NIV is as doctrinally slanted as is the NW. The grammar is better.
Posts by vienne
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which Translation Now?
by enoughisenough infor those of you who still respect the bible, which translation/s are you using now?
why?.
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which Translation Now?
by enoughisenough infor those of you who still respect the bible, which translation/s are you using now?
why?.
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vienne
I like elements of the New World Translation. But my "go to" bible is "The Bible from 26 Translations."
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Late NEWS:" Sexual harrassment is rife in Antartica".
by smiddy3 ini saw this this on the news tonight :.
you would think the ladies down their would be able to keep their sexual urges under control wouldn`t you ?
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vienne
The BBC is one of the worst media services. But occasionally they report something with minimal exaggeration.
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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars
by Newly Enlightened inoriginal reddit post (removed).
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vienne
Evans has become like some old-timer politicians who keep running though they lost decisively more times that most people remember.
He is a failure. He won't be anything more than a failure.
Since February 1st he's lost 400 patrons. That's almost half of his peak this year. The trend will continue. Let him try and fund his whoring off what remains!
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Arthritis pain. What works for you?
by Fisherman inthere are several prescription meds people use to relieve the pain of arthritis.
they work by suppressing the immune system or by reducing inflammation.
people also use otc anti-inflammatory pills, and even anti-allergy pills are reported to work because of being able to also reduce inflammation but people tell me that they are concerned to use some meds regularly because of potential side effects in long term use.
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vienne
One of my granduncles has severe arthritis. He is on Tramadol. Requires a health contract and periodic review. It works indifferently at best, he says. But beyond this is an extreme narcotic and no life to speak of. So he forges on. At 80 he isn't concerned with addiction, he says.
I hope I'm more healthy at that age, assuming I live that long.
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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars
by Newly Enlightened inoriginal reddit post (removed).
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vienne
I'm not convinced Lloyd's date was a woman:
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Jehovah's Witnesses - Where is Your Money Going?
by Sea Breeze inafter discouraging and in many instances prohibiting jw's from getting an education, like in computer graphics, film-making and design, the wt is employing these kinds of professionals and throwing vast sums of money at their new film-making adventures doubtless from all the properties they confiscated, sold that the local members paid for.
kim and mikey talk about this primarily starting at 13:15https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqafxmsjirk&ab_channel=kimmikey .
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vienne
As I see this, it's a non-scandal. Are we jealous of Watch Tower money? It's not ours, even if in the past we contributed. My grandmother converted late in life from Catholicism to Witness belief and contributed on a regular basis. It was her money, not mine. After she donated it, it was the Watchtower Society's money. Not mine. How they spend it, assuming it is moral and legal, it's none of my business.
This is just an excuse to make a video. This does not differ much from Evan's need to make regular videos. [I am not suggesting that Kim is anything like Evans. So don't yell at me over that.]
I also do not see Watchtower facilities as a cause for 'scandal.' Do we expect their staff to live in caves, eat gruel, and meditate on their navel? Certainly there are better things to notice in the Watchtower system.
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Would you still be angry with Lloyd Evans ?
by BettyHumpter inif instead of thailand, he had gone to a place where its legal and (supposedly) has some sort of oversight to prevent exploitation?
like nevada in the u.s or amsterdam in europe?
would the being unfaithful part still be a deal breaker as far as supporting his channel?
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vienne
He doesn't make me angry. Takes more than his Tomfoolery to do that. I am, however, revolted. He cheated on his wife. Aside from the harm that does to her and their children, it tells us something about his ethics. He is untrustworthy. Aside from that, he's just boring, off point and rather stupid.
His lack of morals shows that he isn't really an x-JW seeking to expose cultic wrongdoing. He left/was thrown out because of moral issues that have only gotten worse. Prostitution of any short is questionable.
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Where it all went wrong for the WT - JF Rutherford
by LoveUniHateExams ini was thinking a bit about this the other day.
ct russell, from what i remember about him, kinda seemed like a genuine, nice(ish) guy, although he had a few eccentric but harmless ideas.. during the russell era jws (actually bible students) could still celebrate christmas, worship in other churches if there was no kingdom hall available, and accept blood transfusions.. then after russell died, along came rutherford - a major league a-hole, for sure.. rutherford had plenty of eccentric ideas but at least some of them weren't/aren't harmless.
some have been long forgotten about - jesus depicted without a beard, the plan to rename the names of the week because names such as thursday (thor's day) is pagan, the articles about the 'dangers' of aluminium, etc.. one key contribution of rutherford which does a lot of harm is no blood transfusions, even in life-threatening situations.. another is shunning, something which never occurred under russell, or at least was much milder.. rutherford has a lot to answer for, i reckon ....
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vienne
Disi,
Thanks for the kind words.
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Where it all went wrong for the WT - JF Rutherford
by LoveUniHateExams ini was thinking a bit about this the other day.
ct russell, from what i remember about him, kinda seemed like a genuine, nice(ish) guy, although he had a few eccentric but harmless ideas.. during the russell era jws (actually bible students) could still celebrate christmas, worship in other churches if there was no kingdom hall available, and accept blood transfusions.. then after russell died, along came rutherford - a major league a-hole, for sure.. rutherford had plenty of eccentric ideas but at least some of them weren't/aren't harmless.
some have been long forgotten about - jesus depicted without a beard, the plan to rename the names of the week because names such as thursday (thor's day) is pagan, the articles about the 'dangers' of aluminium, etc.. one key contribution of rutherford which does a lot of harm is no blood transfusions, even in life-threatening situations.. another is shunning, something which never occurred under russell, or at least was much milder.. rutherford has a lot to answer for, i reckon ....
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vienne
Smile,
You are passing off fakery as 'truth.' You do this to legitimize your disaffection from the Watchtower. You do not need to do that. We're free agents. We can choose our associations without excuse.
Mischaracterizing me or others who press for historical accuracy does not change the fact that you're wrong. That you use character defamation to excuse your personal choices. I'm not a Russellite. And most certainly not a Witness. I'm pursuing my master's degree in history.
You want me to run away? From the likes of you and others who use unethical behavior to cover behavior defects? Not very likely.
Russell was no more a false prophet than the Established Church writers who delved into prophetic numbers to predict the end of the age. There's a long list of those. Or of the Presbyterian and Church of Scotland writers who did the same. Or the Lutherans or Evangelicals or Congregationalists.
You don't like what Russell taught? Fine. If you boiled down his six volumes into what is absolutely Scriptural, I think we'd end up with a single volume, perhaps quite thin. However, grasping hold of falsehood and misrepresentation to support a life choice is a mental defect. None of us here need find excuses for the course we follow. No one is responsible for our choices but ourselves.
So, you spew nonsense. I'll continue to note it.
Assume some personal responsibility and do your due diligence. Verify before you spew. If you look to Internet nonsense to recover from the Watchtower, you will fail. Stand on your own two feet. Accept your choices for what they are. Acknowledge that you made them. A dead man did not deceive you. If you were deceived by anyone it is your own fault. Start with that, and you may 'recover.'