Posts by Sad emo

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Dr. Ehrman's "Problem" Verse

by hmike in

some of you know about dr. bart ehrman.

for those who don't, dr. ehrman is a professor of religious studies at the university of north carolina, chapel hill, and has written several books including misquoting jesus: the story behind who changed the bible and why, in which he includes some biographical material.

in this book, ehrman recounts how he became a christian through a youth ministry while in high school, and he claimed to have had a genuine "born again" experience (although he doesn't give any details of what that experience was for him).

Sad emo

Interesting thread hmike, I shall be following even if I'm not able to take further part. For now, I'm short on 'serious thinking' time so for a start at least, here are some non-intellectual thoughts of mine:

Why, if God didn't 'protect' the Scriptures, should that mean he doesn't exist? 'Protection' to me doesn't necessarily mean maintaining a status quo. Perhaps God has allowed that leeway - I'd suggest maybe to encourage his followers not to take the Scriptures too seriously/literally. As many of us here know, if you take the Bible literally, you quickly tie yourself in knots trying to explain the contradictions! Yet if believers came to realise and accept that there are scribal errors etc, it wouldn't be such a big deal to them to try and protect the Bible from 'attack'.

For the believer then, I guess the dilemma is what to do with the problem verses - ignore them and hope they go away is probably the most likely response I'd see from many of the folks I know. Sad really, no wonder groups like the JWs can come along and use 'regular Christians' for target practice - a lot of us don't actually know how to explain what we believe!

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Listen to this!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by changeling in

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friends

i knew george benson was a witness but what's up with celine dion????????????.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlb67vjbmx0&mode=related&search=.

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Sad emo

I found this on YA and it may be her though!

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080118103232AAfjWoC

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Favorite cell phone ring tones

by wings in

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friends

for my jw family.

the theme from "the adams family".

for my younger brother.

Sad emo

I would like to have a Kingdom Melodies ringtone. Can anybody help??

Ask and you shall receive!!

http://www.tonebee.com/Ringtone_Maker-JW-mp3_ringtones_artist_128306.html

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Are we really just USELESS things?

by nomoreguilt in

in considering the april personal wt study material, it appears to me as though the org has become quite concerned with our activities.

so much so as to use a subject of useless things to actually get to the heart of the matter.

we all know how it works.

Sad emo

'Uselessness' is relative to the intended use!!

The fact that they hold up 'apostates' as examples of uselessness actually shows that they aren't useless!

Looks like the WTS has managed to contradict itself again - not that the R&F will see it.

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Favorite cell phone ring tones

by wings in

jw
friends

for my jw family.

the theme from "the adams family".

for my younger brother.

Sad emo

My sis has a laughing baby for her ringtone - very infectious!

If I ever get a phone to which I can download ringtones, I'd like that one

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Life's but a ...

by compound complex in

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life's but a walking shadow, a poor player.

that struts and frets his hour upon the stage.

and then is heard no more; it is a tale.

Sad emo

Yes - its a pantomime! Full of joys and sorrows, comedy and tragedy, twists and turns.

At the end of the show, everything is stripped down packed away - the scenery, lighting, sound equipment, wardrobe.

The actors remove all their make-up.

And what is left is reality.

The idiot is the one who wants the pantomime to go on forever...

"What will be left of all the fearing and wanting associated with your problematic life situation that every day takes up most of your attention? A dash, one or two inches long, between the date of birth and date of death on your gravestone."

- Eckhart Tolle

1320

YOUR DAILY JOURNAL

by compound complex in

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friends

dear friends,.

much of what we do on a daily basis is routine and of no particular, earth-shaking importance.

however, after reviewing letters of family going back to wwii, it is fascinating to read what dad was doing on board the aircraft carrier in the pacific on any old day, what mom was cooking on her ever-steaming range, how i was dealing with the roller coaster of emotion at bethel [mom saved all my letters], how nana wrote that she would not study with the witnesses [per my request] but 'here are some mittens i knitted for you when you canvass new york with your magazines.

Sad emo

So far today - I've posted here, treated myself to a full English breakfast at my favourite local eatery, taken sick kitty to see the vet, done the laundry - and managed to hang it outside to dry for the first time in weeks as its been too wet! I've done some website editing and read a bit more here.

The vet was very happy with sick kitty, the meds are still working to keep her heart and circulation going, and she's put on a little weight too (because she pilfers everything out of the other cats dish!). She unfortunately had gingivitis again and her one tooth isn't looking too great at the moment (she's still eating well though so not in pain) the vet has given her an injection of a new drug which lasts for around 2 weeks to save me having to force-feed her more tablets! Hopefully that will do the trick. At her age (around 15) and with the heart condition, I feel surgery is not an option, I'd rather that she was euthanised when she becomes unable to eat than for her to die sooner on the operating table - still we cross that bridge if/when we come to it...

Much has happened the past few days some which I can't go into, some which has happened here and affected me, hence the comparison with pantomime, where people aren't always as they appear, where someone throws a spanner in the works to make life more complicated, with interactions, twists and turns, with relationships - some gone bad while others come good...

...but in reality we don't yet see good conquering evil. Will it ever happen? Will we ever know? Will we even care?

I need a caffeine fix!

Howzat CoCo le Curieux?! How is life treating you at the moment?

A sod me - made so!

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YOUR DAILY JOURNAL

by compound complex in

jw
friends

dear friends,.

much of what we do on a daily basis is routine and of no particular, earth-shaking importance.

however, after reviewing letters of family going back to wwii, it is fascinating to read what dad was doing on board the aircraft carrier in the pacific on any old day, what mom was cooking on her ever-steaming range, how i was dealing with the roller coaster of emotion at bethel [mom saved all my letters], how nana wrote that she would not study with the witnesses [per my request] but 'here are some mittens i knitted for you when you canvass new york with your magazines.