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Who counts as a 'Believer'?
by BluesBrother inthis struck me as new departure in the july 1st watchtower - "questions from readers - " at 2 corinthians 6.14 to whom is paul referring when he uses the term 'unbelievers'?.
compare this with - .
*** w89 11/1 p. 19 do not yoke yourselves with unbelievers ***.
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Hank Marvin declines an Honour from The Queen
by BluesBrother ini just read on the tv ceefax page that hank marvin, long time witness and marvelous lead guitarist of the "the shadows!
" (and my boyhood hero) has declined an honour in the latest list of new knighthoods, obe's, mbes - etc.. .
as a dub it would be against his principles to accept such an honour " be no part of the world" .. .
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Lord of The Rings,- in Type and Antitype
by BluesBrother inhaving just obtained a new dvd , this got me thinking as to how one may apply the "meaning" of a long and detailed story to almost anything .
if you wanted to, you could see the following "prophetic patterns", quite easily.
frodo and loyal samwise clearly represent the anointed remnant and their faithfull companions, the great crowd as they journey through this earthly existence of this old system(middle earth).
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No Blood Donation if You have had a Transfusion (in UK)
by BluesBrother incopied this from the bbc.news today .. i can just hear the dubs of my acquaintance cheering themselves an "i told you so" victory .
but one might point out that the acceptance of blood componants carries just the same "risk" , if there is a risk at all .
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3515358.stm..................................................................................................................................................................................................... .
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IMPALEMENT OR CRUCIFIXION?
by BluesBrother inhttp://www.uncc.edu/jdtabor/crucifixion.html
given the topicality of the passion of the christ, it got me thinking again about the manner of his death... i had always been led to believe , in my days as a dub , that death on a stake was far more likely and logical because to be suspended with spread arms would place too much centre of gravity in the centre and the body would pitch forward.. given that jesus took several hours to die, i found the following quote from .the above site interesting ..
"physiological response to crucifixion
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Tree of life
by BluesBrother inlets face it, the bible does not say and so any explanation is little more than speculation.
those of us here that believe the bible has value can only reason on it as we see fit.
personally, i do accept the scripures but i do not see the need to take all of genesis quite as literally as the wt does.
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Master & Commander - Movie/Film
by BluesBrother ini do not generally post in this section, or go to the cinema very much, but this film opened here this week .
it was utterly brilliant!.
dont go if you are prone to sea sickness, it is the most realistic experience of being on a sailing ship .. held me transfixed ...... superb historical drama.
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Watchtower November 15th "Can You Believe In A Paradisse Earth?"
by BluesBrother inthis issue has a photo of the earth on the cover, taken from space with the title question in bold type.
i am no itellectual, but you do not need to be in order to throw some very basic criticisms at the writer .
the lead article opens with an "appeal to authority" argument, in that the poet john milton believed that paradise would be regained , along with others in history such as irenaeus of the 2nd century .
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Johnny Cash
by BluesBrother ini was saddened to hear the news of the death of johnny cash, in his early 70's.
i was never a real fan of country music, but johnny was different , the only artist of the genre that i rated.
so long ,johnny cash.