The Dragon
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Idols and objects...accessorized religion... organized superstition
by Gregor inwine, unleavened bread, menoras, rosary beads, crucifixes, icons, pictures, statues, incense, blessed water, prayer wheels, the list goes on and on.
indispensable for "pagans", christians and jews to 'connect' with god.
not to mention the eleborate rituals that accompany their use.
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JWs use 1914 as proof that the devil was cast down, but...
by cultswatter indid you know the wts never announced that the devil was cast down until 1925!!
look at this now will ya.
quote from the book "babylon the great has fallen -god's kingdom rules".
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Who is "us" Genesis 1:26
by BFD ina few weeks ago i started a thread explaining that i wanted to read the entire bible for the first time.
i had been reading the kjv and i read revelation, john i, ii, ii and then i read john, matthew, mark, luke using the kjv in that order at someone's suggestion here.
i further took the suggestion of the poster and purchased an niv bible.
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1935 and the Insight of the Anointed
by AlphaOmega inremember this from the may 1st qfr ???.
however, genuine anointed christians do not demand special attention.
they do not believe that their being of the anointed gives them special "insights," beyond what even some experienced members of the great crowd may have.
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Yet another scale to determine if the WTS/JWs are really a cult
by Lady Lee inwhen i lived in montreal i met a fellow, mike kropveld, director of info-secte, a canadian organization to help people understand cults and cultic behavior.
the organization has been renamed as info-cult.. info cult has been doing a lot of work since i left.
a new publication the cult phenomenon states the following.
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What Double Standards Exist With Jehovah's Witnesses?
by minimus into be a "good jehovah's witness" you must be able to live by double standards.
you have to know how to play both sides to the middle.
you have to speak and act one way with certain persons and another way with the others.. one example of how witnesses live by double standards:you cannot join the ymca because jws can't involve themselves with religious matters or else be shunned.
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How much JW doctrine is in harmony with the Bible?
by OnTheWayOut insome have stated that the jw's go too far with their doctrine, but that much of the basic.
beliefs of the religion are correct.
i don't want to debate whether the bible is correct.. i just want opinions on how much of the jw doctrine agrees with the actual teachings of .
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What IS the "Worldwide Order"?
by Doug Mason inthe more i uncover, the more i realize how little i really know.. after putting my org chart together, i have a question: who or what is this worldwide order?.
if this is the formal name of the full-time members within the overall organization, what is the name of the overall organization?
could it be something like new world society?.
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If you recover a thief's booty .are you a thief or a savoir to his victims?
by The Dragon inbeen tossing this one around too....... .
i think it also shows a good example on how things are subjective.. .
will the thief appreciate having his possesions he has worked hard to earn, returned to those who fell victim to him and his schemes?
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Went to Mormon Temple today
by pollyana into hear a prophet speak.
ya, ya this is joe hoover's playground but....learning about species 8179 can only add more perspective (and ammunition) to combat the warped world of joe hoover.
from all i've read about the wts i was afraid, terribly afraid.