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  faith in a community

  by gotcha in

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  is it possible to exercise your faith without joining a religion?...i asked the same question to my professor in theology and her response was...as human beings we have this nature of being social so it's always in a community that you could exercise your faith..there's not such a thing as "individualistic" faith because it is within a community that your faith can grow...what do u think?

  thanks.

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  gotcha

  thanks..but i've still got a question...does any of you here go into some kind of church?
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  faith in a community

  by gotcha in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  is it possible to exercise your faith without joining a religion?...i asked the same question to my professor in theology and her response was...as human beings we have this nature of being social so it's always in a community that you could exercise your faith..there's not such a thing as "individualistic" faith because it is within a community that your faith can grow...what do u think?

  thanks.

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  thanks for the reply =)..i'm inclined to think so too because i would want to live a good life apart from any religion. i think that even if religion's purpose is to make better people...they always fail because they tend to go overboard (dogmatism) and those who say that they have faith but live lousy lives (practical atheism)...but i also agree with my teacher in a way, because it is in a community that you could grow...just for simple reasons like having a sense of community and a sense of the "other". ahhh and here.. for example i decide in the future not to attend meetings (because i still do attend), i think that i would still want to go to a church to pray and to give thanks (although i know that i could do this even if im not in the church)..maybe the way that i was brought up makes me feel that way.
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  faith in a community

  by gotcha in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  is it possible to exercise your faith without joining a religion?...i asked the same question to my professor in theology and her response was...as human beings we have this nature of being social so it's always in a community that you could exercise your faith..there's not such a thing as "individualistic" faith because it is within a community that your faith can grow...what do u think?

  thanks.

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  gotcha

  is it possible to exercise your faith without joining a religion?...i asked the same question to my professor in theology and her response was...as human beings we have this nature of being social so it's always in a community that you could exercise your faith..there's not such a thing as "individualistic" faith because it is within a community that your faith can grow...what do u think? thanks.
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  How Many States / Countrys Are Represented Here?

  by Big Jim in

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  i am from houston texas myself.

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  gotcha

  seems like no one's from asia.....i'm from the philippines..
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  Suggestions for baby names please

  by hippikon in

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  we would like to ask you good folk ( the bad ones can play as well) for suggestions for baby names.

  its getting close now and we need ideas.

  we dont know the sex yet.

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  hey hippi..kumusta ka? hope everything's fine..i'm quite busy with school now..but i have an idea..why don't u make the name a lil bit filipino-ish..something like MARCO ANTONIO for a boy ..haven't thought a nice one for a girl but maybe MICAELA would be nice...
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  scuba diving

  by gotcha in

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  any divers around?

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  gotcha

  wow good to hear that..i was goin to ask if u do some underwater photography?..well im from the philippines and we've got some nice places for diving..if u come to visit i'll recommend some good places..
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  scuba diving

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  any divers around?

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  any divers around?
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  slam magazine

  by gotcha in

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  hello does anyone here have the slam magazine issue of.

  michael jordan...if you're willing to sell it pls reply here thanks..

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  hello does anyone here have the slam magazine issue of
  michael jordan...if you're willing to sell it pls reply here thanks..
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  Standing for flag/anthem prohibition; new light...

  by Skimmer in

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  in recent years we have seen wtbts "new light" that has eliminated the prohibitions on alternative service, voting, and (perhaps) carrying certain types of identity cards.. given that the practices of standing for the national flag or standing during the playing of the national anthem have been condemned in print in the same paragraphs as the above mentioned new light, isn't it about time that standing for the flag/anthem will become a conscience matter?.

  i would hope so, because not standing for these occasions is more than a little embarrassing for younger people still in school.

  standing is merely a sign of respect and honor, and this is clearly allowed by scripture.

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  i think that gesture is also called salute........i dunno
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  Standing for flag/anthem prohibition; new light...

  by Skimmer in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  in recent years we have seen wtbts "new light" that has eliminated the prohibitions on alternative service, voting, and (perhaps) carrying certain types of identity cards.. given that the practices of standing for the national flag or standing during the playing of the national anthem have been condemned in print in the same paragraphs as the above mentioned new light, isn't it about time that standing for the flag/anthem will become a conscience matter?.

  i would hope so, because not standing for these occasions is more than a little embarrassing for younger people still in school.

  standing is merely a sign of respect and honor, and this is clearly allowed by scripture.

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  hello...here in our country we don't salute the flag but rather we make a gesture(putting your right hand on the upper left chest)...i thought at first that it was really prohibited to stand when the national anthem plays but when i asked one "efficient" jw she told me that it was fine to stand when the national anthem plays as long as u dont do the gesture ...so what is it really...?