are certain boes and their application of principle the problem?.
were jws ever on the right track?.
are the gbs the source of all the org troubles?.
JW's were on the right track when Russel questioned organized religion. They went wrong when Russel began with the assumption that the bible was true. They stripped away the anthropology of the trinity, hell, and the soul...left with no bible at all, they completely invented a new way of viewing the world, a whole new religion. Much like Scientology, a completely unique positive claim is almost impossible to disprove.
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well, the elders were supposed to have met on monday, april 18 to decide if they would disfellowship me for adultery.
there is no question of my guilt.
not a hard decision.
Brilliant!
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many elders have been able to become a leader and still have the comforts of the world.. paragraph 18.
...And it is by no means unique to Christendom of Christianity.
comments you will not hear at the may 1, 2005 wt study (march 15, 2005 issue date)
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many elders have been able to become a leader and still have the comforts of the world.. paragraph 18.
The ransom sacrifice is an immoral, primitive doctrine.
here is a serious question for you to contemplate and answer.. if, near the natural end of your present life you could receive a drug that induced within your brain a state of mind most closely resembling one long orgasmic "experience" (but, which would prove fatal within 24 hours) would you.........?.
1.refuse and accept whatever pain or misery naturally happened according to chance.. 2.accept and go out with a cosmic virtual "bang"?.
of course, tell us why you have chosen the way you have chosen.. part two.
I'd take the pill. But, given other options, I'd prefer a mildly euphoric state where I could be in human contact through the affirmations and love of family and friends. But, failing that, the killer crunch definitely.
im on a research kick these days.
right now im trying to find info on who put the bible as we know it today together.
why some books were included and some were not.
Read "The Secret Origins Of The Bible." It's the best popular level majority position on scholarship that you will find. It is a newer book by Tom Callahan of the Skeptic magazine.
i have a question for anyone who is both christian and does not believe in evolution (natural selection, darwinian paradigm, call it what you will):.
how do you feel about christians who do believe in evolutionary theory?
keeping in mind that one of the great modern christian apologists, c.s.
Being progressively refined from a deity's developing plan is no less dignified than being formed progressively from dirt. If I were a Christian, I would find the former more appealing.
Exactly as many as Gilgamesh.
problem: .
want a normal life of going to college, freedom.
in return will get kicked out of the house.
My advice is to get into college on the parents boat, keep the deal about going to meetings, keep looking into scholarships etc., then get yourself DF'd!
Once you're in college, they'll bend over backwards to keep you there. You have access to all the resources and guidance of the school counselers, plus a whole world of job opportunites and friends you can crash with.
I stayed at home during my college days, it wasn't so bad, but I really regret not fully living during those days.
The good news is, now that I've officially left, I'm going back to school! Huzzah!
i was just talking to my lady about a class she's taking.
i can't remember what class it is (yeah, i'm a super good boyfriend... it's just that she's always talking...), but they were talking about the relationship language has to cognitive thinking abilities.
i think this is extremely interesting which she believes would make me an "unbelievably boring" guy, but anyway...
Language, yes. Words, no. Language as in meaning by distinctions. It is a fascinating topic. Check out some work by Gregory Bateson.
