Posts by eyeuse2badub

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The true NATURE of God, as seen by the writers of the EDEN story--.

by prologos in

on the "picture--" thread, bloody hotdog made an interesting observation on bloody sacrifices that please god.

: can you picure it?.

cain, being an astute observer, noted that god approved the bloody sacrifice given by abel, so he upped the ante' and sacrificed his brother under the guise of anger, jealousy, striving for monopoly.. did god see it coming?.

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Prologos and Comatos----

So true about the stories in the Bible. I always wondered why Jehovah required bloody sacrifices instead of something less violent. If Jehovah was in charge and really knew that taking a life, even in sacrifice would be so repulsive and contrary to human nature, why did he require it. Why didn't he warn Abel that his brother was seeking to slaughter him? Why did he let Satan seduce the woman? Since Satan had already rebelled against God and Jehovah knew that he had rebelled, why didn't Jehovah protect his human children from this rebellious spirit? Why did Jehovah order the Israelites to slaughter the Canaanites,man, woman, and CHILD? Why didn't Jehovah just have the people living in the "promised land" removed without violence? When we read about all the animal sacrifices at the temple, we have to imagine hundreds of gallons of blood. I think that the priests were better butchers than ministers of God.

It disgusts me to think that the God I was taught to worship is so blood thirsty and unloving. JW's today are suppose to warn people of the coming disaster right? Why didn't Jehovah warn Adam and Eve or Abel of coming disaster?

Just saying!

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Do you think that the WT has gotten stranger as time goes by or is it that with distance comes perspective?

by 4thgen in

the preaching the jw.org thing is so strange.

the two generations "new light" is crazy.

but then again i look back at some of the things i believed and taught wonder 'what was i thinking'?

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Once you get ttatt, everything that the wtbts says sounds strange.

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Seven Headed Wild Beast officially no longer represents UN?

by donuthole in

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according to a new "bible questions answered": " the wild beast with seven heads introduced at revelation 13:1 represents the worldwide political system.".

i know that they have quietly been backing away from the un identification for awhile.

is this feature on jw.org a new official teaching, or just a spin for the sake of the public?.

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I now believe that whoever wrote Revelation was on high powered drugs and that by trying to interpret/understand Revelation requires equally high powered drugs.

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Who we should look to for "accurate" medical information--Where's the article?

by JustMe2 in

a number of threads discuss some of the extreme, even bizarre, medical advice that's been given in wtbs publications over the years.

it's ironic, then, that years ago an awake!

or watchtower article warned of the need to be on guard regarding certain extreme forms of alternative medicine.

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At least we know where not to go for medical advice and for that matter any TRUE spiritual advice!

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Watchtower DOGMA, the rejection of the Christian foundation

by Separation of Powers in

the word dogma is defined as "a principle or set of principles laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly true.".

i began comparative religious studies several years ago, in fact, i am currently attending school with the desire to acquire my degree in this discipline.

while studying the buddhist belief system, i realized how similar the jw's were in their evolution to every other religion.

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ISoCF by Ray covers this very nicely. A bit tedious but thoroughly convincing.

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How much more strange can this get ?

by man in black in

ladt night i was talking to a coworker who's sister is a witness in my old hall, and i needed some asprin after listening to this.. how can this be tolerated by people who believe that they alone speak the truth ?.

a young couple ( early 30's) had two children, and they adopted another boy from the inner city, so they have three boys under the age of 13.. the father is a construction worker, and mom works pt doing various jobs.. as a babysitter they use the respected teenaged son of a very prominent elder.

well, the parents breakup.

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Know of a brother/good friend of mine that lives in Missouri and attends a congregation with his wife and his 2 ex-wives. They are all friends. He's a brother in 'good standing'.

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Reorganization Branches Belgium and The Netherlands

by Gorbatchov in

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the belgium branche of jw in kraainem will be closed.. the netherlands branche of jw in emmen will be reorganized into an ict devolpment office.. all the oldtimers jw staff in emmen is told they have to leave, they are dismissed.. of course it will be explained that the organization is on the move, a blessing from jehovah.. gorby.

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Looks like Jah's chariot is friggin' running over the older ones that just can't keep up!

Just saying!

eyeuse2badub

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SEND THEM ALL !!!

by Tech49 in

i dont see anyone else mentioning it, so i will: last night at the service meeting there was a letter read, from the most holy 8.. a request for more workers!

and this one with new addendums!

i am pulling from memory, but pretty sure i have it right (feel free to correct me if someone else hears the letter too).. .

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Age limits for special 'slavery' and marital status/gender for special evangelical schools are all waived due to the closeness of Armageddon! It's coming soooooooon don't ya know!

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Article: Humanity Becoming Less Violent, Except Religious Violence

by AndersonsInfo in

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end: byline .

http://www.alternet.org/print/belief/humanity-becoming-increasingly-less-violent-one-exception-religious-violence start: headline .

humanity is becoming increasingly less violent, with one exception -- religious violence alternet by cj werleman published on alternet (http://www.alternet.org) <div id="sticky-social-sidebar"></div>

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Yea, kinda of strange that things that most normal people in this world today would consider immoral and sadistic are NOT comdemned in the Bible.

Things like ethenic cleansing or genocide. --God commanded it. Slavery----- the Bible never condemns it and even talks nice about it. Polygamy-- it was ok for the Kings of Israel and only those who were "reaching out" needed to be husband to one wife. Okay to screw another mans wife if you are the king! So much sh***t in the Bib;e that don't jive.

Just saying!

eyeuse2badub

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Did any bethelites here see first hand books of magic and witchcraft in their library?

by EndofMysteries in

another thread made me remember hearing rumors of books of witchcraft and such found in if not the main library a restricted library at bethel, for research purposes.

i wonder if anyone here had seen those first hand and if so, what exactly were the names of the books?

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eyeuse2badub

When an organization is started by a man that believes the Great Pyrmaid of Giza is "God's word written in stone" and there is such a thing as "miracle wheat", wouldn't you expect books on magic, witchcraft, and vodoo in the WTBTS library?

Just saying!

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