maputo95
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Other Revelation Interpretations
by maputo95 inhas anyone read other works intrepretating "revelation" such as done by rc, baptist or lutheran scholars and also by humanists.
the mark of a cult, i feel, are restrictions put upon the membership to only read their own literature.
they also exalt their position which is usually: "only we have the right interpretation because only we have the "truth", consequently jws will not read other interpretations of scripture as they believe these to be "satanic".
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Finally finished my college degree
by drew sagan inthis week i finally finished college.
feels great to finally be completed.. i have to say that the process has been therapeutic.
a year and a half ago when i started to go back i still defined myself in terms of my experience as a jw.. that is all gone now.
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Steve Hassan says Stop Scientology Tax Breaks
by sammielee24 inauthor, releasing the bonds: empowering people to think for themselves.
posted: april 28, 2010 04:18 pmit's time to end the church of scientology's tax-exempt status.
</form></form>for more than 25 years, the irs denied tax-exemption to the church of scientology.
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Who picked your bible? And which one do you use?
by cyberjesus insince there are many many translations of the bible, which one do you use?
how did you decided which one to use?.
what research did you do on that particular version and/or canon?
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can spirituality replace religion?
by make yourself ini was watching cnn, an d they asked this question and this one lady called in and claimed she wasn't raised in a religious household.
but she remembered when she was in elementary school that this jw girl asked her if she was spritual she said no, then the jw told her she would go to hell.
wow.
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AMAZING SPEECH by Stephen Fry
by iknowall558 inhttp://atheistnews.blogs.fi/2010/04/15/stephen-fry-s-magnificent-speech-in-the-intelligence-debate-8376219/.
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Advice on How to Approach JW Friends
by maputo95 inmy best friend has started going back to meetings after a 30 year disassociation with the wtbts.
his main motive is for jehovah to remember and resurrect him on judgement day.
we have played a lot of bible ping-pong both quoting scripture to bolster our opposing position.
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Koine Greek and Hebrew
by maputo95 incan anyone on the board here, (not of the gb) read the original manuscripts of the bible in their original languages?
i am reading rc theologian, ian boxall's "the revelation of saint john" in the "black's new testament commentary" seies.
boxall a don of oxford university, includes in his work, a lot of quotes in the original greek.
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JW Pejorative Use of Words to Belittle Others
by maputo95 ina comment to my jw friend on the definition of doctrine and how the wtbts uses the term 'doctrine' pejoratively and mockingly to describe ideas of the people of 'christiandom,' another derogatory word.
can anybody think of other words the jws use to attack people of other persuasions?.
"you have a misunderstood word on 'doctrines' as the bible is full of doctrine written by the men who authored the bible.. see definition of doctrine: a doctrine is a body of teaching and the bible contains a body of teaching.
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Top 10 Ways to Offend a Jehovah's Witness
by JimmyPage in1. sing a duet of the national anthem with your gay life partner.
2. smoke a cigarette after donating blood.
3. join the high school football team and have sex with a cheerleader.