Topics Started by Gamaliel

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Was Isaac SEXUALLY ABUSED?
by Gamaliel in
1. watchtower
2. bible
here is the second in my "wild speculation" series, the last one being:.

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/10/49483/1.ashx did the prophet daniel commit suicide?

(based on evidence of his increasingly desperate chronology adjustments).
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Did the Prophet Daniel commit SUICIDE?
by Gamaliel in
1. watchtower
2. bible
daniel was not so much a prophet as a would-be interpreter of prophecy.

(so a lot of us posters on this board should be able to relate.

) one of daniel's major "prophecies" effectively started out as a reponse to a "previous post" that questioned jeremiah's prophecy about the 70 years desolation.
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The personal reading list of Jesus-- WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!!
by Gamaliel in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
[previously incorrectly posted under friends, so i've moved it here.

edited to add: whoops, i can't delete the old one...simon??

the wt admits that jesus was king as far back as the year 33 c.e., but he supposedly didn't do much while just sitting on a throne at god's right hand and ruling god's "kingdom of the son of his love" (col 1:13).
Books from THE PERSONAL READING LIST OF JESUS -- WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!!
by Gamaliel in
1. jw
2. friends
the wt admits that jesus was king as far back as the year 33 c.e., but he supposedly didn't do much while just sitting on a throne at god's right hand and ruling god's "kingdom of the son of his love" (col 1:13).

it wasn't until he "stands up" from that throne in 1914 that he really arrived in full kingdom power and became "present".

so christians should be extrememly interested in exactly what jesus did in his first acts when he became a truly, powerful king!
CNN: Bush lost OIL DRILLING vote yesterday even w/ wartime security appeal
by Gamaliel in
1. social
2. current
http://www.cnn.com/2003/allpolitics/03/19/anwar.vote.ap/index.html

of course, it's completely unrelated to the fact that the war with iraq started on the same day, but i thought some might be interested.

5 democrats voted for bush's proposal, which is usually enough for a sure win, but 8 republicans voted along the democrats line.. looks like it was only 3 years worth of oil anyway.
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My Story.(now that I'm no longer a "newbie")
by Gamaliel in
1. jw
2. experiences
friends, .

i was responding to another thread about whether the elders were happy to get rid of me, and my answer got so long, i felt like i was hijaaking the thread.

so i decided to tell a little more of my story here as a way of introducing myself, and of course to tell folks here how happy i am to make your acquaintances on the forum.
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The Whore of Babylon
by Gamaliel in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
visiting a few jw/xjw forums lately, i'm reminded of phrases that have been never been brought to mind for 25 years.

(king of the north, jonadabs, etc, etc.

) i got to thinking again about that infamous old harlot, babylon the great.
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WTS TRIVIA: What was Watchtower's 1st reference to a "Jehovah's Witness"?
by Gamaliel in
1. jw
2. friends
someone asked simon recently if the name jehovah's witness was copyrighted (referring to part of this forum's name) and it reminded me of a note i had taken while reading old publications at bethel about a quarter-century ago.

here's the trivia question.. what (or when, or where) was the society's first specific reference in print to a "jehovah's witness?

for extra credit, answer any one of the following: which president of the society made the reference?
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Anything new on Barbara Anderson's case?
by Gamaliel in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
can anyone give any details on what to expect next in barbara anderson's case?.

i just read about the questioning of how a woman got into a researcher position at bethel.

i have a few questions on this myself, based on the level of involvement i've heard claimed.
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Should I continue to support Bill Bowen?
by Gamaliel in
1. jw
2. friends
to whom it may concern, .

i have contributed financially to the cause of silentlambs.org and have, to a smaller extent, even promoted the website.

it is difficult enough to fathom the depth of hurt heaped on humankind, but impossible for me to understand how such suffering can be compounded with injustice, as i read experiences on silentlambs.org.