The following experiences are related in ‘A LOVING PROVISION’ ? HOW FORMER JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES EXPERIENCE SHUNNING PRACTICES. by Julia Gutgsell Master’s thesis Academy year 2016-2017 The current study explores individuals’ experiences of religious ostracism in the form of case studies. Participants in this study are former members of a religious community that practices disfellowshipping and […]
While the right of a particular religious group to have a shunning policy should be protected under the U.S. Constitution, along with those in the group desiring to adhere to that policy, the rights of individuals to disagree should also be protected. An individual should have the right to choose to become a member of […]
And I heard another voice out of heaven say: “Get out of her, my people, if you do not want to share with her in her sins, and if you do not want to receive part of her plagues. (Revelation 18:4) An article on Wikipedia states: “Historicist interpreters commonly used the phrase “Whore of Babylon” to […]
What the Early Church Fathers Taught Determining the date of the book of Revelation proved to be much more difficult than I anticipated. There appear to be valid historical arguments in favor of both an early date, prior to the death of Nero, (68 CE) and a late date, prior to the death of Domitian […]
The External Evidence Regarding the dating of Revelation, the book All Scripture Is Inspired states: “According to the earliest testimony, John wrote the Revelation about 96 C.E., approximately 26 years after the destruction of Jerusalem. This would be toward the close of the reign of Emperor Domitian. In verification of this, Irenaeus in his “Against Heresies” […]