JOSEPHUS is the only one I have heard spoke of Jesus. Lots of good stuff on you tube. Yes Bart Ehrman books
are great reading if you're interested in early Chistian history. Thriftbooks have lots. Start with Misquoting Jesus.
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What evidence is there for a biblical jesus?
by Touchofgrey inis there any independently verified evidence that a miracle worker called jesus existed and did the things that the bible said he did?.
the four gospels were written by unknown authors many decades after the so called events, so can't be considered as eyewitness accounts.
i think that there may have been a apocalyptic preacher who was executed by the romans and the story evolved from their.
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For some reason in my experience, all the gay men I've known all my life have had the best personalities and always make me feel funny, cool, young and beautiful.. . I just got a new gay next door neighbor and I love him and his microbladed eyebrows. Best neighbor ever !
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Ages of each user here?
by ukpimo ini'm interested to know the age demographics here.
it must be significantly different to other exjw forums.
it would be a damning report for watchtower if most of us appear to have left for decades.. you don't have to mention your exact age, you could always say "in my 50s".. i am in my 70s.
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60's but young at heart. Raised in but never baptized. Stopped believing in my 40's.
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VERY NEW AT THIS BUT LOST IN SPACE
by stephenlettclownface ini apologize if this post ends up in the wrong place.
i have been a lurker here for several years.
i thoroughly enjoy this site, have for years, and read something or another on this site many times a week.
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Coffty, last comment page four I posted about your forty part series and so much appreciated your hard work. Yes I have It booked marked. I don't post much because I seem to be the story killer LOL. Again Thankyou, everyone should read it IMO.
Sherry
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VERY NEW AT THIS BUT LOST IN SPACE
by stephenlettclownface ini apologize if this post ends up in the wrong place.
i have been a lurker here for several years.
i thoroughly enjoy this site, have for years, and read something or another on this site many times a week.
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YOU ASKED WHY SOME OF US BELIEVE IN EVOLUTION. Coffty did a forty part "why evolution is a fact" from 7 years ago. I still have it bookmarked. Welcome to the site. I can so clearly see you and your wife laughing your butts off about some of the silly things they believe and do. We remember !975. 1914 generation, overlapping generation. COO COO. Hey, we could be crying but I too chose to laugh.. Why would God have to strike the magic wand billions of times ? (99%of the population is extinct) when he really only had to do it once. or two more times if you count humans. Catholics believe in both. Retroviruses were very interesting to me.. Good luck on your journey. Oh I keep forgetting, can't say luck. or lucky...LUCKY LUCKY LUCKY lol.
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Lloyd Evans Patreoff May 2024
by DerekMoors intime for this month's patreoff!
the fat one's numbers seem to be leveling off a bit, but we all know someone with his gravitational pull can't keep up momentum for long.. i made up another chart and used 356 for april because that's where he was on the 2nd.
also, this time last year was when he put out his "things are bad and i don't just mean what i look like naked" video and got a +187 bump.
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I'll take 329. TY
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When The 'Tower Is Mentioned In A Will
by NotFormer ini assume someone from wt attends the reading of the will.
an elder, a co, some especially selected person from the branch under whose purview this sort of thing is maintained?.
what is the procedure?.
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I remember in the mid 80's a close friend of my mother's and a wonderful person to me as a young girl died. She left everything to the Watchtower. I remember I was very poor at the time and needed a dining table and chairs. I inquired how much it would be , thinking it would be affordable.
Nope they wanted $750. Really, it was outrageous. I guess someone bought it because, you know, the money was going to the WT
I just bought my daughter a much nicer set in 2023 on Market Place for $180 40 years later..( just for comparison) SAD AND GREEDY !
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Life in a spiritual (UN)-paradise
by Reasonfirst ina long, long time ago, when i was young, i became a 'special' pioneer.
it meant that i had to spend 150 hours a month, and i received a small allowance.
i was then assigned to a small country congregation, in western nsw (australia).
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Fascinating..... Please continue .
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Goodbye Mother
by punkofnice inso my mother passed on 20 aug 23 from the big c. i was there when she went.
that was indeed very traumatic.
i won't go to describe it.. dad went 17 years ago so there's just me now.
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So sorry to hear this. It's heartbreaking to lose a mom. Good for you for not having a JW funeral. Telling their lies makes me sick. Telling our moms that they would never die !
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Lloyd Evans Patreoff Pool - October 2023
by DerekMoors init's not too early to place your bets for how many patrons his royal thighness will lose in october.
as of this writing, his tally stands at 457. so, where do you think he'll be on october 2?
lucky number 420?
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I will say 402