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The best reasonable, rational, intelligent discussion on religion I've ever seen
by TerryWalstrom in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl6e4emx-4k
LoveUniHateExams

Jesus and the NT were OK with slavery, genocide, murder and rape. Which negative forces are you thinking they were against? - sex before marriage.
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Hearts aren't really heart shaped!
by rebel8 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
a message brought to you by the people who have the unique true knowledge that jesus wasn't born on 12/25:.

hearts aren't even really "heart shaped"--it's just a pagan symbol and everyone wrongly believes they're shaped that way.any questions?

(this forum gets totally buggy when you use emoticons!).
LoveUniHateExams

Hearts aren't really heart shaped - brilliant! And in the next edition of the watchtower: 'what do bears do in woods?'
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What comforts you when you no longer believe in a ressurrection ?
by EdenOne in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
our family just lost someone dear and very close, a faithful jw.

as we went through the entire funeral services and meeting long time brothers and sisters, who in general have been very kind and warm towards us, we realize that the hope of resurrection is a meaningless utopia for us, like a fairytale for little children.

we don't have faith in it anymore, and serves us of no comfort.
LoveUniHateExams

Excellent OP.
What comforts you when you no longer believe in a ressurrection ? - AFAIK, this life is all there is, so getting the most out of life and doing my best gives me comfort.
As far as losing loved ones - memories provide comfort, and realising that they loved me, are at peace, and achieved things in their lives.
I don't know if God exists or not.
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Morris Vindicated. Yoga Pants ARE Indecent
by konceptual99 in
1. jw
2. friends
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-31447905.

even those in "the world" (tm) recognise the indecent nature of this type of apparel.

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LoveUniHateExams

@Pete Zahut - that's hilarious!
Although I've heard it before, I still find it difficult to believe.
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The best reasonable, rational, intelligent discussion on religion I've ever seen
by TerryWalstrom in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl6e4emx-4k
LoveUniHateExams

This a good vid to post, in that for me it sums up what religion is all about.
Lots of emotion, unrealistic hope, and little else.
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The best reasonable, rational, intelligent discussion on religion I've ever seen
by TerryWalstrom in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl6e4emx-4k
LoveUniHateExams

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I suppose the Islamophiles would have us believe either that the sheikh and the others in that vid aren't true muslims, or that the subtitles were a mistranslation
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The best reasonable, rational, intelligent discussion on religion I've ever seen
by TerryWalstrom in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl6e4emx-4k
LoveUniHateExams

As I've previously said, you have a point - interpretation is important.
What you seem to be ignoring is content. It's a simple fact that in the Quran (and Hadiths) there is plenty of violence, cruelty, bloodshed and killings - either on the battlefield or as capital punishment.
Here's a thought, what if literacy improved in the Muslim World, ordinary people read the Quran for themselves and decided on a literal, violent interpretation. There's no Muslim equivalent of the pope to correct them.
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The best reasonable, rational, intelligent discussion on religion I've ever seen
by TerryWalstrom in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl6e4emx-4k
LoveUniHateExams

Jonathan Drake - I admitted that extremists are to blame for their actions, but pointed that the violence and killings in the Quran may be a factor. In non-ISIS areas, the violence and killings in the Quran (and Hadiths) must also be a factor.
Poor literacy levels in the Muslim World doesn't change this. They're taught various interpretations from the local imams.
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The best reasonable, rational, intelligent discussion on religion I've ever seen
by TerryWalstrom in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl6e4emx-4k
LoveUniHateExams

Jonathan Drake - I don't think cofty had only ISIS in mind, rather, I'm pretty sure he meant most of the Muslim world. This includes KSA, Pakistan, Iran, Yemen, Afghanistan, Jordan, Egypt, Sudan, northern Nigeria, Somalia ...
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The best reasonable, rational, intelligent discussion on religion I've ever seen
by TerryWalstrom in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl6e4emx-4k
LoveUniHateExams

Jonathan Drake - you have a point, the Islamists should get the blame for their own actions.
But surely the Quran shares a little of the blame? I mean, if the Quran said: 'be peaceful, love your enemies and killing is wrong' then the Muslim extremists would be very, very peaceful. The violence and killing in the Quran must take some blame, even if it's a tiny amount. Needless to say, this is not an attack on all Muslims.