Londo111

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  Subliminal images - why and who are the individuals behind it?

  by UnshackleTheChains in

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  i remember about 5 years ago reading on another site about subliminal images in wt literature.

  i honestly thought it a load of bs until i checked out one glaringly obvious image of a creepy skull in clouds within the knowledge book.

  i was shocked and even showed my wife at the time who thought it was creepy.. so my question is why?

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  Is it me or is that man's hand awfully close to that boy's...
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  What kind of toppings do you like on a Pizza?

  by Iamallcool in

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  i want something different on my next pizza!.

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  Anders Andersen:

  Domino's is probably the worst pizza chain here in the US…I don’t even consider it pizza. It’s to pizza what Donald Trump is to Presidents. :)

  I can’t imagine that is all you have in the Netherlands. I think you would be blown away at some of the places over here.
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  What religions/organizations aren't a cult?

  by Jules Saturn in

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  so we've already established that most religions can be classified as high control groups, we can name the wbts, church of scientology, lds, etc.

  the list goes on and on.

  but are there any religions or organizations that aren't classified as a high control group or aren't as bad as the ones i've just mentioned?

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  A religion is to a cult, what a government is to a dictatorship.

  Not all governments are dictatorships. Even democracies have laws and law enforcement, but it is a matter of degree.

  As Steven Hassan said, it is a spectrum.
  

  Not all religions are cults. Most Christian groups are not cults...you can walk away and still talk to your family.

  Mainline Protestantism especially is pretty benign. Of course, fundamentalist and charismatic Christian groups have cult characteristics, some more, some less. Some of these groups border on being cult-like, if not cross the line.
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  JW Kids Bullying My Daughter

  by pale.emperor in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  trying not to type swearwords as i write this so bare with me.. my little 3yo attends meetings with her jw mum (who doesn't believe watchtower anymore but is stuck in because she relies on her family for help).

  my mum (the one who tells people im dead) had a party for her grandchildren.

  that's my 4 nieces and 1 nephew aged from 3yo-11yo.

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  By their fruits you will know them.
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  What kind of toppings do you like on a Pizza?

  by Iamallcool in

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  i want something different on my next pizza!.

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  Oh, I should add, I do like a good garlicky white pizza with spinach as well.
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  What kind of toppings do you like on a Pizza?

  by Iamallcool in

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  i want something different on my next pizza!.

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  Anders Andersen:

  Which American style?

  There’s New York, there’s Chicago, Midwest, ect…

  There’s brick oven, pan, deep dish, ect…

  All of these are vastly different from one another.
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  What kind of toppings do you like on a Pizza?

  by Iamallcool in

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  i want something different on my next pizza!.

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  Oh, I forgot to say mushrooms.
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  What kind of toppings do you like on a Pizza?

  by Iamallcool in

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  i want something different on my next pizza!.

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  Extra cheese. Always. No matter what else.

  I find that usually pizza is best when there are only one or two toppings. Too many do not blend well. If a pizza is good enough, it doesn't need many topping.

  But sometimes I like sausage as a sole topping.

  Sometimes bacon.

  Sometimes a combo of chicken and bacon.

  Sometimes tomato slices and fresh basil.

  I also love white pizza, no extra toppings.

  And I stay away from pizza chains. There are plenty of local places that serve way better pizza.
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  The most successful teaching of Jehovah's Witnesses and an amazing new book on the divine name

  by slimboyfat in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  jehovah's witnesses have had to revise their chronology and various doctrinal interpretations due to events and scholarly corrections.

  but the one teaching where they have been consistently ahead of the curve is the importance of jehovah's name.. .

  i'm going to run through a (necessarily selective) timeline of jw events and scholarly publications that demonstrate the phenomenal success of this teaching in the last days.

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  There was likely much revision in the second century. For instance, in 1 Corinthians 14, it seems the "women be silent" was an interpolation. And Paul never actually wrote 1 Timothy which says the same thing.

  Of course, the New Testament is a compilation of books from different Christian groups from the first and second century, each with different theological viewpoints.

  But from what Paul and the Christian group he was writing to at Philippi, I think their answer would be found at Philippians 2:9, “Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name.”

  Therefore the name above every name is given to Jesus...the one who in verse 6, who had “God’s form” or nature.

  No matter whether the LXX with the divine name was used by the New Testament writers or indeed placed the name in their original writings, often passages in the Old Testament that were about YHWH got applied to Jesus. For these writers Jesus was by nature or kind YHWH, while a distinct person from his Father.

  The writer of the epistle of John would have agreed. Of course, the writer of Mark would’ve bitterly disagreed. And likely the writer of Matthew and Luke.

  Whatever the original form of the writings that became the New Testament and whether the Divine Name was included, or passages like in Philippians were ramped up and altered to reflect high Christology is still speculation and guesswork.

  Until someone finds an early NT manuscript with the divine name in it, there is no real proof.
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  The most successful teaching of Jehovah's Witnesses and an amazing new book on the divine name

  by slimboyfat in

  1. watchtower
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  jehovah's witnesses have had to revise their chronology and various doctrinal interpretations due to events and scholarly corrections.

  but the one teaching where they have been consistently ahead of the curve is the importance of jehovah's name.. .

  i'm going to run through a (necessarily selective) timeline of jw events and scholarly publications that demonstrate the phenomenal success of this teaching in the last days.

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  Here is Bart Ehrman's take on the question:

  https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/156150002/bart-ehrman-answers-my-question