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  SOMEONE IS HAPPY THAT JWD IS CLOSING

  by whereami in

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  boy these guys are excited.. .

  http://ewatchman-exposed.co.uk/research/read.php?t=2787&reply=6#msg6

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  LisaAnn

  Whoa- look what happens when I tried to register there:
  
  Register as a Member
  Thanks to humble truth-seekers repeatedly lying to get a membership, no new memberships are being taken at the moment. Check back in two weeks.
  
  WHA???!!!
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  I met with a surgeon yesterday about blood - wow

  by BonaFide in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  i was asked by a friend to go with an older sister yesterday to the hospital to talk with her surgeon about her upcoming major surgery.

  hospital liason committee told her to watch the society's video on blood, and if she can't get her surgeon to agree on non-blood treatments, then they will help.

  it was the weirdest experience of my life.

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  LisaAnn

  I agree with Reniaa!

  That poor, poor woman! Can you even imagine being her? Obviously she doesn't even have family that she trusts to go to the doctor with her, and now she has to face surgery alone.

  She's been so used to doing whatever the Society tells her to do because she trusts whatever they say. Why should she learn the scientific reasons? She isn't basing her decisions on the science, she's basing them on what she's being told to do. Why does she have to pretend otherwise?

  Yeah, yeah, I know the answer... (sigh) It's the legal department in NY. I wish things were like they used to be, when elders would rush into the hospital and tell the doctors what to do. At least that would be more honest.

  Of all times for them to abandon her, when she's already so afraid of getting major surgery! Shame on them!

  -LisaAnn
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  Great Pyramid is Jehovah's Witness. How so?

  by cameo-d in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  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.".

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  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

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  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

  1. social
  2. current

  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.

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  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

  1. social
  2. current

  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.

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  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

  1. jw
  2. friends

  are you disfellowshipped?

  disassociated?

  a fader?

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  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

  1. jw
  2. friends

  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.

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  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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  2. friends

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

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  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

  1. jw
  2. friends

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

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  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!)