SonoftheTrinity

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  Please Focus on the Bible

  by terrypike in

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  10 years ago

  hi people, may i firstly thank those who have responded to to my intro article, i am replying to you all as a new topic because the direct messaging is not working for me at the moment so i can clarify my perspective on bible study.

  yes there are many arguments that are put forward to demonstrate for example that the bible has been composed of numerous preexisting creation story's ect, my focus is to give the bible the same opportunity to defend itself as anyone reasonably expects if charged with some crime they are not guilty of.. i find for example the account of jesus response when questioned about the divorce certificate 'but it was not so in the beginning' confirms that moses allowed changes to be made to the original, that said consider also the religious traditions moses people had been exposed to, the story of the god enki who seduced even his own grandchildren and the well known incest of the egyptian royalty, given the genetic cost, are such practices any more right now than they were then?

  communities that practice close relative marriages today are well documented for there higher risk of numerous health problems so how would you find moses on that basis, guilty or not guilty as jesus did because he understood why moses took the creation story's of other cultures and gave his people there own creation story that taught them to avoid the general pagan practice of incest.before looking any deeper at moses creation story may i also ask the question why does jesus knowing that god promised he would never again destroy the world by a flood as he did in noah's day say 'as in the days of noah ..the flood came and took them all away' so what did jesus actually mean mt 24:.

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  SonoftheTrinity 10 years ago

  As an Orthodox Tewahedo Christian I strongly advocate that you read the following books ; the entire Catholic Deuterocanon, 4 Baruch, Jubilees, and Enoch as well as the Pre-Nicene and Desert Fathers, St. Augustine (especially what he has to say concerning the literal interpretation of Genesis), St. John Chrysostom (though his Anti-Semitism is at times over the top) and just to nail the coffin on Eurocentrism, the Kebra Nagast. There is more to scripture than the 66 Books of the Bible, and when it is all taken into account, Biblical Literalism in the face of scientific evidence must perforce be taken with a grain of salt compared to Biblical Allegory. When the widest canon of scripture is adopted, biblical literalism is shown for what it is, a desperate attempt on the part of Protestant pastors to keep the flock dumbed down with the illusion of spiritual knowledge.

  As for the Muslims, the Orthodox have a long history of conflict and coexistence with them, sometimes as the dominant religion, and at other times the minority religion. Western Christians would do well to study that history and endeavor not to repeat the mistakes of the past rather than blindly buying into apocalypticism and Christian Zionism.

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  Rational Buddhism?

  by cappytan in

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  10 years ago

  does a type of buddhism exist that doesn't include the metaphysical aspects of traditional buddhism?

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  SonoftheTrinity 10 years ago

  Not to be too off topic but it might get you somewhere. Oddly enough Post-modernism is older than its name implies. Older than even Pontius Pilate. Google Anekantavada. Something about Jainism has always seemed more rational than even Buddhism much like how Judaism requires less faith than Christianity.

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  How do Americans feel about Canadians and Britons interjecting their opinions onto hot localized political topics: gun laws, abortion, ect?

  by adjusted knowledge in

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  10 years ago

  in addition to the above question, why do citizens of the two above mentioned countries, or other countries, feel the necessity to tell americans how they should interpret the american constitution for localized issues?.

  i fairly much have an idea what the general population in the usa feels in regards to the first question.

  this could be one of the possible reasons cnn piers morgan poor ratings and eventual firing.

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  SonoftheTrinity 10 years ago

  As far as guns are concerned, Americans know the right to bear arms is protected by their constitution. And the Constitution is our God and King. Don't tell us how stupid our lax gun laws are until you've read our constitution and realize that it is conflated with our civil and human rights. Urban, Suburban, and Rural America don't understand each other and we have to work it out on our own and its going to take a thousand days and a thousand nights. I suspect British criticism is a natural reaction to America's pompous foreign policies.

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  Why are we so hard on JW's??

  by James Mixon in

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  10 years ago

  i was thinking about this last night.

  what would happen if.

  someone new check out this site, what would they think?.

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  SonoftheTrinity 10 years ago

  I'm not a disgruntled ex-member, I'm the frustrated spouse of a member.

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  "Lets imitate faithful Lot of old...."

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  10 years ago

  i know we have all discussed at length the account / story of lot.... another thought occurred to me today...lets analyse his real personality,.

  in the very beginning of the account, lot is shown to be a selfish man...one that chose the better land and area..... then he was opportunistic and materialistic and kept living in a nice city, even though he was supposedly shocked by the immorality and lawlessness..... then we see him to be cowardly when he decided to send out his daughters to be pack raped.. later we learn he was heartless as he allowed his wife to turn around and look, and didnt protect her from doing so.. then we know he was lacking in self control and allowed himself to get drunk...twice.. then we know he was dismissive and unrestrained and a general sicko when he had sex with his daughters...twice in a row!.

  oh, but no...lets all praise him for being a righteous man.????!!!.

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  SonoftheTrinity 10 years ago

  Yeah lets isolate ourselves so much that we delude ourselves into thinking we are the last Godfearing people on the planet until we take leave of ourselves and become a bunch of inbreds. So that means the Jehovah's Witnesses aren't Spiritual Israelites, but Spiritual Moabites.They should call themselves Chemosh's Witnesses since they already sacrifice their Children and make them go through the fire of molestation, and compromised education.

