King James himself believed that there was such a creature, having in his possession a horn which was said to be that of a unicorn. That may have influenced the KJV's use of the word!
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God and Unicorns
by Sea Breeze inatheist scientists now agree that "elasmotherium sibiricu" lived with humans.
all they had to do was read their bible to know that.
job 39:9 “will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib?”.
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PROOF Mormons have the truth
by neat blue dog indaniel prophesied that god would “set up a kingdom” that would “never be destroyed” and would “stand for ever” (daniel 2:44).
in making this prophecy, he spoke of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints... and it will continue to progress until it has “filled the whole earth”... hundreds of thousands of people are baptized every year.
the book of mormon is being translated in many languages.
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PROOF Mormons have the truth
by neat blue dog indaniel prophesied that god would “set up a kingdom” that would “never be destroyed” and would “stand for ever” (daniel 2:44).
in making this prophecy, he spoke of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints... and it will continue to progress until it has “filled the whole earth”... hundreds of thousands of people are baptized every year.
the book of mormon is being translated in many languages.
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Rivergang
Their “missionaries” at least give the appearance of genuinely trying to reach people.
This contrasts greatly with what you see from most JWs, who very much convey the impression of people who are just going through the motions. (And all that matters is that column on the Monthly Report form labelled “Hours”.
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American Healthcare: How your system works
by Diogenesister incanada has universal healthcare.
the consensus is that america never will.
can anyone explain why, please?
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Rivergang
"The point of modern propaganda is to annihilate the truth, to exhaust the person so they give up trying to find it."
Gary Kasparov
A role which social media plays very well!
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An analysis of the recent 153rd Gilead Graduation talk by Jesse Morris (member of the US Branch Committee and son of Anthony Morris III)
by jwleaks inarticle from the last days newsletter (june 5-11, 2023).
it has been said that by reading the watchtower and awake!
magazines, along with other publications of jehovah’s witnesses, a person will receive, over a period of years, a considerable and broad education.. …would you like to grow in knowledge, obtaining an education of even much greater value than can be received in any college?
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Rivergang
It certainly is the best education in the world - if the degree you were studying for was a Bachelor of Stupidity!
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American Healthcare: How your system works
by Diogenesister incanada has universal healthcare.
the consensus is that america never will.
can anyone explain why, please?
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JHINE
What you just described the navy used to call “The Jack Club”.
While the term itself is now rather dated, the attitude seems still to be very much in evidence!
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US North East filled with Smoke Hazardous breathing warnings!
by Fisherman inif you live in the northeastern part of the us, the air is filled with smoke.
it is hard to breathe and the burning smell irritates your eyes and breathing.
it is coming from forrest fires thousands of acres in canada.
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Rivergang
During this last week in SE Queensland, we have experienced similar, while controlled burn offs have been carried out (the politically correct term being “fuel reduction”).
In recent decades, the “window” during which a controlled burn off may be safely carried out is much reduced. While a useful tool for reducing risk of bushfire, “fuel reduction” is by no means a silver bullet. (As those of us involved in vegetation management well know).
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American Healthcare: How your system works
by Diogenesister incanada has universal healthcare.
the consensus is that america never will.
can anyone explain why, please?
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Rivergang
Fisherman,
Great story - and some of it might even be true, too!
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What`s the reason some of you think JW`s are in decline ?
by smiddy3 infrom what i can see no such thing is happening.i became a jw in 1960 and remained for about 30 years and the numbers of active jw`s today in the world are far greater than they were back then.. and here in australia the numbers are much higher than they were back then .. so i don`t see that their in decline or have any worries about losing support .. don`t the numbers speak for themselves ?.
is it just wishful thinking on your part ?.
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By Crikey, the sky is falling!
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How many new converts do you remember as a JW?
by SydBarrett ininspired by the "whats the reason you think jw's are in decline" thread.
my belief is that almost all the growth, at least in the western world is due to jw's having kids.
i was a 4th generation jw from birth till about age 20, so the timeframe i can comment on would be my teen years.
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Rivergang
During those heady days leading up to 1975, I can recall many “converts” to the JW religion. In the congregation I was with, entire families came in as converts. During the 1980s, too, there still seemed to be more than a few converts to the religion. (Although much of the increase in numbers during that decade was the result of a concerted campaign to reactivate those who had become “inactive”).