TerryWalstrom
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USING CONTEXT to understand 'supernatural' Jesus
by TerryWalstrom into 27 b.c.e.. in the years of roman republic, no man was called a god (or even a king).
however, 200 years of peace under a ruler imperator, (emperor) gradually relaxed the fears of romans of having a dictator.
surely the gods had bestowed unusual approval!
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PESHER: an Historic scheme of INTERPRETING SCRIPTURE. . . Watchtower style!
by TerryWalstrom ingeorge bernard shaw said: no man ever believes that the bible means what it says.
he is always convinced that it says what he means.. shaw must have had pesher in mind!
but, what is pesher?.
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Legal scholars: JW court cases before Supreme Court were "accidental wins."
by TerryWalstrom inthe outcomes of jehovah's witness court cases, to most first amendment scholars, the witness successes in court, especially the supreme court, were accidental.
legal scholars have uniformly dismissed the witnesses' methods for bringing about first amendment cases, referring to their legal successes as mere unintended consequences of fanatical preaching.
for example, legal scholar bernard schwartz noted that jehovah's witnesses, "who became involved in trouble with the law were only seeking to propagate their unpopular creed.
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THIS IS A FUN QUIZ: Test your deep knowledge of Jehovah's Witnesses
by TerryWalstrom inthis is a pop quiz.
this quiz will test your deep knowledge of jehovah's witnesses.. the question will be immediately followed by the source of the answer and the answer itself.. please test yourself by stopping after the question and thinking about how you would answer.
before reading the answer.
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PROPERLY and HISTORICALLY understanding the way the term ATHEIST is used
by TerryWalstrom inin martyrdom of polycarp (written following polycarps death in the 160s ce) we find the explicit charge of atheism.
the angry crowds shout out away with the atheists!
in reference to the christians.
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The lame HARP of GOD of Joe Rutherford as seen looking back to his silly lies
by TerryWalstrom inproject gutenberg is an online library of books.
it caters to e-book readers although any of its volumes is easily accessible as html and plain text..
the harp of god by j.f.
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What do YOU desperately need, but you've been putting it off?
by TerryWalstrom ini don't know why, but i put off getting a haircut way longer than i should.. i might go as long as 5 or 6 months between haircuts.. i desperately need a haircut.. what do you desperately need, but you've been putting it off?.
(disclaimer: minimus is going to be jealous.
this sort of question is his tradmark :).
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WHAT IS LEFT? Have all the major teachings of Jehovah's Witnesses now changed?
by TerryWalstrom inwas there a second coming?.
a 3rd coming?.
" (the 3rd coming?).
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EXCERPT from the JW science fiction novel: THE MONORAILS OF MARS
by TerryWalstrom inhere is an excerpt from my jw sci-fi novel, the monorails of mars.
'holy trinity' .
jack clayton stood next to louiseboyd scanning the room the way a lighthouse beam penetrates fog.