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  YHWH a minor pagan god: Ugaritic Texts and the Sons of El

  by DoomVoyager in

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  interesting.. here is the first thing i've found on the subject, though i haven't read much of it yet.. http://faculty.gordon.edu/hu/bi/ted_hildebrandt/otesources/05-deuteronomy/text/articles/heiser-deut32-bs.htm.

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  The Gnostic Gospel in the "Wisdom of Solomon," Hokmah was equated with the Egyptian Goddess and called the all-powerful Mother... a spirit penetrating all creation, higher than the stars, fairer than sunlight (Barrett, pp. 143, 217-219). In the Gnostic gospel "On the Origin of the World" said it was [Hokmah] who gave birth to Jehovah himself, and taught him how to create the forms of living creatures, though she alone infused them with the power of life. (Robinson, p 176)

  The above is quoted in B.G. Walker, The Crone. San Francisco, CA., 1985. pp. 51-2.

  Shoot me if you want. I'm just sayin'

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  Recent activities at the laundermat and Payless shoe store

  by loosie in

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  ok last time i went to the laudermat all i found was a trifold tract from the jw's.

  they gave me so much room to write ( why do they do that?

  ) i wrote on there "when will you jw's stop leaving mags and tracts at this laundermat"...lol i wonder what will be there next week.. my friends works part time at payless shoe store.

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  My friend went back to that ailse to see if any shoes needed to be put away. She found Jw tracts stuffed in the kids shoe boxes and mags left under the boxes on the shelf.

  LOL!!!...Yeah...the jw woman probably went back to the Service Meetin' and told the whole congregation about her new way of counting time! And the entire congregation thought she was brilliant and innovative!

  Oops, I forgot... only "brudders" are allowed to be brilliant and innovative.

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  What's the most dumbest/petty thing you've heard of someone being "stumbled" over?

  by Reality79 in

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  2. beliefs

  - some loser once took offense that i hugged a sister goodbye at a leaving do and ran back to the elders like a little child telling on me.

  i was 15, this sister was in her 40s at the time.. - this elder said someone told him they saw me with a copy of the sun newspaper.

  yes, this paper is known for its 'page 3' topless girls but far from pornagraphic and i wasn't even thinking along those lines.. - one brother who had a good job was 'counselled' because he was actually able to buy himself nice things including a new car (shock, horror!!

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  Brothers were counseled for wearing colored shirts.

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  I feel so alone here...

  by Pams girl in

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  2. friends

  thanks to all who helped me escape my imminemt baptism after 6 years of study.

  it was a close call.. ive clearly been labelled spirituallly weak, as nobody has called here to say hi or anything and its been 2 monthes now....their divine justice for me i guess.

  i did see my study teacher a while back when she dropped off my memorial invite, and that was after a chat, nothing to do with the wbts...seemed like it was an afterthought on her part.. they all know about my problems with agoraphobia and panic.

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  Pam's Girl

  Hugs to you. I too love gardening, and find solace in digging in the dirt. Any day now the seeds will be poking their little sprouts out of the ground. I love the twittering of the birds in the cherry tree, the apple tree, the plum tree and the blueberries.

  I am thinking you are a sensitive person. I am sorry to hear the JWs have not been very loving with you. I certainly understand what that feels like.

  Love,

  satinka
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  Introducing Myself

  by StandFirm in

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  hello to jwn!

  this is standfirm.

  i mainly post on the topix jehovah's witness forum, but i decided to give it a try over here also.

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  Two questions about integrity...

  1. Are you here counting service time?

  2. Have you told your elders you are visiting an Apostate website? Guessing you haven't...If they were to ask you, what would your answer be?

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  JW's attempt to sabotage a funeral was foiled (for now)

  by TastingFreedom in

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  2. friends

  i had to share this sad experience... even if it's not in my top priority list.. my older brother from my mom's first marriage unfortunately passed away last night.

  he had been struggling with health issues, the last few years.

  this is a very sad time in the family as you can imagine, specially because my mother lost her youngest son just five years ago.

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  Hi TastingFreedom,

  My mom and I just came back home after a bittersweet trip. Bitter because of the loss of a brother, but sweet because he was honored as human being, and reconnected with family. ... I just wanted to report back that my mission was successful. My brother was given a decent christian funeral/buriel as he wanted. There were plenty of support from local Christian churches, it was actually overwhelming! There were no witnesses that could derail it, so that was great!

  I am sorry for your loss. Please accept my condolances. I'm glad to know things turned out how your brother would have wanted.

  satinka
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  I'm on the front page of AOL o.O

  by brizzzy in

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  hey guys, so the book came out today.

  my story and the book are on the front page of aol news right now (and i was just on npr and heading into another npr interview right now): http://www.parentdish.com/2011/04/26/brianna-karp-girls-guide-to-homelessness/?icid=maing-grid7|main5|dl5|sec1_lnk2|58386.

  some of the jw stuff is mentioned and of course there are a few jws and jw apologists flooding the comments section proclaiming my apostate-ness ;).

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  Wonderful Story Brizzy! Congratulations!

  I'm so-o-o-o-o proud of you! Thanks for sharing

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  You need a messiah

  by StopTheTears in

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  2. friends

  you might well ask that question, do we need a messiah?

  yes, it would be logical to wonder whether a messiah would have any real effect on you.. .

  some whose opinion you may respect would assure you that the answer is clear and unequivocal: you definitely do need a messiah, just as much as everyone else does.. .

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  JW propaganda dictates that we need a messiah. I'm not buyin'

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  Does your personal NEED or WEAKNESS give you the right to demand?

  by Terry in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  let's start at the old desert island, shall we?.

  a group of survivors (just like the tv show!

  ) are marooned on an island with no way off.they are all sorts of people with various strengths and weaknesses.. the strongest among them do the hardest work.

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  Give and take...Isn't that what "community" is all about? Caring for self and each other to the best of each one's ability?

  Give and take, picking up the slack where one is able?

  With love and without judgment?

  I know I'm an idealist.

  So what do you propose to do with the "non-performers," Terry?

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  Is this a forum for JWs or a place where crybabies complain about people complaining

  by Pika_Chu in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so...i've noticed there are so many topics that don't have to do with jw-related things, like recent ones where someone complained about this very thing, not realizing that his own thread is, by existence, just a complaint with nothing relevant to any of our lives as jws..

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  Seems like lately there are some people who are on this forum to gather followers/start a church or some such thing.

  Religious agenda --- and like that.

  It never used to be like that.

  But I see some good healing going on, too. For the most part, people gather here feeling it is a safe place to vent and to heal.

  satinka