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  The Bible: God's Word or Man's?

  by Doug Mason in

  1. watchtower
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  my jw visitor left me a copy of the 2006 print of the book "the bible: god's word or man's?

  ", and i intend to provide him with my analysis of it.. i notice that the book was written in 1989, and the dates of the references suggest the book has not been updated since then.

  am i correct?.

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  maputo95

  Doug, please could you let us see the analysis as well?
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  Malawi Congress Party cards

  by Marvin Shilmer in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  under watchtower doctrine, during the 1960s and 1970s witnesses in the african nation of malawi suffered terrible crimes against them for refusing to purchase malawi congress party cards.

  how many participants here have ever viewed a malawi congress party card both inside and outside?.

  marvin shilmer.

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  Having lived in Malawi, I saw the cards as a mere formality and it was so unnecessary to allow JWs to suffer . Remember it was after independence and the government wanted to forge unity.
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  Dave Allen. Funny Atheist!

  by AK - Jeff in

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgasvvqzoa0&feature=player_embedded.

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  Dave Allen is a great artist, comedian and person. I miss him.
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  End of 'World' translation inaccuracy, End of 'Age' 'Era' accurate

  by Gayle in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  http://americanvision.org/2005/post/real-end-of-world/.

  i found this article interesting on the translation between greek word for "age," or era or system totally different than for "world.

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  Thank you for the link. Very interesting. The 'end of the world' comes to each of us wheb we die, perhaps?
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  Book: Captives of a Concept-... Illusionary Concept That Holds JW's Captive

  by Lady Liberty in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  good evening everyone,.

  just started reading the book by don cameron a former elder called captives of a concept-understanding the illusionary concept that holds jehovahs witnesses captive.

  holy cow!

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  maputo95

  I am ordering the book now!!
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  Other Revelation Interpretations

  by maputo95 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  has anyone read other works intrepretating "revelation" such as done by rc, baptist or lutheran scholars and also by humanists.

  the mark of a cult, i feel, are restrictions put upon the membership to only read their own literature.

  they also exalt their position which is usually: "only we have the right interpretation because only we have the "truth", consequently jws will not read other interpretations of scripture as they believe these to be "satanic".

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  Oh, incidentally, Oxford University don, Ian Boxall referred to above is Catholic.
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  Other Revelation Interpretations

  by maputo95 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  has anyone read other works intrepretating "revelation" such as done by rc, baptist or lutheran scholars and also by humanists.

  the mark of a cult, i feel, are restrictions put upon the membership to only read their own literature.

  they also exalt their position which is usually: "only we have the right interpretation because only we have the "truth", consequently jws will not read other interpretations of scripture as they believe these to be "satanic".

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  Stephen, thank you so much for your link which I am about to use with enthusiasm. Thank you RR for your comment and I am glad to see your open-mindedness, My Church now seems to teach that where's there's valid baptism and "trinity" in a denomination then that group is Christian and in salvation, praise!
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  Steve Hassan says Stop Scientology Tax Breaks

  by sammielee24 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  author, releasing the bonds: empowering people to think for themselves.

  posted: april 28, 2010 04:18 pmit's time to end the church of scientology's tax-exempt status.

  </form></form>for more than 25 years, the irs denied tax-exemption to the church of scientology.

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  Highlander. I study religious and philosophical groups, from Hinduism to Scientology. I pick and choose what is good in each and reject what is unpalatable. I am not controlled by any of these high-control groups.
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  Finally finished my college degree

  by drew sagan in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this week i finally finished college.

  feels great to finally be completed.. i have to say that the process has been therapeutic.

  a year and a half ago when i started to go back i still defined myself in terms of my experience as a jw.. that is all gone now.

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  cONGRATULATIONS, dREW, tHERE'S A WORLF OF IDEAS OUT THERE TO BE EXPLORED!!
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  Other Revelation Interpretations

  by maputo95 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  has anyone read other works intrepretating "revelation" such as done by rc, baptist or lutheran scholars and also by humanists.

  the mark of a cult, i feel, are restrictions put upon the membership to only read their own literature.

  they also exalt their position which is usually: "only we have the right interpretation because only we have the "truth", consequently jws will not read other interpretations of scripture as they believe these to be "satanic".

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  Jimmy- ROLF!!!!!