Topics Started by Rapunzel

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Writing a Book About JWD/JWN
by Rapunzel in
1. jw
2. friends
as practically everyone knows, this website is a vast treasure-trove of information on just about any topic imaginable about the jehovah's witnesses and the wbts.

this is probably the most comprehensive source of information in english on the internet.. i just want to know people's ideas/opinions on writing a book whose subject is this website.. it would be daunting task, to say the least.

it would take a lot of intellectual effort to simply establish an approach - a methodology or structure.
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Has Anyone On This Board Ever Had a Near Death Experience?
by Rapunzel in
1. jw
2. experiences
i was wondering if anyone had ever experienced a n.d.e.

has anyone ever felt that they were visited by a family member/loved one who had passed on?.

i have read that some scientists theorize that n.d.e.
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J.W.'s Should "Hall" (Haul) Themselves Into 21rst Century
by Rapunzel in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
reading another thread about how the organization is not particularly successful in its effort to preach the gospel and news of kingdom, especially in developing and politically/culturally isolated nations and regions, it ocurred to me that the winessess are essentially using methods which are far outdated and very ineffective or non-productive.. so i was wondering if they could help further their own cause by going "high tech.".

i wonder: how much does a satellite cost?

is the cost laughably prohibitive for them?
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Survival of Human Consciousness Beyond Death
by Rapunzel in
1. jw
2. experiences
to anyone's knowledge, has there been any scientific research into the question of whether human consciousness can survive beyond death?

i am referring to research studies conducted by neurologists, neuro-biologists, and neuro-physiologists.

as far as i know, reputable scientific studies feature such factors as control groups.
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Why ARE They Called 'Pioneers'?
by Rapunzel in
1. jw
2. friends
i was reading another thread about the witnesses so-called "pioneer school," and there occured to me the question as to why these people are called pioneers.

i may be wrong on this [and may someone please correct me if this is indeed the case], but to my knowledge, the word pioneer does not appear in any manuscript of the bible.

in any case, because my curiosity was piqued, i looked up the etymology, the "true root" meaning of the word.
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Status of Women In The Pentateuch
by Rapunzel in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i have a few questions in regard to a couple of bible passages that i have recently read.

i was hoping that someone may kindly elucidate a few issues.. in romans7:7, paul quotes the decalogue, specifically exodus 20:17, which reads - "you shall not covet your's neighbor's house.

in fact, how is a woman rendered unclean at all simply for having given birth?
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Any Odetta Fans Here?
by Rapunzel in
1. jw
2. friends
odetta is an african-american singer, guitarist, and songwriter who was a great influence on such artists as joan baez, janis joplin, and bob dylan.

her musical repetoire consists mainly of anglo-american folk and traditional music, blues, and negro spirituals.

in addition to being greatly entertained, a person is also educated when listening to her music because oftimes, she will gloss or explain the origin of the song that she is singing.
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Latest Pew Forum Poll
by Rapunzel in
1. jw
2. friends
the results of the latest poll by the pew forum on religion andpublic life [in america] was published today [monday, june 24].

there is a state-by-state comparison included within a larger report entitled "u.s. religious landscape survey.".

the state-by-state poll provides a ranking of states in regard to religious question; issues; and beliefs.
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Cruise Ship Disaster
by Rapunzel in
1. jw
2. friends
apparently, a cruise ship got caught in a typhoon that hit the r.o.p.

[republic of the philippines].the estimated death toll is approximately 700, or about half the number who perished on the titanic.

i fear that the death toll in the latest cruise-ship disaster could actually be higher than 700. my fear comes from the fact that 700 were officially registered as being on board.
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Joseph Campbell's Definition of the Word "Religion"
by Rapunzel in
1. watchtower
2. bible
campbell states: "my favorite definition of religion is 'a misinterpretation of mythology.

' and the misinterpretation consists precisely in attributing historical references to symbols which are properly spiritual in their reference.

what a mythic talks about is not something that happened somewhere or will happen somewhere at some time or another; it refers to what is now, and was yesterday, and will be tomorrow, and his forever.