Jankyn
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Questions about god's name
by Jankyn ini have a couple of questions for the research-bunnies on the board--there are so many of you who've spent so much time studying both the bible and jw beliefs, and it's an incredible resource for the rest of us.
i used to know the jw line on some of this stuff, but since i left in my late teens and am now moving into middle age, i've forgotten a lot.. first, i know that the nwt inserts "jehovah" every time the old testament uses the tetragrammaton (yhwh).
my question is, what is the basis/claim they make for inserting "jehovah" into the new testament?
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50th anniversary of my mother's cult induction
by Jankyn inthis week marks the 50th anniversary of my mother's baptism as one of jehovah's witnesses.
she and a childhood friend, who was baptized at the same assembly, will be having a "get-together" this weekend to celebrate.
(hmmm...wonder if that doesn't tread too close to "glorifying the individual"?
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Great new book
by Jankyn ini just finished reading leaving the saints: how i lost the mormons and found my faith by martha beck.
beck is a regular columnist for o magazine (oprah's mag).
the book details how she survived sexual abuse in her home (at the hands of her father, a big-shot mormon scholar), and how she eventually left the mormon church.
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Celebrating my birthday...
by Jankyn inhi, all.. i celebrated (yes, indeedy, right down to cake and singing) my 45th birthday on saturday, and i learned a few things in the process.. my partner, who is appalled that i never had a birthday party or presents as a child, decided to make my birthday a week-long celebration.
each day, i had another gift--little things that she knew i'd like, like a box of almond roca, a little plastic moose (i love moose-s), and a book about natural ways to get the slugs out of my garden.
and each day, she made up a little poem about how glad she was that i was born.
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This is a hoot--JW movie poster
by Jankyn in.
this is from the web site, something awful, which contains a lot of fun (and sick) parodies:.
http://www.somethingawful.com/articles.php?a=2394&p=11.
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In Sacto: Best place to pick up a Watchtower magazine
by Jankyn inthis is from the "best of sacramento" issue of the sacramento news & review, the local alternative paper.. .
http://www.newsreview.com/issues/sacto/2004-09-30/sbestof16.asp.
best place to pick up a watchtower magazine.
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Conventions in Kennewick, WA?
by Jankyn indoes anyone know when the conventions in kennewick, wa, are going to be held this year?
i'm trying to plan a visit to my dad when i know my mom will be out of town.. thanks,.
jankyn.
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Former JW writes on Pledge of Allegiance
by Jankyn infrom the current issue of the sacramento news & review:.
http://www.newsreview.com/issues/sacto/2003-11-06/essay.asp.
essay .
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Sacto area abuse cases, reporter need contacts
by Jankyn ini recently talked to a reporter for the sacramento news & review.
those of you in this area probably know about this alternative newsweekly, which does in-depth stories, sometimes on topics that the daily won't touch.
i spoke with her about the recent sexual abuse lawsuits filed--as far as i know, there have been victims in woodland and in red bluff, but none from sacto.
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New novel with major JW themes
by Jankyn infor those who might be interested: i recently read an advance review copy of a new novel, <i>by way of water,</i> by charlotte gullick (blue hen press, 2002).
pretty good first novel, i'd say, but the most interesting thing for me was that the characters' involvement with jehovah's witnesses was a main theme for the novel, and not merely a minor plot point.. set in northern california in 1977 and told through the eyes of 7-year-old justy, the novel tells the story of the unravelling of a family because of the violence and alcoholism of the father and the alienation that the mother's involvement in jws causes.
it's also fairly accurate about the religion--only big gaffe i caught was singing from a brown songbook, when in 1977 we were all using the old mauve <i>singing and accompanying yourselves with music in your hearts.</i>.