Posts by Village Idiot

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How do stop myself getting too Bitter?

by stuckinarut2 in

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you know, i always maintained that during this fading process, and while learning ttatt, i would not let myself get "bitter twisted and angry".... but, in all honesty, if i examine myself, i have become quite bitter toward the org, toward the false friends and the gb.. i have become angry as i see the extent of damage i feel being raised in "the truth" has done.... i feel hurt towards the lost opportunities in life etc.... how do i not allow myself to get too swallowed up by such bitterness?.

i have always been a very happy, positive, selfless person.

i can put people at ease, i am someone people feel comfortable chatting to.

Village Idiot

Bitterness should be seen as a natural, understandable reaction without any need to apologize for it. It shouldn't be allowed to swallow you up but it still serves an emotional purpose.

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Having Faith in the Bible

by william draper in

i know many on here have lost faith in the bible , is it possible that is because ones do not have the right perspective regarding it .

we have usually been taught by bad teachers , or ignorant .

i believe if we take an honest look at the bible , we will see that it gives us the best answers to crucial matters , it gives us some amount of bearings ( understanding ) , which without having such knowledge we would all be more like walking zombies in amanner of speaking , we would be lacking hope in something better , for surely something better is to come , how can we be sure , .

Village Idiot

William draper,

"From all that VI gave regarding inconsistencies, shows how the Bible was not plagiarized , think about this , the way some scriptures read , you can find something that is contradicting within a single chapter of the Bible , like an idiot wrote it ."

I gave more than just inconsistencies from the Bible. I provided scriptures which clearly indicate a morally torpid mentality.

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Article: Reveal News-California court guts child abuse ruling against Jehovah's Witnesses

by AndersonsInfo in

http://www.revealnews.org/article/california-court-guts-child-abuse-ruling-against-jehovahs-witnesses/.

by william draper in

i know many on here have lost faith in the bible , is it possible that is because ones do not have the right perspective regarding it .

we have usually been taught by bad teachers , or ignorant .

i believe if we take an honest look at the bible , we will see that it gives us the best answers to crucial matters , it gives us some amount of bearings ( understanding ) , which without having such knowledge we would all be more like walking zombies in amanner of speaking , we would be lacking hope in something better , for surely something better is to come , how can we be sure , .

Village Idiot

freemindfade,

"To say that the bible is all the things that Cofty mentioned because of cultural attitudes of the time would mean YHWH was relenting to the desires of these tribal sheepherders to follow their culture over TRUE morality."

Excellent point. This can be used as an answer to both Conservative and Liberal Christians who want to ignore the profanity of their Bible.

As regards Deuteronomy 25:11-12 you quoted one of my favorite verses in the Bible.

PS: You may want to correct your citation of that verse in your image. It's Deuteronomy chapter 25 verses 11 and 12.

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Having Faith in the Bible

by william draper in

i know many on here have lost faith in the bible , is it possible that is because ones do not have the right perspective regarding it .

we have usually been taught by bad teachers , or ignorant .

i believe if we take an honest look at the bible , we will see that it gives us the best answers to crucial matters , it gives us some amount of bearings ( understanding ) , which without having such knowledge we would all be more like walking zombies in amanner of speaking , we would be lacking hope in something better , for surely something better is to come , how can we be sure , .

Village Idiot

From a list that I wrote:

A Most Evil and Stupid Book

The Moral Depravity, Absurdities

and Contradictions of the Bible

OLD TESTAMENT (Jewish Bible)

1. Will the real Ten Commandments please stand up? Two different versions of the Ten Commandments that contradict each other: Exodus 20:1-17 compare to Exodus 34:1-27.

2. How the former slaves of Israel treated their own slaves:

Ø Non-Israelites could be taken as slaves for life and their children be passed of as inheritance: Leviticus 25:44-46 compare to Leviticus 19:33-34 where it says the exact opposite.

Ø A Hebrew slave was obligated for only six years of slavery but had to leave behind the wife his master gave him along with his children: Exodus 21:2-6.

Ø A master was allowed to savagely beat his slave so long as he or she did not die within a day or two: Exodus 21:20-21 compare to Exodus 2:11-12.

Ø If a slave had an eye blinded by his master he was to be set free but his master was not blinded in punishment according to the rule of an ‘eye for an eye’ that applied to other people guilty of the same crime: Exodus 21:26-27 compare to Leviticus 24:19-21.

3. Exterminate thy neighbors:

Ø All of them some of the time: Deuteronomy 3:1-6.

Ø Men only at other times. Women and children are plunder: Deuteronomy 20:10-18.

Ø Everyone except virgin girls when the mood strikes: Numbers 31:14-18.

Ø Take captive brides after killing their mother and father: Deuteronomy 21:10-14.

4. How the Israelites treated their ladies:

Ø Women got their hands cut off for defending their husbands if they yanked his attacker's testicles: Deuteronomy 25:11-12.

Ø If a single woman was raped, her rapist was punished by being forced to marry her and never divorce her: Deuteronomy 22:28-29.

Ø If an engaged or married woman was raped she was to be executed if she failed to scream: Deuteronomy 22:23-24.

Ø A woman had to prove her virginity or be stoned to death: Deuteronomy. 22:13-21

Ø A man could sell his daughter into permanent slavery: Exodus 21:7-11.

5. God had someone killed someone for gathering firewood on a Saturday: Numbers 15:32-36.

6. God cannot see well: Genesis 18:20-21; Deuteronomy 23:12-14.

7. God has a lot of trouble counting:

Ø King David kills 700 charioteers and 40,000 horsemen or is it 7,000 charioteers and 40,000 foot soldiers? 2 Samuel 10:18 compare to 1 Chronicles 19:18.

Ø King David kills 18,000 Edomites, or is it 12,000? 1 Chronicles 18:12 compare to Psalms 60 chapter title.

Ø King Solomon’s slave supervisors numbered 550 or 250? 1 Kings 9:20-23 compare to 2 Chronicles 8:7-10.

Ø A talent for exaggeration: 1 Chronicles 22:14.

8. God Unmighty! God miraculously saved the Israelites from Pharaoh’s chariots Exodus 14:23-25 but later he could not handle another nation’s chariots Judges 1:19.

NEW TESTAMENT (Christian Bible)

1. Jesus calls a little girl a dog because she is not an Israelite: Matthew 15:21-26.

2. Jesus curses a fig tree for not having fruit out of season: Mark 11:12-21; Matthew 21:18-20.

3. Jesus curses entire towns for not being impressed by his miracles but later asks God to forgive his murderers: Matthew 11:20-24 compare to Luke 23:34.

4. John the Baptist recognizes Jesus then later forgets who he is: John 1:29-34 and Matthew 3:13-15 compared to Matthew 11:2-3.

5. False prophesies of Jesus and his followers:

Ø The Messiah will come before his disciples finish preaching in Israel. Matthew 10:21-23.

Ø Jesus will be back before some disciples die but later claims he said something else. Matthew 16:28 compare to John 21:21-23.

6. Two tales of two thieves: Matthew 27:38-44 and Mark 15:27-32 compared to Luke 23:39-43.

7. Christian view on women:

Ø Women should shut up in church: 1 Corinthians 14:34-35.

Ø Women should wear a head covering on their heads in church: 1 Corinthians 11:3-6.

8. Christian view on slavery: 1 Peter 2:18-20.

9. Disappearing verses: John 7:53-8:11.

10. Multiple endings for Jesus’ departure: Mark 16:9-19.

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These guys crash a Kingdom Hall on Memorial, video included

by Crazyguy in

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=7mars2mtaui.

to funny nice job....

Village Idiot

Simon,

"BTW: Many years ago (30+?) there was a bomb actually detonated in a KH - I think it may have been in Australia but I'm not sure."

https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2519&dat=19850722&id=nm9iAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2HYNAAAAIBAJ&pg=2455,2646928&hl=en