Posts by streets76

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I Am An Atheist

by Abandoned in

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wow!

i am currently enjoying richard dawkins the god delusion.

i was reading chapter one and going, "yeah, yeah!

streets76

Abandoned, since you are enjoying The God Delusion, I would also recommend The End of Faith by Sam Harris.

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i was just pondering how the wts has, for over a century, been able to convince people to do what is contrary to their best interests with fear tactics that armageddon is coming soon, and i came up with what is going to be my pet phrase for a while:.

"only religion has the power to compel people to embrace sheer stupidity in the name of faith.

" ~ scully, december 28, 2006. i googled it, and didn't see that anyone else has claimed it, so until someone else finds an attribution for it, i'm claiming it as my own.

streets76

"Watch your step, there's dog shit everywhere."

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Insert your 2007 JW Calendar Theme

by JH in

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what should be written on the 2007 jw calendar as "theme" for the new year?.

i would write, "who would have thought we would still be here?.

streets76

"Still Crazy After All These Years."

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Interesting website

by streets76 in

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here is a link to an interesting website discussing the existence of god.

(don't be put off by the domain name.).

http://whywontgodhealamputees.com.

streets76

Here is a link to an interesting website discussing the existence of God. (Don't be put off by the domain name.)

http://whywontgodhealamputees.com

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Challenging the Discussion Board with Unsettling Questions

by The wanderer in

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does the watchtower live with you everyday?

this post contains reasonable questions due to the fact.

that individuals who no longer claim to be one of jehovah's.

streets76

Someone on this board summed it up very nicely a while back:

The only people that give a freak about the Jehovah's Witnesses are Jehovah's Witnesses and ex-Jehovah's Witnesses. Not all that many people, in the grand scheme of things.

By the way, there's a great chapter about the JWs in the book The American Religion by Harold Bloom, from 1992.

And check out Letter To A Christian Nation by Sam Harris, just published. (Not about JWs.)

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Any Detroit Tigers fans here?

by frozen one in

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wow.

its almost like 1987. anybody remember that?

i can't blame you if the memory is repressed.. win twins!

streets76

I've been following them since Brandon Inge joined the team. He's from my hometown. I actually played little-league ball with his uncle (a million years ago). I like that he's a throw-back type of player. I've always been a National League guy, but I'll root for the Tigers this year.

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a shout out to the New World Translation

by streets76 in

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im taking a new testament class at a local four-year college.

the textbook is the new testament: a students introduction, by stephen l. harris.

heres a quote from a section that discusses various modern english and american translations:

streets76

I’m taking a New Testament class at a local four-year college. The textbook is The New Testament: A Student’s Introduction, by Stephen L. Harris.

Here’s a quote from a section that discusses various modern English and American translations:

“Some translations favored by many students need to be used with caution…Some doctrinally oriented versions, such as the New World Translation published by the Watchtower Society (Jehovah’s Witnesses), consistently tend to render controversial passages in a way that supports their distinctive beliefs.”

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