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The answer of the brothers: "But we only want to do what is good and help our brothers."
Posts by Vidqun
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26Jehovah's Witnesses submission to the United Nations | July 2013 Human Rights session
by jwleaks injw leaks has published an advanced copy of a submission in relation to jehovahs witnesses in kyrgyzstan lodged with the united nations human rights committee session to be held in july 2013.. this submission, dated april 24, 2013, was made by the european association of jehovahs christian witnesses.. www.jwleaks.org/human-rights/.
executive summary of the submission .
this submission to the human rights committee (the committee) on kyrgyzstan highlights violations of the following provisions of the international covenant on civil and political rights (the covenant):.
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Bible Writers not just ignorant "goat herders"
by applehippie inreally, the bible was written by nothin' but goat herders?
i don't post much but this does irk me.
yes a few may have been shepherds or fisherman, but a fair amount were far more educated and were professionals in their fields of occupation.
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Vidqun
Steve2, here we are in Cantleave's teritory. Survival of the fittest. Either I slaughter you or you slaughter me. View it within context. If you struggle to do that, read Asterix and the Black Gold. That will put you in the picture in cartoon form.
Phizzy, for one, how did the writer of Job know about the fire underneath the earth? Quite exceptional for a goatherder! Let's change tack. Let's look at the piramids. No-one can explain how they were built. Not bad for a primitive people. Language as we know it, originated with these people. They were not so stupid as many think.
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Bible Writers not just ignorant "goat herders"
by applehippie inreally, the bible was written by nothin' but goat herders?
i don't post much but this does irk me.
yes a few may have been shepherds or fisherman, but a fair amount were far more educated and were professionals in their fields of occupation.
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Vidqun
Phizzy, the Bible is not a scientific textbook or history book and has never claimed to be so.
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Bible Writers not just ignorant "goat herders"
by applehippie inreally, the bible was written by nothin' but goat herders?
i don't post much but this does irk me.
yes a few may have been shepherds or fisherman, but a fair amount were far more educated and were professionals in their fields of occupation.
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Vidqun
Comatose, be thankful for those warmongering pillagers and rapists of days gone by. Without them and their contribution, we might not have been here. At least we know many of them could read and write. Actually they invented alphabetical writing, grammar, and linguistics. Here's a few of their ramblings:
He is stretching out the north over the empty place, Hanging the earth upon nothing; (Job 26:7 NWT)
He has described a circle upon the face of the waters, To where light ends in darkness. (Job 26:10 NWT)
As for the earth, out of it food goes forth; But underneath it, it has been upturned as if by fire. (Job 28:5 NWT)
All the winter torrents are going forth to the sea, yet the sea itself is not full. To the place where the winter torrents are going forth, there they are returning so as to go forth. (Ecc 1:7 NWT)
Not bad for a lot of ignoramuses and goatherders.
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Bible Writers not just ignorant "goat herders"
by applehippie inreally, the bible was written by nothin' but goat herders?
i don't post much but this does irk me.
yes a few may have been shepherds or fisherman, but a fair amount were far more educated and were professionals in their fields of occupation.
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Vidqun
Yes, interesting that the stuff of goatherders is studied at colleges and universities. Hundreds and thousands of books and articles are written on a variety of subjects, connected to what they have written. Shows you how ignorant man is.
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Governing Body on a roll, claiming more territory in spiritual paradise?
by prologos inas reported from a recent co visit talk: .
the man with the inkhorn is picturing the governing body, who has the task of marking people for salvation ezek.
9:2,4.. it used to be christ's brothers, the remnant, the anointed, and you better help them* or be a goat as per the math:25 judgement.
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Vidqun
If God prefers the hypocritical GB and their unrighteousness above me, then I deserve to die. Just think, living forever under their expert guidance. No, rather die here and now. But somehow I think they are reaching out for that pie in the sky. Hopefully they'll get some egg on their faces.
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JWs Most Feared Bible Verse
by JCISGOD98 inthe jehovah witnesses most feared bible verse.
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Vidqun
Recently, I have noticed that there are two words, rather than verses, that JWs do not like: 1) Banner, flag, ensign; 2) Spirit in connection with a human.
1) The Hebrew word for “banner” or “flag” they translate as “three-tribe division,” which is rather unique. I really don’t know where they got that from. Why this irregular paraphrase? Oh yes, because they believe flags are evil and from the Devil, reasoning that the Israelites would never have flags or banners.
E.g., And the sons of Israel must encamp each with reference to his camp, and each man by his [three-tribe] division by their armies. (Num 1:52 NWT)
How was the three-tribe division indicated? By banner or flag, of course.
2) Spirit is an interesting one. The Biblical references do not agree with their interpretation of “spirit” so they change the wording, paraphrasing it so that it agrees with their interpretation.
E.g., Then the dust returns to the earth just as it happened to be and the spirit itself returns to the [true] God who gave it (Ecc 12:7 NWT).
This is the Biblical explanation of what happens when you die. JWs insist this is the life force or breath that dissipates, but the Scriptures say differently.
Again Jesus cried out with a loud voice, and ceased to breathe [Footnote: “yielded up his breath”] (Mat 27:50 NWT1960).
Again Jesus cried out with a loud voice, and yielded up [his] spirit (Mat 27:50 NWT1984). The were critizised for this one and had to change it.
22 But YOU have approached a Mount Zion and a city of [the] living God, heavenly Jerusalem, and myriads of angels,
23 in general assembly, and the congregation of the firstborn who have been enrolled in the heavens, and God the Judge of all, and the spiritual lives of righteous ones who have been made perfect, [Footnote: Literally “(the) spirits”] (Heb 12:22-23 NWT).
6 And he said to me, These words are faithful and true; yes, Jehovah the God of the inspired expressions [lit. “the spirits”] of the prophets sent his angel forth to show his slaves the things that must shortly take place (Rev 22:6 NWT).
JWs insist the NWT is a LITERAL translation. Why all the paraphrase? Because it clashes with their doctrines.
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Do any of you know of a religion that does not believe in the Trinoity?
by orbison11 ini have such internal conflict on the trinity,,,i do not believe it,,,i dont know if it is jw brainwashing.
or if logically thinking applies here.
help :).
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Vidqun
Thanks Barry, I didn't know that. That's probably where Russel got his ideas from, like many others.
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Do any of you know of a religion that does not believe in the Trinoity?
by orbison11 ini have such internal conflict on the trinity,,,i do not believe it,,,i dont know if it is jw brainwashing.
or if logically thinking applies here.
help :).
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Vidqun
The Muslims, JWs, the Jews, and I'm not sure about the Unitarian Church. Webster says they do not believe in the Trinity. You'll have to make a list of the pros and cons, for and against, and decide for yourself. There's a few interesting books on the origin of monotheism on Amazon. Its development was unusual because of the majority of nations being polytheistic. Amongst the Egyptians, it was only Akhenathon that would introduce the concept to his people.
Interestingly, the Jews had many religions, quite a few of them including a trinity. Yahwistic worship became the state religion, so the others were suppressed, but they kept on existing, especially amongst the northern Israelites. The southerners had Jerusalem and the temple, but even some of their kings deviated.
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ambition is not a dirty word
by snare&racket ini can't decide if it is based on jealousy, class or the watchtower.
that shameful cult turned the word ambition into a dirty word.
it made the idea of self reliance and self worth a tainted thing.
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Vidqun
Congrats Snare! Today ambition = survival. If you don't cultivate it, you're going to struggle to survive. Interestingly, the WT does use ambitious people when it suits them. At the assmblies they ask for registered nurses, doctors, etc. This is hypocrisy at its worst, and I hate hypocrites.