Posts by EdenOne

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Why is it wrong for Christians to celebrate Christmas?

by james_woods in

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this was inspired by terry's thread.... it is something that raises many questions about the jw belief system.. .

for one thing - the bible certainly explains all the details of the christ birth.

it certainly does not tell people to avoid celebrating it with feasts, customs, etc.

EdenOne

You know, guys ... I really recommend that you read the "Dead Sea Scrolls". (I've read the 7th edition by Geza Vermes). These are the writings of an ultra-fundamentalist jewish sect of the 2nd century BC that lasted until the first century CE, the Essenes, that met its demise at Masada. Their holier-than-thou attitude towards the rest of the Jews and the jewish establishment, their exacerbated messianism, their strict demands of purity, their complete submission to YHWH, their vehement denunciation of all others not adhering to their worldview, and hopes that they would soon perish in a devine day of reckoning ... it all resonated soo familiar to me. They were truly the 'Jehovah's Witnesses' [Rutherford/Franz style] of two millenia ago.

Eden

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The embarrassing history of the misnomer called JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES

by Terry in

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the scriptures portray a person named stephen who is termed the first "martyr.

" the greek word means "witness.".

( greek : , martys , "witness"; stem -, martyr- ).

EdenOne

The Jews (more accurately, the supporters of the Temple priesthood) *did* execute James, the Just, brother of Jesus, in 62 CE. He was thrown down from the Temple pinnacle, survived, then he was beaten to death with a club by an angry mob.

Eden

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E-Watchman: Sides with Tony III on the pants issue and more.......

by AFRIKANMAN in

stumbled upon bob the king's site and read some of his literary offerings.. .

he is strongly of the opinion that the tony toids remarks re: the tite pants is straight down the line:"" i have to say i agree with brother morris.

i dont think there is any question that gays dominate the fashion world, as well as the entertainment media.

EdenOne

Last time I checked, that is ... more than a year ago :P

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E-Watchman: Sides with Tony III on the pants issue and more.......

by AFRIKANMAN in

stumbled upon bob the king's site and read some of his literary offerings.. .

he is strongly of the opinion that the tony toids remarks re: the tite pants is straight down the line:"" i have to say i agree with brother morris.

i dont think there is any question that gays dominate the fashion world, as well as the entertainment media.

EdenOne

Robert (E-Watchman) is infatuated with himself and his role as a prophet.

He was important in the initial stages of my awakening, but soon I realized that he, despite his obvious intelligence, is another deluded self-styled prophet who loves gathering a following after his crackpot bible theories about the Watchtower and "Jehovah's people".

Eden

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No longer to use "house to house record" slips and "please follow up slips"!

by stuckinarut2 in

a letter has just been read out indicating that effective immediately, witnesses are no longer to use the s-8 slip known as the "house to house" record slip, as well as the s-43 "please follow up" slip (usually used for foreign language people).. the letter stated that this is because of the changes in privacy laws etc that are becoming common in the world today.. i will try and get a copy of the full letter and post it asap.. .

EdenOne

In my country, those printed slips were discontinued more than 10 years ago, due to changes in privacy laws. Publishers should make their own brief non-printed notes on a regular plain sheet of paper or notebook.

Eden

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What have you learned, Terry, from TEN YEARS on this discussion board?

by Terry in

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1. it's not all about me.. each of us has to grow up our own way at our own pace.

when we regain our balance we can be of help to other people.

life doesn't.

EdenOne

Great points, Terry. Thank you.

#9 strikes a chord in me. As JW's we have engrained within us that the ultimate good we can do to others is to bring them the 'good news of God's kingdom', and if we devote ouselves entirely to that work we are excused - actually we are commanded - from getting actively engaged paticipating in bringing relief to other people's many sufferings. That's utter BS, but damages us as human beings, because, as you said, makes us feel compassion for others but mentally block us from actually DO something practical to help them.

Eden

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A Visitor's Guide To Scotland

by cofty in

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EdenOne

LOL love the local 'gaelic' :P

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FDS & G.B. TEACHING DESTROYED

by The Searcher in

credit to vidqun for the direction given.. the watchtower november 15th qfr http://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/w20141115/ blows the selection process/timing/individuals clean out of the water!.

simply put, ask any witness these questions:.

who is represented by the 'two witnesses' in revelation chapter 7?

EdenOne

Marked

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UNCONFIRMED RUMOUR - GB Member DF

by notsurewheretogo in

did you see the post on reddit?

unconfirmed naturally and just a rumour but at at one assembly this week it was announced that the 6 members of the gb send their love.. .

there are 7 members of the gb.. .

EdenOne

I remember recently that the people in charge of "AnointedJW.org" suggested that there were GB member(s) that were awaking for the error of the "two hopes" doctrine.

Eden

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why didnt God just do this?

by sowhatnow in

for one thing, i cant get past genesis, but no matter.. when god told adam and eve if you eat from the tree youll die.

so why did he not simple let them die and not allow the offspring to?.

you see, if i was a god, and i told two people that, id let them die , .

EdenOne

Apognophos, naturally, you're right. We're seeing things from the viewpoint of Paul. Still, that reflects the jewish concept that sin was introduced to mankind by the original sin of Adam and Eve and that's who evil came into the world.

Eden