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   >>Friend james confirmed the "ever bright"er light of God's revlation in the   
   >>cosmos as science evolve by mentioning: 1 Thessalonians 5:21 "Prove all   
   >>things; hold fast that which is good." Sadly this is not practiced by jw   
   >>vatican followers.   
      
   >Unlike many of the churches' doctrines, where the people just accept   
   >what they are told, JW's are encouraged to RESEARCH the Bible   
   >doctrines they are taught. Before the Internet, I used to go to the   
   >public Library to do religious research.   
      
   Correction, the jw vatican says members are not to even entertain doctrines   
   not packaged for consumption. read on to see how this works.   
      
   >For example, the JW's said that Easter was really a pagan celebration.   
   >At the library I hit numerous encyclopedias on that subject.   
   >Afterwards, I was satisfied in my own mind, that the JW's were totally   
   >correct.   
      
   Interpretation; the full discussion was not consulted, the abundant info   
   refuting the supposed pagan origins was not consulted as it would violate   
   nott looking at other vews outside the jw vatican spoonfed one.  The jw   
   vatican readily offers sources for the pagan claimand they can be found,   
   but that leaves one ignorant of the even more abundant info refuting it.   
      
   >I assume you like truth over lies. But I guess my assumption is wrong.   
   >We are always encouraged to VERIFY our Bible doctrines. I challenge   
   >you to find ANY JW doctrine that violates the Holy Bible.   
      
   Bingo, they are told what they need to believe and what scripture bits   
   which contain the jw vatican's backward filling of those bits.  If they   
   look in scripture, by golly those bits are there so the jw vatican theory   
   must be true, no?  It is like the pagan claims being at a library, it must   
   be true being ignorant of the full story not consulted at the library, no?   
   Another jw vatican doctrine says that one is to not to read any scripture   
   not under the direct supervision of the jw vatican.  They will tell you   
   what you are to know in scripture and exactly what it means and no other   
   idea.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)