all of the hebrew scriptures were written prior to 70 AD, the dead sea scrolls back that up.
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No peace in Israel
by scotoma inspeculation about "peace and security" ends with the failure once again of israel and palestine to reach an agreement.. .
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you do something fun and don't feel guilty ie attend a dance party (july 2014 WT one brother enjoyed the immoral atmosphere of the dance parties he frequented. But after learning the truth, he has completely avoided dancing even at Witness gatherings)
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July 2014 WT cracks down on apostate debates and 'dance parties'
by EndofMysteries inin the july 2014 study wt article titled "jehovah's people "renouce unrighteousness".
par 9 and 10 .
9. how did foolish and ignorant debates affect the early christian congregation?.
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" others were introducing controversial ideas. Even if the latter were not directly unscriptural" - by that statement they are confirming that apostates arguments may be fully scriptual but it goes against what the GB teach. So it's not looking for their own follower and twisting the scriptures with lies but even scriptual ideas that go against the GB are apostate.
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July 2014 WT cracks down on apostate debates and 'dance parties'
by EndofMysteries inin the july 2014 study wt article titled "jehovah's people "renouce unrighteousness".
par 9 and 10 .
9. how did foolish and ignorant debates affect the early christian congregation?.
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If you read between the lines what they are really saying by those stupid examples is, "all 'spiritual' JW's will avoid dancing and dance parties and anything else that can possibly be fun. Those who are known to frequent those should be marked as unspiritual"
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No peace in Israel
by scotoma inspeculation about "peace and security" ends with the failure once again of israel and palestine to reach an agreement.. .
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I just wonder if Ez 38 and 39 will ever play out as described. THey were foretold to be dispersed then regathered as a nation.
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July 2014 WT cracks down on apostate debates and 'dance parties'
by EndofMysteries inin the july 2014 study wt article titled "jehovah's people "renouce unrighteousness".
par 9 and 10 .
9. how did foolish and ignorant debates affect the early christian congregation?.
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In the July 2014 study WT article titled "Jehovah's People "Renouce Unrighteousness".
Par 9 and 10
9. How did “foolish and ignorant debates” affect the early Christian congregation?
9 God’s Word gives specific advice concerning the types of unrighteousness that Christians must renounce or reject. For instance, in the immediate context of 2 Timothy 2:19, we find that Paul tells Timothy “not to fight about words” and to “reject empty speeches.”(Read 2 Timothy 2:14, 16, 23.) Some members of the congregation were promoting apostate teachings. Also, it appears that others were introducing controversial ideas. Even if the latter were not directly unscriptural, they were divisive. They resulted in bickering and arguing over words, creating a spiritually unhealthy atmosphere. Hence, Paul stressed the need to “reject foolish and ignorant debates.”
10. How should we respond when confronted with apostasy?
10 Today, Jehovah’s people are not often confronted with apostasy within the congregation. Still, when exposed to unscriptural teachings, regardless of the source, we must decisively reject them. It would be unwise to engage in debates with apostates, whether in person, by responding to their blogs, or by any other form of communication. Even when the intention is to help the individual, such conversation would be contrary to the Scriptural direction we just considered. Rather, as Jehovah’s people, we completely avoid, yes reject, apostasy.
then on dance parties parties
19. How have some today acted with decisiveness to protect themselves from spiritual dangers?
19 Some who had problems with alcohol before becoming Witnesses have made the personal choice to abstain from alcoholic beverages altogether. Others avoid certain types of entertainment that are not in themselves wrong but that can fuel personal moral weaknesses. (Ps. 101:3) For example, before becoming a Witness, one brother enjoyed the immoral atmosphere of the dance parties he frequented. But after learning the truth, he has completely avoided dancing even at Witness gatherings for fear of awakening improper desires or thoughts from his past. Of course, Christians are not required to abstain totally from alcohol, dancing, or other things that are not wrong in themselves. We are all expected, however, to take decisive and thorough action to protect ourselves from spiritual dangers.
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Took my son (5 yrs) shooting for his first time.
by dazed but not confused ini went with my neighbor to an outdoor shooting range in the pawnee national grasslands in colorado.
its about 2 hours northeast of denver.
it was awesome.
