Topics Started by Chalam
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The Real Reason Jehovah's Witnesses Refuse Blood Transfusions
by Cameron inthe real reason why jehovahs witnesses refuse blood transfusions
jehovahs witnesses say that their refusal to accept blood transfusions is based on what the bible says about blood.
they refer to acts 15:20 where it says, "abstain from blood," and reason that transfusing blood is not abstaining from blood.. but what the bible says about blood is not the real reason why they refuse blood transfusions.
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The facts on crucifixion, stauros, and the "torture stake"
by Leolaia infinally, i will look at biblical and patristic evidence bearing on the crucifixion of jesus in particular.
we need to examine the earliest known descriptions of the kind of crucifixion adopted by the romans and the specific terms they used to refer to it.
apparently the society believes that crux still meant "stake" in the second century a.d., when tacitus composed his annals.
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Speaking in Tongues
by Pinned Blouse ini have visited several churches with family and friends and this is something that i cannot get used to.
i do not know if this is basically done in black churches or not ( i am aa) but it makes me a little uncomfortable.
i will say that i have had feelings in these churches that i have never felt in the kh.
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"This Good News of the Kingdom" is NOT Jesus' Gospel
by Farkel inthe wts and dubs like to brag that, unlike all other religions, they are the only people preaching the truth about "this good news of the kingdom" on earth.
they claim that their most important purpose in life and as dubs is to preach that good news.. .
they use their favorite verses in matthew 24:14 and revelation 21:3,4 to describe what that "good news of the kingdom" means.
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The world's oldest song (1400 BC)!! midis!!
by Leolaia inthese are midis of songs from musical notation recorded in ancient texts.
it's nothing like what you can download and stuff your hard drive with, but it's interesting to hear what might have been performed thousands of years ago.
i like the first song a lot and the athenaios one is pretty creepy.
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Bethel is Cannanite god
by peacefulpete inthe choice to name the headquarters "bethel" is a reflection of the shallow scholarship that plagues the religion as a whole.
while insisting the name choice is because of the story of jacob resting his head on a sacred stone and having visions of a "ladder" (ziggurat) and thereafter piling stones for el (cannanite chief deity) to reside in, hence the name "bet-el", it seemed they were unaware that the same word "bethel" is the name of a deity possibly equated with chemosh.
of all the names to call the wt headquarters they chose a pagan deity's name.
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"Jehovah" in the New Testament
by robhic ini just got a return visit from a couple of jw that visited me last month.
all was very nice and friendly.
i have inadvertantly agreed to a study of sorts and figure it might be an interesting challenge for me to try out my newfound knowledge/information with them.
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Matthew 23 and the WTS
by Lady Lee inthe following is a beginning to something i have been thinking about for a long time.
any ideas or additional thoughts would be appreciated.
lee.
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IF BETHEL MONITORS this board what are they saying
by minimus init's been said many times that bethel monitors this board.
if they do, what do you think they're thinking?
do you think this board could cause a staunch bethelite to question things?
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Ex-Mormons
by teenyuck ini went to the ex-mormon board that amazing referenced in his thread.
http://www.exmormon.org/boards/w-agora/w-agora.php3?site=exmobb&bn=exmobb_recovery.
it is fascinating!