My apologies again. I checked my "sent PMs" and did not see the previous ones in there. I sent one more, and double checked the sent PMs and it is indeed in there.
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9Who wants to help put together the ultimate Watchtower Index Wiki?
by pirata inpresenting: wtindex.info.
there are a great deal of watchtower publication references available on a number of sites, and on this forum, but it takes a lot of searching, digging, and reading to find them.. i have put together a wiki that currently catalogs:.
1) subject references for watchtower publications (from 1800s to present), in an organized and clear way.. 2) the sources of quotations (with context) used in watchtower publications.
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Blood
by Blind_Of_Lies in[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>normal</w:view> <w:zoom>0</w:zoom> <w:trackmoves /> <w:trackformatting /> <w:punctuationkerning /> <w:validateagainstschemas /> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:saveifxmlinvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:ignoremixedcontent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext> <w:donotpromoteqf /> <w:lidthemeother>en-us</w:lidthemeother> <w:lidthemeasian>x-none</w:lidthemeasian> <w:lidthemecomplexscript>x-none</w:lidthemecomplexscript> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables /> <w:snaptogridincell /> <w:wraptextwithpunct /> <w:useasianbreakrules /> <w:dontgrowautofit /> <w:splitpgbreakandparamark /> <w:dontvertaligncellwithsp /> <w:dontbreakconstrainedforcedtables /> <w:dontvertalignintxbx /> <w:word11kerningpairs /> <w:cachedcolbalance /> </w:compatibility> <w:browserlevel>microsoftinternetexplorer4</w:browserlevel> <m:mathpr> <m:mathfont m:val="cambria math" /> <m:brkbin m:val="before" /> <m:brkbinsub m:val="--" /> <m:smallfrac m:val="off" /> <m:dispdef /> <m:lmargin m:val="0" /> <m:rmargin m:val="0" /> <m:defjc m:val="centergroup" /> <m:wrapindent m:val="1440" /> <m:intlim m:val="subsup" /> <m:narylim m:val="undovr" /> </m:mathpr></w:worddocument> </xml><!
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i have been doing a lot of mind searching on the issue of blood.
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pirata
I believe the main reason for instituting the Blood Prohibition (among other things) in Acts 15:28,29, was to keep peace with Gentiles and Jews. The circumcision issue was threatening a schism in the 1st Century Congregation and a compromise needed to be made. More details here under the heading in my post "the reason for 'necessary things' in the 1st Century":
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/209596/1/Can-You-Explain-This-Blood
PS. Welcome to the forum, blind_of_lies!
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It's 21st May 2011I am writing this 1 minute
by cantleave ini am writing this 1 minute past midnight 21st may.. i'm still here..
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Maybe the rapture did happen, but no one was worthy!
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Who wants to help put together the ultimate Watchtower Index Wiki?
by pirata inpresenting: wtindex.info.
there are a great deal of watchtower publication references available on a number of sites, and on this forum, but it takes a lot of searching, digging, and reading to find them.. i have put together a wiki that currently catalogs:.
1) subject references for watchtower publications (from 1800s to present), in an organized and clear way.. 2) the sources of quotations (with context) used in watchtower publications.
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Ack! Sorry about that Nathan Natas. I remember typing it up, but I was doing a lot of Window flipping at the time and looks like I did not send it. You should see it now.
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Who wants to help put together the ultimate Watchtower Index Wiki?
by pirata inpresenting: wtindex.info.
there are a great deal of watchtower publication references available on a number of sites, and on this forum, but it takes a lot of searching, digging, and reading to find them.. i have put together a wiki that currently catalogs:.
1) subject references for watchtower publications (from 1800s to present), in an organized and clear way.. 2) the sources of quotations (with context) used in watchtower publications.
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I returned PMs with setup instructions for those that PMd me.
Also added an internal forum for registered users to make it easier to collect links and references by category before organizing them on the wiki.
@FatFreek 2005, thanks for the feedback. The main selling point is that the community aspect will hopefull help keep the site up to date and extremely comprehensive (much like JWN thrives on community).
@doubtful: If you click on the "Sources in Context" link, I've started putting together a page for quotations used by WT, showing their source and their context. Whether they are dishonest or misleading will be left up to the reader :) It will also show the sources of these quotes and their religious affiliation (if any). The main index will show changes in doctrine over time, though I'm not specifically labelling it as such.
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Hi everyone. Wanted to officially intro myself. Well at least give you: In the Beginning...
by AK MCGRATH inwell, i'm going to break this up, because if anyone has read any of my posts, you know i can be long-winded.
yep, i'm the person that can leave a minute or two message on a v.m.. i have been on this board for a month or two and wanted to make sure i'd be sticking around before i intro'd myself, so here i am.
grab your favorite beverage, it's gonna be a long one.. in the beginning.... i learned of the "truth" through a co-worker.
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Thanks for sharing. I look forward to future installments!
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It's 21st May 2011I am writing this 1 minute
by cantleave ini am writing this 1 minute past midnight 21st may.. i'm still here..
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You're only here because ALL time zones have to be May 21st at the exact same time.
Or is that even possible?
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May 21, 2011 - The Rapture Cometh!
by Billy the Ex-Bethelite inharold camping has promised that the rapture will be on may 21, 2011.. .
they've put it on this van that "the bible guarantees it", so it must be true!.
after all, would this face lie?.
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CREATION BOOK - CRITICAL ANALYSIS
by RealityLove inhi everyone.
i had to change my web hosting service a while back and so my popular creation book critical analysis has become hard to find.. it remains available and unchanged here:.
http://www.realitylove.eu/heretic/jehovah%27s%20witnesses.htm.
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pirata
Thank you RealityLove!
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pirata
Be careful about books claiming to be lost books, they are usually forged. I do have the book of Jashar and I find it very interesting but do not believe it was an inspired writing.
As explained in the book I mentioned above, it was quite common for Jews of the time to rewrite earlier stories, often applying them or adapting them to their own message and views. Josephus did this in his works, preserving the Orthodox history as it was known of at that time. One writer even wrote that Jacob killed Esau (he didn't like Edomites very much).