Blotty, there is no shortage of opinions about every passage in Revelation, but Leolaia compiled a very well argued, exhaustive explanation using careful scholarship with restraint trying only to understand the author's intent. You are encouraged to read it carefully.
peacefulpete
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Jesus Never Limited His Promies to 144K
by Sea Breeze inwhat were we thinking?
mat_10:32 whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will i confess also before my father which is in heaven.. mat_10:33 but whosoever shall deny me before men, him will i also deny before my father which is in heaven.. mat_12:50 for whosoever shall do the will of my father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.. mat_16:25 for whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.. mat_18:4 whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.. mar_10:15 verily i say unto you, whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of god as a little child, he shall not enter therein.. luk 6:47,48 whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, i will shew you to whom he is like: he is like a man .
which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock.
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JWs at Culture Fest
by peacefulpete inthe state university where we live has cultural festivals educating the public about art, food and music of the minorities in the community.
it is also an opportunity for some to generate a little income selling their wares and food.
the jws have successfully put up a booth right in the campus building and used it to actively proselytize and distribute literature.
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peacefulpete
While some of these suggestions might offer some satisfaction, they are not really the nature of argument I was planning. For me, the issue is the use of a public school campus for third party religious proselytism of any kind.
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Flu is finally back in Scotland - after its 2 year holiday!
by BoogerMan inthe little demon went totally awol for 3 winters, 2019 - 2021, but now it's back with a vengeance: .
"the first minister turns to the "extraordinary levels of winter flu.
"" https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-scotland-64209723.
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peacefulpete
Cofty, tell your surgeon to not bother with masks. Maybe no one will cough or sneeze. lol
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Hour requirements
by dothemath ini recall having to go in the ministry, not just saturday but strongly encouraged to go out sunday after the meeting.
then they had the lame idea to organize evening witnessing, or maybe before the midweek book study.
it could be minus 40 and there would still be a group organized.
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peacefulpete
Tried Wednesday evening. Pxxxed-off a lot of people. Interrupting dinner or sitcoms. It fizzled pretty quickly.
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Flu is finally back in Scotland - after its 2 year holiday!
by BoogerMan inthe little demon went totally awol for 3 winters, 2019 - 2021, but now it's back with a vengeance: .
"the first minister turns to the "extraordinary levels of winter flu.
"" https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-scotland-64209723.
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peacefulpete
My goodness, no the SARS-CoV-2 virus was not an influenza virus of any kind. This has been public knowledge for years. Like the first SARS virus of 2002-4, it is caused by a virus from the large corona virus family, that also happens to include the far less dangerous common cold virus. Corona viruses are NOT all the same.
Influenza viruses similarly each have their own risks. Some are mild, others are more dangerous. Famously variants of the H1N1 responsible for the Spanish influenza and Swine Flu.
The flu and cold seasons were greatly diminished the last few years BECAUSE masks and social distancing work! As a matter of simple math, the measures work even more effectively against viruses with lower R-Naught (R0) values (IOW less contagious than SARS-CoV-2) like various influenza, parainfluenza, seasonal coronal virus (cold) rhino-enterovirus (RSV), metapneumovirus (hMPV) and others that cause flu-like symptoms.
If you did not know this, you really must reconsider your sources of news and health information or discuss it with your doctor.
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JWs at Culture Fest
by peacefulpete inthe state university where we live has cultural festivals educating the public about art, food and music of the minorities in the community.
it is also an opportunity for some to generate a little income selling their wares and food.
the jws have successfully put up a booth right in the campus building and used it to actively proselytize and distribute literature.
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peacefulpete
I called and said I wanted to have my church booth as well, they said they'd call me back.
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JWs at Culture Fest
by peacefulpete inthe state university where we live has cultural festivals educating the public about art, food and music of the minorities in the community.
it is also an opportunity for some to generate a little income selling their wares and food.
the jws have successfully put up a booth right in the campus building and used it to actively proselytize and distribute literature.
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peacefulpete
See the video at the center of the page. The opening pic is of the JW booth.
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Christianity's teaching/s 'untenable' and out of step with society....
by BoogerMan in....according to lesbian comedienne.
"the archbishop of canterbury has conceded progress on same-sex marriage in the church of england would be "glacial", sandi toksvig has said.
the comedian revealed she had met justin welby for a "long-promised coffee" and the meeting had been "calm and considered", but the church's position was "untenable".
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peacefulpete
There are many PIMOs in other religions as well. These folks fit that definition to me. They want the community and possibly believe some of the doctrine but biologically disagree on this particular matter. I feel for them like I do with PIMO JWs who don't belong but can't seem to leave. -
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JWs at Culture Fest
by peacefulpete inthe state university where we live has cultural festivals educating the public about art, food and music of the minorities in the community.
it is also an opportunity for some to generate a little income selling their wares and food.
the jws have successfully put up a booth right in the campus building and used it to actively proselytize and distribute literature.
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peacefulpete
The State university where we live has cultural festivals educating the public about art, food and music of the minorities in the community. It is also an opportunity for some to generate a little income selling their wares and food. The JWs have successfully put up a booth right in the campus building and used it to actively proselytize and distribute literature. It is my objective opinion this is inappropriate. I fear the university is gun shy about limiting access to the campus given the political environment. I've given it some thought but felt this community might have a good approach to make with the oversight board. Then again maybe you feel it is appropriate, go ahead and explain.
They are targeting the Hmong community specifically but not exclusively. One of the JWs was wearing a Hmong costume. They had a spin wheel for candy and prizes. All very carnival-like.
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Talked to JWs Today at a Cart Stand
by Sea Breeze inthey were positioned in a walk way and i had to go right pass them.
i tried to keep walking but my legs went straight to them like they had a mind of their own.. they pointed to john 17:3 on how to get saved.
1 peter 3:18. .
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peacefulpete
The last time I engaged with jws I mentioned the concern I had with 'solutions' that require the death of billions of people. And compared it to the isis theology. They used the old god is doing the killing response. I asked if there really was a philosophical difference. They switched to talking about how jws we're different from isis because they we're allowed to have fun. Both ladies then reassured me they were going out to cocktails after preaching. My wife who was giving me a cold stare, called to me at that point.