Why This Atheist Respects the Jehovah's Witnesses-And why other Atheists should too!
by RaustBD 30 Replies latest jw friends
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keyser soze
I am calling BS on the OP.
Seconded
what I feel is the single most evil idea ever contrived by anyone: The Hell of Eternal Fire And Brimstone
While I don't believe in these ideas, man has thought up far more evil concepts, such as slavery or the holocaust. And how is the idea of hell any more evil than the idea of Armageddon? They both serve the same purpose: submission to man-made principles through fear.
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Robdar
Raust, your writing style is reminiscent of a Jehovah's Witness witnessing.
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unshackled
Riiiiight. And Ted Bundy wasn't so bad because he wore nice shirts.
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jay88
The Jews do not believe in fire and brimstone and if Christianity is a derivative of Judaism then why be astonished if a religious group incorporates the same line of thought
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trebor
Because the Witnesses are the only branch of Christianity that has the courage to denounce what I feel is the single most evil idea ever contrived by anyone: The Hell of Eternal Fire And Brimstone.
That is incorrect. Christadelphians do not believe in hell. In fact, many of Jehovah's Witnesses beliefs are similar to those of Christadelphians as well as House of Yahweh.
Jehovah's Witnesses are deep into Restorationism like Adventists and Latter Day Saints (Mormons).
Jehovah's Witnesses are also into Millenarianism. Just like the following groups:
-Aum Supreme Truth
-Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University
-Branch Davidians
-Dulcinianism
-Heaven's Gate
-Hinduism
-Hojjatieh
-Joachimites
-Judaism
-Plymouth Brethren
-Rastafari Movement
-Shakers
-Taiping Rebellion
-The Living Church of God
-The Lord's Resistance Army
-Yellow TurbansThey're an offshoot group movement that originated in the United States and grew in the early and mid 19th century.
While it is true there are groups involved in Millenarianism since centuries ago, dozens of books promoting Millenarianism were published in the first three decades of the 19th century, and many new Millenarian societies were formed since then. Jehovah's Witnesses were another one of a long list. They just had some better financing and leadership than most to start them off.
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sabastious
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JeffT
Go spend five years actually living like a JW, then come back and talk to us.
Jehovah's Witnesses don't need a hell, they've created their own version at the Kingdom Hall.
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DagothUr
Atheism also denies Hell.
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DanaBug
Atheism also denies Hell.
Yeah...I'm now convinced I fed a troll, or a really confused atheist.
