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  Noah's Ark - Kentucky

  by BoogerMan in

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  regardless of belief/non-belief in the bible account, why is the ark nearly always depicted by both believers & non-believers as a huge boat, with a rounded hull & stern, and a tapered bow?

  https://arkencounter.com/ .

  the ark was crate shaped according to the measurements.

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  markweatherill

  There's a reason why boats and ships look the way they do, and not like big square crates...
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  It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

  by Newly Enlightened in

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  original reddit post (removed).

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  markweatherill

  I would actually like to see Lloyd's 'act' but I don't think he could top the sheer performance art of his famous livestream.

  But, armed with a little 'dutch courage' and faced with a deafening silence to fill, who knows what stream of consciousness might spill out of his mouth?
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  Apostate Hunter?

  by Lost in the fog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  has anyone heard of this jw guy?.

  apparently he writes a weekly (weakly?

  ) blog as well as having written this book where he claims he disses the claims of "apostates".. to know what apostates are saying he has to be engaging with them or tuning into websites like this one, contravening the gb's direction not to do so.

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  I never heard of this person but had a brief look at his Twitter feed (true tom harley) and his blog (tomsheepandgoats.com). I think we have discovered a literary giant of the calibre of Lloyd Evans.
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  Another diabolical, disingenuous, nutcase illustration

  by Beth Sarim in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  this has been weighing on my mind all day,.

  i just have to vent and get this off my chest.. the latest jw brainwashing, indoctrination session i think it was a broadcast.

  toward the end where the speaker was spouting-off about being in a 'race' again and 'enduring until the end',.

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  waton4 days ago

  Paul was referring to the faithful ending of his own life

  Bingo!

  'Endure until the end. Not the end of the race, of course. Your end.'
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  New method to absolutely date Fall of Jerusalem.

  by waton in

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  for what it is worth to those interested.

  1914.. tel-aviv university.

  "biblical military campaigns reconstructed using geomagnetic field data.

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  1914 is not based on the fall of Jerusalem.
  

  Isn't it based on 607BCE plus 2520 years = 1914CE...?
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  Not Reporting Child Abuse Should Be Prosecuted

  by usualusername1 in

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  anyone who works with children and does not report child sexual abuse should be prosecuted, the final report of a huge, seven-year inquiry has recommended.. this could be huge for elders in the uk.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-63318342.

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  Just for clarity, the inquiry is IICSA.
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  Is most of the promotion of creationism, not just that by the WT, charlatanism?

  by Disillusioned JW in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  is most of the promotion of creationism, not just that by the wt, charlatanism?.

  https://www.fullmoon.nu/sources.bak/chapter%2010/part%202/gish%20exposed.html [which has an article called "creationism: bad science or immoral pseudoscience?

  - (an expose of creationist dr. duane gish)"] says the following.. 'a look at the "scientific" creationist movement and a close examination of the tactics of a well-known and influential creationist will reveal that the creation "science" movement gains much of its strength through the use of distortion and scientifically unethical tactics.. .... with the facts explained and the lawsuits won, scientists declared victory and returned to their labs and offices.

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  Evolution can not explain
  

  Well, yes it can, whether you accept it or not.

  And then the question is whether you accept, or don't accept it, based on knowing what the explanations are, or based on refusing to know what the explanations are.
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  Was Jesus the Messiah circumcised ?

  by smiddy3 in

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  2. bible

  has this question ever been raised before by jehovah`s witnesses?

  and what`s the significance, if any ?.

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  After reading about the Orthodox Jewish practice of sucking the blood, I sure view the practice as barbaric.

  I think medicine and hygiene have moved on from the times when circumcision had any demonstrable benefits.

  As to the original question, the practice of complete removal of foreskin was apparently not practiced in Jesus' time. That was introduced around the 2nd Century. So Jesus' circumcision was not what is done today.

  And God's edict to Abraham about circumcision was some while after Adam.
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  Watchtower looses Norwegian Appeal

  by Diogenesister in

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  watchtower has just lost its appeal in the norwegian courts over the withdrawal of the funding it receives from the government as an officially recognised religion.

  the initial decision will now stand due to what the court termed 'exclusionary practices' which includes the witnesses barbaric practice of shunning minors, even by family members in their own homes.

  the ministry of children and families have decided they are now no longer eligible for the state grant of 16 million norwegian kroner given to officially recognised religions.. the following is a statement has been issued, i have summarised if it isn't readable: .

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  markweatherill

  Something is wrong with the government when they resort to interfere with religious freedom.

  None of the freedoms of Jehovah's witnesses is being interfered with. They are free to be under the thumb of watchtower if they want to be, and watchtower is free to keep them there under threat. And that undue influence is what Norway decided it could no longer implicitly support by funding. That's how it seems to me.
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  Is Jehovah WITHHOLDING something from Jesus?

  by BoogerMan in

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  2. beliefs

  (matthew 28:18) jesus approached and spoke to them, saying: “all authority has been given me in heaven and on the earth.. (1 corinthians 15:27) for god “subjected all things under his feet.”.

  according to the washtowel, jesus is not going to have all of jehovah's power & authority, because he'll [jesus] need 144,000 dead/resurrected humans to help him run the earth: .

  w08 5/15 p. 15 par.

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  Don't forget that Jesus will appoint the 'faithful slave' over all his belongings. The eight governing body members will humbly take on 'all authority' at the earliest opportunity and likely will reward Jesus with an assignment such as dialogue consultant on 'the good news according to Jesus'.

  The rest of the 144,000 will have to watch their step!