that's the conclusion of a study showing that the dramatic drop in religious affiliation.
in the u.s since 1990 is closely mirrored by the increase in internet use.
of the u.s population had no religious preference.
Since faith is better defined as "pretending to know what you do not know," I have to agree that if you use the internet properly, you will destroy your own pretending to know what you do not know and you will either learn differently or will realize that you do not "know" what you thought to be true based on your faith.
Yes, the internet destroys faith. And good riddance.
a lot of people, ex-jws, believers and unbelievers alike, think that jw's are just a somewhat kooky brand of christianity.
is it possible to "try and follow jesus" and not be christian?
what exactly makes someone a christian?
And, three times he stated to Nicodemus that a person must be "born again" . That is a fact. You cannot change that fact. It is not open to interpretation no matter how many times you say that it is.
And Christians cannot have long hair: l Corinthians 11:14
Christians cannot allow women to speak in the church: 1 Corinthians 14:34
Perry will deny breaching this command upon Christians but simply reading this forum, we will be able to see beyond his protests: Christians should not judge people. Judge not lest ye be judged: Matthew 7:1
We could get into how Jesus came to fulfill the law and not abolish it, but that it is still in force (Matthew 5:18-19) then we could add in prohibitions on tattoos and pork, marrying and having relations with your dead brother's wife, YADDA YADDA YADDA.
No people can do everything that the Bible commands, so people (like Perry and those he links to) interpret it and discard parts they don't find convenient.
JW's even address "born again" in their conversation stoppers. "If you mean by 'born again,' that you are YADDA YADDA YADDA." To some, it means "spiritually awake." Let me tell you, Perry. As an atheist who has done his research, I am born again.
i just can't shake this odd thought...
If they want to take the money and run, I will help them pack.
I don't love the idea that they get away, but it would be the easiest way to be rid of them.
i say you betcha!.
the gb has been hiding their shit for a long time but finally it has hit the fan and it is all over them..
Blondie, I doubt it would work in the JW case. No judges or governmental authorities will believe that Watchtower is just a network of flat broke congregations. I am hesitant to even believe that's what this is about, but then I remember what kind of geniuses are running Watchtower. I mean, coming up with "overlapping generation" was utter nonsense, so it just might be similar.
first, how about a joke?.
what do you call someone who just turned apostate?.
im thinking sometime in the future the society will put a spin on what is happening similar to what has been done in the past.. they will say apostasy once again reared its ugly head in the organization and layoffs was the only way to "cleanse" the organization.. once disgruntled ones begin to use their voice, they will be forced to strike back with some spin to make all those who have the guts to complain look like they were the problem.. good theory huh?.
i say you betcha!.
the gb has been hiding their shit for a long time but finally it has hit the fan and it is all over them..
that was today's topic over a group chat of my cong's young jbots.
apparently the rumors are circulating everywhere i go, even people from the spanish congs are talking about it.
what's really sad is that the majority of people are already seeing this as "clear" signs of the end coming.
Signs that the end is near:
A black U.S. president
Tsunamis and earthquakes killing thousands
Stock market up / Stock market down
Worldwide financial uneasiness
The end of the Soviet Union
International Year of Peace
Gay marriage
Watchtower is going broke
The love of the greater number cooling off
Good news
Bad news
New Pope
Seriously, I found myself in a group of my wife's JW friends and they kept saying how there couldn't possibly be 20 years left "in this system." It takes awhile to wake them up out of that mindset, and most never wake up.
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Flipper: An interesting thing I might try doing is ....
I know you. You definitely can remove the word "might."
there are 2 questions that generate more pain,suffering & death, than any other question in existence.. these 2 questions are :.
"does god exist?".
"who is god"?.
What is God like:
there are 2 questions that generate more pain,suffering & death, than any other question in existence.. these 2 questions are :.
"does god exist?".
"who is god"?.
My take is, that we should not apply our, sometimes bleeding heart qualities*** and project them onto the creator.
Well, I will agree because, apparently, I and most others are better than this creator.
there are 2 questions that generate more pain,suffering & death, than any other question in existence.. these 2 questions are :.
"does god exist?".
"who is god"?.
