Dear cyberjesus, your 1944 book reference is old light.
Mad Sweeney
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Camels werent domesticated during Abraham's time?
by cyberjesus inone of the many factors that made me loose faith in the bible was the fact that camels were not domesticated during abrahams era.
i read this on the book "the bible unearthead".
do you know of any other evidence that shows camels were domesticated after 1000 bce.
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Did You "Linger" On As Witness Hoping That All The Pieces Would Fit?
by minimus inblueblades/mall cop said in a post that he was "lingering" on as a jw for decades hoping to understand things about the "truth" that were still unexplainable.
(my words, paraphrasing).. i did the same thing for probably a decade, either hoping things in the organization might change or i might finally "get it", regarding some teaching or viewpoint that just seemed to make no sense.. did you hang on to the "truth" much longer than you should have?.
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Mad Sweeney
And you still have connections fairly high up in the organization, JWoods, based on some of the things you post. I find it heartening that some who are still IN are willing and able to supply you with letters and other inside information. Thank them from all of us if you get the chance.
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When did it happen for you? "Us/We" becomes "Them/They"
by Mad Sweeney init has only been around a year since i started investigating the borg and i wasn't really convinced that i had to get out until just a few months ago but it seems i've already begun calling the dubs "them/they" rather than "us/we.
" it wasn't really a conscious decision, either; it kind of just happened shortly after i determined to stop using the term "the truth.".
how long did it take for you?
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Mad Sweeney
It has only been around a year since I started investigating the borg and I wasn't really convinced that I had to get out until just a few months ago but it seems I've already begun calling the Dubs "them/they" rather than "us/we." It wasn't really a conscious decision, either; it kind of just happened shortly after I determined to stop using the term "the truth."
How long did it take for you? Was it conscious or did it just happen?
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How much longer can WBTS survive before going out of business?
by african GB Member inwith all the negativity surrounding the wbts and it's followers, can this organisation actually survive another 100 years.. .
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Mad Sweeney
At some point soon (it may already have happened) their growth rate will no longer even keep up with the birth rate, thus diminishing their already tiny significance in this world. Will they be gone? Out of business? Not in our lifetimes unless some black swan event occurs to wipe them out.
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Camels werent domesticated during Abraham's time?
by cyberjesus inone of the many factors that made me loose faith in the bible was the fact that camels were not domesticated during abrahams era.
i read this on the book "the bible unearthead".
do you know of any other evidence that shows camels were domesticated after 1000 bce.
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Mad Sweeney
Ok, so apparently cyberjesus is wrong and camels WERE domesticated in Abraham's time.
I've put in a couple calls to Beth Sarim and confirmed this with Abraham himself, so it's all good.
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Letter to Mom
by Coffee House Girl injust in case there are any faders that need help breaking the news:.
i am posting this letter i left with my mother after i explained to her in person that i no longer wanted to be "in the truth".
you are not to blame, you cant make choices for me any more, only i can.. .
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Mad Sweeney
It's sad what the cult does to our families and our self-esteem.
Glad you have taken your life back, Coffee House Girl. Be happy. Be proud. Be you.
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Do you hold any ''responsibility'' for the believing the WTS?
by RULES & REGULATIONS injehovah's witnesses are the only people that will inherit life on paradise earth.
only jehovah's witnesses have the ''truth''.
the wts is the only ''channel' 'to jehovah.
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Mad Sweeney
Does the conned hold any responsibility for the deeds of the con man?
Maybe a small amount, but not much. The way the cult controls behavior, information, thoughts, and emotions, they take a lot of the responsibility upon themselves.
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Camels werent domesticated during Abraham's time?
by cyberjesus inone of the many factors that made me loose faith in the bible was the fact that camels were not domesticated during abrahams era.
i read this on the book "the bible unearthead".
do you know of any other evidence that shows camels were domesticated after 1000 bce.
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Mad Sweeney
I did not know that about camels, cyberjesus. Another piece of information for the file. Thanks.
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Straw man in last week's WT
by sd-7 ini couldn't help noticing the wt study article this weekend, which was about cultivating love that never fails.
the correct spelling of it should have been cultivate, by the way.. the straw man of the love that the world shows was presented first--that people in the world know only romantic love, love of money, love of themselves, and love of pleasures.
this was contrasted with the 'love' that jws show, which consists of obedience to god's commandments.
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Mad Sweeney
I would say that they almost always set up a straw man somewhere in their articles. Not only that, but the straw man is usually a made-up, lying description of real actual people.
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Borg court: 2nd session
by sd-7 injudicial committee, round 2. i have to give it to the elders on this one.
they fought well, albeit with unrefined technique.
pure strength of authority apparently seems to make up for a lack of sufficient evidence, just as the 300-pound fellow who believed you were checking out his girlfriend can beat the tar out of you even though you were merely looking at the clock behind her on the wall.
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Mad Sweeney
ok well post the new chapter dude! :-)
He did:
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/189607/1/Borg-court-3rd-session-verdict