Posts by stillajwexelder

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Poster Vs. Person

by minimus in

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sometimes we treat people here like our friends and sometimes we treat them like crap.

and we may often view them indifferently.. i've often said here that i very much doubt some individuals would talk to me face to face like they do here.

in this forum you can get away with a lot because i think we tend to view the people behind the keyboards as merely "posters" -- not real persons.

stillajwexelder

I think we all need to go to a few more apostafests - me included

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??/??? 10000

by stillajwexelder in

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well?.

stillajwexelder

I think a few want to start the 10000 th page - me included

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John 1:1

by Ding in

most the nwt translates john 1:1 as "... and the word was a god," not "...and the word was god.".

the reason they give is that the word theos doesn't have the definite article in front of it in the greek.. in his 1982 book, "the jehovah's witness' new testament," greek scholar robert countess looked up all such occurrences in the nt (theos without the definite article) and checked the nwt.. he discovered that the wts only followed their stated rule 6% of the time.. 94% of the time, they translated it "god" anyway!.

stillajwexelder

wow - good find

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??/??? 10000

by stillajwexelder in

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well?.

stillajwexelder

well?

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Who Most Closely Resembles Ray Franz in Terms of Beliefs, Conclusions and Personality?

by headisspinning in

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okay, so i am a born-in and as many of you know almost finished reading 'crisis of conscience'... .

it disturbs me greatly that ray has passed on because i would love to talk to him.. i guess, i am so used to following someone or something that i feel like i'm floundering... i don't know... i guess i really want someone to tell me 'the way'.. from ray's writing i would be more than happy to seriously examine the conclusions he came to and his own beliefs.. i just don't know which way to turn now.

from reading his book i greatly respect him and damnit... why did he have to leave?.

stillajwexelder

Yes Barbara Anderson - otherwise known as AndersonsInfo

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How to remain sane while being a hypocrite?

by Kensho in

as time goes on i find it a real challenge to keep my sanity while still in "the truth" especially after considering all the rsearch i have been doing about the org.

that i have been very active in for almost 4 decades.

i have managed to be removed as an elder while staying in good standing (prayers-reading,mic carring etc.