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  Hulu’s ‘The Path’ portrays family life inside a cult

  by freemindfade in

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  very interesting.

  give this a read.

  https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/slow-but-emotionally-creepy-hulus-the-path-portrays-family-life-inside-a-cult/2016/03/29/43840c46-f2c5-11e5-a61f-e9c95c06edca_story.html.

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  Just watched the trailer. Looks good! Definitely going for the scientology angle.
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  Can God do everything? Can he sin?

  by James Mixon in

  1. watchtower
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  reading this and it made me think, god cannot do everything.

  god is holy and he cannot.

  sin.

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  Don anything? The God of the Bible can't even defeat with iron chariots!

  "Now the LORD was with Judah, and they took possession of the hill country; but they could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley because they had iron chariots." (Judges 1:19)
  
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  Some thoughts on guilt.

  by New day in

  1. jw
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  had an interesting conversation with my wife recently.

  she struggles with physical, emotional and psychological problems which have often caused her to miss meetings.

  she mentioned how she is equally tortured by guilt if she misses meetings and ministry, and severe stress if she does them.

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  Hobson's Choice. Hadn't bumped into that one before. Nice little cognitive tool for addressing people presenting ultimatums as a "choice".

  Choosing between a having a black car and having no car doesn't mean you have a choice of colors for your car.
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  So... Are they done printing the number of partakers?

  by thedepressedsoul in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  during the wt study yesterday i had a confused look on my face the whole meeting.

  more of a, wtf, face.

  one paragraph says, "therefore,the number of partakers does not accurately indicate the number of anointed ones left on earth.".

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  The number of partakers is not an accurate reflection of the number of anointed . . .

  Yay, the WT finally got something right! Even if it's just them trying to and save face.
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  Anyone eat bunnies on Easter????

  by James Mixon in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  we eat turkey on thanksgiving why not rabbits on easter???

  what's your traditional meal.

  for easter??

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  Happy Resurrection Sunday

  by Perry in

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  wishing everyone a happy resurrection sunday.... from my family to yours!.

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  Wow Perry, you have a beautiful family. Hope you guys enjoy your religious holiday.
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  Muslim Shopkeeper Murdered for Wishing Friends a Happy Easter on Twitter

  by cofty in

  1. social
  2. current

  horrible crime in glasgow on thursday evening when a well loved muslim shop keeper asad shah was stabbed to death by at least one other muslim man.

  mohammad faisal, a family friend, said a bearded muslim wearing a long religious robe entered mr shah’s shop and spoke to him in his native language before stabbing him in the head with a kitchen knife.. mr shah had posted the twitter message ‘good friday and a very happy easter, especially to my beloved christian nation’.

  residents of shawlands in glasgow say he was well respected and had been known to hand out christmas cards to neighbours despite being of a different faith.. hundreds have turned out in a vigil near the crime scene....

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  Islam is not a monolith. But the Koran does specifically encourage believers to commit acts of violence and murder in the name of Allah. I understand not all Muslims condone violence. But peaceful Muslims don't get to say terrorists are "not real Muslims" when they carry out the very acts encouraged by their holy book.
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  Didn't go to memorial this year

  by silent in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my wife and i had business to attend to out of town today and i had thought if we made it back home in time, we'd go to the memorial.

  as it turned out, we didn't get home in time and we missed it, but we had a real good talk with each other on the way home.

  we are largely successful faders and at the very least, i like to try and make the memorial.

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  If there is a creator God I'm pretty sure he's a big boy. He will understand what you're going through and will have the wisdom to know that you need to take some time to figure out what you believe and why.

  Appreciation can come in many forms. It can be a silent prayer. It can be moment contemplating something that amazes you. It can be learning more about the universe we inhabit. It can be simple awe.

  Give yourself permission to search for answers. And NEVER feel guilty for following the evidence where it leads. When I first began my journey I found this video highly informative, thought provoking, and spiritual in a way I had never known before. Take a moment to check it out :)

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaMM2lAo2C8

  
  
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  Evolution vs Creationism.

  by Labate in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  perhaps this has been discussed in the past, but i can't help noticing that on many posts creation vs evolution seems to equal theist vs atheist.

  granted, a creationist by defination would have to believe in a creator.

  on the other hand, believing in evolution doesn't automatically make one an atheist, a small point perhaps, but i think it would be more accurate to say believer vs nonbeliever.. just sayin'..

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  That means beginning with an assumption that there is an answer to all questions that doesn't involve the supernatural.

  Not quite right. Science doesn't assume there are no supernatural answers. Rather, it recognizes that there is no current method of detecting or investigating the supernatural and thus seeks naturalistic explanations.

  Though I do think it's worth pointing out that every time we've been able to study a phenomenon that was supposedly "supernatural" in origin - it has turned out to have a natural cause. Most likely the reason we can't detect the supernatural is because it doesn't exist.
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  Evolution is a Fact #31 - Ten Questions for Creationists

  by cofty in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i thought this would be a good time to pose some questions based on the series so far.. if creationism is true these should be easy.

  answers that don't involve copy-paste would be really interesting to read.. ... .

  1. since some proteins can be assembled in more ways than there are atoms in the universe why do the sequences of amino acids and bases vary between species in exactly the way evolution predicts?

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  Since some proteins can be assembled in more ways than there are atoms in the universe why do the sequences of amino acids and bases vary between species in exactly the way evolution predicts?

  Because scientists are dishonestly trying to make the model fit the evidence.

  Why do humans and other primates have virus DNA, and other bits of non-coding text, in exactly same place in their genomes?

  Because God has full licensing rights to His intellectual property and likes to recycle where he can.

  Why do humans and other species have broken genetic code for features that they no longer possess?

  Because this DNA serves some unknown purpose and we just have to have faith and one scientist at one time didn't understand the purpose of one line of genetics that was later found out to be meaningful so now we're perfectly justified in believing that all junk DNA is meaningful . . . and also imperfection and fallen world and stuff.

  Why does human chromosome 2 consist of two primate chromosomes joined end-to-end?

  Sometimes painters use two different colors. And sometimes painters mix colors to produce an entirely new color.

  How do you explain the amazing fossils that demonstrate major transitions?

  Piltdown Man was a hoax so therefore all transitional fossils are hoaxes.

  Why do the same fossils always appear in the same layers of rock in a way that is totally predictable?

  Because during the flood larger animals could run to higher ground faster so they're in the top strata and slower animals are in deeper strata.

  Who were the hominids that walked upright more than 3 million years ago?

  Scientists just make up dates and stuff and the hominids are really only six thousand years old.

  Why do humans have vestigial features?

  We just don't understand their purpose yet and God will fix us back to our former glory so we can use them and stuff.

  Why does the distribution of species align exactly with evolution?

  Because God intelligently designed his creations . . . ?

  How does creationism explain bad design like the recurrent laryngeal nerve?

  Who are we to question God?