Posts by LisaAnn

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Great Pyramid is Jehovah's Witness. How so?

by cameo-d in

i read it in wiki.. the best i can make out is that these are the reasons:.

"patterned after the capstone of the great pyramid of egypt, symbolic of the christ".

and that russell made (superstitious) predictions based on measurements in the pyramid.. "russell had first published that the date 1874 was derived from a measurement of 3416 pyramid inches[105] which measurement was revised in the 1910 edition to 3,457 inches (87.8 m) to point to 1915.".

LisaAnn

This is from the Proto-JW site biblestudents.com:

A Sign for the End Times

Many Christians today are looking for signs to confirm their faith—religious icons that bleed or cry, images of Jesus photographed in clouds, angels who appear bearing messages from God, etc. But the Bible itself cautioned about false signs and wonders which distract from the true prophetic signs that are promised. The signs which the Bible warned against were only those which are not confirmed by Scripture. Matt. 12:39; 24:26; 2Thess. 2:9-10

One remarkable prophetic sign that is confirmed by Scripture is found in our Isaiah 19 theme text pointing to the Great Pyramid in Egypt. It is one of the most dramatic signs given in Scripture, yet it is overlooked by most students of the Bible because of preconceived ideas as to the Pyramid’s purpose, origin and meaning. It has been shrouded in mystery as a “cultish” object with claims of supernatural powers. In addition, Satan has done a masterful job of destroying this beautiful Bible prophecy and many other Bible truths by associating them with evil. The goal of this report is to re-establish the Great Pyramid of Gizeh as a beautiful “sign” and “witness” provided in the word of God for the upbuilding of faith “in that day”—the end times.

http://www.biblestudents.com/endtimesarchives_sum99.cfm

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John Doe for president

by John Doe in

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me either

LisaAnn

LOL- was she wearing a pantsuit? Haha that's how I knew it was fake! Nice try on that photoshopped poster on the side of the bus. Very funny.

You gotta be Lutheran or Methodist I think.

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Vatican Says "Yahweh" Not to Be Pronounced

by betterdaze in

vatican says "yahweh" not to be pronounced .

calls on practice used by 1st christians .

washington, d.c., aug. 19, 2008 (zenit.org).- a note from the vatican has reiterated a directive that the name of god revealed in the tetragrammaton yhwh is not to be pronounced in catholic liturgy.

LisaAnn

This might be weird, but I think I prefer catholicism to any other cristian religion.

True, you're in fear of burning in hell, but all you really have to do is confess your sins to some guy and you're absolved! Born a sinner? A little water sprinkling and you're fine. Hellfire no longer an issue. How cool is that.

I'm not surprised they agree with the jewish stand that the almighty's name is sacred. They've always maintained the ancient feeling of awe and reverence for rock and stone with their magnificent churches. And isn't that what spirit-uality is all about- when your spirit is moved in a magical way? What does spirit-uality have to do with arguing doctrine and splitting hairs?

Catholics don't even try to discuss issues in a logical way, the answers come down from a pope that doesn't pussy-foot around by saying he 'isn't inspired he just has god's direction'. I'm tired of stuffy, self-righteous, and austere protestantism. I like the mystical, earthy, and ancient feel of the catholic church.

It's too bad I'm an atheist.

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Vatican Says "Yahweh" Not to Be Pronounced

by betterdaze in

vatican says "yahweh" not to be pronounced .

calls on practice used by 1st christians .

washington, d.c., aug. 19, 2008 (zenit.org).- a note from the vatican has reiterated a directive that the name of god revealed in the tetragrammaton yhwh is not to be pronounced in catholic liturgy.

LisaAnn

Jews could pronounce Hallelu-yah, and as was mentioned many names are made up of parts of god's name. So maybe it wasn't blasphemous to them as long as they didn't say the whole word. (Kind of like our saying 'tarnation' isn't as bad as the 'eternal damnation' it came from!)

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What Is Your Present Status In The Organization?

by minimus in

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are you disfellowshipped?

disassociated?

a fader?

LisaAnn

I saw a sis at Safeway yesterday and she talked with me, so I guess I'm a Fader.

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politics, homosexuals, athiests

by BR25 in

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i still have the jws beliefs, but havent attended in probably 5 years or so.

i have an interesting question to ask.. as much as everyone slams the jws on here, i want some insite on politics.

now i watched the democratic covention the last few nights, and i really want a democrat myself, but couldnt help hearing bill, hillary and other democrats wanting not only wanting equal rights for all races, children, but also homosexuals.

LisaAnn

avishai:

As long as you are obeying the law, equal rights are a must in this country. Want to live in a country based on a religious book? Move to vatican city, or Saudi Arabia, or Iran. That's not what we're about here.

I love it!!

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Why I Believe The Bible, A Nuclear Scientist Tells His Story

by whereami in

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this guy obviously hasn't done enough research.. http://www.watchtower.org/e/20040122a/article_01.htm.

LisaAnn

I got a BS in physics without a single biology class! My friend went further and got her phd, again without any biology. I think she's a star trek creationist.

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Why I Believe The Bible, A Nuclear Scientist Tells His Story

by whereami in

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this guy obviously hasn't done enough research.. http://www.watchtower.org/e/20040122a/article_01.htm.

LisaAnn

I wanted to check the mathematical accuracy of what she was going to discuss about the year 1914. >

...mathematical accuracy??? Since when has there been any controversy over the math? Hahahaha! (Gee, what's -607 + 2,520 - 1? Wait, better check that math! Good thing I have a degree in nuclear physics!)

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