Posts by FadeToBlack

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Noah's Ark and the flood

by confusedandalone in

so this morning i was thinking about a few things that hit me like a ton of bricks:.

1. god destroyed the entire earth because man was evil - yet right after he destroyed them for being evil he said that he will never destroy all of manking again because the are evil.... 2. god asked noah to bring two of every kind on the ark.

then he gets off the ark and sacrifices some of these animals.

FadeToBlack

And don't forget this all happened (according to the WTS in 2370 BC). And did I mention that according to the WTS the incident at the Tower of Babel occurred some time after that? So that would leave what, 180 years (if you are generous and divide in half) for all of ancient history to have occurred before Abraham arrived in Egypt. So to summarize: the WTS is suggesting that 'evidently' all Sumerian and Egyptian history was compressed into 180 years (because before the Tower of Babel all the earth continued to be of one language - so there could not be Sumerians or Egyptians prior to that).

Notice how the WTS dances around when the great pyramids were built.

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Proof of Noah's Flood - Presently watching a Documentary about Europe & the Ice Age

by *lost* in

first time i ever heard anyone say there was 'proof' of noah's flood.. very interesting,.

showed a trawler, where the team dredges regularly in the north sea - for animal bones, massive land animal bones, mammoths.. he said, originally, the bones were sent for analysis, and the dr stated, they were proof of noah's flood.. the north sea area was a land mass of dry grazing lands.

and it was very similar to africa.. many bones were found in london, of lions, hippos, etc ... when they were digging out the underground.. .

FadeToBlack

@hannes: sorry, I didn't quite get your point. Would you agree with the mainstream/accepted view of history, that Sumerian And Egyptian history as a civilization began around 3000BC? Of course, prior to that people were still living there doing their thing, just not at the same level of organization. Would you agree that at least as early as 7000BC people were living in the area of modern day Turkey and other areas in the Middle-east practicing some form of nomadic farming but still functioning at the level of hunter-gatherers? Please explain your view of history from say perhaps the end of the Ice-age to around 2000BC. Just curious....

I'm not asking for a dissertation just a broad picture from your point of view of how history played out since the Ice-age ended.

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Proof of Noah's Flood - Presently watching a Documentary about Europe & the Ice Age

by *lost* in

first time i ever heard anyone say there was 'proof' of noah's flood.. very interesting,.

showed a trawler, where the team dredges regularly in the north sea - for animal bones, massive land animal bones, mammoths.. he said, originally, the bones were sent for analysis, and the dr stated, they were proof of noah's flood.. the north sea area was a land mass of dry grazing lands.

and it was very similar to africa.. many bones were found in london, of lions, hippos, etc ... when they were digging out the underground.. .

FadeToBlack

@hannes: sorry. 3114 is not any more reasonable than 2370. It is just too early in history to make sense. Suggesting 3114 is like me saying the Magna Carta was signed in 1775 and then my brother responds that this is too late/not possible and then suggest a date of 1740 instead.

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Proof of Noah's Flood - Presently watching a Documentary about Europe & the Ice Age

by *lost* in

first time i ever heard anyone say there was 'proof' of noah's flood.. very interesting,.

showed a trawler, where the team dredges regularly in the north sea - for animal bones, massive land animal bones, mammoths.. he said, originally, the bones were sent for analysis, and the dr stated, they were proof of noah's flood.. the north sea area was a land mass of dry grazing lands.

and it was very similar to africa.. many bones were found in london, of lions, hippos, etc ... when they were digging out the underground.. .

FadeToBlack

I may have missed it in the ongoing dialog, but when does the OP and his or her supporters suspect that this global flood took place? Are they supporting the WT/young earth/creationists time frame of around 2370BC(E)?

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No more district assemblies in Tri-Cities. News article

by Indian Larry in

for years the christian congregation of jehovah's witnesses has held a regional convention in the tri-cities, attracting about 16,000 of the faithful who spend an estimated $8.6 million while in town.. .

but they won't be coming in 2014.. "what they told me is the decision has been made nationally to downsize the number of conventions from 400 to 100. they're simply consolidating," said kris watkins, president and ceo of the tri-cities visitor & convention bureau in kennewick.. .

read more here: http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2013/08/01/2500842/jehovahs-witnesses-convention.html#storylink=cpy .

FadeToBlack

Or maybe they will just go to a DC via video hookup. Just show up at the KH. Of course, a pre-determined charge to help offset the costs would be involved. All in favor? All opposed? That's what i thought.... Soon all KH's with video projectors will also have CC/debit machines in the lobby (for your convenience).

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The more time I spend with "worldly people" the more I realize...

by confusedandalone in

jw
friends

... that they actually have more of a desire to get to knoww you then jehovah's witnesses.

for years at the kingdom hall although i was an elder everyone "knew of me" but no one knew me.

i realized that i never really had a friend who knew anything about me as a person or my background.

FadeToBlack

This is exactly why I am inviting as many of our "worldy" neighbors over as possible. My wife has a great time (she is very sociable) and we don't have to sing any damn songs from the Kingdom Melodies songbook.

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Ode to Chocolate Ice Cream & Other Summer's Great Treats

by skeeter1 in

jw
friends

i just had a bowl of ice cream - chocolate trinity.

it was heavenly.

earlier, i had a perfectly ripe summer plum.

FadeToBlack

I'm partial to a big bowl of fresh raspberries in plain yogurt. Watermelon is also a nice treat.

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Water Fluoridation

by still thinking in

jw
friends

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=2vcgb_pgbte#at=679.

FadeToBlack

Brothers and Sisters, shouldn't we check what direction the FDS/GB has provided on this matter? Surely, the life-giving water that Jesus spoke about would not be adulterated with flouride or chlorine. I think we need a QFR article from sd7 to settle the matter once and for all.

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Shocking talk from 2013 District Convention urges parents to shun disfellowshipped children

by cedars in

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yldwe_6jsu.

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cedars.

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Vidiot: perhaps it could be the next assignment for the recent poster (snapdragon?) who reversed witnessed to the mother and daughter team at one of the mobile cart displays about the 69 Awake? Captive audience. I wonder what instructions they have regarding what to do if a video-recorder shows up?

They have instructions for everything else.

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New Child Abuse lawsuit to be filed tomorrow in Ohio against WT and congregation

by AndersonsInfo in

media alert: press conference wednesday, july 31, 2013, 11:00 am .

civil lawsuit filed against ohio jehovahs witnesses congregation and national organizations by sexual abuse victim .

childhood victim suffered sexual abuse from congregational leader over a four year period .

FadeToBlack

A flood of abuse cases might eventually be the undoing of the corporation, but I think when or if that occurs they will just play the persecution card and say they are going underground (perhaps literally at new HQ). The everyday dub doesn't know anything about this issue. Try asking any of them about the Conti case. It is a classic example of the 'I' in BITE. They control the 'I'nfomation most dubs are exposed to. Having said that, I do think it will have a positive effect on those partially-awakened ones sitting on the fence who are internet aware, particularly the younger ones. I hope it gets some press.