tepidpoultry
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Goddesses are cooler
by pale.emperor ini dont know about you, but for some reason if i were to go around worshiping some deity i should have done better and looked outside the bible.
i mean, there's some pretty cool goddesses out there in other religions.
here's my top 3:.
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Goddesses are cooler
by pale.emperor ini dont know about you, but for some reason if i were to go around worshiping some deity i should have done better and looked outside the bible.
i mean, there's some pretty cool goddesses out there in other religions.
here's my top 3:.
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tepidpoultry
I enjoy the company of a Shiksa goddess from time to time
Oy Vay!
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I will only believe in demons if...
by deegee injws are known to have an obsession and preoccupation with demons.. this obsession and preoccupation is not without merit given that jesus, his disciples/apostles, and the general public of 1st century ce judea and galilee are reported as believing in the existence of demonic spirits and in the possibility of demon possession of an individual.. exorcism formed a large part of jesus' ministry on earth.
the gospels and the book of acts describe many exorcisms where jesus and his disciples release people from demonic possession.. ___ .
but how do demons get inside a person's brain or body?
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tepidpoultry
Scientific experiments take place in a
controlled environment
for a reason
For results to be considered valid they have to be repeated
Once you have some material evidence (convenient that nobody does)
Such as droppings that can be analyzed by reputable people
Take them to James Randi (a former magician) and he will give you
$1,000,000
In the meantime, just keep up the Biblical practice of curing Epilepsy
by Exorcism
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This site should be called Anti-Jehovahs-Witnesses Cry-babies
by the-Question inso, you left because of a bad example(s).. why all the whining?
nothing better to do with your time?.
you at least know far more about the bible than any church-goer?.
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tepidpoultry
I know more about Alchemy than anyone in my neighborhood
So what
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Why is this blind allegiance to the anointed ones?
by anointed1 ineven when they know that certain things are not right with the organization the flocks are blindly following their leaders viewing them as the future “kings and priests” (originally a sumerian concept).. greed for a “land of milk and honey” (either in this life or the next) is at the root of their allegiance.
interestingly, greed is something the flocks are warned against: ‘be on your guard against all kinds of greed which is idolatry.’ (luke 12:15; colossians 3:5).
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Why is this blind allegiance to the anointed ones?
by anointed1 ineven when they know that certain things are not right with the organization the flocks are blindly following their leaders viewing them as the future “kings and priests” (originally a sumerian concept).. greed for a “land of milk and honey” (either in this life or the next) is at the root of their allegiance.
interestingly, greed is something the flocks are warned against: ‘be on your guard against all kinds of greed which is idolatry.’ (luke 12:15; colossians 3:5).
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tepidpoultry
@anointed1
I agree with what you wrote about self empowerment
There seems to be a part in the nature of some
that doesn't feel qualified to make their own decisions
JWs in times past would write "The (Watch Tower) Society/Mother" for
help with all sorts of life decisions
Now it's elders that are put upon to help with things including the
mundane:
"What clothing should I wear?"
To me this doesn't seem like normal behaviour
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Oh God(s)!
by tepidpoultry inmeant to hopefully get your mind off the craziness which we sadly refer to as the news these days,.
we'll call this one .
fun for seculars.
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tepidpoultry
Thanks cofty
For me it's a 7 for the God of the Bible
created by man in his image
A rather vicious personage softened later
by the appearance of Jesus Christ
Other than that a 6
I like to operate with a margin of error
As I don't know everything (yet)
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Millions now living will never die
by stillin inbut pretty much all of them are now dead.
and so are billions of others.
so, god doesn't desire any to be destroyed but desires all to attain to repentance?
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tepidpoultry
@David_Jay
David,
Thank you for your comments,
My interests are mainly as a non religious secular these days but as I was
raised a JW the subject of world religion still interests me,
The contrast that you made between the JW view of end times
(parousia) and mainstream Christianity is interesting,
A question occurred to me as to the difference between Old World
Churches and American religions,
When you hear of predictions concerning the end they seem to be
almost exclusively in the domain of American Religions whether the JWs
The Seventh Day Adventists, Christian Evangelicals etc
The first two groups, as well as others, came from what came to be
known as the "Burned Over District" Lake Erie area of the early 1800s
(see Wikipedia)
An important development for the JW religion was the gathering one
day in 1844, of William Miller and his followers to be taken up with Christ
to Heaven, known as the "The Rapture"
The failure came to be known as "The Great Disappointment"
So we have a significant event of Adventistism in American
Christianity
An early associate of CT Russell was Nelson Barbour,
Barbour was a Millerite and an Adventist
The "Advent" is what got Russell excited about religion in the first place
after flirting with Atheism,
Soon after this Russell/Barbour were publishing/predicting dates,
The first date predicted for Christ's invisible parousia was 1874,
So I'm seeing a tremendous amount of American Adventist activity dating
back almost 200 years!
Now, what I understand from you David, is that the established (old world)
churches have been teaching that the parousia takes place in the end of
times,
Tepid
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Oh God(s)!
by tepidpoultry inmeant to hopefully get your mind off the craziness which we sadly refer to as the news these days,.
we'll call this one .
fun for seculars.
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tepidpoultry
Thanks Smiddy,
Something you wrote reminded me of the story of Elijah on Mt Carmel
for the big test of Godship,
Pretty impressive what happened,
I would be happy if he'd just say Hi
:)
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Shunning and apostacy
by biblexaminer inhey folks.
i have been looking for the latest on shunning of those who have drifted.
i recall the 2016 convention had a part, and i believe there was a video.
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tepidpoultry
Cedars has the whole DF shunning section on YouTube
You can Google "worst convention ever" (seriously)
"jwsurvey"
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