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  Daily Mail: Married JW woman, 36, had sex with 15-year-old boy breaks down in tears as she is told she faces jail. Elders there for support

  by AndersonsInfo in

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  2. child-abuse

  10 years ago

  http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2976095/married-woman-36-sex-15-year-old-schoolboy-breaks-tears-told-faces-jail.html.

  married woman, 36, who had sex with 15-year-old schoolboy breaks down in tears as she is told she faces jail .

  married mother of two broke down in tears at merthyr tydfil crown court.

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  SonoftheTrinity 10 years ago

  It increases his chances of being a gigolo in the future. I know because it happened to a friend of mine.

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  my 10 year old son is paying attention at the meetings

  by user100 in

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  10 years ago

  the public talk on sunday was about evolution.. my son pointed out flaws in the speakers arguments during and after the meeting... mostly about how animals aren't able to communicate etc.

  he even brought up coco the ape that is able to communicate via sign.. i told him that i heard a ton of inconsistencies but i am afraid to say anything because your mom will get angry :).

  im glad he is paying attention.. and the school system must be doing something right..

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  I am so proud that my eldest stepson has the dignity to selectively shut down when my wife begs the question and engages in logical fallacies during family bible interrogation. His precocity is subtle yet poignant.

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  March JW Broadcast: Once again disparaging Higher Education - this time in the Music Video.

  by cappytan in

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  2. beliefs

  10 years ago

  i will have the music video separated shortly.

  will post the link once it's done..

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  SonoftheTrinity 10 years ago

  For a Religion that condemns homosexuality, their music videos are somewhere between A Matt Stone Trey Parker Musical and the Eurovision song contest. There must be a lot of pretty boys in the Bethel trying to pray the gay away if all they can come up with is that foo foo fluff. First the Singing Witness Cart Song and now this. If only the Bethel were near Nashville or Bakersfield and further from Broadway. If you are going to talk about how we don't need no smartass college boy critter cull thankin' you can at least express it in the Murcan vernacular. I have been auricularly sodomized for a second time by the Watchtower Organization! The self-congratulatory groupthink over at the Bethel just gets more and more ridiculously over the top. With this kind of lame propaganda, who needs North Korea?

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  China's New export drive - trains and rail systems

  by fulltimestudent in

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  11 years ago

  four or five times a week i travel on sydney's extensive suburban rail network.

  these days, most services use a train like this,.

  which are modern, double-decked, comfortable carriages.. it's not generally known that most of these train-sets (i.e.

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  SonoftheTrinity 10 years ago

  I was referring to His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie the Great, the world's last true philosopher king, the staunch anti-communist whose African pride still trained Nelson Mandela to be a guerrilla and personally gave him a Makarov to smash Apartheid.

  None of the Kims, Deng Xiao Ping, or Meles Zenawi could hold a match to H.I.M. in terms of charisma and wisdom. Seriously, either Prince Ermias or Crown Prince Zara Yakob would be better heads of state than the puppets of the Neo-Apartheidist Tigrean kleptocracy who are leading Ethiopia now. The Ethiopian Presidency is the most useless lame duck office ever created, while the winner takes all Prime Minister upsets the entire separation of powers. Kim Jung Un is a monarch in all but name, with all the power of an Oriental Tyrant but none of the manners or refinement of one. Seriously, what did they teach him in Switzerland other than to be an elite overweight twit?

  BTW I am an Post-Rastafarian teacher of Amharic whose Rastafarian Order's chapter folded and wandered over to Ethiopian Orthodoxy. While Ethiopians lagged behind in technology, they had enough exposure to the Greek and Arabic cultures that what they lacked in technology they overcompensated in rhetoric, logic, and debate. This heritage is reflected in a penchant for debate among the expatriate community since the opposition parties have been crushed. I have been exposed to them enough that despite being a Ferenj, I have been drawn into their culture of debate.

  I cringe at the prospect of the opposition in Ethiopia being permanently ossified and toothless like the minor political parties in the PRC or the opposition parties of PRI dominated 20th century Mexico, but that does seem to be where things are going.

  I think there are a lot more Unions of Chinese men and African women than of African men and Chinese women. The fact that his wife is from the Northwest speaks volumes. It is an impoverished and neglected region, and if his wife is from one of the minorities in China, it would make total sense. But love conquers all.

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  China's New export drive - trains and rail systems

  by fulltimestudent in

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  11 years ago

  four or five times a week i travel on sydney's extensive suburban rail network.

  these days, most services use a train like this,.

  which are modern, double-decked, comfortable carriages.. it's not generally known that most of these train-sets (i.e.

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  SonoftheTrinity 10 years ago

  fulltimestudent, it isn't just the Anglosphere, but the voting with your feet effect. The dissidents leave and tend to poison the well in their new country. But after 8 years of George Bush and Barack Obama, I am a little burnt out with strong leaders with their cults of personality. Democracy and freedom are supposed to be a little messy. If you want a cult of personality and a strong leader, why not just have a monarchy? (BTW I think Ethiopia would project a more stable image if the monarchy were to be restored.)

  We don't need someone who can lead, we need someone who can listen to the people and compromise.

  Concerning the Chinese and cultural exchanges, even if neither government will encourage them to settle permanently, with the woman shortage in China, the charms of Ethiopian women, especially in the impoverished towns along the length of the railway, will probably prove irresistable to many.

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