glenster
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The World as we know will end with this Collision - Yahoo posted it - gotta be true
by dreamgolfer inhttp://news.yahoo.com/milky-way-galaxy-doomed-head-crash-andromeda-194656925.html.
yss folks in 4 billion years from now, i am getting ready for it on my end.
happy weekend to all sparlock supporters!.
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Early in their careers: Music thread...
by FlyingHighNow insome groups were just better, earlier in their careers.
for others they got better as they moved along.
the beatles got better and better.. but for others like rod stewart for example.
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Could some of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, and Jehovahs Witnesses Governing Body be suffering from Schizophrenia?
by Balaamsass incould some of the watchtower bible and tract society, and jehovahs witnesses governing body be suffering from schizophrenia?.
does it strike you as odd that millions of jehovahs witnesses and the multi-billion dollar watchtower bible and tract society might be directed by men who received a special calling by god as teenagers in the 70s?.
in light of the fact that 99% of jehovahs witnesses accepted the accepted watchtower doctrine that the 144,000 were sealed in 1935, those that suddenly began partaking in later years, (especially untested youth) were frequently met with raised eyebrows and thought of as possibly mentally diseased in times past.. could there be an explanation?
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Lying to feign exclusiveness to make money, as in the case of Peter Popoff and
the radio receiver in his ear, is no indication of schizophrenia or delusions of
grandeur, which might be excuses offered by a lawyer to deny culpability.Likewise, I don't think von Daniken really thinks he has proof of alien
visits, Farrakhan is an actual bigot, Uri Geller really thinks he has paranormal
powers, etc. I think of them as like JWs leaders who branched out to hit dif-
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End of Days...............
by charlie brown jr. injust to let everyone know.............. after dec. 21, 2012....... charlie will no longer be taking note of end of days preditions!!!!!!.
i will officially retire from caring or even giving notice to such dates that will be the new " final date"............... as i take this time to reflect on past dates...... i say this without saddness or ...regret.......... in my lifetime...................... cbj 1966....... in 1966 jehovah's witnesses estimated it would be 6000 years since man's creation in the fall of 1975 and it would be "appropriate" for christ's thousand-year reign to begin at that time..... 9 yrs old and........... nothin' but what a hell of 8 yrs and the hype.... a little young for the hype....but knew i was misisng something............. rememeber jw's and the little talked about 1984???
only if you were strong in the truth did you hear the scuttle.... i did.... nothin'.
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Please someone, explain scientifically how an omnipotent,omniscience,omnipresent,almighty GOD came from nothing
by smiddy inonly scientific responses needed smiddy
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glenster
"How to Think About God," Mortimer Adler
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Any blues fans out there?
by botchtowersociety inplease educate me.
i am looking for good music.
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Any blues fans out there?
by botchtowersociety inplease educate me.
i am looking for good music.
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Any blues fans out there?
by botchtowersociety inplease educate me.
i am looking for good music.
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Burning Bridges, Living Free
by laverite infor all those (ex)jws who have had to burn bridges with friends and family in order to live free: .
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glenster
Similar: WA asked to testify to the HUAC and name names for the blacklist--
substitute GB:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AE5rvXn9Wkc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2Y-9TrkDf8
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_FrontAlso in the film is Zero Mostel, who'd been blacklisted. This is another
actor's enactment of how he responded to the committee in real life:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0PJzVPl92gZero in The Producers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIZKZ3C1ML8 -
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Christians Expect Too Much of God Compared To Witnesses?
by passwordprotected inmy wife and i were chatting about this last night.
having left the jws, we quickly became heavily involved in a born-again christian church, and the culture associated with it.. i've completely jettisoned any faith in supernatural god beings, and we were chatting about how intense christians are about god and how much they expect their version of the sun god to do in their lives.. however, as witnesses, you always had a fairly low expectation of jehovah, right?
you never really expected him to "show up" and help you, did you?.
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If understanding faith as such, so keeping up to speed with the known God is
possible beyond and not wanting harm for something possible and not proven, is
more liberal/progressive-reform, there's a lot more of that perspective (and
growing) in Christianity (and Judaism) outside the JWs leaders' control than
within it.If conservatism is expecting too much, etc., the JWs leaders' conservativism
is indicated by requiring notably harsh shunning for persistent disagreement of
all JWs leaders' special rules and predictions, the refusal of blood/major blood
products for oneself or child, conservative stances on complimentarianism and
homosexuality, dress codes, old texts and evolution, etc.The major Abrahamic religion with the highest % orthodox/conservative is
Islam, which shares several features and trends in common with the JWs, some
even extremist. (Knock knock--"Good morning, Great Satan! Can we come in and
explain our jihad? We believe God will see our willingness to sacrifice our-
selves at hospitals and spare us on that great day of death to the West.")
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_schools_and_branchesFor balance, I'd add that you can't expect too much from atheism, either. It
just means rejection of belief in God or gods. It doesn't specify anything
about character, adherance to rationalism and rejection of anything beyond
what's objectively proven is other regards, rejection of bigotry or crime or
even rejection of other beliefs (astrology, political extremism, etc.).Harmful stipulations go beyond the basic God concept, too (see How to Think
About God, Mortimer Adler). A believer or non-believer may reject those
stipulations.Common human selfishness, including to put up a wall of alienation and be
'centric and intolerant about those on the other side of it, is an unfortunately
common example of being "too much" and has caused the most harm by believers and
non-believers. As usual, the most diplomatic thing I can recommend is that the
believers and non-believers who don't want harm over such things, are more
liberal/progressive on the points given above, agree to not like the harm of
believers and non-believers.