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  Dead Sea Scrolls FORGERIES at Bible museum (scandal)

  by Terry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/2020/03/museum-of-the-bible-dead-sea-scrolls-forgeries/ independent researchers funded by the museum of the bible announced that all 16 of the museum’s dead sea scroll fragments are modern forgeries.

  the museum ceo exclaimed, “we’re victims—we’re victims of misrepresentation, we’re victims of fraud.” the pieces are probably made of ancient leather, they were inked in modern times and modified to resemble real dead sea scrolls; all with the intention of deceiving for profit.

  the researcher's report’s findings raise grave questions about the “post-2002” dead sea scroll fragments, a group of some 70 snippets of biblical text that entered the antiquities market in the 2000's.

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  RubaDub

  The people who forged them made a major mistake.

  They should have removed the "Made in China" sticker from the back of the scrolls.

  Rub a Dub
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  Coronavirus: Will the org invoke new donations direction?

  by The Fall Guy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  since donations boxes are going to lie empty for who knows how long, will the warwick parasites instruct (aka insist) jw's to now donate via bank standing order?.

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  Call the 800 number flashing at the bottom of the screen. Have your credit or debit card ready. The first 25 callers each day will have the name of their congregation mentioned during morning worship at Bethel.

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  3 More Letters Dated March 13th, From the UK on Coronavirus!

  by Atlantis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  3 more letters dated march 13th, from the uk.

  there are different mailing addresses at the top.. 2020-03-13https://docdro.id/pxmmef72020-03-13https://docdro.id/adfw87y2020-03-13https://docdro.id/u2tov1ppetra!https://docdro.id/qqtzami

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  RubaDub

  I wonder if they will continue to hold judicial meetings or if these will also be suspended.

  slimboyfat ...

  From what I saw in one of the recent letters to the elders, they will continue to have JC meetings but they will be virtual. The one before the committee will use emogies to show whether he/she is sincerely repentant.

  There will then be a form at the bottom of the screen where each elder gives a thumb up or a thumb down as to whether the person is DF'd or not.

  3 thumbs down and it is a DF

  2 thumbs down and it is a public reproof

  1 thumbs down and it is a private reproof

  3 thumbs up and the person is just encouraged to increase his/her spirituality.

  Pretty simple system.

  Rub a Dub
  
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  the Mormon Church has $70,000,000,000

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2020/03/07/lds-church-discloses/.

  it turns out the lds church has about $38b in stocks and mutual funds from major companies such as apple, microsoft, amazon, walmart and others.

  they also have numerous dummy corporations to hold assests with a combined value of $32b.

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  so just what is the hook that gets new mormon members ?

  Happy family life and magic underwear.

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  There will be a sliver lining to the virus

  by JimmyYoung in

  1. social
  2. current

  so for years the usa has been relying on cheap labor in china.

  supply lines were never interrupted.

  china has gotten away with murder in its sending anything it wants with little checking of its goods.

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  The sliver lining may be a lot of cheap stocks in the market to buy at a bargain. I also would expect some really good travel deals coming soon.

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  JW old books and mags selling hot on ebay

  by JimmyYoung in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so i have an eye out for a couple of the more nefarious jw books from the past.

  i look on ebay etsy and others.

  i see that the older books are selling for a good price.

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  I have to create an ebay account.

  I probably have a dozen large boxes of books from relatives of mine that have deceased. I was just never sure what to do with them. Maybe it was worth it for me to keep them.

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  the Mormon Church has $70,000,000,000

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2020/03/07/lds-church-discloses/.

  it turns out the lds church has about $38b in stocks and mutual funds from major companies such as apple, microsoft, amazon, walmart and others.

  they also have numerous dummy corporations to hold assests with a combined value of $32b.

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  SBF ...

  Thank you for saving me time mentioning some of the items you mentioned. If you just google wealthy Mormons, you will see a long list of millionaires and even billionaires (Romney, Huntsman, etc.).

  Yes, Mormons encourage education, careers and of course, the 10% tithe on ones earnings.

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  Ask current Jehovah's Witnesses if they KNOW what happened in 1954 (SHOCKING)

  by Terry in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  (referred to below: watchtower bible and tract society presidents: russell, rutherford, knorr, franz )did you know that from 1879 until 1954 ... ... the writings of c.t.russell, j.f.rutherford, nathan knorr, and the watchtower's own charter... ... agreed ... that jesus christ was to be worshiped?this fact has been cleverly and dramatically hidden by manipulation of older quotations.

  ______________________________________________________________________pastor charles taze russell answers the question for us.

  see below zion’s watch tower 1898 jul 15 p.216“question: the fact that our lord received worship is claimed by some to be an evidence that while on earth he was god the father disguised in a body of flesh and not really a man.

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  Terry ...

  Just answering your question, I don't think most JW's know what happened in 2019, let alone 1954.

  It's just the way it is and the way we learn to think, or not think. Just operate on autopilot.

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  How Are JWs Affected By The Coronavirus?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  will meetings and conventions be canceled?

  the ministry?

  shepherding calls, get togethers?

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  RubaDub

  From what I have heard, those attending the one day assemblies will be required to have a Clorox enema prior to entering.

  There will be a suggested contribution for this loving provision.

  Rub a Dub
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  The Holy Spirit

  by Acer21 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  if the holy spirit is an "active force", how can it be grieved (ephesians 4:30)?.

  in other words, according to the jw's, one can make jehovah's "force" sorrowful?

  this is an example of how the jw leaders have perverted the gospel in translation, and have put the jw's in a position in which they must perform intellectual gymnastics in order to maintain their false position.

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  Acer are you aware that there are few if any active JWs here? This is an exJW forum.

  cofty ...

  I beg to differ. There are many active JW's here, such as myself.

  There are many of us who just want to understand and analyze all aspects of our beliefs.

  Rub a Dub