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gio- where is the con in that article? that entire story was pro
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Which Conspiracy Theory Should You Believe?
by metatron inhttp://www.buzzfeed.com/katieheaney/which-conspiracy-theory-should-you-believe-in.
it's a quiz to help you pick a conspiracy theory that fits you.
i ended up with "moon landing was faked" which doesn't exactly apply.. .
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Well put BU2B.
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Are all JWs united in their beliefs?
by enigma1863 inso i used to think that all witnesses believed the same exact thing but i have heard some claims that they believe things i'm not familiar with.
do you know if it's true?
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They are united in their belief that they must 'appear' to accept and believe any utterance of the GB and if they don't believe then they are either A. Too stupid. B. Getting tricked by Satan C. Wait on Jehovah to clear it up with new light.
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Which Conspiracy Theory Should You Believe?
by metatron inhttp://www.buzzfeed.com/katieheaney/which-conspiracy-theory-should-you-believe-in.
it's a quiz to help you pick a conspiracy theory that fits you.
i ended up with "moon landing was faked" which doesn't exactly apply.. .
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Let's talk about a few conspiracy theories then.
Government/Healthcare corruption - The theories that big business pharma has influenced the government whether by the politicans owning and having stakes in the pharma companies or bought and paid for, that they are not looking out for the best health interests and the result is to keep people sick and dependant on them for more money.
A few very rational examples that may lead one to believe that.
1. Our bodies are like machines and if not properly maintained will start to break down and show symptoms of issues. They need a certain amount of nutrients, vitamins, cleaning out toxins, etc. to function. Also people many have allergies to certain foods and additives. Now, a person goes to a doctor complaining of fatigue, ibs, pain, sexual side effects, etc. Logic would dictate that first they should have blood tests to make sure they are not having deficiencies in any vitamins and nutrients which may account for some of those issues. Food allergy tests could be done as well. Possibly tests to check for toxins as well. If all of those things checked out, then it would be time to look for other possibilities. However, not only are none of those done, insurance won't pay for any of it. Instead the doctor will prescribe medications to treat those 'symptoms' without addressing the root cause. Those medications will likely be for life and likely produce side effects requiring more medications to manage those side effects. This person will pay thousands, or hundreds of thousands in their life for this. If they had other tests they may have realized they had to make some adjustments in their diet or they are severely lacking in something that if they fixed it, the issue would have resolved itself and the pharma companies would not make any more money on it.
2. Vaccines - they are a hot topic! Phama companies make a LOT of money on neurological and autoimmune disorders, as well as vaccines. Now vaccines have had benefits, but let's get to the main controversy. Vaccines contain adjuvants to stimulate an immune response and put the immune system into hyperdrive. One is aluminum. Aluminum is also know to a be a neurotoxin. When FDA approves vaccines, they only test the individual vaccine. They don't test the adjuvants nor do studies on them individually. If you go to the FDA's own website on this, they consider the adjuvant a part of the vaccine so don't test the adjuvants. Perhaps the amount of aluminum in one vaccine is not enough to cause bad long term side effects. But perhaps doing that 17 times within an 18 month timespan will amount to long term side effects. (what's given to newborns). Logic would dictate that they run studies on the ajuvants and find out exactly how much, and in what amount of time, etc, is needed for long term side effects. If only 1 or if past a certain amount, etc. No studies are done on the adjuvants and they claim it's safe and only a tiny fraction may get something. They say no links to autoimmune disease or neurological because they look at 1 individual vaccine vs the adjuvants. That's equilvalent to saying that a tiny amount of radiation is safe as long as each dose is tiny. It doesn't matter if you do 10, 1,000, or 100,000 doses and whether in 1 day or 20 years, studies haven't shown a tiny dose of radiation to be harmful. So since ONE vaccine isn't shown to cause neurlogical problems, then that means 20 w/ the same toxic adjuvants taken at any point won't be either.
Why would they not do studies on them? The people and general health of the population would benefit in knowing. The only ones to lose out would be the pharma companies. Losing on treatment for the disorders caused by them as well as the sales of the vaccines themselves, etc, until finding a safer way to administer.