big news from israel, some previously undiscovered dead sea scrolls have been found with portions of the ot in greek.
it says the name of god is included in hebrew letters within the greek text.. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/16/world/middleeast/dead-sea-scrolls.html.
"the new fragments contain verses from zechariah 8:16-17, including part of the name of god written in ancient hebrew, and verses from nahum 1:5-6, both from the biblical book of the twelve minor prophets.".
The fact that the tetragrammaton was included in the Greek text of the OT is a strong basis to accept that the New Testament writers did it as well, especially when quoting from the OT. None of the extant mss/papyri of the NT are earlier than the second/third century CE by which time the tradition of using the nomina sacra had developed.
This proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that the JW's and the Jews are the one true religions.
jehovah's witnesses in belgium have to pay €12k fine for shunning policy.
news.
you have probably heard of the trial going on in belgium about the shunning policy of jws.
Do I want to be forced to speak to a disfellowshiped pedophile because a judge says I must? No. Not now. Not ever. One's choice of associates, no matter what drives it, should be beyond a judge's purview.
Talk about coming to the opposite conclusion .
JW's don't force anyone to speak to someone if they don't want to, but they do however attempt to prevent and even punish individuals for speaking to someone (including their family members) by disfellowshipping them. That was the point of the Judges ruling. He said that the JW disfellowshipping policy was promoting something that is a violation of ones basic human rights. He wasn't talking about forcing anyone to talk to someone if they chose not to, he was talking about your right to choose for yourself who you talk to and the rights of the disfellowshipped person to being treated justly and within the laws of the land rather than by additional laws made up by a religious organization.
these cartoons have been labeled by the venerable new york times newspaper as offensive.
they offend mexicans and pepe is a womanizing french skunk too handsy enabling the “rape culture “.
this stuff is getting so ridiculous it isn’t funny.
My parents were from Ireland and although they laughed it off, they didn’t particularly like the Lucky Charms Leprechaun and his stereo typical accent . When I was a kid and when my beautiful mother would be getting after me about something,I’d say with an exaggerated lilting Irish accent 🎶 “ Always after me Lucky Charms… They’re magically delicious“🎶. Suppressing her laughter, she’d come after me with a wooden spoon or whatever else was handy.
White people are expected to have broad shoulders and be called priveledged,white supremacist and racist and blamed for every problem in the world throughout history.
I’m glad the pyramids are in Africa because if they were in the US someone would want them torn down, because they were built by slaves.
the youngest reference i have come across is in the 1992 watchtower (march 1st page 27) - “in the summer of 1946, i was baptized at the international convention in cleveland, ohio.
although i was only six years of age…”.
i would like to find more examples of this, particularly of examples in more recent times.
OK - You won!---Does that mean that child can be disfellowshipped
Only if the child wears its diapers too tight or commits acts unbecoming of a baby. 😜
why do some people who were trapped in the wt and wake up after much frustration and anger that they were lied to, still believe in the bible god who allowed them and their families to be deceived and trapped for years.
i have an acquaintance who is a lot older than me and for the past 30 years he has been out of the watchtower religion and is sola scriptura.
sola scriptura is a theological doctrine that posits the christian scriptures as the sole infallible source of authority for christian faith and practice.
Maybe they can only handle one major change at a time.
i can't believe it.
it doesnt even seem real.
my mother told me that the world would gone by the time i was 25. .
38...well boo - hoo for you (😜). It could be worse. I was told I’d never graduate from high school but I did back in the year 1975. Then they said my son who just turned 39 would never graduate from high school but he did in the year 2000. We spent today with my 89 year old JW mother in law who Pioneered for 40 years and has been in assisted living with dementia for the past 5 years. Even so, I’m selfishly glad they were so wrong because I disregarded their advice about preparing for a future in this system and retired early with a pension and IRAs etc and tomorrow is our 40th anniversary and we’re going to spend it with our 3 grandchildren who are the best thing that ever happened. Don’t worry about the JWs and what could have been. Focus on what you’re grateful for and what you want for the future.
the youngest reference i have come across is in the 1992 watchtower (march 1st page 27) - “in the summer of 1946, i was baptized at the international convention in cleveland, ohio.
although i was only six years of age…”.
i would like to find more examples of this, particularly of examples in more recent times.
I knew a sister who was a few weeks pregnant when she was baptized so I'm guessing her child must have been the youngest.
library.
books & brochures.
who are doing jehovah’s will today?.
It's an attempt to legitimize themselves and make what they are doing seem more important that it is. A window washer feels much more important givin a 6 minute number #2 Bible reading if he's wearing a 3 piece suit.
i know there are a lot of 'wise heads' out there on this forum - so i would appreciate your suggestions.. several years ago, i studied with a guy, whose wife is a jw.
(he had studied with several elders before i came along).
the study went reasonably well.
As a former JW you may still have a bit of the left over notion that when it comes to religion, it's your duty to enlighten everyone and save them from themselves. I'd let him come to you if he has any questions or if he wants to discuss religion. If he does come to you, let him know that he doesn't get to decide what information can or can't be discussed.
i picked a copy up at a flea market and can not remember what pages were supposed to be cut out.
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I believe this was a typical 96 page JW publication so pages 1 through 96 should have been cut out.
