Topics Started by Spook
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Kill the Kid, Now That's Justice! (WT 5/15/05 QFR)
by ezekiel3 inthis in it's entirety from the watchtower may 15, 2005, page 31. you might find the reasoning a bit hollow.
questions from readers.
why were david and bath-sheba not put to death for committing adultery, whereas their newborn son died?.
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the love of money is the root of all evil? or is it?
by zen nudist in.
i have not see anyone mention this..... but it seems to me that money is the one unifying force the world over, as more and more countries become just different aspects of the corporate world world peace seems more likely than anything religion has ever been able to accomplish... war is bad for business over all which is something you dont hear with regard to drug trafficking.... the more an area is dominated by one drug dealer the more peaceful the neighborhood as he finds violence on his turf to interfer with his money.
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Comments on Jason BeDuhn's view of NWT and question?
by researcher inany opinion on the philip's transalation??
i believe there was an article recently, in the dec 1, 2004 wt, about a jason beduhn who commented on the nwt in a very positive light.
anyone know what the other translations he examined??
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Another WTS Misrepresentation from the Creator Book
by AlanF inhere is a good example of the sort of complex misrepresentations that the watchtower society performs.
the 1998 creator book says the following (chap.
" not, "what happened after the origin of the universe?
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Has 'Global Dimming' underestimated the effects of 'Global Warming'?
by Frog inhttp://www.abc.net.au/4corners/content/2005/s1325819.htm
global dimming
reporter: bbc horizon (see also this url; http://www.globalissues.org/envissues/globalwarming/globaldimming.asp#whatisglobaldimming).
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Two thirds of the Earth's Resources Used Up?
by MegaDude inhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,1447863,00.html
two-thirds of world's resources 'used up' .
tim radford, science editor.
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My DA letter!
by Spook inthe moment arrived.
i have sent out my first three letters: one to the local congregation, one to the governing body (right, right, like i'll get a reply?
), and one to my family.
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A question for Atheists
by IP_SEC inif you are an atheist, what are your thoughts on the afterlife?
mortality?
we are what we are until we die, then are no more?
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The Watchtower, Scholar and Misrepresentation of Source References
by AlanF inour resident pretend-jw-scholar who calls himself "scholar" enjoys justifying lying and misrepresentation by the watchtower society and himself.
the society, out of one side of its collective mouth, recommends not misrepresenting source references, yet out of the other side, goes ahead and does so without hesitation whenever it is convenient.
the society understands that unfair quoting is dishonest.
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4-1-05 WT Galileo and Catholic Church: Lessons to be learned
by blondie ini won't go through the whole account of galileo; he believed what his eyes told him, not the church, and died under house arrest.. .
the wts has these comments:.
because galileo rejected an interpretation of scripture based on greek philosophy, he stood condemned!