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questions from readers
by peacefulpete infor the past few years the questions from readers in the wt have been pathetic rehashes of old material, or just stupid newbie quetions answered in the pe book.
i know that they must be getting thouands of well thought out questions from sincere readers, yet none of these questions make the column.
i know that this is not surprising to many here.
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Jews practiced human sacrifice
by peacefulpete inlev.27:28,29 says ..."but any devoted thing which a man devotes to jehovah from all which belongs to him, of man or of animal, or of the field of his possession, it shall not be sold nor redeemed.
everyone devoted to destruction(sacrificed) is most holy no devoted thing which is dedicated by man shall be ransomed; it shall surely be put to death.
this explains why jeptha, when promising to offer as burnt offering the first person to great him upon his successful return from war, had to kill his daughter dispite his feelings for her.
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who gave isreal to Jehovah?
by peacefulpete ini thought this was discssed before but i couldn't find it, so forgive if this is repetitious.
at deuteronomy 32:8-9, part of the "song of moses" the text says the "most high" divvied up the nations to the gods he gave judah to yhwh/jehovah as his "allotment".
this "song" is view for textural and language reasons to be one of the oldest portions of the bible, an ancient song that was incorporated into the narrative and ascribed to the moses character.
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Attn. Scientology bought anticult web site.
by peacefulpete inthis is not new to any who have read steve hassan's book releasing the bonds but i feel it is worth posting.
the cult awareness network (can) was the largest cult exit and recovery organization.
it was erroneously sued by various cults as desiring to deprive freedom of religion, the costs put the organization into bankruptcy.
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son of David?
by peacefulpete induring the first 2 centuries bc and first century ad numerous would be messiahs and jewish militant leaders made claims to being of the tribe of judah and sons of david.
how honest were they?
according to the jewish encyclopedia any tribal claims were meaningless.
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Did Jesus meet them in Galilee? Contradiction
by peacefulpete inlibrary: magazines: the skeptical review: 1992: number one: did they tarry in the city?
if one were to ask a christian versed in the scriptures if the disciples of jesus met him in galilee after his resurrection, the answer would surely be, "yes, they did.
" after all, matthew, writing about postresurrection events, clearly said, "but the eleven disciples went into galilee, unto the mountain where jesus had appointed them.
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price for truth
by peacefulpete inwhat would you be willing to pay for the answers to all your questions about life, death, religion, etc.?
and please noone say the clich`e , "noone really knows what is true".
this is a philosophical question.
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Dino cancer
by peacefulpete ini have been reading about dinosaurs and other contemporaneous animals and have repeatedly encountered examples of physical malformation (diseased or deformed bone and teeth)and evidence of bone cancer over 100 million years ago.
does this not refute the position held by jws that disease resulted from adam's sin?
comments?
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What does it feel like when leaving belief in God?
by peacefulpete ini'm providing this letter sent to the editors of skeptic magazine for any who may be troubled by a new awareness that their faith was/is shattered by disillusionment.
this is a profoundly difficult realization for nearly all who have had this experience.
yet lie does go on, in fact with time and reflection life for many is much improved after discarding belief in god.
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Russel's Organization?
by peacefulpete ini'm sure quotes like the one beow have been posted here before but to me it was new.
the wtbs has change dramaticaly from it's inception.
it has become a power in the lives of jws that was never intended by it's founder charles russel.