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  Gun Nuts...

  by silentbuddha in

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  anyone here into guns.

  i know alot of the euros here hate the idea but i wonder if there are any other members who are collectors or who are into hunting, target shooti g etc.. no shame zone?.

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  I distance target shoot [Think Creedmoor style matches] using a sharps 45-90 and an 1885 45-70 Highwall. I'm not great, but I can hit a target at 750 yards using iron sights. I use a five inch Vernier sight. These are black powder rifles in modern reproduction. I also like timed shoots. I use a High Standard Olympic Special with the long barrel.
  
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  The Harp of God book

  by blownaway in

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  i am looking for the book the harp of god.

  i am told it has some crazy passages in it.

  can anyone put up some quotes of the book?

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  There are two versions of Harp. One published before 1927 that says Russell is the Faithful Servant, and one published after that removes all that junk Essentially two books with the same title.
  
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  Atlantis!-More Paton Files-(The World's Hope)

  by Atlantis in

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  hi folks:.

  grab these for your archives while the link is still active.

  these are in addition to the ones i released a few years back.

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  vienne

  Thanks Atlantis. That worked.
  
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  Atlantis!-More Paton Files-(The World's Hope)

  by Atlantis in

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  2. bible

  hi folks:.

  grab these for your archives while the link is still active.

  these are in addition to the ones i released a few years back.

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  vienne

  Hi Atlantis, I get an error message: Each file can only be downloaded ten times. Can you help?
  
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  When did the society decide blood transfusions were a bad idea?

  by new boy in

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  more book research..

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  Two Witness physicians treating a Witness patient raised the issue in 1944. The patient refused blood citing Acts. They wrote to the Society asking for help with their patient. Their response was the blood ban. I know some will want greater detail. But this comes from a series of interviews with old-time believers, in this case from one of the doctors involved. We are bound by some confidentiality agreements for a few more years. Sorry.
  
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  AAAAAAAArrgh!

  by zeb in

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  sir simon,.

  how many dozen bloody times do i have to do the capcha thing before i get in.

  one round of street signs or cars and that was it.

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  google does that. simon has no control over it. complain to google via twitter. @google
  
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  Hebrew language question?

  by Crazyguy in

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  vowel points were not added to the hebrew language until from what i have read the 10th century ad.

  so how can anyone properly translate this language and the older canaanite dialect properly?.

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  f y cn rd ths. y cn rd mst thngs wth t vwls.
  
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  The First Judicial Committee?

  by Wild_Thing in

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  i was wondering ... when do you think the first judicial committee took place?

  can you imagine being the guinea pig for that kind of fiasco?

  i bet they were like, "what kind of bullshit is this?".

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  Scratch,

  I thought I knew of all of the Russell lawsuits. I'm not certain I know which you mean. Will you please elaborate?
  
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  True or False did the Watchtower Corporation create false doctrines intentionally to enhance the proliferation of their own publications ?

  by Finkelstein in

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  2. beliefs

  much as been revealed over the years to the date setting doctrines made by the wts.

  such as ( 1874, 1914, 1925 , 1975 this generation, the last days, the end times etc.... which were not created by other christian based faiths.. as to critically examine why might reveal a hidden agenda to all these date setting proclamations.. the point in question is did the wts and its leaders intentionally manipulate or exploit the preaching of the gospel to enhance the proliferation of their own printed publications ?.

  i would say convincingly yes, no question.

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  I agree to the extent that Watchtower 'governing body' theory isn't scriptural. That means Watchtower authority structure is self-entitled. That's also true of every other ecclesiastical body with an authoritarian structure beyond the local congregation.

  I suppose that if we have a religion we ought to be confident that we have 'truth.' But shouldn't there always be at least some doubt, some question about how much we get right? Some criticize Witness changes of doctrine. They should change when they're wrong.
  
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  True or False did the Watchtower Corporation create false doctrines intentionally to enhance the proliferation of their own publications ?

  by Finkelstein in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  much as been revealed over the years to the date setting doctrines made by the wts.

  such as ( 1874, 1914, 1925 , 1975 this generation, the last days, the end times etc.... which were not created by other christian based faiths.. as to critically examine why might reveal a hidden agenda to all these date setting proclamations.. the point in question is did the wts and its leaders intentionally manipulate or exploit the preaching of the gospel to enhance the proliferation of their own printed publications ?.

  i would say convincingly yes, no question.

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  Slim,

  A partial rough draft, work in progress, of my Writing Partner's intro essay to volume 2 is on our blog. He touches on Gruss's work. http://truthhistory.blogspot.com/2017/10/okay-so.html