There are some countries now where the expected lifespan is only 49-50 years old. I expect in Bronze age or before it wouldn't have been much different than that, maybe less.
dropoffyourkeylee
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No historical evidence for bronze age men living to 500yrs old?
by purrpurr inthe bible tells us that noah etc lived to 500yrs old as did many other characters who lived apparently to incredible years.. yet archaeological research tells us from looking at skeletons that have been dug up that the average lifespan was very short.
if a man got to the age of 50 they would have considered that quite an achievement.
when i was in i always wondered about this?
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So how much are the asking for, or hoping to get, for the 107 building? -
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Hard to Remember but Back in the Ninteen Fifies...
by new boy inmy writing a book about my strange life as a jw.
i need some help.. does anyone remember when they used to get these charts out at the service meetings which had all the hours, "back calls" and bible studies on it?
what did they call that?.
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dropoffyourkeylee
Piano playing was usually kind of wooden, not much expression that I recall. There were exceptions. In the early eighties there was a phenomenal musician who played at the assemblies. He went on to play the cello in an orchestra. Left the WT, good for him! -
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Hard to Remember but Back in the Ninteen Fifies...
by new boy inmy writing a book about my strange life as a jw.
i need some help.. does anyone remember when they used to get these charts out at the service meetings which had all the hours, "back calls" and bible studies on it?
what did they call that?.
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dropoffyourkeylee
I was in some skits. Great fun! Shame they quit that sort of thing -
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Interesting statement regarding "this generation"
by InChristAlone ini keep up with allexperts.com, and i noticed an interesting question to "brother rando".
his statement surprised me, and i am wondering if i missed some new light along the way.. question:.
"hello bro rando.
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dropoffyourkeylee
The increasing number of partakers doesn't irritate me at all. I love it! -
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One Person Baptized at Circuit Assembly
by Simon Templar ini went to the circuit assembly with my wife yesterday.
i have to keep peace in the family.
there were less than 1,000 people for both the morning and the afternoon sessions.
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dropoffyourkeylee
Here (Midwest us) they add congregations to the ones assigned to a circuit so as to keep the attendance at the assembly the same. In politics they call it gerrymandering -
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One Person Baptized at Circuit Assembly
by Simon Templar ini went to the circuit assembly with my wife yesterday.
i have to keep peace in the family.
there were less than 1,000 people for both the morning and the afternoon sessions.
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dropoffyourkeylee
The ratio of baptized to attendees has been running about 0.4-0.6%, so only one out of 1000 is indeed low -
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WTBTS vs. Islam
by kairos inthe articles and meeting parts have been missing something all along, as far as i can see.. jws are taught to demonize all 'worldly' ( not jws) organizations, individuals and religions as having no value only to be destroyed by god at 'harm-you-gettin'-( armageddon ).. why do they not mention islam?no scathing denouncements?.
the only publication i really remember, was the "mankind's search for god" book that touched on the beliefs and practices of muslims.. why do you think this is the case?.
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dropoffyourkeylee
In Muslim countries it is illegal to proselytize to non Christians. The WT does not buck the trend. And in other places, the WT rhetoric doesn't appeal to the Muslim mindset. -
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While JWs in the 80s and 90s were attributing magic to demons...
by Island Man in... pen and teller were showing people how it's really done.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pucaido2x4i.
but jws are not superstitious, no, no.
lol..
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dropoffyourkeylee
I had a conversation once with a JW from Nigeria and he was really vocal about demonism. Definitely a believer -
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The Finished Mystery: 1917 Print
by Hadriel inanyone have a copy of this book?
i'll pay hard cash :).. i don't know if this is appropriate to post so if not feel free to can the post.. pm if you have a copy and would part with it..
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dropoffyourkeylee
The original is definitely hard to find. I had a reprint at one time. Tried to read it; boring. It's awful.