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Interesting essay on Mithras
by expatbrit inbeen doing a bit of reading on mithras.. this essay contains some interesting information.
count the parallels between the legends of mithras and that of christ.. one of the "proofs" given to show that the gospels must be divinely inspired is that relatively simple men of the first century could not have fabricated such a powerful mythos.
a simpler explanation is that they merely made use of thousands of years of pre-existing religious ideas, shaping them to fit their own needs, as follows.. expatbrit.
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Donations, .taxes.and b&S !
by MacHislopp inhello, redhorsewoman,.
i was reading the long post of 2nd may 2000, about donations, and i could not .
help myself to send you this information concerning your quote:.
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Are they looking for "Rice Christians"?
by Gopher ini'm trying to get a clear "take" on this:.
the wts has often implied that their form of missionary work, concentrating on "preaching and teaching", is superior to that of christendom's.
christendom often starts out by bringing food supplies, hospitals and the like, supposedly "enticing" the natives with material goodies.
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Russia online
by Drue inthank you for this board i was enjoying many of the posts here for some time.
being from russia, i also enjoy this melting pot atmosphere of the fearless norse, nonchalant aussies and unostentatious americans and i really do like your britishers jolly good sense of humour.. and then comes slang: i was enjoying deciphering all the btw fyi imo imho acronyms.
today that i think i understood what lol means i decided to sign in.
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Hi Prisca. I am Norm, and I am new here
by Norm inhi, prisca,.
i am norm, and i am new here.. .
this post is primarily for those folk on this board, who post .
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Why I Think Its The Truth!
by normie67 inthis is normie thoughts on the threads about the truth..... i have huge doubts about a lot of things about the org.
i have been a jw for 20 yrs and still active(family reasons).
but nobody but nobody has refuted to my mind, the fact nobody does the evangelizing work jesus did.
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Just doin' what I'm told
by COMF inunk says i have to come up here and say hi and get hugged by y'all.
hi.. now, don't crowd around all at once, i'll hafta hurt somebody.
comf
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KultLeaders Announcing New Lite to the Fateful
by Tallyman in...and all the dead are grateful.. * http://www.intrex.net/tallyman/guvbody.html
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Just FYI AND REFERENCE
by JT inhttp://www.wcg.org/lit/aboutus/roots.htm .
often times jw will state that they are not a break off from any religion ,but a re-establishment of the "church".
well here is some info you can put in your file for ref later.
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Reams and Reams of Information
by Prisca inthis post is primarily for those folk on this board, who post copious quantities of jw info on this board.. .
i can understand your wanting to help present jws and those looking for info on the organisation, but this is not the place for posting reams and reams of info.
most of us here know already this stuff.