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  So-called Bible Scholars........

  by hillary_step in

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  it is not a difficult thing to do to criticize wts literature, however i found this comment in a recent wt very enlightening as it seems to explain the unscholarly nature of much of what they produce.

  it also is an object lesson on how to manipulate a conditioned group of people by the use of 'trigger words'.

  i have highlighted these expressions, which are deliberately used by writing, as we have previously discussed to 'encourage' the readers to adopt a patently flawed line of reasoning.

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  Where are the Masculine Men?

  by teenyuck in

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  fourskin started a battle of the sexes with his "where are the feminine women" thread.

  i am wondering about men.

  he has a muscle car, however, he has no muscle definition.

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  The Demon of Saskatchewan

  by RunningMan in

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  2. friends

  last week, i came across an unusual tidbit of jw folklore that i had all but forgotten.

  after a brief discussion of provincial politics with my mother, she made the comment (regarding our provincial premier) that every time a government is elected, satan appoints a demon to oversee and direct it.. now, i'm not sure if this is unique to jws, but the idea is based on the following scripture:.

  "but the prince of the kingdom of persia was withstanding me for twenty-one days; then behold, michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for i had been left there with the kings of persia.

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  "Citizen, Can I See Your I.D.?" by Al...

  by sf in

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  al martin is america's foremost whistleblower on government fraud and corruption.

  a retired us navy lt. commander and former officer in the office of naval intelligence, he has testified before congress (the kerry committee and the alexander committee) regarding iran-contra.

  al martin is the author of "the conspirators: secrets of an iran contra insider" (2001, national liberty press, $19.95; toll free order line: 1-866-317-1390) he lives at an undisclosed location, since the criminals named in his book have been returned to national power and prominence.

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  Where are the Feminine women?

  by 4skins in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  some months ago i took my annual vacation to the land of kangaroos--you know--where men are men and sheep are skittish?

  as a social commentator i have a vested interest observing cultural changes and trends, etc.

  in the professions and trades in oz the genders dress as androgynous as their counterparts in the us.

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  Why do the Governing body remain unknown?

  by sleepy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  why do the governing body remain unknown to witnesses in general?.

  i used to think that the fact that the gb promote themselves (personnaly by name) in the magazines and don't name writers of watchtower articles, was a sign that the governing body was humble and meek.. but why did they take this policy?russel and rutherford were certainly not unkown.when did the transition happen?.

  my theory is that this annomimity is use to make the magazines look like they are not aurthored by men.if an article appeared with the writers name , witnesses may choose to reject what is writen as they can see it was writen by a man.but not nameing the writers makes it hard for witnesses to identify the writers as just human like them, and gives the impression the magazines and books have a divine source.. any other ideas?

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  Don't buy into Ray Franz's stumbling block.

  by Bleep in

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  ray franz wrote, "i was baptized a jehovah's witness in 1972 (three years before armageddon came) and served as an elder for a good number of years.

  all i can say is put franz book to the test for yourself.

  1)he is making money off a dumb idea.. 2)he was expecting 1975 to be armageddon.

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  Need Help - New JW Pedophile Project (Links)

  by Amazing in

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  2. friends

  ps: a poster emailed these links and i think they will help with the following project: .

  the american professional society on the abuse of children.

  click here: http://www.apsac.org/.

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  FINANCIAL DOOM & THE JUDGMENT OF JAH

  by You Know in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  all the talk of late has been about the crisis on wall street, and indeed, throughout the entire global financial system.

  the most recent scandal du jour and causality of the stock market slide is the gigantic media firm aol time/ warner.

  http://www.nypost.com/business/45742.htm.

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  WTS borrowed Beard Stance from Disneyland?

  by Prisca in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  we all know the tough stance the wts has about beards, but i found this bit of information about disneyland's standards regarding male employees (and guests!

  ) rather interesting......... (emphasis in the paragraph (yellow high-lighting) mine).

  http://www.snopes.com/disney/parks/longhair.htm.

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