Someone spills a beer at a drinking establishment:
"I'd rather watch a church burn."
Posts by Cygnus
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What's Your New Years Resolution............
by ladonna inno, i haven't told you mine because i need some ideas from you guys .
giving up spending so much time on the forum????.
nah!!!
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Cygnus
My New Year's Resolution is to get really drunk and party with all my friends.
From January 2 on, I have no idea.
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Done or not done?
by oscartheduck inwhat's more important?
what i'm getting at is, is it more important to impose your views on what is right in the bible, or to encourage other members of your religion?.
i remember that my past seems to be more a memory of elders telling people "oh, that's wrong.
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Cygnus
Snootchy bootches!
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AFF Annual Cult Conference
by Dogpatch inaff 2002 annual conference - orlando, florida june 14-15, 2002. .
friday & saturday, june 14-15, 2002. .
fax: .
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Cygnus
Jerry Bergman is going to be there? Forget it, I'm not going.
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Greek heroes & the nephalim
by Simon incan anyone remember this being in print or hearing the same thing .... i remember more than one talk where the suggestion was made that the larger-than-life greek heroes were the same nephalim or "mighty ones of old" mentioned in the bible.. does anyone else remember this?
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Cygnus
This article completely demolishes the idea that the story of Jesus was copied from pagan myths.
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How do you explain Christmas to a JW?
by indireneed ini've come upon a rather perplexing problem .
my wife, who became a jw after we married, recently decided to help me to understand how i am actually worshipping christmas and thus all sorts of terrible false gods.. this caught me so off guard i was unable to mount a good defense.
we just ended up fighting.. her case is the following:.
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Cygnus
1. I love Christmas and the time of year.
Ooooooh! That's so evil!! I would reply that, sure, Xmas is only a temporary respite from life, but doesn't the Bible say something about working hard to enjoy your labors? That's what Xmas is for a lot of people.
2. Christmas is based on pagan traditions not in the Bible.
Actually, that's true in a way. You see, the whole birth narrative of Jesus is copied from pagan traditions. Nevertheless, Christmas does allege to be a celebration of JESUS' birth and the praise and honor given him at that time, and you definitely do find that in the Bible. And, as far as I am aware, nobody is disfellowshipped from not participating in every single Xmas tradition.
3. I would not want to miss Christmas even though my wife told me to.
Since when do marriage partners "tell" each other what to do and how to live their lives? I would rather my wife not go to stupid Kingdom Hall meetings, but I have never told her not to.
4. I therefore worship Christmas, which is actually Satan.
Perhaps, but since we're married, and I have no plans to ever be unfaithful, I'm the only dude you will ever, EVER have sex with until Armageddon, so get used to Xmas, baby.
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JWs, Christmas and "pagan origin"
by teejay infor those of you that don't know, i was raised a witness from the time i was five.
i remember celebrating one christmas.
my mother was studying then and didn't want to support my dad, but she gave in one last time.
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Cygnus
Don't you think there is a rather large difference between secular, everyday items of daily involvement and borrowed _religious_ traditions assimilated into so-called "Christian" worship?
Wedding rings certainly _are_ different. A couple will consider their marriage sacred, and symbolize their union with rings, but how does that compromise their religious fundamentals at all? It doesn't. However, faking generosity and complying with the LIE that Jesus was born on Dec 25, indeed making it some event that primitive Christians never gave such importance, well, I can certainly understand why some people who want to serve Jehovah "in spirit and in truth" would reject such holy-days as a detriment to their exercising faith by means of accurate knowledge.
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Do you celebrate X-mas but aren't Christian?
by betweenworlds injust curious.
are there any out there who are not christians, ie.
born again pagans .
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Cygnus
I get together with some friends, exchange presents and "Merry Xmas" wishes, and then watch porn and get drunk.
All in all a good time, which is what it's supposed to be all about (esp. if you look up the history of Xmas).
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Online Chess!
by ISP inlogical got me into this.
it is fun.
my record is 11-2-0. my rating is 1327. my record is somewhat boosted due to playing log about 6 times!
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Cygnus
ISP, anytime you want to play, find me on Yahoo as either cygnustsp or cygnuspcp. Thanks for that, I miss playing chess with formidable oppenents.
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Trusting You To Make Me Smile!
by Englishman ina few months ago, 'somebody' - or 'chag' to h20'-ers, and i, had some dialogue about smiley music.. 'smiley' music is music that brings a great big smile to your face, when you hum or whistle along to it, you just can't help a big grin spreading from ear to ear.
it has to be good enough for you to say "wow, that is good", it has to be good enough for someone to take the trouble to wait for the download via audiogalaxy before they have even heard it.. so, what music / song can you recommend to others like me?
bear in mind, please, that i shall post my opinions very, very honestly, especially if it takes forever to download!.
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Cygnus
Thick As a Brick, by Jethro Tull