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  Aid to Bible Understanding - can you help summarise any useful sections?

  by Fernando in

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  randall watters presents the fascinating backstory of the "aid book", and the brouhaha surrounding it, in this article:.

  "the watchtower bible and tract society: the critical years 1975-1997".

  so far it seems the project to research and write the "aid to bible understanding" revealed serious doctrinal and institutional flaws that the gb wanted to preserve nonetheless.. it seems what ray franz and his team were learning, and were largely blocked from presenting:.

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  What are your thoughts on conservatism, and the bible belt? (chart)

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  Three paths in life...

  by Fernando in

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  would you agree:.

  there are three main paths in life?.

  secular, religious or spiritual?.

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  Is the Jesus of religion conservative, and the Jesus of the New Testament liberal?

  by Fernando in

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  is the jesus of religion conservative, and the jesus of the new testament liberal?.

  your thoughts?.

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  Watchtower Intolerance

  by Fernando in

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  from an article in the catholic weekly:.

  watchtower intolerance.

  watchtower law states: “most firmly hold and in no way doubt that every apostate or dissenter is to be destroyed at armageddon, unless before the end of his life he repents, and restored to the christian congregation of jehovah's witnesses.” .

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  Graph of world population (from 10,001BC to 2015)

  by Fernando in

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  what do you make of this graph?.

  http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=graph+population+of+earth.

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  Open discussion on "Spiritual Intelligence"

  by Fernando in

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  it was a surprise to learn that there are quite a number of si books, and si tests, out there.. what are your thoughts on si?.

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  Richard Dawkins on spirituality - please help

  by Fernando in

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  i would like to better understand what richard dawkins is saying and would appreciate your help, views and opinions, including the implications:.

  "far from being demeaning to human spiritual values, scientific rationalism is the crowning glory of the human spirit.

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  Evolution and Atheism - please help

  by Fernando in

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  not being familiar with either, my question is:.

  what is the relationship between evolution and atheism?.

  i'd love to hear from anyone and everyone, and also from any perspective.. without limiting the conversation in any way, i would of course also appreciate comments that are simple, clear, direct and correct (as i don't have the capacity to do a phd in evolution or atheism)..

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  "Aid to Bible Understanding" pdf download link

  by Fernando in

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  2. bible

  does anyone have a current link to download the "aid to bible understanding"?.

  thanks plenty.. fernando.

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