i have no problem saying atheists and christians are equal.. but some people seem to have the belief that atheists are more likely to be morally good, or more likely to change the world for good, than christians and theists.. but what evidence do you have to support this claim?.
if atheism is what causes people to do great positive things for the world, then why weren't martin luther king, jr., william wilberforce, isaac newton, francis collins, barack obama, mother theresa, abraham lincoln, or john f. kennedy atheists?.
Christianism begins with a false premise and a wrong accusation:
"He[Jesus] is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world."
(1 John 2:2)
"Who is the liar? It is whoever denies that Jesus is the Christ."
(1 John 2:22)
So, Christianism tells us that whoever denies the role of Jesus as the Christ, that one is a liar. This premise is already immoral.
for the husband is the head of the wife as christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the savior.
(ephesians 5:23).
if jesus is the head of the church, jesus is responsible for the many contradictions contained in the new testament.
How much control is acceptable for a husband to impose on his wife?
Could a husband prevent his wife from cheating on him?
Could a husband prevent his wife from committing heinous crimes?
Ok, then, I would divorce. Because if my wife commits those crimes I would leave her.
I think putting the blame on Jesus for the wrong acts of those who claim to act in his name is misguided.
If Jesus is currently the head of the Church, he is in fact responsible for its crimes. But if Jesus died as any man, and had no responsibility for what his apostles preached after that, so he was a simply man whose figure was used to expand a sect of liars.
for the husband is the head of the wife as christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the savior.
(ephesians 5:23).
if jesus is the head of the church, jesus is responsible for the many contradictions contained in the new testament.
the only answer is that he is a 'deadhead'.
yes
for the husband is the head of the wife as christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the savior.
(ephesians 5:23).
if jesus is the head of the church, jesus is responsible for the many contradictions contained in the new testament.
For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. (Ephesians 5:23)
If Jesus is the head of the Church, Jesus is responsible for the many contradictions contained in the New Testament. He is also responsible for the many divisions in the Church. He is responsible for the many crimes committed by the Catholic and the Protestant Churches. .....So, if he is the head of the Church, he prevaricates every day.
So, if you believe that Jesus is the head of the Church, what kind of head he is?????
it is time for christians to accept evolution, in my opinion.. there are many reasons why i think it is long overdue for all christians to finally accept what science says about evolution.
below i will show these reasons.. .
the bible tells people to pay attention to nature to see the glory of god (psalm 19; romans 1:19-20).
There is no contradiction between accepting evolution and believing in the Gospel of Jesus Christ. There is no reason you can't believe in both Jesus saving us from sin and that evolution was the natural process God used to create life on earth.
The problem is that Jesus and his apostles believed that Adam was the first man. However, Adam is the personage of a myth who born just 4000 years before Christ. But we know that the first men lived 200 000 years ago, and most probably they came from Africa and not from the garden of Eden which was, according to the Bible, in the
Middle East, situated somewhere near where the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers are
today. So, why should believe in the Gospel of Jesus, knowing that this Gospel contains serious errors????
the court on the rule of confidentiality of penitential communications and evidentiary privilege--.. decision reads:.
"the law generally protects the confidentiality of communications with clergy like those of kendrick to the elders here.".
"if the person has a constitutional right to independence in making religious choices, the recognition of an evidentiary privilege is an apt means of protecting that autonomy.
Accordingly, we conclude that the elders of the Fremont Congregation had no duty to depart from Watchtower's policy of confidentiality ..."
Religion must lose its protected status.
i would think that a lot of resentment is building up for these for these guys at bethel even though it may not be discussed openly for fear of being abused by the gb in some way.. any way looking at their personality and the extreme phoniness of rubber mouth/face lett, and am#3, and the chicken shit coward leosch who won't even show up in court when subpoena'd to defend his faith or policies, and i'm sure they have many more undesirable traits that repel people instead of attract and that has to work its toll on relationships they have at bethel.. and this shunning thing i'm sure must really erk some at god's house and while they may not be free to voice their discontent i feel it must be building because these guys are complete nincompoops when it come to reality and the only way they know how to give direction is with fear and guilt which i'm sure is rubbing a lot of people the wrong way.. and let not forget the issues that are raise when they stole all the congregations savings and the pledge drive for more cash, ban on higher education, lawsuit pay out and etc.... what is this doing to the relation ship they have with legal and accounting i see trouble brewing right thier in the spiritual pair of dice..
i picked up a printed copy of the june 1 2015 public edition wt..... before the end of page 1, the stupidity is already evident.. they quote a dictionary, but don't list which one.. they quote a "world- famous physicist", but don't give his name.
the quote looks like it is edited to fit their reasoning.. they quote "others", but no reference to who they are is provided.. the next page quotes "a popular science writer" who??.
then the classic line "jehovah's witnesses respect each person's right to make a decision on this matter".
The Bible shows no science. The Bible even contradicts scientific facts.
After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the
earth, holding back the four winds of the earth to prevent any wind from
blowing on the land or on the sea or on any tree. (Revelation 7:1)
http://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/581439/rise-isis-earthquakes-warnings-before-armageddon-apocalypse-end-destroys-volcanoes-earth.
the "end" of mankind, which has been long predicted by jehovah's witnesses, could happen as soon as this year - according to latest announcement from the christian religion.. in the latest edition of jehovah's witnesses monthly publication watchtower, an article translated into 700 languages - urges people to join the religion or face certain death when god sends his forces from the heavens to "remove all world leaders," "exterminate his enemies" and "rid the world of satan".. critics have lambasted the warning of a coming armageddon as yet another "failed prediction" by the religion, which has previously delivered similar alerts such as a foretold apocalypse in 1975.. indeed, jehovah's witnesses have been warning people of the need to recognise jehovah or face certain death when the "end" comes for more than 100 years.. the christian-based religion was founded in the 1870s by charles taze russell in pittsburgh, pennsylvania, us, as an offshoot from the bible studies movement.. today, there are 8.2million jehovah's witness evangelists, while 19.9 million celebrated their annual memorial festival marking christ's death - worldwide in 2014.. followers do not believe in military service and will not accept blood transfusions.. in a new eight-page article, watchtower said jehovah's witness leaders are now "convinced" humans are in their "final days" before the armageddon.. they cite an increase in global armed conflict, such as the rise of the islamic state terror group, as well as natural disasters such as volcanoes and earthquakes.. the lengthy article, written by an unnamed author, said: "will god let humans continue to dominate one another and threaten the future of mankind?
no, as we have seen, he will step in and bring an end to centuries of misery and oppression.
I wrote about it in this article (in Spanish):
http://jehovismo.com/la-sociedad-watchtower-mas-de-100-anos-anunciando-el-fin-del-mundo/
i'm gonna have to stop reading this shit just for my own sanity and the survival of my computer.
august 2015 awake!.
can we please destroy this box that they keep publishing with some actual facts?
It is plenty clear that the species "appeared" gradually in this planet, and the homo sapiens was the last one. Before him, there were other homo species with some intelligence.
http://www.livescience.com/27848-fire-required-human-ancestors-intelligence.html
However, if we read the second chapter of the book of Genesis, the man was the first created being on earth, then the other beings appeared magically. The Watchtower does not want to admit that this second chapter is another account of the creation which was overlapped with the first one.
