Topics Started by Terry
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God without Worshipers
by Terry inwhat is god without worshipers, but a mind afloat in an empty sea of nothing?
an empty ear of eternal silence?.
we are the only music;.
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DRAPETOMANIA is a word you need to know: it has been applied to YOU!
by Terry indid you know there once was a word used to describe the desire of black slaves to run away from their masters?.
did you know it was described as "mental illness?".
do you know where this view of runaway slaves originated?.
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Contemplating a Major Life Change.
by Joe Grundy innever was a jw, but been here long enough to have made some friends and respect opinions.. retired in 2004, lived in cyprus 2005-2010. back here in wales since then.. just back from a holiday in france (most recent of many).
love the country, the lifestyle, can get by in the language.. just seen an advert for a country estate (british-owned) they want someone to live on site, do a bit of handyman stuff, etc., look after (mainly brit) holiday visitors in return for zero rent (only utitlties).
family would be abe to come and stay for free.
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Charles Taze Russell
by thedog1 ini think i read somewhere, here or maybe on another forum, that somebody claimed that c.t.
russell stood on the brooklyn bridge with some others, all in white robes, in 1878, waiting for the rapture.
any truth in that?.
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THE PROBLEM with reading the Bible literally is . . . you can't think too hard
by Terry ini want to begin with a quotation by stephen colbert: "we're not talking about truth, we're talking about something that seems like truth the truth we want to exist" - stephen colbert on the origin of the word "truthiness.".
moses brought 10 plagues upon egypt to change pharoah's mind about letting jehovah's people go.. the 5th plague is to destroy only the egyptian livestock:.
6 and the next day the lord did it: all the livestock of the egyptians died, but not one animal belonging to the israelites died.. a few days later the 7th plague is described:.
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One of the oldest INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS on the Gospels
by Terry in[reference: introduction to the literature of the old testament by g. r. driver and the introduction to the literature of the new testament by james moffatt.
these books are over a hundred years old but they should be required reading for anyone interested in this subject.].
meet papias.
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The Cat out of the Bag: the story of the release of the NEW WORLD TRANSLATION
by Terry inwhen jehovah's witnesses began distributing door to door the new world translation beginning in the early 1950's a firestorm of protest broke out in mainstream churches.
the alarm cry was "they've changed the bible to fit their own crooked teachings!".
you can imagine the discord as church members tried to figure out how jehovah's witnesses could prove by reading from the nwt the king james version was full of omissions and errors and outright fraud concerning, for instance, the trinity doctrine or the name of god!!.
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UNDERSTANDING "FOOD AT THE PROPER TIME" the duty of the Faithful Slave
by Terry induring the great depression in the 1930's people lost their jobs.. banks closed, and long lines formed in the streets called "bread lines".. people got up early and had to stand in line all day to get a free loaf of bread to feed their family!.
in a cabin in the appalachian mountains there was a family of four: two children (a boy and a girl), a mom and a dad (who had lost his job.
at the local sawmill).. things looked really bleak.
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GOING from 4 wheels to only 2: my new personal journey
by Terry inevery year when it comes time to get my car inspected i start sweating it out.. my car is a 98 honda accord.
it runs well--maybe better than well.. but, like me--the car is getting older and the miles are racking up.. .
every year i spend about a thousand dollars getting it to pass inspection.. in the last three years that amount has gone up and up and up.. .
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How about FIVE good reasons we can say the Faithful and Discreet Slave is "imaginary"
by Terry inthe catholic church has tradition and magesterium.. protestants have sola fide and sola scriptura.. mormons have 12 apostles and a priesthood.. muslims have the mullahs and the hidden imam.. 7th day adventists have the "visions" of ellen white.. jehovah's witnesses have the mouthpiece of god; i.e.
fds or faithful and discreet slave.. .
all these religions have something in common--mystical links to justify their own authority!.