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  Can we understand the Bible without the Watchtower?

  by brotherdan in

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  not according to c.t russell.

  in the september 15, 1910 wt he made these shocking claims regarding the 6 scripture studies that he wrote:.

  "that is to say, they are not merely comments on the bible, but they are practically the bible itself...".

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  @ aguest: i appreciate your faith and your wanting to believe (in something, as most of us want to do); however, selling people is the trademark of ignorant, lowly cultures that have no value on human life. the hebrews were supposed to be god's people and set above the rest of the nations. in this, your logic falls short. if the hebrews really were above the rest of the nations, then women wouldn't need protection - they would be considered equals and treated thusly. because god would have ensured that they did that, with the 52 bazillion laws given to them, you'd think that somewhere in there would be maybe a single law that forbade slavery or denigration of women ... that is if those laws really did come from a supreme being.

  at least it seems that way to me.
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  Can we understand the Bible without the Watchtower?

  by brotherdan in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  not according to c.t russell.

  in the september 15, 1910 wt he made these shocking claims regarding the 6 scripture studies that he wrote:.

  "that is to say, they are not merely comments on the bible, but they are practically the bible itself...".

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  well, one thing is clear ... we need pyramidologists ...
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  God created all things. Does that mean he is worthy of respect?

  by sabastious in

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  revelation 4:11 - 11 you are worthy, our lord and god, .

  to receive glory and honor and power, .

  for you created all things, .

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  if this god person wants my respect, he needs to do something to earn it. this whole "well i made you and gave you this mysterious book that is not really clear and is controversial and can say whatever people want it to say and is often abused ... but if you dont do what i say i'm going to kill you forever and ever" crap is not deserving of anything but scorn in my opinion.

  i sure as hell dont treat my kids that way.

  that's one reason why i dont believe that the god of the bible is true
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  Does the Watchtower contain photo's of the Devil

  by jwfacts in

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  2. beliefs

  i have not been able to find any photo's of satan the devil in the watchtower.

  there are photo's of the serpent with eve, satan's hand offering kingdoms to jesus and a shadowy cloaked figure speaking to jesus on the mountain.

  apart from that i cannot locate any of a proper looking devil.

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  whenever they post the photo of the gibbering buddies ... they post a picture of the collective Satan Class
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  Oompa update

  by Robert7 in

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  i don't post much, so most of you don't know me.

  i live in nc near oompa, and he has become a good friend with my wife and i over the last few years.. so as an update, my wife visited oompa today!

  he's recovering, but has a long recovery to go.

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  get well soon oompa!
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  "Before the Generation ... of 1914 Passes Away"

  by doinmypart in

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  that quote must be embarrassing for the wts, so i figured i'd post it.

  it appeared on the inside cover of every awake magazine until a few years ago.. a few weeks ago i attended the funeral of someone born in 1916, she was 94 years old.

  i don't know anyone born before or on 1914.. governing body are you ashamed?

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  it is just amazing to me how they flipflop doctrine, or worse, in this case they are just making stuff up to try to save credibility. what is more amazing to me is how the r&f dubs just swallow it. "the generation that saw 1914 would not pass away ... " how many times did we hear that ad nauseum? and how much gall do they have to change the view of a generation twice in the last 15 years? and then to change it to a completely whacky, ludicrous explanation?

  i mean, really? really?

  the whole "well we dont understand it right now but we have to wait on Jehoober" nonsense is just inexcusable at this point.
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  I admit, abject and utter failure.....

  by notverylikely in

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  i tried, i thought i could make it work, it seemed so easy, but alas, in my project to turn a used $3 cigar box into a functional humidor i failed miserably.

  i never could make the box airtight enough and allow enough air to circulate through to keep the cigars moist enough with a passive humidifier.

  the humidity kept falling too low, i kept have to try to seal more edges of the box and eventually i started losing cigars.. i broke down today and bought a $40 humidor and in the space of just a few hours it is already keeping the cigars more moist and humid.. i failed.

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  ah i love a good cigar too ... and where i live i can get cubans :D
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  i am graduating!

  by cheerios in

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  after a long hard road, i am now a college graduate :) it's amazing to be liberated :) ... and educated ... .

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  thank you all very much :) it's an IT degree. i think the most valuable classes that i took were the critical thinking classes. very helpful in fighting borg programming.

  now to re-enroll for a masters ...
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  i am graduating!

  by cheerios in

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  2. friends

  after a long hard road, i am now a college graduate :) it's amazing to be liberated :) ... and educated ... .

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  cheerios

  after a long hard road, i am now a college graduate :) it's amazing to be liberated :) ... and educated ...
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  celebrating holidays

  by serein in

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  in the elder book on chapter5:16 it says about religiose hols and geting a judisial thingy if u do em but it also says like only religiose hols and not for non e religios hols so does that mean u can do thanksgiving.

  and in england bonfire night and what ever else is out there thats not religiose,.

  and they cant do anything cos its jws concients and they can if they want?

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  i shouldnt think that thanksgiving would be sanctioned. it is supposed to be 'giving thanks to god' ... and as the pilgrims and the indians didnt worship the big skydaddy jehoober, dont see this one being 'okay' with them