i have a science background but am fairly new to film critics and what they talk about.
in science, references are used to support statements, introduce some ideas that other scientists may propose, etc.
they have a purpose.
I would say that there are several reasons.
An intentional nod to a previous director of a famous movie. The Nosferatu reference above is an example.
An historical statement - Apocalypse Now vs The Heart of Darkness
Unintentional or in the imagination/vision of the viewer. ex: The Fly
Other times it is a joke. The Seinfeld TV show writers had a lot of fun with this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFuBaRiKwD4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFuBaRiKwD4
a little surprised to see steven hassan interviewed today on cnn about the anti-vax believers and cult tactics.
here is the link:.
https://www.cnn.com/videos/health/2021/10/02/steven-hassan-cult-misinformation-anti-vaxxers-ndwknd-vpx.cnn.
A little surprised to see Steven Hassan interviewed today on CNN about the anti-vax believers and cult tactics. Here is the link:
is it the annual meeting this weekend?
any insights on "new light" or new releases?.
i've been out of this loop (or any other) for a while.
can someone tell me if the bethel farm facilities are still there in wallkill county, ny?
i was there for about a year.
Yes, as BB stated, it is still there. Whether they do any 'farming' anymore I don't know, but there is still some printing done there.
covington / muhammed ali / disfellowship (what do they have in common?
)“hayden c. covington, one of the most influential figures in the history of first amendment law.
beyond the numerous first amendment cases he argued or co-argued in the supreme court, he also prevailed on behalf of the witnesses in over “100 decisions handed down by various state supreme courts, and .
Good job!
u/aposta-fish from exjw reddit.
good news bad news pandemic and kingdom halls.. first the bad news, coming out of israel - one of the first countries to push total vaccination.
the news is the vaccine especially the pfizer one looks like it wears off and hospital rates have gone up for those that have been vaccinated.
I am kind of curious why they are not claiming the pandemic is signs of the times. They have always said the 1918 flu was a fulfillment of Matt 24, so why not this one?
china's economy is wobbling as one of its largest companies, evergrande, is teetering on bankruptcy.. there's a good chance it's collapse will have a knock-on effect on other markets.. so more to thank them for than just the covid virus.. no one should have any dealing with china..
DOW and S&P500 are both down about
2.8% so far today.
now, many years later, i remember the 1995 generation change, very well.. since early youth, hearing my father explaining in field service the 2520 years.
it was his main theme in the field.. with the change my doubts started.
with some jw friends we did not trust the organization anymore.
I knew some old timers (1940’s) witnesses who dropped out after the ‘95 change. It was a real slap in the face for them, as they were old by then and had been hanging on with the generation belief.
i thought i had seen everything, but i picked up a bible at goodwill yesterday that has the tetragrammaton in hebrew in the ot.
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it has the tetragrammaton in the nt too.. published in south africa apparently, 1998.. .
I don’t know who or what organization the publishers are associated with, but looking through their intro and appendix I would call them a Sacred Name movement. The also seem to be Sabbath keepers (Saturday, not Sunday). Also in the inerrancy of Scripture.
The intro states that for the NT they started with the Textus Receptus and made their adjustments based on their beliefs. In particular they believe that the original was inspired in a Semitic Language, not in Greek which to them is profane. This assumption gives them the basis to make numerous textual changes, including the restoration of YHWH in the NT.
Institute for Scripture Research has a website, though I don’t find it very informative.
i thought i had seen everything, but i picked up a bible at goodwill yesterday that has the tetragrammaton in hebrew in the ot.
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it has the tetragrammaton in the nt too.. published in south africa apparently, 1998.. .
Sorry for the multiposts, I am working off a strange wifi and having difficulty with posting.
The Bible in question is ‘The Scriptures’, published in 1998 by Institute For Scripture Research in Johannesburg, South Africa.
The photo in the previous post is John 1, the YHWH tetragrammaton can be seen in v23. They have also placed the Hebrew letters for Yehoshua (Jesus) as in v. 17. There are numerous other oddities, but the Hebrew letters are really strange looking.
