that mean for WTS teachings?

  by Simon in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  (and of course for christianity as a whole).

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7651105.stm.

  the problem is ... the oldest bible shows that it's been changed significantly so all the claims about it being gods word are clearly bogus.

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  Awakened at Gilead

  The Sinaiticus supports the question I made in a video a few months ago.

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4y4l3G9qFHM