the dreamer dreaming: "with the advent of monotheism, some notable improvements may be the lumping of all fears together into just the fear of God...which may have helped the human race quite a bit...."
If lumping all fears into just the fear of God had resulted in increased love for our fellow humans, then yes, that would be an improvement. But that's not what happened. Belief in one god to the exclusion of all others breeds intolerence and hate, as is abundantly evident in fundie religions, JWs, extreme Muslim groups, and in mainstream Christian religious history. With the exception of the creation of beautiful works of art, architecture, and music, monotheism in practice has fallen far short of its claims of moral superiority.
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Would a Father really destroy His children for disobeying and arrogance?
by Judas I. ineven go so far as to torment them forever?
how could that ever be justified?.
would that be also admitting failure as a father by resorting to that?.
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Why did God create mosquitoes?
by JH in.
i tried to finish mowing the lawn this morning and just couldn't.. there were about 775 mosquitoes around me .
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I think it was Twain who said that after the deluge began, Noah realized he had forgotten to get the tsetse fly, so he had to go back to get it.
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No Absolute Truth
by Shining One inthis one is for the politically correct crowd: .
is there no 'absolute truth'?
do you want to live that one out?
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Do you really need a Bible thunked on your head to know murder, hate, and violence are wrong? Four of the seven Christian cardinal virtues (prudence, temperance, fortitude, and justice) are derived from the ethics of the pagan Greeks, as are many current laws and judicial systems of the Western world.
"What you do not want others to do to you, do not do to others." - Chinese sage Confucius [a pagan]. -
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What to do - my heart is broken - I feel like a hollow shell ....
by muslima innothing in side.. i will give you all the short storyl i was married to an elder - had 3 beautiful chilren -- after 17 years of mariiage -- i couldn't take it all any more.
i bailed when my youngest was 11, 13 and 16.. it was my intention to be no religion at all.
i abhor organized religion.
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I don't have the experience or the qualifications to give you advice about your terrible dilemma, but my heart goes out to you, and I hope you can find a resolution that will give you peace.
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No Absolute Truth
by Shining One inthis one is for the politically correct crowd: .
is there no 'absolute truth'?
do you want to live that one out?
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"Is there no 'absolute truth'? Do you want to live that one out? You then have no moral basis for any law in any society."
If by "absolute truth" you mean absolute as in "coming from an absolute god," then it should follow that religions and nations that have monotheistic traditions would have morally superior histories than pagan religions, who have to muddle their relativistic way through.
I think it would be hard to argue that possessing "absolute" monotheistic truth and moral values reigned in the worst excesses of their adherents' actions, from the OT genocides, the Crusades, the Inquisition up to modern-day religious terrorists.
Belief that God supposedly chiseled "thou shalt not kill" on a rock doesn't seem to have had much effect on slowing down the killing. Why is that?
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Me and my feet - the good and the bad news
by Lady Lee inwell a few have asked how i am doing so i thought i would just give y'all the bad and good.. the bad news:.
i'm still in pain.
after all the tests: blood, xray, bone scans, ultrasound, mri, circulation tests, nerve conduction tests they still can't find one thing wrong.
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Hope things start turning around for you, healthwise and with your appeal. Will be thinking about you on the 14th. Please keep us updated.
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Inquiry mind wants to know
by jw inwhat years were you an active jw?.
when was the last year you attended a meeting?.
were you a true christian or did you live a double life?.
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jw, why do you want this information? You wouldn't be trying to collect personal information on the posters here for underhanded purposes, would you? Inquiring minds want to know.
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Inquiry mind wants to know
by jw inwhat years were you an active jw?.
when was the last year you attended a meeting?.
were you a true christian or did you live a double life?.
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What years were you an active Jw?
Too many.
When was the last year you attended a meeting?
Not long enough ago.
Were you a true christian or did you live a double life?
I was a fake christian, as all JWs are.
What turn you away from the WTS?
Got fed up with listening to the rantings of people like you.
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Bethel Downsizing - Management Discussions
by core in.
the spin on downsizing is apparently "go out into the field" yet when the gb initially considered this it must have been presented as a practical problem - too much surplus hr capacity/ too expensive to maintain - or whatever and yet they turned it into a positive matter by stressing the return to the field - all those in such discussions are clearly able to deceive themselves as much as they try and deceive the "flock" - what do you think - did a discussion on a practical problem have to have a positive outcome and how did they twist their minds so as to sell it as such - for years they begged people to stay in bethel service (make it your home for life) and now they cast them out into the world with the thin veneer of "speedin g up the preaching work .. etc".
all those at the top must have been involved in turning this huge embarrasment (jehovah will provide etc) into a positive spin - they should try out for a marketing award "downsizing - the only way to grow!
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Joe Grunday said, "I realise, of course, that for all its alleged internationalism, JWs is still very much a US-based religion."
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Recovering from Meeting Withdrawl
by Nosferatu inafter i quit going to meetings, tuesdays, thursdays, and sundays felt really strange.
it was so weird having all this time to myself that i never had before.
it took about 1-2 years for me to fully adjust to this new found free time.. anyone else experience this?
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I left so gradually it was virtually painless. The first to go was the Tues. book study. Then the Thurs. meetings--so boring, so glad to get rid of them. Then the Watchtower study; I'd stay for the talk but leave right afterward. That went on for a few months; then I dropped the talk as well. Never missed 'em and they didn't miss me.