Posts by tepidpoultry

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Oh God(s)!

by tepidpoultry in

meant 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.

tepidpoultry

David

That's going up on Facebook!

Lol

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PS I left you something on the "Millions Now Living Will Never Die" OP

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Religion...is regarded by the rulers as useful

by flipper in

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lucius annaeus seneca, roman statesman, 4bc - 65ad: "religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful.".

this comes to mind as trump has been throwing the word "god" around.

there are a lot of outwardly religious people in this government.. benjamin franklin: "the way to see faith is to shut the eye of reason.".

tepidpoultry

Why do you think Trump had a reported seven clergymen speak at his

Inauguration

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Questions

by Bugbear in

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did the aztecs carve out the beating hart out of their enemy’s breast?.

did the jews “killed all their enemies, men, woman and children - but not the virgin girls”.

did the jews slaughtered cattle, birds and other animals and burned it in the temple of jerusalem.

tepidpoultry

Cheers

Number two is not correct

Sometimes they killed the Virgin girls as well

:)

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Goddesses are cooler

by pale.emperor in

i 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:.

Goddesses are cooler

by pale.emperor in

i 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:.

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 in

jws 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?

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 in

so, 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?.

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 in

even 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).

tepidpoultry

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Why is this blind allegiance to the anointed ones?

by anointed1 in

even 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).

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 in

meant 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.

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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