Posts by LockedChaos

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How many Christians were there in the 1st century?

by yaddayadda in

just been reading former long-time brooklyn bethelite tom cabeen's very encouraging article entitled "where is the body of christ?".

(can be found at http://divinetruth.homestead.com/bodyofchrist.pdf) .

in his article, tom says: "when john received the revelation around the end of the first century, there were hundreds of thousands of christians, even by conservative estimates.

LockedChaos

Ummmmmmmmmmmmm

6

But then again,

I'm guessing

As are all

4

2 Part Question:

by AwSnap in

did jesus' (and the apostles) names originally just consist of consonants?

was it translated with tetragrammen (sp?

i have no problem if the witnesses want to say "jehovah", but my nerves are grated when they insist that's one of the reasons they are the true religion..

LockedChaos

Those two twin gods post here

Narkissos & Leolaia

12

Going to be interviewed at 3:00 pm

by Lady Lee in

jw
friends

last week a student doing her masters in journalism contacted me about doing an interview re ex-jws.

i agreed to talk to her.

and she and a couple of others will be coming to record the interview.. she is interested in what it is like to leave the jws and knows it is a cult.. boy have i a lot to tell.. she found me through the meet up website for ottawa ex-jws.. i don't think it will be a long interview.

LockedChaos

Lady Lee

Nice..................

and you with your new haircut

32

Did the sun stand still and go backwards up the steps?

by TJ - iAmCleared2Land in

been a while since i posted here, but driving into work the other day i recalled how "excited" we all were when it was announced that scientists had discovered "proof" that there is a full "day" missing astronomically, for the exact period of time covered by joshua's having the sun stand still, and isaiah having the sun move backwards, sending the shadow back up the steps for hezekiah.. that got me searching jwd for a thread about this topic, and i didn't find one, but i did find this snopes article.. http://www.snopes.com/religion/lostday.asp.

LockedChaos

From Snopes

Missing day legend emerged and made

popular via a book written by

"Harry Rimmer"

Heh, Heh, Heh

Hairy Rimmer

Yup

That's where it's pulled out from!!

46

If Adam hadn't sinned, where would he be right now?

by paul from cleveland in

if it wasn't god's purpose for us to live forever on the earth, where would adam be right now?.

LockedChaos

In Cleveland

Under Lake Erie

In a Salt Mine

Playing Bagpipes

While swinging a snake

NAKED

OR........................................................

He never really existed to begin with

121

Am i correct?

by angel eyes in

jw
friends

this is just an obsevation from me...ok i dont mean to annoy anyone but is it true or just me?.

i feel that ones raised in the truth are so much better of than us who came in from the world.

i say that because they have family who are witnesses too.

LockedChaos

Born-in and raised

Your developed personality

is that which is directed by

the cult

You do have an undeveloped

(or under-developed) personality

that is the real you and can create

a dissonance that can be devestating

in some

YES

Higher learning can drive one away

Friends not of the faith can drive one away

Learning the "Real truth" can drive one away

Rational thinking can drive one away

Religion IS a "Racket and a Snare"

I'll take my freedom anytime over the

CULT, thank you very much

57

Rehab has been very interesting, but ended nightmarishly....

by oompa in

jw
friends

hi guys...oompa here.

was i in rehab for alcohol addiction or jwd addiction!?!?

!......no computers or cellphones allowed so i have been awol awhile..... ya, i finally made my self sick enough on booze to realize i was really sick and tired of being sick and tired....so checked myself into rehab without any planning at all and while wife was out of town on a family retreat...it was a a very desperate moment in my life, and i was extremely physically and emotionally sick....i was so desperate i took zero time to reseach where to go, but called an old school friend who said rehab had saved his life and he made the calls and actually took me and helped me check in to the place he went to 5 years ago.