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The Pastor of my Old Church Tried to Re-Convert Me Yesterday

by cofty in

yesterday evening my wife and i were invited to friends house for new year's eve.

we met them when i was a christian and we have kept in touch.

they had a few other friends there as well, including the new church pastor and his wife.

Twitch

This was the attitude of Joshua's baby-killers, and the crusaders, and the conquistadors, and the inquisitors and the Taliban and ISIS.

This is why theism is not just silly, it is dangerous and ought to be opposed and ridiculed relentlessly.

I might suggest that not all christians are murderers, from my observations.

Fanatics and extremists rain on any parade of course but these exist on most sides of a fence. That Stalin was atheist and killed millions for an ideology does not make atheism evil.

Is it the ideology or the person that makes something dangerous?

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Question for the nonbelievers and atheists

by nykid in

what specifically made you stop believing in god and the bible?

was it a steady road of doubts or it was reading one book or one major event that made you realize the bible was not what it's claimed to be?.

.

Twitch

What specifically made you stop believing in God and the Bible?

The problem of evil

Lack of evidence, or rather, redefining what evidence really is

The history of and division on both subjects

Sex, drugs and rock n roll

Was it a steady road of doubts or it was reading one book or one major event that made you realize the Bible was not what it's claimed to be?

My doubts began in my early teens and by the end of them, I left the religion. Leaving belief completely took a bit longer but it was interesting to explore other angles and try to understand other people's beliefs. It still is, actually

I do recall significant events, discussions and personal revelations along the way that swayed my convictions but no one particular "aha" moment.

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The Pastor of my Old Church Tried to Re-Convert Me Yesterday

by cofty in

yesterday evening my wife and i were invited to friends house for new year's eve.

we met them when i was a christian and we have kept in touch.

they had a few other friends there as well, including the new church pastor and his wife.

Twitch

of course, only a christian would say the god of the bible is the almighty, yes?

thus, this thread is for Christians only, all other possibilities are not recognized here

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On Tattoos

by tim hooper in

jw
friends

tattoos may look great for a while on a young person, but as you get older they'll just look plain stupid.

your credibility will fade as you and your tattoo age together.

your skin will be permanently stuck in a timewarp, like some old newspaper headline that once meant something but later becomes meaningless.

Twitch

To each their own

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The Pastor of my Old Church Tried to Re-Convert Me Yesterday

by cofty in

yesterday evening my wife and i were invited to friends house for new year's eve.

we met them when i was a christian and we have kept in touch.

they had a few other friends there as well, including the new church pastor and his wife.

Twitch

Isn't the thread about the Christian god, specifically?

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US Air Force to Atheist: Say God in oath or dont re-enlist

by Dis-Member in

an atheist airman is being denied the ability to re-enlist in the us air force because he refuses to use the word god in his oath of office, according to the american humanist association (aha).. the unnamed member of the air force refused to take the oath containing so help me god, wanting a secular affirmation instead.

so he crossed out the phrase on his contract.

the airman was told by his superiors that he must swear to god or leave the air force, the aha said in a press release.

Twitch

As regards the OP, I don't think any person should be denied service in defense of their country because of their personal beliefs. Church and state should be separate but really aren't. A less than perfect world...

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First Week Of College Was AWESOME!!!!

by Yondaime in

i made so many new friends on campus this week!

got my study schedule layed out, and i joined a band!

(i play guitar) it feels so good to be at a place where people aren't judgemental and fake.

Twitch

What under the radar said

I recall similar times. Good times.

May the wind be always at your back...

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I still love Kingdom Melodies.

by POs Son in

jw
friends

ok, at the risk of getting flamed, i have been out for over 20 years, and still love kingdom melodies.

i remember them for the good times, the conventions and assemblies, hearing the orchestral versions, imagining the orchestra playing.

some pieces were really nice.

Twitch

There's an ocean of music out there.

Set a sail

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HOW TO AVOID THE A-HOLE SPIRIT OF SOME HERE...

by DATA-DOG in

1) take meds for your megalomania and delusions of grandeur.. .

suggestions welcome.. .

dd.

Twitch

HOW TO AVOID THE A-HOLE SPIRIT OF SOME HERE...

ignore A-HOLE threads?

2596

The Pastor of my Old Church Tried to Re-Convert Me Yesterday

by cofty in

yesterday evening my wife and i were invited to friends house for new year's eve.

we met them when i was a christian and we have kept in touch.

they had a few other friends there as well, including the new church pastor and his wife.

Twitch

Expressions of love are good. But then, just like suffering, if we are to experience these things and go on and disappear into nothingness in a manner in which there is no difference whether we ever existed or not, what good is there in that? These expressions of love no matter how long or fleeting they will last, will just be a joke in the end, and a cruel one at that. It doesn't matter, if we are just accidents.

I beg to differ. It would matter all the more.

what else do you really have, other than this moment and the collective past effects of them?