Topics Started by NOLAW

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I've been challenged by a JW apologist and need some answers please.
by I_love_Jeff in
1. watchtower
2. bible
the apologists states: "give at least one example in the bible where the word prototokos (firstborn) does not carry the meaning of "a beginning of existence.

or present any occurrence of the genitive phrase "firstborn of ..." which does not include the subject as part of the group.".

hi aggressive questions present the logical fallacy of false dilemma.
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Attention WT Writing Department: When was Frederick Franz baptized??? Please make up your mind!!!
by Calebs Airplane in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
pop quiz for the watchtower writing department.... .

when was frederick franz baptized?

april 4, 1914 or november 30, 1913?.
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who was the craziest person in your congregation?
by grumblecakes in
1. jw
2. friends
pls share, i love these stories!.
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Please read
by JeffT in
1. jw
2. friends
my father passed around 9 this morning.

he'd been in poor health for some time, but it still comes as a shock to have him gone.

we are going to miss him terribly.
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Growthism
by Satanus in
1. jw
2. friends
ran across an interesting article commenting on the capitalist imperitive of endless growth.

in a world controlled by mega-corporations - whose amoral and self-interested philosophy is growth uber alles - we are bombarded daily with propaganda about the blessings of growth, even as we experience its opposite.

unless we, the people, regain control of our corporate oligarchy and re-define economics to generate balance, the world will continue to degenerate under a self-defeating, for-profit, ethic of growth-to-ruin.. .
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28th edition of Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece now released
by slimboyfat in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i wonder whether the changes are significant.. i also wonder what sort of scholars form the committee now that the alands, metzger, martini and others are gone.

i guess bart ehrman wasn't invited!.

http://larryhurtado.wordpress.com/2012/10/09/nestle-aland-28-has-appeared/.
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Is the Watchtower Society Really God's Organization?
by wannabe in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
is the watchtower society really god's organization?.

the governing body of the watchtower society, makes the claim that they are god's, 'spirit directed organization', god's 'prophet, or mouthpiece'.

one would suppose that an organization that claims to know all the truths of the bible, would know that the coming prophet like moses, who was appointed over jehovah's house in the days of the israelite nation, would also know, that the coming prophet like moses, would be the one appointed over god's house when he arrived on the scene, when the due time arrived for the new covenant to go into force.
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ET Carcass Find
by metatron in
1. jw
2. friends
http://pesn.com/2012/10/20/9602210_humanoid_alien-extraterrestrial_carcass_being_forensically_studied/.

real or hoax, i know not.

greer is reported to be an m.d.. i can tell you that there have been some terrifying up close and personal encounters with bizarre creatures in italy and brazil in recent years that were well attested to.
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I didn't take your advice and this is the result...
by MsGrowingGirl20 in
1. jw
2. friends
recently i told you all that i wanted to e-mail two friends some of the things i was struggling with in an effort to help them wake up or at least for them to understand me...97% of you all told me that it was a bad idea.

i still decided to do it.

so i e-mailed her sincerely asking questions on five points---1) health care flip flops 2) false prophecies 3) mediatorship of jesus 4) un 5)1918.. she replied about 8 hours after.
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Whitney Heichel's body found on Larch Mt., man charged in murder
by trujw in
1. jw
2. experiences
very sad as was said by a poster earlier our shared one time faith makes it seem as if you knew her.

rip.