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  Analysis of the Book of Daniel

  by Londo111 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i had hoped one or two others were about to start a thread on the book of daniel, springing off from the nwt conversation, but alas, nobody has yet.

  therefore, i thought i'd start one--i hope that was not too presumptuous of me.

  personally, i have nothing meaty to contribute to this thread, only questions and gut feelings.

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  The Manna of Music

  by Londo111 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  reading dncall's experienced today got me to thinking about the "kingdom melodies".

  when i was in, i often felt like the israelites did toward manna, and felt guilty about it.

  this was reinforced as a child when i expressed my opinion toward the songs and my father gave me 'correction' by literally kicking me in the behind.

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  Marginal Notes in the 'Shepherd the Flock of God'

  by Londo111 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  elders of the jeroboam/conscious class, .

  it is my understanding, correct me if i am wrong, that during the km school, the instructors have elders write notes in the margins of the shepherd book, notes that legal does not want in print, and perhaps by extension, extra tidbits they don't want leaked to the public and/or average witness.. .

  can you share some of these from the latest km school?.

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  Examples of Bias/Discrepancies in the New World Translation

  by Londo111 in

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  2. bible

  to be fair, translating the bible is a huge undertaking, and in doing so, there are bound to be mistakes, or even limits to a committee's knowledge.

  obviously, we cannot read the hearts of the four translators of the new world translation committee to know when they consciously or subconsciously altered renderings in to support doctrinal bias.

  but more and more, i do come across things that feel askew to me.

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  What are the best Bible Translations?

  by Londo111 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  growing up in a jw family, my parents and my grandparents had many versions of the bible...not just the new world translation.

  sometimes i read these.

  but i always bought the hype that the new world translation was the most unbiased and most consistent in rendering hebrew and greek into the modern language.

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  Outright Misrepresentations of Quotes and Citations in Watchtower Literature

  by Londo111 in

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  2. bible

  the research of doug mason, annomaly, and others have been eye opening in regards to the society's recent articles on 607 bc.

  what i find most disturbing is the misrepresentations of scholars, who are quoted in such a way to say one thing, when they meant something completely different.

  it is one thing to teach a doctrine, and quite another to play fast and loose with the truth.

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  How Judicial Committees Violate Individual Privacy

  by Londo111 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  many here have called for public judicial committees, which would indeed add to transparency.

  but--every person deserves a measure of privacy, and to be able to keep their dirty laundry from public view.

  why should everyone know the details of very personal matters, perhaps involving private struggles and family secrets?

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  The Prodigal son...rejected.

  by Londo111 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was a third generation witness, a ministerial servant twice in my life, a failed pioneer (i only made it six months).

  when the article about higher education come out, my family finally decided it was okay for me to get a two year degree.

  and that enabled me to provide for myself--before that is was impossible.

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  Very superstitious, the Devil's on his way...

  by Londo111 in

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  2. beliefs

  growing up jw, the paranoia over demons oftentimes seemed to reach a medieval frenzy.

  there was no shortage of places where demons were hiding, ready to possess those who stumbled upon them.

  is there any religion on earth more superstitious (aka demon-fearing)?

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  Verbal Lycanthropy

  by Londo111 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  although the society disavowed puritans for their doctrines, sometimes i felt i read in the articles an undercurrent of admiration toward them.

  in many ways, the wts strove in the same way toward a religion they felt as 'pure' as possible, and in doing so, stripped away all that was human and heartfelt.

  but as puritanical as the concept was, there were always those in the various congregations that went the extra mile, either in word or deed.. .

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