dorayakii
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What's in a name? - Israel wasn't for Yaweh !
by snare&racket inwho the el' is el' ?.
the original god of israel was el, not yahweh, as is evident in the patriarchal narratives: the name isra-el means el rules, not yahweh rules that would be isra-yahu.
(bellah, 2011, p. 287).
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Some funny/curious quotes from the 2013 Yearbook (part 1)
by cedars ini just thought i'd amuse myself by seeing what madness awaits in the new 2013 yearbook.. you might like to read some of the gems i've uncovered.... .
"true christians are soon to cross into the promised new world, so they need to be courageous and strong.
how soon are we talking about?
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Starting to read 1984 by Orwell
by TimothyT ini bought the book for a number of reasons:.
1. it sounds brill.. 2. it sounds like the kind of people who read are rather clever and well educated (and i want to be one of them).. 3. i may find it interesting how it relates to the jws.. regarding the latter, does anyone have any thoughts and feeling on this point, or is there anything i should look out for when comparing what orwell writes about with the jws?.
timmy :).
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The Mandy & Judi Show
by punkofnice ini'm trying to help launch an 'apostate' comedy duo.. check mandy & judi on the link below.. i didn't embed the vid because we want to see how far the hit count goes..... http://www.youtube.com/user/twinklefingersbsl?feature=watch
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Ex-JW Meetup in London
by dorayakii ini'm organising a meetup in london on friday the 23rd of march 2012 if anyoone's interested.
it'll be held at the euston flyer pub, which is almost halfway between king's cross and euston stations.
the address is:.
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Religious Experiences Shrink Part of the Brain
by dorayakii ini haven't been around for a while but i thought this was hilarious enough to pop my head back through the jwd door!!.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=religious-experiences-shrink-part-of-brain.
religious experiences shrink part of the braina study links life-changing religious experiences, like being born again, with atrophy in the hippocampus.
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by dorayakii ini read that according to an american study, jehovah's witnesses have the highest member turnover of any religion.why do you think this is?
why is it that although, compared with other religions, so many people are getting baptised yet a large chunk of members are also leaving the watchtower society?
is there something instrinsic to the society that makes it difficult to stay in?.
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Where did England disappear to?
by dorayakii inengland is the oldest nation-state in europe.
it is a pround and historic nation that is often buried under a "british" identity by the uk government.
within the european unon, scotland and wales are treated as regional entities, yet england is broken up into 6 regions and is not acknowledged as an entity in itself.
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What's the point of a manifesto?
by dorayakii inwhat's the point of a manifesto?
it's all but forgotten after the election.. what happened to the manifesto promises that labourhave made in every election since tony blair first came into power in 1997?
/ icon and title message manifestos are a waste of time.
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"My Book of Bible Stories" returned for being "too violent for kids." You Agree?
by Witness 007 inobviously a book written for kids by old dumb morons at bethel the book starts with abels murder {with pictures for the kids} people begging to get into the ark before drowning to death...a good lesson for kiddies!
a women putting a tent peg thru someones temple {with pictures} moses killing an egyptian.
etc a horrified atheist lady returned the books my mother gave as "gifts" {count 2 placements} after seeing the horrific topics, she decided it was "not apropriate for her kids.".