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The Catholic Perspective
by sabastious inin another thread, bts quoted this catholic doctrinal paraphrasing of adam and eve:.
http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt1sect2chpt1art1p7.shtml#390.
god created man in his image and established him in his friendship.
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Can't fault Witnesses for their level of dedication.
by Vanderhoven7 incan't doubt the dedication of most witnesses.. .
attending 5 meetings a week; doing 10 hours of fieldservice (door-to-door) each month; working hard for the reward of eternal life on paradise earth; willingness to shun their best friends and family members if these individuals are disfellowshipped from the organization; denying their young children blood transfusions even if it might save their lives; deciding not do any independant thinking apart from their religion; willingness to change their beliefs every time their anointed leaders change their minds on doctrinal matters....the list goes on and on.. .
yes, it's amazing what people without the indwelling holy spirit will dedicate themselves to do.. .
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The Bethel "Generation of 1914"
by cabasilas insome older former bethelites may remember these folks from the cover of a 1984 watchtower:.
this was published during a time while the watchtower society was waging war against the "apostasy" that had started in 1980. one of the issues at stake was the year 1914. these older bethelites were photographed to give tangible proof that the "generation of 1914" would not pass away.
now, nearly 27 years later, they likely have all passed away (along with that generation).. there is a listing of some of the names of these bethelites up at a blog article at this link:.
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If Genesis isn't taken literally, who's sin did Jesus die for?
by unshackled inthis is an interesting blog post by the author cj werleman - write of the books god hates you, hate him back and jesus lied - he was only human.
he writes with a good dose of humor which usually helps get his point across.. the blog post dissects the latest gallup poll results regarding 40% of americans believe in biblical creationism.
but the point i found interesting in it was that if you don't believe the genesis account is literal....then jesus atoned for the sin of a fictitious character, adam.. here is a quote from the blog...but please give the whole thing a read, makes more sense that way:.
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Your faith is a joke
by whereami income on pat, tell us how you really feel.. .
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4dsihqpulk.
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Facebook makes people you don't see very often more real
by sabastious insocial networks have their pros and cons, but overall i really enjoy them.
it lets you peer into the window of the lives of people you care about that live too far away to have a regular relationship with.
you still feel connected.. -sab.
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Untoward Rage towards The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society
by Band on the Run inmy extended family were all jehovah's witnesses from the bible students day.
my father was immense and chosen as a bodyguard to both judge (spurious title) and nathan knorr.
bethel was very small then so he knew fred franz, covington, henshel well.
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How many times have you studied a paraphrased version of Adam and Eve?
by sabastious init seems like at least once a month the watchtower is explaining original sin.. i believe that it is specifcially this story that is used to turn wt kids into eventual mindless drones.
they are constantly told that they are worth nothing because of eve's mistake.
i always felt so powerless because it happened so long ago and we are still feeling the effects.