Juan Viejo2

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  New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures

  by Quendi in

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  14 years ago

  i know this has been discussed before, but i want to reopen the topic.

  i am currently reading ray franz's memoir crisis of conscience and ran across this footnote with respect to the new world translation of the holy scriptures:.

  "the new world translation bears no translator's name and is presented as the anonymous work of the "new world translation committee.

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  Juan Viejo2 14 years ago

  "Jehovah" is the English version of the Greek version of the Hebrew version of the YHVH with added vowels (not used by ancient Hebrew). Jesus was not called Jesus in the first century. He would have been known as Yeheshua or some variation. Jesus is the Greek version of his name.

  I have never found a single verse that proves that Jesus ever commanded his followers to refer to Almighty God by His personal name, but always as "Father."

  This whole argument over whether Jehovah is the correct name for Almighty God is bogus. It was simply formed by taking the Greek version of the Tetragrammaton and adding the vowels from Elohim and Adonai to make the name pronounceable.

  The wide use of the title Lord can be traced back to the middle-ages and the propaganda that kings were appointed by divine intervention and that powerful landowners (lords) had achieved their success due to God's grace. So where Adonai and Elohim appeared in the original text, the words were replaced with the common dark ages generics of Lord, God, and Father.

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  what was the best gig you ever attended and why ?

  by the max in

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  2. beliefs

  14 years ago

  my own was ac/dc at the hamersmith odoen london 1980, the highway to hell tour with bonn scott, they were at their creative peak with their best line up with there best album, you had to be there to understand !!

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  Juan Viejo2 14 years ago

  The Mountain Winery Amphitheater, Saratoga, California - Summer 2000

  Michael McDonald w/ Amy Holland (McDonald)

  Jeff Bridges

  Above the Clouds

  Perfect weather. Everyone was in perfect voice. Jeff Bridges was beginning his solo C/W style singing. Amy Holland had just recovered from her bout with cancer and was in fine form as backup female vocalist.

  I've been to many, many concerts, but without a doubt everything came together perfectly that night. Great crowd too!

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  Menlo Park Cong.

  by exwhyzee in

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  2. beliefs

  15 years ago

  i recently got in touch with an old jw friend of mine (now of the annointed) who lives near menlo park ca.

  i asked him about that congreagation there that got closed down or had some sort of uprising.

  he didn't know anything about it and even sounded like he didn't believe it ever happened.

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  Juan Viejo2 14 years ago

  There is breaking news on the Menlo Park story.

  For those who haven't kept up with it, go to Ex-JW.com and read the articles "Fear and Loathing..." and "Updates."

  I'm not at liberty to release any new specific information just yet, but I can assure you that the best is yet to come. Let me give you some hints:

  Police

  Newspaper Reporters

  Justice Department

  Forgery

  Money laundering

  That is all. Please keep your eyes and ears open for the latest developments. As usual, I will let everyone here know when something new gets posted over at Ex-JW.com on this subject.

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  Cult Free Radio on USTREAM

  by leavingwt in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  14 years ago

  it has come to my attention that a new internet radio show will debut this saturday, april 30, 2011 at 10 pm edt.

  i'm looking forward to seeing how it takes shape.

  i wanted you to know about it.

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  Juan Viejo2 14 years ago

  Gayle,

  I had that time out problem too. If you remember when Sweeney was asking me to type something in the chat line, I couldn't, I had actually been logged out completely. Another time, just as I was trying to connect, a video commercial moved over the access box and played for 15 seconds. And then, like you, several times when I was trying to get Mad a message, I'd get a gray chat box and a timer that said 15 seconds, 10 seconds, etc. It was very disconcerting right at the time he and I were trying to connect.

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  WHO WROTE THE BIBLE by Washington Gladden, PT 1

  by Quentin in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  14 years ago

  am currently reading this book.

  would like to share some excerpts from same.take note mr. gladden is objective in his wrting.see wikipedia for gladden bio.

  excerpts, printed by waking lion press.

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  Juan Viejo2 14 years ago

  Good info here. I own a copy of the Asimov book - and although a bit outdated, it is probably the most complete and accurate historical view of the Bible ever written. Asimov did his own research and wrote it in between his other books; he was an amazing man.

  I also have "Who Wrote the New Testament?" byt Burton L. Mack. Easy to read and not overly scholastic, but very informative and extensive.

  On the other end of the spectrum is "Who Wrote the Gospels?" by Randel McCraw Helms. Helms was a professor of English and Literature at Arizona State University. One of his courses was the Bible as Literature. One of his theories, which has some support from other scholars, is that one of the writers of the New Testament may have been a woman. He also wrote "Gospel Fictions," another excellent book. Helms is not an easy read, like Richard Dawkins and Bart Ehrman, but he is very thorough. Helms is an interesting scholar, having written extensive studies of the Tolkien's books, The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. Helms also had family members who were Jehovah's Witnesses, so he has remote connections to our community.

