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  Science Will Never Contradict The Bible

  by Perry in

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  so claims nuclear physicist

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  So claims Nuclear Physicist
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  HAPPY THANKSGIVING ERRRRRRRRRR BODY.!!!

  by brandnew in

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  just wanna say.....im thankfull for y'all....n stuff

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  Happy Thanksgiving!
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  Eagerly anticipating the death of billions!

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  surely someone who eagerly looks forward to the death of billions of people (including babies and children) is not emotionally healthy?.

  yet, that is the key belief "happily" anticipated by witnesses.... food for thought?.

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  The sole purpose of the Watchtower is to keep people out of Christian Churches and out of the Bible they can't control.

  I 2nd that analysis. So much of the WT doesn't make sense untill you see what Jesus was actually offering people and work backwards to the teachings of the Watchtower.
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  Just read "Zealot - The Life And Times Of Jesus Of Nazareth"

  by EdenOne in

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  so, keeping in mind that mrs. eden isn't so comfortable with english, i have been searching for books on the subject of the historical jesus and who wrote the bible, and i got very frustrated because there's not a lot of those in my native language.

  most of what i read in english simply hasn't been translated, which is a shame.

  in any case, i managed to get two: bart ehrman's "misquoting jesus" and reza aslan's "zealot".

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  Bart Ehrman is a sad figure.
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  Were Adam and Eve the only humans created?

  by heyfea in

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  my husband asked me a questions that kind of stumped me for a moment.

  he asked, in genesis, when cain killed abel, and god, as punishment cursed him and drove him from the land, making him a restless wanderer, why did cain say to god that the punishment was too hard; that anyone who found him would kill him?

  who was going to kill him?

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  You can imagine how many people could be produced in say 500 years from an original pair. So, the edict does not need to apply to a population living at the exact same time that the mark was placed on Cain.

  - just my take
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  Creepy things jw's have said to you

  by purrpurr in

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  here's mine: i'm 14 years old, just baptised and a old boy married elder of about 60 odd comes up to me and says " ooooooooooh!

  "purrpurr"!

  your getting such a lovely figure on you!

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  Circa 1975, an elder stated at the book study that we would be in charge of taming fish in the millennium reign.

  I had a really neat dog at the time. I was 12 and taught her several really interesting tricks. It wasn't easy.

  I couldn't imagine what it might be like to tame fish. Still can't.
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  Searching for those who "know" TTAT

  by EyesOpenHeartBroken in

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  does anybody have any tips for conversation starters to covertly feel out someone in the cong that you suspect is a "knower" about ttat?.

  any success or experiences to share?.

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  How about this:

  I recently was challenged by someone to defend the WT's teaching that Jesus isn't the Mediator for the Great Crowd. Since this wasn't a teaching the apostles knew about, how can we explain that we are not under the curse in Galatians:

  But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. Gal. 1: 8
  
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  So How'd you like your Last Resting Place?

  by snugglebunny in

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  like this perhaps?

  it is pretty cool after all... .

  (i took both of these pics and the difference was, well, obvious!).

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  I'll Be Back
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  Kudos to Those in Military Service or Happy Belated Veterans Day

  by Perry in

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  in recent years i have come to value our military more and more as time goes by.

  as a jw, i was trained to view those in military service as murderers; or misguided fools.

  they are true heroes that help bring order to society.

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  Nice write up on The Theban Legion
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  Kudos to Those in Military Service or Happy Belated Veterans Day

  by Perry in

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  in recent years i have come to value our military more and more as time goes by.

  as a jw, i was trained to view those in military service as murderers; or misguided fools.

  they are true heroes that help bring order to society.

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  In recent years I have come to value our military more and more as time goes by. As a JW, I was trained to view those in military service as murderers; or misguided fools. They are anything but that. They are true heroes that help bring order to society. True, standing armies have not always been on the right side of history, but when they represent a population that values freedom, they are more often than not. Even their very existence encourages people to behave themselves.

  I have often thought it strange how the first non-Jew to become a Christian was an active duty Roman army officer - Cornelius. Why I never bothered to question the WT demonization of the military in spite of this fact is beyond me.

  Christians were found all over the early Christian world. One legion in particular is fascinating since they were all Christians and were all martyred simply for not denouncing their faith in Jesus. They did not even put up a fight when sentenced. Amazing.

  The Roman Theban Legion

  - All 6600 Martyred for Jesus in 286 A.D.

  Even John the Baptist didn't ask the soldiers of his time to quit their service. He simple told them to abandon deception and do their jobs honestly:

  Luke 3:14 (NKJV)
  14 Likewise the soldiers asked him, saying, “And what shall we do?” So he said to them, “Do not intimidate anyone or accuse falsely, and be content with your wages.”

  So Cheers to all those in the military that perform their duties. All of them give some, some of them give all.

  Where would we be without them?