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  The Sanitizing of David

  by Doug Mason in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the bible depicts king david as a deeply flawed, unsavory character, the perpetrator of evil acts including: murder, insurrection, adultery, banditry, and extortion.

  the sanitizing of david’s character during the following centuries and millennia created an image that idolizes him as the paragon of virtue, closely associated with the promised messiah.

  my study identifies the davidic sanitizing process.. https://www.academia.edu/s/390a7ba170?source=link .

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  waton

  Power gives the opportunity, then and now. rtn

  then from a slingshot, now from a kalashnikov
  
  
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  The Sanitizing of David

  by Doug Mason in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the bible depicts king david as a deeply flawed, unsavory character, the perpetrator of evil acts including: murder, insurrection, adultery, banditry, and extortion.

  the sanitizing of david’s character during the following centuries and millennia created an image that idolizes him as the paragon of virtue, closely associated with the promised messiah.

  my study identifies the davidic sanitizing process.. https://www.academia.edu/s/390a7ba170?source=link .

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  waton

  wt writers by parading out david, their posterboy as often as possibly, are implying, that their deeds also will be overlooked by the deity, that they have god's unwavering approval, because they see themselves , like jesse's shepherd boy, as anointed to rule.

  wt also learned from the story, that might makes right.
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  What are Jehovah's Witnesses' stance on home ownership?

  by timothytha in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  what do people usually think of when they buy a house?

  "i will probably live here for a long time" (you're invested with your time), "i will save money by building equity over time".

  (you've invested in yourself financially for the long run) of course, i wouldn't be able to list the numerous reasons why people want to buy a house.

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  waton

  the more houses you own, the better, and charge max rent for investment properties, keep new homebuyers, young couples off the market by out bidding them. . capitalism at its most rampant. btw: the bible and wt.Bible t.s. never abolished slavery.
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  TIME MAGAZINE -Cult article - singles out Judge Rutherford

  by Terry in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,738983,00.html.

  big, blue-eyed judge joseph frederick rutherford, 60, lives in a ten-room spanish mansion, no.

  4440 braeburn road.

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  waton

  how about a modern day Abishag for the returned david? should be easy to find among the budding new stars in Hollywood just up route no. 5. so

  he can shack up with Abishak again, keep warm at night
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  Science News article: ‘Case closed’: 99.9% of scientists agree climate emergency caused by humans

  by Disillusioned JW in

  1. social
  2. current

  a news article has the headline of " ‘case closed’: 99.9% of scientists agree climate emergency caused by humans"; see https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/oct/19/case-closed-999-of-scientists-agree-climate-emergency-caused-by-humans .

  the article says in part the following.. 'the scientific consensus that humans are altering the climate has passed 99.9%, according to research that strengthens the case for global action at the cop26 summit in glasgow.. the degree of scientific certainty about the impact of greenhouse gases is now similar to the level of agreement on evolution and plate tectonics, the authors say, based on a survey of nearly 90,000 climate-related studies.

  this means there is practically no doubt among experts that burning fossil fuels, such as oil, gas, coal, peat and trees, is heating the planet and causing more extreme weather.. a previous survey in 2013 showed 97% of studies published between 1991 and 2012 supported the idea that human activities are altering earth’s climate.. this has been updated and expanded by the study by cornell university that shows the tiny minority of sceptical voices has diminished to almost nothing as evidence mounts of the link between fossil-fuel burning and climate disruption.. the latest survey of peer-reviewed literature published from 2012 to november 2020 was conducted in two stages.

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  waton

  ncc, that looks like fun, when it does not rain or snow, and you travel solo, light. but

  even using our standard implements can become much more energy efficient, hence cooler.

  drive so as to never have the use the brakes. with foresight, coasting in neutral, super insulate your house, particularly windows, doors. use renewable energy for heating, cooling, cooking. Hydro electric over natural gas,

  avoid food waste. eat or use it all.
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  Here's a question that I guarantee no one has ever thought of!

  by nowwhat? in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  unlike men who took no note, surely the fallen angels knew of gods plan to flood the earth, so why didn't they build an ark(s) for their nephilum sons?

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  waton

  JW doctrine explains that. God did not know Satan would sin, or Adam

  fm, Yeah, wt has it, that the deity has selective foreknowledge, but is otherwise normally omniscient. with conveniently spotty amnesia. so

  he providentially set up a suitably simple temptation, even a plan B, by having a cure-all, freely available, non forbidden Tree of Life in a central location available. nevertheless later

  "he must have at least known"

  that they would kill his son, if he send him down to be sacrificed, and then accept that value, when it was presented to him. so,
  

  ".he must have at least known" this novel concept:

  As the deity, 1) he is demanding a ransom in the first place. 2) providing himself that ransom he demanded for himself in the first place, and 3 ) accepting the ransom, ...prior to pentecost... but having no foreknowledge of it?

  the plot is not plausible, Frangly ranks with other monologues,
  
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  Here's a question that I guarantee no one has ever thought of!

  by nowwhat? in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  unlike men who took no note, surely the fallen angels knew of gods plan to flood the earth, so why didn't they build an ark(s) for their nephilum sons?

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  waton

  Also, according to JW doctrine, God is not all knowing,

  fm, but he must have at least known, that sending his son - (the second in command, that knew what all happened prior to his coming) - to be killed, would result in his killing? In sending him to fulfill the law, having been send to his Law covenant people, that did all the sacrificing, they would be involved in the sacrifice? but

  I get the point, it pictures the most powerful person, in a touchingly naive and trusting way.

  fitting to the dictum: "unless you become like little children, you will not inherit god's kingdom."
  
  
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  Here's a question that I guarantee no one has ever thought of!

  by nowwhat? in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  unlike men who took no note, surely the fallen angels knew of gods plan to flood the earth, so why didn't they build an ark(s) for their nephilum sons?

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  waton

  That is not the point of the parable. It doesn’t need to be parallel in all aspects

  fm: surely the creator of the immense universe can come up with a parable that fits in all facets of application, invites deeper insights in hidden details?
  Image the deity adhering to a later "eye for an eye" law to extract his wayward children from the predicament caused by the talking snake, --by sending his firstborn to be killed, but in the parable naively says "surely he will be safe !, ? " utter nonsense, incompetence by bible writers, plot planners.

  not even "inspired" in the sense of a Bach concert.
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  Here's a question that I guarantee no one has ever thought of!

  by nowwhat? in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  unlike men who took no note, surely the fallen angels knew of gods plan to flood the earth, so why didn't they build an ark(s) for their nephilum sons?

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  waton

  back to the flood story, ;

  Only these super strong hybrid humans could have possibly build the ark without the benefit of hilti, makita, dewalt, bosch and ryobi.

  foresight seems to not lacking in wayward angels only. what good was that big wash only 2x 2022 years ago?
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  Jehovah's Witnesses: remembering the weird and wacky!

  by Vanderhoven7 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  do you remember some of the weird and wacky stuff emanating from the watchtower society?

  let's make a list from memory that we can use to inject a little humor into our discussions with jehovah's witnesses.

  - venus may be an enormous jurassic park.. - germs don't cause disease.. - no beards allowed.

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  waton

  "Israelite clothes never wore!" road to nowhere,

  yeah, once perfection is reached, we would be go full nudist in paradise.

  imho, that would quickly fill the gaping gaps left by the post-millenium rebellion.