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More On Pharisees
by FireNBandits in
1. watchtower
2. bible
"pharisee" is one of those nt words that english translators of the bible, beginning with wycliffe, decided to transliterate rather than translate, just as they did "baptism" and "apostle" and other words.

given the meaning of pharisee i can only conclude that the reasoning behind this decision was to hide the meaning of the word.

to avoid stepping on the toes of the pharisees of their own time.
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Fundamentalists Say The Darndest Things!
by FireNBandits in
1. social
2. humour
"westboro baptist church to preach at funerals of virginia tech dead.

wbc will preach at the funerals of the virginia tech students killed on campus during a shooting rampage april 16, 2007. you describe this as monumental horror, but you know nothing of horror -- yet.. .

wbc to preach to the whole world, via the bbc, and uk channel 4. .
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Are You A Pharisee? No? Are You SURE? :-)
by FireNBandits in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
are you a pharisee?

have you ever wondered what the modern equivalent of a pharisee wearing a phylactery is?

(for those who dont know, a phylactery was a little box that ancient jews would secure to their forehead with a strap, and inside the box was the shema or other important scriptures.
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KNOCKING; A Movie Sure To Please Us All!
by FireNBandits in
1. social
2. current
they are moral conservatives who stay out of politics, but they won a record number of court cases expanding freedom for everyone.

they refuse blood transfusions on religious grounds, but they embrace the science behind bloodless surgery.

in nazi germany, they could fight for hitler or go to the concentration camps.
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The END of the "Creation Versus Evolution" Debate! FINALLY!
by FireNBandits in
1. jw
2. friends
http://youtube.com/watch?v=f1pu4mks7ou.

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it's about time!
THE DISCIPLE WHOM JESUS LOVED: Was it Mary Magdalene?
by FireNBandits in
1. watchtower
2. bible
the disciple whom jesus loved.

was it mary magdalene?

by saint martin, the formerly dead guy.
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IT'S A HAPPY FEELING!
by FireNBandits in
1. social
2. humour
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgbr1pt9r44.

while i agree with this fellows sentiments due to my own oobe/nde, i might have chosen a different method of communicating the experience.

i would have at least added a kazoo or a tuba!
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THE GOD WHO WASN'T THERE
by FireNBandits in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
ex-christian fundamentalist brian fleming shines an unflinching spotlight on christianity and the supposed historical existence of jesus christ, demonstarting that no such man ever existed in history.

rather, the earliest forms of christianity, just as the mystery religions, believed in a spiritual christ--the logos an emanation of god that is the divine reason in man and nature--and a spiritual death and resurrection of the spiritual logos.

the evidence, the logic, and the compelling arguments are simply too much for fundamentalists, so please protect your mind and faith from this video at all costs if you're a fundamentalist.
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THE FLYING SPAGHETTI MONSTER! Fable or Fact?
by FireNBandits in
1. social
2. humour
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JUST BE GLAD YOU HAVE YOUR LIVES BACK
by FireNBandits in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
some of you are quite old with most of your life behind you.

make the best use of what's left.

forget the years that were stolen from you and wasted by the tower.