Topics Started by Isle of Lewis

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TO THE STUPID ATHEISTS:
by atheist_R_stupid in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
being that this is not "ex jws" and in fact, more driven by atheists talking a bunch of crap, im not even going to address you people like you know anything about jws because you dont.

nor am i going to assume you know the bible because none of you do.. and yes, im speaking down at you all because you men have actually went out your way to make a site to speak down at an entire group of people.

yet i bet you cant even handle a single uswer talking down at you, like you talk down about jws can you?.
48
American Sniper - courage or cowardice?
by Simon in
1. social
2. entertainment
the movie american sniper is breaking box office records and of course there is some irony that a movie about a sniper is released on martin luther king day (who was shot by one).. but of course there is a world of difference between an assassin and a military sniper ... or is there?.

some are making a big stink about it and claiming that "snipers are cowards".

it seems unfair to me.
44
rama singh WHAT HE REALLY SAID, so you men can stop lying
by atheist_R_stupid in
1. watchtower
2. bible
"there have been repeated scientific challenges to the.

theory of evolution in the past, and the nonbelievers of evo-.

lution cite them as support for their case.
9
LDS version of Simon?
by cappytan in
1. jw
2. friends
mormon leaders have moved to excommunicate the prominent founder of an online forum for questioning mormons, charging him with apostasy for publicly supporting same-sex marriage and the ordination of women, and for challenging church teaching.. .

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/01/16/us/john-dehlin-mormon-critic-facing-excommunication.html?_r=0&referrer=
52
Why I like Jehovah's Witnesses
by undercover witness in
1. jw
2. experiences
i keep reading that jehovah's witnesses are in effect monsters.

i keep reading that they kinda leave chaos and distrust in their wake.

so i simply wondered if anyone had anything nice to say about them?.
5
Just shovel the coal, don't question the captain
by St George of England in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
on jw broadcasting there is a video of a missionary couple who were sent to a navajo reservation.

the sister says the thing she learned most at bethel was "shovel the coal, don't question the captain".

it's worth watching about 60 seconds from the 4 minute mark.
27
Did Polonius kill his wife? A problem with apolegetics
by bohm in
1. jw
2. friends
a basic problem with christian apologetics when applied to the bible is that it relies on the tacit assumption you can draw reliable conclusions on the material.

the most common form of apologetics start out by certain claims (the tomb was found empty, the disciples had post-crusifiction experiences of jesus that transformed their lives, etc.

this is hearsay since the person who made the statement cannot be sworn in.
22
Obama and Muslims
by Shanagirl1 in
1. social
2. current
in audacity of hope he writes: i will stand with the muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.

the quote comes from page 261 of the paperback edition of the audacity of hope.. he couildn't march in solidarity.

yesterday the "political winds shift" happened.
51
Is this a discussion forum or a debating forum , which is it ?
by smiddy in
1. jw
2. friends
do you get confused sometimes whether this site is a discussion forum or a debating forum ?.

just asking.

whats your thoughts.. smiddy.
40
Need advice on a comeback to my wife: when she is in cult mode she says faith without works is dead.
by goingthruthemotions in
1. jw
2. experiences
so i have gotten into arguements with my wife in the past about this cult.

now a days after reading steve hassan books...i just try and avoid anything jdub with her.

try to keep her in authentic mode..(not sure she really has one).