Amazing1914
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First mention of the Catholic Church
by Amazing1914 inas i am completing a paper for brci, i found something quite interesting.
the very first mention of the "catholic church" was made in the year 107, in st. ignatius letter to the smyrnaeans.
st. ignatius was bishop of antioch for forty-years, being appointed by the apostle peter.
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Short Survey for Non-Trinitarians
by Amazing1914 inthe survey is intended for any ex-jws who remain christian, but continue to be non-trinitarian.
please give a concise, well developed statement of what you believe regarding the holy spirit.
please do not go into lengthy dissertations trying to prove your point.
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Part 3: Abandon Ship! - Are They Kidding?
by Amazing1914 inthis is my final part in this short series.
in april it will be 14 years since i abandoned the watchtower ship.
reportedly, i am rumored to be disassociated as of july 1995. this ten year old watchtower "lead-in" article, therefore, is fitting to consider:
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Part A: The Missing 200-Years
by Amazing1914 inpart a: the missing 200 years
the watchtower society has written a lot since its inception in 1878.
it has zeroed in on religious history and doctrine to make its case that such religion is false and thus concluded that the watchtower society must be true.
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Part 2: We Long to Hear These Words
by Amazing1914 inwhen people are faced with being a victim of a crime or other wrongs, it changes them.
it produces in them the need for accountability.
such victims are told to "forgive" by letting go and that the forgiveness is for their own healing, even if the one causing harm has not shown sorrow or regret.
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Part 1: How Would You Answer This Issue?
by Amazing1914 inpart 1:
when we were faced with tough issues as jws, we used one or more of a few ways to find answers.
we either searched the publications, consulted with an elder, or in some cases, wrote to the society.
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Watchtower Society is NOT learning
by Amazing1914 ini believed for a while, since 2000, with the build up of lawsuits and litigation, that the watchtower society was at least trying to protect itself better.
they did publish some useful, if very imperfect, changes in policy regarding child abuse that appeared to suggest their practices were headed in the right direction.. then, in the year 2006, the hammer of hard reality smacks me upside the head.
my son-in-law's dad, who i have mentioned in a continuing series, has been back in jail for sometime because of lying to the police about his sexual deeds with children.
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Greatest Storm in History Coming Today
by Amazing1914 inhurricane katrina is heading for new orleans, la, and will hit it by this afternoon.
it is the largest hurricane known in history.
the entire storm range covers more than 50% of the gulf of mexico.
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Is Clairvoyance evil or a human trait?
by Amazing1914 inthe society taught that psychic ability and clairvoyance were of satan and the demons.
they equated these characteristics as unchristian and to be avoided.
therefore, they are linked to ouiji board, wiccan activities, and even the seer that saul visited to conjure up samuel in a vision.