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144,000
by the prospector inhow can the gb teach that the number 144,000 at rev 7.4 is a literal fixed number?.
they teach that the 12 tribes of 12,000 each at rev 7.5-8 are symbolic and the anointed don't have to be literal israelites.. so either all of it is literal or all of the descriptions of these numbers in rev are symbolic also?.
the prospector.
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The fundamental flaw with the WTBTS as "God's Organization"?
by Essan inthere are countless issues that people have with the society and which together have led to many people realizing that it is not what it claims and pretends to be.
these include things like the secret un affiliation, contradictory and hypocritical stances, (malawi vs mexico vs un/ngo), the ever changing blood policy and ever changing doctrine, failed predictions for armageddon etc, etc, etc.. but what is the consensus about what the fundamental flaw is?.
what i mean is, many jw's hear about these various issues and manage to make endless excuses for them, even though this involves gross hypocrisy and excusing the society for things they would never excuse in other religions and which the society itself has ruthless condemned other religions for over almost 100 years.
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The Organization is like...(joke)
by onemore inthe organization is like a tree full of monkeys, all on different limbs at different levels.. .
some monkeys are climbing up...some down.. the monkeys on top look down and see a tree full of smiling faces.
the monkeys on the bottom look up and see nothing but a$$holes..
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Jehovah in the Post Age of Perestroika
by designs inwho will be the great statesmen and philosophers of our age the voltaire's or ghandi's, or martin luther king's who will keep setting the mark of human dignity high and be brave enough to bring the religions and governments and ideologies together, not to compromise necessarily but to agree to keep the dialogue of peace on going.. or will it be ordinary folks like us, working in our communities, volunteering, voting, feeding, caring.. i spent time with my 19 month old grandson today, he held my hand as we walked along the streets of a familiar beach community i've know since i was his age.
i hope he'll walk those same streets with his son or daughter some day, in peace.. .
jehovah in the age of perestroika was a novel i started in the late 80's, i never finished it, i changed my point of view..
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Herbal remedies
by Ice cream inif in the beginning when god (supposedly) created adam & eve, with the prospect of eternal life without sickness etc.
why did he create plants with medicinal values that could treat sickness & ailments?
hope that makes sense.
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Why are Bethelites so discusted by their own "real" family members?? {Like Fred Franz e.g}
by Witness 007 insome friends of mine at bethel had slightly disfunctional families at home....nothing huge, just dad was a bit loud....sister had depression at times mum was abit emotional etc etc {all of them faithful witnesses though} ....i was amazed that even at assemblies when they came from interstate the bethelite friends would "shy away" from their real family.
they would always be too busy, or have something to do....one family drove home in tears because their bethel son did not seem to "have time for them...".
e.g fredrick franz 1939 when he was told by his mom his father died franz told her due to press work at bethel he can't make it!!!
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Calvary Baptists and Muslims clash
by designs intemecula california.
a decades old muslim community is building a mosque across the street from the calvary baptist center.
pastor bill rench declared the two religions 'mix like oil and water' and does not want to see the new mosque flourish and spread.. how will two religious groups who think each other is headed for hell get along.
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This is a very well thought out statement
by upnorth inthis quote came from the czech republic .
someone over there has it figured out.
we have a lot of work to do.. .
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Ever feel guilty listening to the Rolling Stones as a dub?
by undercover inthis is aimed more for people who grew up when the beatles and stones were first popular, i guess.
now it's completely silly and ridiculous, but it's funny how hearing an old song on the radio can bring back certain memories.... back in the 60s, early 70s i was a big beatles fan but for the most part none of their music was ever labeled 'dangerous' or 'subversive', even as a youth growing up in the jw cult.
even their more psyhcedelic stuff was tamer than other bands of the era.