I think we should copy these onion articles and send them to that one or more relative who love to forward all kinds of nonsense. See if they go witness viral.
Long live the onion!
this interesting manuscript unearthed in nazareth throws up new information on this important subject.
who knew?
wow, i mean wow!.
I think we should copy these onion articles and send them to that one or more relative who love to forward all kinds of nonsense. See if they go witness viral.
Long live the onion!
long before i woke up as a born in, this never, i mean never ever had any good explanation for me, or not even a bad one.
the jws seem to have an explanation for everything even if it is bat shit cray, but the logic to this i have never been given.
if you ask did god put satan there to test/tempt whatever adam and eve, the answer would be of course not!
C0ntr013r
that explanation philosophically doesn't vibe. Adam and eve satan just up and deceived all humanity while we suffer for a mere 6000 years.
Jesus. That's a whole other philosophical cluster f#&%. But still. Satan was already around. Chilling on in the vacinity of the earth Lucy and his home boys.
Then the thousand years, for once since the garden he's not around. To bring him back simply to test perfect humans shows gods intention would have been to always test perfect humans.
Beyond that, didn't jesus settle that? A perfect man kept his integrity. And also why not spring ol Lucy (lucifer) very thousand years thereafter. Just to be sure?
But at its core no amount of CD could ever cover the fact that the desert god, chooses to let this murderous lying maniac out of jail, the god by choice is using his enemy to test his oh so beloved humans.
while i do not argue the stand of atheism (because as a jew i find it totally logical and acceptable), i have noticed that there are odd carryover preconceptions about scripture that some hold as axiomatic about the bible (at least the hebrew texts), misconceptions that have nothing to do with the jewish scriptures themselves.. so regardless of what you may think of scripture, whether you believe it is of g-d or not, i thought some of you might enjoy a reference to see how much the watchtower teaching on scripture might still be influencing the conclusions you are making today...at least about the tanakh.
jews read their texts acknowledging the following:.
1. no scriptural concept of original sin.
Thanks Caleb, as always I have enjoyed your perspective that I came to learn some of myself being surounded by *you people*
I look forward to hearing you break more fundamentalist hearts on here and also your informaton could be very eye opening for lurkers. Your contributions are valuable.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/serena-williams-secret-weapon-jehovah-god_55a06ed9e4b0ecec71bc445b.
serena williams' secret weapon: 'jehovah god'.
long before i woke up as a born in, this never, i mean never ever had any good explanation for me, or not even a bad one.
the jws seem to have an explanation for everything even if it is bat shit cray, but the logic to this i have never been given.
if you ask did god put satan there to test/tempt whatever adam and eve, the answer would be of course not!
Long before I woke up as a born in, this never, I mean never ever had any good explanation for me, or not even a bad one. The jws seem to have an explanation for everything even if it is bat shit cray, but the logic to this I have never been given.
If you ask did god put Satan there to test/tempt whatever adam and eve, the answer would be of course not! That would mean YHWH is a big ol meany. Yet this 1000 year bull shit, what is that?
Look at the words of the glorious WT "Satan will be “released from his prison” for a short time to make a final attempt to mislead perfect mankind. After that, the Devil will be destroyed."
Now think about that. To make a final attempt to mislead perfect mankind. ie AGAIN. God knows its coming, and is the one letting him do it. Ok theists, amuse me, please, because this may be one of the biggest cluster f&%$s of the bible in my opinion. Does god want satan testing mankind or not? adam and eve no, 1000 years yes. Just talking about this I feel like I need to take some crazy pills.
its been mentioned before that warwick is a toxic dump and now the jw's are suing a former owner for compensation.
well this is huge on so many levels.
one they new it was contaminated back a few years ago so why move your headquarters there?
"as servants of jehovah, we are not among those who are misled.
we know that the devil is real, for it was satan who spoke to eve through a serpent.
" - watchtower, may 15, 2015, page 15, #3.. someone should do a meme depicting a nutter/paranoid/delusional character saying this.
..specifically, the suffering of animals.
you can talk about free will/sin/people choosing to not listen to god etc to explain human suffering being allowed.. but how can you love a god that allows animals, that haven't sinned or chosen to not have anything to do with god, to have their short lives ended in often long, drawn out, painful ways.
i could list stories i've read that would probably make you feel ill, but i'm not looking to shock anyone or start an emotional debate.
Calebinfloroda
you know I have a lot of respect for you and I have even referenced much of your posting. You have a fantastic understanding of the Jewish theology and the bible. I do enjoy your posts very much. And I had spent a lot of time in new York with alllllll manor of jew. I would sit and talk with rabbis on everything from Judaism to kabbalah, hasidics, Israelis, orthodox, fake-a-dox. And everything in between. So trust me when I say I appreciate you knowledge and practical delivery. For me personally. The god and religion thay set of Judaism and Christianity and now islam. Is too small. Too young. And not god. This is no reflection on your deep understanding. You know I'm one of your biggest fans :)
But for me. G-d doesn't fit in the big picture. But keep up the good writing. Your great at putting fundies straight on the religion your forefathers constructed and I get a kick out of that. They have no clue. Even sitting through the beeting today, the talk and watchtower I was squirming out how utterly ignorant the gb and writers for wtbs are on this branch of theism. Crayon eating Lett, can you imagine? Talking about job and satan? Lol
..specifically, the suffering of animals.
you can talk about free will/sin/people choosing to not listen to god etc to explain human suffering being allowed.. but how can you love a god that allows animals, that haven't sinned or chosen to not have anything to do with god, to have their short lives ended in often long, drawn out, painful ways.
i could list stories i've read that would probably make you feel ill, but i'm not looking to shock anyone or start an emotional debate.
..specifically, the suffering of animals.
you can talk about free will/sin/people choosing to not listen to god etc to explain human suffering being allowed.. but how can you love a god that allows animals, that haven't sinned or chosen to not have anything to do with god, to have their short lives ended in often long, drawn out, painful ways.
i could list stories i've read that would probably make you feel ill, but i'm not looking to shock anyone or start an emotional debate.
Little_Socrates there are lots of reasons not to believe in god. To not believe in the paradoxical character who is supposedly like a loving father and at the same time totally fine with having front row seats to mass human suffering, that's sort of different.
Suffering is not the conclusive evidence against the yhwh desert god. But it's definitely a strike against the claims made about him.