A few years ago, I attended a Korean Pentecostal Church for about a year. I noticed that the names for Biblical characters in the sermons (in Korean, with an English interpreter) were Spanish. When I inquired as to the reason for Spanish names in a Korean sermon, I was told that the first missionaries in Korea were Spanish. There are probably no Korean equivalents for these names.
Posts by Mum
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Double-life, sounds like a prison sentence....or maybe not?
by sparrowdown inquestion: do you think the "double-lifers" have the best of both worlds?.
just asking, because i have wondered, if i had an outlet to express my utter.
disgust and general dissatisfaction with wt teachings and cong-life while i. was still in, ie on forums etc, maybe i would never have left.. just a thought, anyone else have any?.
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I lived the "double life" for a very short time. I had an auto accident, a near miss, crying jags, drinking binges and deep depression. I planned an escape and moved to the other end of the country so "they" couldn't harrass me and bring me back into that pit of misery. It took about two years to become mentally free of all the nonsense.
It was SO worth it! I love my life now,.
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Higher Education... Some ideas for those that think it is too late
by adjusted knowledge inso many witnesses lost the opportunity to pursue higher education in their youths.
perhaps it took decades for many here to leave and now feel it is too late.
degree you will also earn multiple certifications from other agencies:.
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Great post! To those who come from an uneducated family (as I did), please be wary of so-called "career schools" and other private colleges. I have known people who "graduated" from such schools and can't get a decent job because they didn't learn the bodies of knowledge that are the basis of everything else: math, science, language and history.
Our best bet is a state university where students are required to take English, Math, Science and Humanities courses. One purpose of a good education is to become a well-rounded individual, not an "expert" in one thing without a knowledge of math, grammar, biology, psychology, world geography, etc. Education is also about enhancing one's life experience by transmitting an ability to understand and enjoy many different kinds of experience and culture.
I graduated with a bachelor's degree at age 37. I had to learn to think differently, as I was a simple country girl without any family who even graduated from high school. I am so grateful for the experience of going back to school in my 30's, when I was ready to knuckle down and learn.
I recently acquired a certificate to teach English as a Second Language. I plan to go to China next year and find a job doing just that! I am 67 years old, but still have many things on my "bucket list." I'm excited with anticipation!
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They're allowed to be wrong if they're "sincere." They do not, however, believe anyone besides themselves is allowed to be wrong (while really sincere) without very serious consequences.
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Reject "worldly" fantasies, pursue Kingdom "realities"!!!
by DATA-DOG inhave you had the pleasure of hearing this doozy??
i believe it was presented at the circuit level first, it has filtered it's way down.. the poor eldub opens with this definition of the word fantasize:.
"to conceive fanciful or extravagant notions, ideas, suppositions, ect.
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People actually do everything for babies. It's not a fantasy at all.
Most or all of us who post here have had our Armageddon/Paradise fantasies and other delusions, but we've move past them. It's clear that the GB knows that fantasy sells, the more vague the better,
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Why are people so dramatic
by rebel8 ini want to retire.
i'm quite a ways off from the age to collect social security and all.
i don't hate working--i actually like it.
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Lucky for me, I am retired. I don't live in a senior community, but I have a friend who does. They have plenty of drama to go around. It's like elementary school.
I am grateful to my family members who allow me to live in their home. I moved 2,000 miles away from my home, and am avoiding much drama that way as well.
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Poverty in China in 2014.
by fulltimestudent inchina daily recently published this overview of poverty in china: reference: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2014-10/16/content_18755643.htm.
under the general heading of, behind the glamour.. .
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I don't suppose the Chinese government has food stamps or other government subsidies to help their poor. Are there private charities working on alleviating the problem? Many Westerners live in China. Are they doing anything to help?
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Who is copying who? Jws or Mormons?
by stuckinarut2 init amazes me!.
witnesses go on about how "blessed we are to have the website and all the content from jehovah etc".
but i have been noticing the parallels between jws and the mormons!.
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Lots more Mormons than JW's are somewhat educated. The ignorant JW GB needs someone to give them ideas, as I cannot imagine one of them having an original thought. I've had many Mormon co-workers since I moved out west. Mormons appear much more "normal" than JW's in everyday life. The Mormons I've known are not preachy like JW's. They go on a 2-year mission, than pretty much go on with their lives, except the women, who don't really have a life.
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I need help
by tiredroadie inim new here, and dont know much about jw, other than what im reading.
i have my best friend who is having bible study in her home with 2 witnesses, and she is soaking it in.
she is very defensive and is getting more and more closed off.
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If you are direct with her and she knows you're trying to keep her from becoming a JW, you will be setting yourself up for failure. Potential converts are warned from the beginning that "the world" and "worldly people" (i.e., non JW's) will oppose her so-called faith. The above advice of others as to where to start doing research and their advice about being supportive of her should be heeded.
Most JW's are people who feel somehow disenfranchised. Do you know what her issues are? Does she feel alienated from her family? Is she struggling with economic woes? Try to find out and help her with whatever her issues are.
Best wishes. Thank you for your concern for your friend.
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why didnt God just do this?
by sowhatnow infor one thing, i cant get past genesis, but no matter.. when god told adam and eve if you eat from the tree youll die.
so why did he not simple let them die and not allow the offspring to?.
you see, if i was a god, and i told two people that, id let them die , .
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The story itself does not say that the serpent was Satan. As nonsensical as it was to start with, it's about a talking snake - the only talking snake ever!