  There is so much good reading out there. A lot of scholarship has gone into the study of the Bible and Christian theology - and yet so many just accept that the "King James Version of the Bible" is the one and only word of God. Thanketh thee, Oh Lord God, for giving us your Holy Book in Elizabethan English. After all, that was most certainly the very language of Moses, David, Isaiah and Jesus himself. I know it was cause I saw "The Ten Commandments" and "King of Kings."

  Thank you Jesus!!!

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  Cult Free Radio begins in less than TWO HOURS

  by Mad Sweeney in

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  2. friends

  14 years ago

  http://www.ustream.tv/channel/cult-free-radio.

  that's pretty much all the hype there is.

  go early to listen to a brief introduction and preview to tonight's topic.

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  Juan Viejo2 14 years ago

  Will send you an email regarding some technical issues I noticed. Sorry that everyone had to endure the repeating voice of the bandido, but basically all I did was say a couple of words and a half hour later they would finally die off in the distance.

  For your part - a great first effort. As I said, you've got a natural voice for radio - clear, understandable, no discernible accent (sorry Rick from Bahstan), and you were easy to listen to. The 2 hours went very fast, except of course, the end..............the end...............the end .........................the end..........................the end.........

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  Is Microwave bad for your health?

  by Iamallcool in

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  2. friends

  14 years ago

  i googled it up and most people say yes.

  what is your opinion?

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  Juan Viejo2 14 years ago

  Yes, Blondie. My chiropractor told me that I should keep my Radio Biola machine in top shape. They're not made anymore. That's too bad - cause you don't have to have smallpox or polio vaccinations if you use one regularly. I stopped using mine though, cause my WiFi stops working every time I turn it on.

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  Is Microwave bad for your health?

  by Iamallcool in

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  14 years ago

  i googled it up and most people say yes.

  what is your opinion?

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  Juan Viejo2 14 years ago

  Microwave ovens do not put anything into the food. All they do is to cook the food from the inside out by passing radio waves through the food.

  There is actually more danger from grilled and barbequed meat and vegetables because the charred portions can actually become carcianogenic. Obviously a little char isn't going to kill you, but open barbeques have fumes and low levels of chemical and ash that are trapped in the cooked food. A microwave simply heats the water molecules inside the food (essentially boiling the water and juices in the food).

  The real danger of microwaves was addressed many years ago. Microwaves bounced off the inner walls of the oven. If the door wasn't tightly sealed then some radiation could escape and affect some medical devices like pacemakers and hearing aids.

  I love my microwave.

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  Charles Russell's Last Days

  by lovelylil in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  14 years ago

  this link contains a play by play of russell's last days including why and how he was found dead in a toga made from sheets.

  thought some may find it interesting.. http://www.gtft.org/biblestudents/pastorrussellslastdays.html.

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  Juan Viejo2 14 years ago

  Terry, all excellent points.

  I watched Ken Burn's "Civil War" last night. The episode I watched was the 90-minute "Gettysburg" episode. Toward the end of the program it discussed how Robert E. Lee was confused as to why he lost - because he was convinced that God Almighty would clearly be on the side of the South. The South was far more religious as a group then the Northern armies and politicians seemed to be. The Civil War was thought to be a "holy war."

  So the PBS documentary clearly supports your thoughts on this matter.

  Nice post, as usual, Terry.

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  Menlo Park Kingdom Hall 3

  by Juan Viejo2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  14 years ago

  for those of you that have been following the ongoing story of the forced take over of the menlo park, california kingdom hall, please go to:.

  http://ex-jw.com/fear-and-loathing-in-menlo-park.

  i'm sorry, the article is still a little rough and still needs a lot of editing, but i wanted to get it up by today at the latest.

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  Juan Viejo2 14 years ago

  Moshe,

  There is a local newspaper reporter working this case. She is checking facts very closely. She has access to police, DA and court records that I can't get to. On the other hand, if you go check the article, "Fear and Loathing..." on Ex-JW.com and go to the bottom of the article, you will see that I provided links to all of the official court documents, many that were supplied by my reporter contact.

  Yes, Rick has allowed JTB to put questions of credibility in all of our minds. But I can assure you, Moshe, that the scandalous situation in Menlo Park is real. People have put their reputations and personal safety on the line to expose the scandalous behavior of some of the players in this drama, who are being aided and abetted by the WTS.

  And yes, I repeat: Some of the unpublished stories I've heard from sources inside and outside of the Menlo Park KH are quite incredible.

  So as soon as I can get enough confirmation and more public documents released to me, I will announce them here and publish more Menlo Park articles on Ex-JW.com.

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