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Increase of war in the Really Teach book PART 2: M.J. Strikes Back
by M.J. inmy original post: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/10/112134/1.ashx.
again, i quote from the "bible teach" book, on p.89: millions of people have been killed in wars during the past century.
one british historian wrote: "the 20th century was the most murderous in recorded history...it was a century of almost unbroken war, with few and brief periods without organised and armed conflict somewhere.
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Increase of war--staggering statements from the Really Teach book
by M.J. inthe "bible teach" book, on p.89 says:millions of people have been killed in wars during the past century.
one british historian wrote: "the 20th century was the most murderous in recorded history...it was a century of almost unbroken war, with few and brief periods without organised and armed conflict somewhere.
" a report from the worldwatch institute states: "three times as many people fell victim to war in [the 20th] century as in all the wars from the first century ad to 1899.
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Council at Jerusalem--how are the prohibitions related?
by M.J. inacts 15 talks about the determination that came out of the council at jerusalem:.
"therefore it is my judgment that we do not trouble those who are turning to god from among the gentiles, but that we write to them that they abstain from things contaminated by idols and from fornication and from what is strangled and from blood.
i have read a few commentaries on the subject.
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When is Satan thrown out of heaven?
by M.J. in.
the jws, of course, claim this occurred in 1914, thus making the way for the new heavenly order with christ (michael) having won the battle and taking his place on the throne.. but what does revelation itself suggest as the timeframe for this battle?.
doesn't the society's version suggest that heaven was out of control until then--kind of like another earth?
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Unconditional love: a Storycorps interview aired on NPR
by M.J. injust something that caught my attention.
this interview was recorded through the storycorps oral history project, which i'm sure is filled with plenty of fascinating accounts.
storycorps
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How many partook in 1935?--BIG discrepancy in the WTS numbers
by M.J. inin a 1996 questions from readers, the watchtower reported the following regarding the number of partakers in 1935: .
w96 8/15 p. 31 questions from readers ***.
the facts over the decades reflect both the completion of the calling of the anointed and jehovahs blessing on the growing "great crowd," who hope to survive "the great tribulation.
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WTS web article: Is the Work of Jehovah's Witnesses Propagandistic?
by M.J. insee: http://www.watchtower.org/library/g/2000/6/22/diagram_01.htm.
notice how in this article they redirect their own question!
of course their organization doesn't spread propaganda for jews, communists, or american imperialists!
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Blood of the horseshoe crab helps save humans
by M.J. inarchived story from http://www.detnews.com
wednesday, june 15, 2005
blood of the lowly horseshoe crab helps save humans
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government involvement not acceptable?
by M.J. ini know of a jw who is employed in a position of responsibility in a department of the federal government.
so i wonder, what are the actual restrictions on government involvement for jws?.
incidentally think it's interesting how the bible is full of people who were involved in "pagan" governments, including joseph, 2nd in charge of all of egypt, to nehemiah, to daniel, erastus (treasurer of corinth), the eunuch "of great authority" under the queen of ethiopia, the soldier whom john the baptist instructed to be happy with his wages, etc... anyway, i wonder what the reasoning is on all this..
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The REAL story behind the "Faithful Slave" doctrine
by M.J. ini've posted a version of this before, and didn't get much of a response.
but doggone it, i'm gonna try again, but a little better presented.
the official doctrine regarding the "faithful discreet slave" is that it is the remnant of anointed christians was selected by christ several years after his return in 1914. as stated by the watchtower magazine: