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Were You Appalled When You First Saw "Life Of Brian"?

by Englishman in

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friends

there was so much hoo-hah prior to the films release, that i became ever determined to see it as soon as it hit town!.

the church leaders were up in arms about it, mary whitehouse became almost apoplectic, it was almost the end of civilisation as we knew it!.

well, we duly toddled off to see it.

Men are more intelligent than women.

by PaulJ in

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friends

men are more intelligent than women.

(link).

discuss.

Pole

::"At scores of 155, associated with genius, there were 5.5 men for every woman."
Gimme a break. I wonder what IQ level is necessary to see IQ tests for what they are.
Pole

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Why the Watchtower Will Never Change on Blood -(or much else)

by metatron in

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you're the head of a major religion.. your religion is deeply embroiled in scandals invoving officers of the church and sex with children.. what will you do?.

what religion am i describing?

the watchtower?

Pole

And now, a special note: an additional reason why they will never reform their illogical, death-dealing doctrine about blood transfusion - because killing more duped Witnesses is the safest thing they can do. You see, as long as they hide behind the First Amendment and the general rights afforded to a religion internationally, they're perfectly safe. If they changed, lots of bad things would happen. Authority would be lost. Lawsuits might even spring up. Cash flow would be impeded. They actually need a dead Witness now and then to emphasize the thing and keep it going, so it's still a "religion" issue that can't be touched ( well, except for brave Moscow prosecutors!)

Yes, and actually here is the best part of it:
They make dubs believes they are martyrs for God when they die for their stupid policies. The same kind of brainwashing was used in the case of the Malawi problem. They first came up with a stupid policy which killed hundreds and hurt thousands and then they made the victims believe that they had suffered for God.
Pole

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Why the Watchtower Will Never Change on Blood -(or much else)

by metatron in

jw
friends

you're the head of a major religion.. your religion is deeply embroiled in scandals invoving officers of the church and sex with children.. what will you do?.

what religion am i describing?

the watchtower?

Pole

Just to avoid confusion: "abstaining from blood" is a WTS policy. Child abuse is not a Catholic policy (the cover-up is another thing though).
Pole

104

Hot News-New GB members

by truthsetsonefree in

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hey ya'll, t was announced this morning at the breakfast table that there are two new members of the governing body.

they were formerly "helpers" or "given ones.

" anthony morris raised a family and then went into the traveling work.

Pole

::He has spent years as a special pioneer in the Pacific Islands. Special pioneered on Tuvalu, wrote the first Tuvaluan dictionary, was a personal friend of the King of Tuvalu.
Off-topic, but still a funny fact: "In 2000, Tuvalu negotiated a contract leasing its Internet domain name ".tv" for $50 million in royalties over the next dozen years."
jwfacts,
::I really see the religion changing over the next 20 years. There will be a lot of softening of doctrine and eventually the religion will become more mainstream. The latest release 'what does the bible really teach' is written in a very broad and soft way, and with newbies like Geoff on the GB there is the opportunity for some of the ridiculous stances to be changed.
Do you think he'd be able to publically admit the WT mistakes which cost some people their lives?
Pole

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Very good apologetics for honest seekers

by Shining One in

are you tired of the arrogant assertions of the elite ex-jw clique here?

here is some powerful ammunition to "demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of god"!

http://www.carm.org/evidence.htm .

Pole

ShiningOne,
As you can see jgnat's faith has not been "destroyed" by "those seeking to destroy it". My guess is her kind of faith is a few evolutionary leaps above yours. LOL.
jgnat,

::I would love to start a thread some day that discusses the restless searching that appears to be hard-wired in to humanity. That same thing that makes us miserable also makes us smart. I think. I have a sneaking suspicion that an intelligent machine, without drive, just sits. People don't sit.

I have my own little theory about that. It's called "Wittgenstein's duck". hehe.
Pole

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A Customer really pissed me off yesterday at work: SHE WANTS TO PRAY for me

by Terry in

i work in a bookstore that specializes in buying its goods directly from the public second-hand and reselling them at half price.. .

it is a large chain of 83 stores in 8 states and does about 100 million a year.. .

i'm in charge of the religion and the philosophy sections.. .

Pole

Ramen!

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Very good apologetics for honest seekers

by Shining One in

are you tired of the arrogant assertions of the elite ex-jw clique here?

here is some powerful ammunition to "demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of god"!

http://www.carm.org/evidence.htm .

Pole

jgnat is a fine example of what a Christian should be

I second that. She's a keewl Christian!
Pole

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What's the most cash that you ever had in your hands?

by JH in

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i'll add this to my 2005 corolla and i'll get my new 2006 corolla on thursday... .

Pole

Around $20,000 when I was a conference treasurer.
P.

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Buddha's Sacred Tooth

by hibiscusfire in

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friends

americans charmed with eastern religions would do well to study carefully their bondage of superstition.

reports show satan's hold on the oriental people.

hibiscusfire

Pole

Flying Spaghetti Monster is a false god whereas Invisible Pink Unicorn is a true one.
Religions only differ in terms of the marketing strategy used to promote them.
Pole