Liberty93
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'Unbiased' Study Bible or Commentary Recommendations?
by pirata inare there any commentaries or study bibles that anyone can recommend?
i'm not sure if it's possible to be 100% unbiased, but looking for something that tries to keep theological speculation, or scripture bending to fit theology, to a minumum.. esv study bible was referenced in another thread, but the description says it is "evangelical".
not sure if that indicates a theological bias or not..
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Excellent Jw Humor.Check it out..Splendid!
by aquagirl inhttp://www.youtube.com/user/kingdomhallofjws.
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Has mind control become required for real progression today?
by sabastious inreading through combatting cult mind control has got me to thinking.... cult behaviours are found in an alarmingly high amount of groups.
just start naming off large groups off the top of your head:.
national football league.
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"You can live a lie until you die"
by Liberty93 inreminds me of growing up in the borg.
thank god i was never assimilated!.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7v0o8m5vkc&feature=related.
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JWs and Education
by Liberty93 inso this isn't one of the normal zomg teh witnesses h8 educashun!!!
!1 threads, because we all know that -.
rather, i'd just like to note that i was reading about paul today, and remembered that not only did he have an extremely good education for his time and speak, write, and read multiple languages, he was also aware of, and educated about, all of those horrible, worldly, ungodly philosophies that the jws are so scared of.. of course, when they're harping on the "you don't need college" bs, they never note that or take the more plausible line that education would help people defend their faith rationally (because it's not about beliefs anymore) because they know that taking an introductory logic course and two semesters of world history would sink any and all belief in what they say.... just a few thoughts..
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Input From "Worldly Friend"
by EmptyInside inthe first person i shared my doubts with about my faith,was my first "worldly" friend.
and he really takes being called worldly as a compliment.
but, he wrote me this evening and mentioned how he was happy to see that i was coming to terms with "losing my religion".
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Here's a vile little poem to darken your inbox
by under_believer inmy forever true-believing, born-again-jw mother just sent this to my daughter.
i love how this is saying "jehovah please murder 6 billion humans so i can be happy.
" remember, folks: things are worse than they ever have been in the entire span of recorded human history, and you can't possibly hope to endure.
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A "Chartered Bethel" is a Masonic Term Relating to Their Many Organizations
by cameo-d inthis organization is truly international in scope.
at present there are bethels in the united states, canada, australia, the philippines and brazil with other countries expressing interest.. the international order of job's daughters is operated in a democratic manner, similar to masonic lodges as well as other masonic family organizations.
in bethels, adult co-workers known as the bethel guardian council (consisting of a bethel guardian, associate bethel guardian, and others) supervise each bethel and are appointed yearly - with special consideration given to recommendations from the members of the bethel.. .
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Percentage of publishers that are baptized?
by Gayle inand how old does a "publisher" (one that turns in a 'report') have to be?
i forget how that works.. most churches require their members to be baptized to be counted.
but jws count publishers, though maybe not baptized, so that would be a lot of their children.. i do see the percentage of jws baptisms are clearly decreasing, though their "publishers" percentage they claim are increasing..