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  My Thoughts on the Subject of Faith

  by Saethydd in

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  i've had several discussion about the basis for faith in an all powerful creator for the universe, and it seems as if the conversation often comes back to, "well, either way, you have to have faith either in a creator or in the process of evolution because you can't observe that either.

  " setting aside the issue of creation and evolution (where i currently sit at undecided), i was also troubled by the tendency to treat faith as a static or absolute concept when in reality it is far more complex.. to begin with, faith isn't just about belief, it combines the concepts of belief and trust.

  for the purposes of this discussion, i will be focusing primarily on the second attribute.

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  You wake up one morning and see

  by A Believer in

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  the un has banned religion.

  what are you're thoughts?.

  also changes to it seem to be on the way.... http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/12/trump-vows-israel-vote-161224040133216.html.

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  You wake up one morning and see

  by A Believer in

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  the un has banned religion.

  what are you're thoughts?.

  also changes to it seem to be on the way.... http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/12/trump-vows-israel-vote-161224040133216.html.

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  I am glad to have found the true religion

  by A Believer in

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  it really is great.

  i remember browsing this forum the day after i had joined it, and their was a knock on the door.

  i thought it was one of my package from ups but instead it was two sisters.

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  I am glad to have found the true religion

  by A Believer in

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  it really is great.

  i remember browsing this forum the day after i had joined it, and their was a knock on the door.

  i thought it was one of my package from ups but instead it was two sisters.

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  My Dad wants to study with me

  by BlackWolf in

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  so my parents continue to pester me about getting baptized.

  the other day my dad told me that i was old enough to make a decision, and was wondering why i wasn't ready (assembly is in a few weeks) so i told him calmly that i have many doubts and if i were to get baptized it has to be 100 percent my idea.

  he was a little annoyed by this, and now wants to study the "is there a creator that cares about you" book (which is complete bs) with me.

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  Tell the elders you don't want to get baptized but are being pressured,

  Nobody will baptize you,

  However you will have to face your father and his anger issues,

  Maybe the elders will talk to him and that might help (?)

  Too many unknowns,

  Good luck

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  I am glad to have found the true religion

  by A Believer in

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  it really is great.

  i remember browsing this forum the day after i had joined it, and their was a knock on the door.

  i thought it was one of my package from ups but instead it was two sisters.

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  I asked my son to stop playing football.

  by The Rebel in

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  2. friends

  i asked my son to stop playing football.

  it was a simple kick about he was playing with a friend using the garage door as the goal.

  i then went to my home and thought no more about it.

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  The Rebel,

  Just speaking for myself,

  My lifelong journey (60 years) with and leaving the Jehovah's Witnesses

  brings to the fore a lot of emotion, frustration and anger,

  Much of what I write here is actually venting,

  As such, I'm not always in a position to carefully itemize my reasons

  for a particular position,

  Rest assured that your posts are read and appreciated,

  No lengthy explanations are necessary,

  Cheers,
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  Why not just print the whole quote?

  by LevelThePlayingField in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  in next weeks bible study session for the cult, it says of a march 15, 1926 watchtower, “the faithful will be volunteers .

  to tell this message to the people.” so i got to wondering what the ... was all about.

  so i happened to have that watchtower, and this is what it actually says.. “the faithful will be volunteers in the day of god's wrath to tell this message to the people.” .

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  Why not just print the whole quote?

  by LevelThePlayingField in

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  in next weeks bible study session for the cult, it says of a march 15, 1926 watchtower, “the faithful will be volunteers .

  to tell this message to the people.” so i got to wondering what the ... was all about.

  so i happened to have that watchtower, and this is what it actually says.. “the faithful will be volunteers in the day of god's wrath to tell this message to the people.” .

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  What's omitted is a qualifying phrase,

  I could say I'm going to have everyone over, when Hell freezes over, for

  a lovely party,

  Now using Watchtower style ellipticals:

  I'm going to have everyone over...for a lovely party,

  See how this works everybody,

  Now let's go show the faithful,

  HEE HEE