> This is it for me. I will not be participating in any other forum.
Oh really?
Osarsif
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YK's 'Last' Post
by ISP init's 4 a.m. here on the left coast, and while i have always been an early riser, this is ridiculous; but i just have to get some things off my chest.
with the sands of the hourglass down to the last few grains, i want to have a last word with you all.
first, i want to offer my sincere apologies for all the mean and nasty stuff i may have said during the heat of battle.
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Help! -- I need an image once posted over at H20
by Yadirf insometime back (perhaps even as far back as the old h20, i can't remember for sure) someone posted a picture of the front cover of a particular book authored by joseph rutherford.
it had the serpent (tempting eve) as part of the picture on the cover, and the serpent was represented as having legs.
if someone remembers the source (url) of this image i would be grateful to be informed of its whereabouts.
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Asimov's Guide to the Bible (New York: Wings Books, 1981), pp.
31, 175:[...] the serpent's evil is motiveless or, at best, arises out
of mere delight in mischief. The Jews of post-Exilic times made this
seem more reasonable, however, by equating the serpent with Satan, who
is the spirit of Evil as God is the spirit of Good. (This notion was
derived from Persian religious thought [...].)Actually, the tale of the serpent is quite un-Biblical in atmosphere.
Only here and in one other case (that of Balaam's ass [...]) do the
Hebrew scriptures mention talking animals. It seems quite likely that
the tale of the serpent is extremely primitive and represents a
remnant of nature myth [...].The serpent is a particularly important animal in religious ritual,
whether for good or evil. The fact that a serpent moves in so quiet
and hidden a fashion and strikes so suddenly and so unexpectedly with
so poisoned a fang, makes it an obvious representation of cunning and
evil. It is such a representation of cunning evil in the story of the
garden of Eden [...]Something that is dangerous and evil is to be feared, and something
that is feared had better be treated well and propitiated, so that
serpents could be worshiped even while dreaded.Then, too, the serpent is looked upon as symbolizing immortality
because of its ability to shed its skin. Any primitive man, observing
the process by which a serpent sheds an old, dull skin and emerges in
a new, bright colored one, might be excused if he assumed the serpent
had undergone a process of rejuvenation. [...]Thus, in the Gilgamesh legend [...], when the hero finally gains the
plant that brought immortality, he has it stolen from him by a
serpent, which then becomes immortal. (In the garden of Eden, it is
the serpent who steals immortality from Adam and Eve, although it is
not itself made immortal as a result, but is punished.)I remember an old Watchtower I once read which speculated that
the serpent did not spoke any words to Eve, but merely made suggestive
bodily gestures to Eve, near the tree, thus attracting Eve's attention
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Help! -- I need an image once posted over at H20
by Yadirf insometime back (perhaps even as far back as the old h20, i can't remember for sure) someone posted a picture of the front cover of a particular book authored by joseph rutherford.
it had the serpent (tempting eve) as part of the picture on the cover, and the serpent was represented as having legs.
if someone remembers the source (url) of this image i would be grateful to be informed of its whereabouts.
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Thirty Years a Watch Tower Slave
by JAVA inperhaps the first widely distributed book written by a former witness about the watchtower society is, thirty years a watch tower slave by william j. schnell, baker book house, grand rapids, mi, 1956. its been out of print for several years, and very few libraries still have the book.
schnell was born in 1905, and was part of the watchtower movement from 1921 to 1954. .
in part, the foreword reads: by the lords grace i am a christian.
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What date and page is it from?
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JW Convention Programs 1969-1998
by Osarsif injw convention programs 1969-1998: http://jwnet.org/conventions/.
jw in science fiction: http://www.adherents.com/lit/sf_jw.html
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JW Convention Programs 1969-1998: http://jwnet.org/conventions/
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Witnessaiduk??
by JEMIMAH indoes anyone know what has happened to the excellent site.
witnessaiduk??
it seems to have gone missing.. also does anyone know the latest news regarding the blackmore saga?
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Witnessaiduk??
by JEMIMAH indoes anyone know what has happened to the excellent site.
witnessaiduk??
it seems to have gone missing.. also does anyone know the latest news regarding the blackmore saga?
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HemoPure
by Lee Elder ini received a press release today from hemopure and also viewed an.
ap article that also reported on the approval of hemopure for use.
in humans in the country of south africa.. in very short order, jehovah's witnesses in south africa will begin.
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FROM: Henry van Staden
SA first to approve blood substitute
April 10 2001 at 03:47PM
South Africa's Medicines Control Council moved ahead of its
European and North American counterparts by becoming the first
medical regulator to approve the use of a groundbreaking product
which can replace blood transfusions.Hemopure can be used for the treatment of acute anaemia. And it
can be used instead of red blood cell transfusions in adult
surgery patients, healthcare provider Netcare announced in
Johannesburg on Tuesday.The world's first oxygen-carrying solution, administered
intravenously, is compatible with all blood types, does not need
prior testing or screening and has a shelf life of two years.
Blood deteriorates after a few weeks of storage.The product is seen to have a potentially large market. It can be
used in the treatment of cancer therapy, and when blood is
required during medical emergencies.Without oxygen, humans face cell damage or organ failure if they
are not administered the life-giving gas within 10 minutes of it
being required.The product can also be kept in stock by militaries at room
temperature.Hemopure, as a substitute to blood, carries oxygen via the
bloodstream to the body's tissue. This is accomplished by
introducing modified haemoglobin into plasma, which is the fluid
component of blood.Developed over 17 years and tested for nine years during clinical
trials, the product has passed the standards of the MCC.It was approved on Monday afternoon, after a two-year application
process.Hemopure is made using haemoglobin from cows under a technique
that prevents the transmission to humans of bovine diseases,
including mad cow disease.Manufacturers, the Biopure Corporation, contracted Netcare and
empowerment company Community Healthcare to distribute and market
the product in Africa for the next five years.Netcare chief executive officer Dr Richard Friedland said
Hemopure could profoundly impact on health issues facing Africa,
especially rural parts where electricity and fridges need to
store blood are often rare.Dr Anna Mokgokong, CEO of Community Healthcare said the product
will be launched on the South African market next year.In the interim it will be introduced on a controlled basis to
selected Netcare hospitals. Doctors, including those at various
state hospitals, will be trained on the uses and benefits of the
product.Friedland declined to discuss the cost of the product, which is
expected to become more viable once the product is available on a
wider scale.Biopure have guaranteed South Africa a significant supply of its
product and have agreed to preferential pricing to the public
sector.CEO Carl Rausch said in the United States the demand for blood
increased by about four percent annually, translating to around
12 million units, yet the blood supply was decreasing. Hemopure
could therefore supplement the function of blood banks. About 200
000 units will be produced this year.Biopure plans to file a marketing application this year for
approval of Hemopure in the United States and Europe.Friedland said the scientists who developed Hemopure could well
be in line as future recipients of the Nobel Prize for
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What was the first thing Adam REALLY said to Eve?
by nicolaou instand back baby, i don't know how big this thing gets!.
nic'.
[with head hanging in shame and waiting for the flak].
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quote:
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What was the first thing Adam REALLY said to Eve?
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The Ransome Issue
by Amazing infrom a very young age i have been curious about the ransom jesus provided.
i always wondered why god found it necessary to have his son killed for our sins or our inherited sin, when he simply could have just waved his hand and forgiven us.
my catholic faith helped me some to understand the 'financial' exchange aspect of the ransom, but it was never truly satisfying to my sensibilities.. upon becoming a jw, i felt that they had better ideas and definitions.
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Adam and Eve never existed. Ransom doctrine is religious nonsense.