Posts by hamilcarr

.. needless to say, milder-mannered faith-heads are falling over themselves to disown pat robertson, just as they disowned those other pastors, evangelists, missionaries and mullahs at the time of the earlier disasters.. what hypocrisy.. loathsome as robertson's views undoubtedly are, he is the christian who stands squarely in the christian tradition.

the agonized theodiceans who see suffering as an intractable 'mystery', or who 'see god' in the help, money and goodwill that is now flooding into haiti , or (most nauseating of all) who claim to see god 'suffering on the cross' in the ruins of port-au-prince, those faux-anguished hypocrites are denying the centrepiece of their own theology.

hamilcarr

And Osama is the true muslim

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Jehovah's Witnesses and the "Great Disappointment" on UK Television

by slimboyfat in

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it's a shame those of you outside the uk probably can't view the following link:.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00qm86v/qi_xl_series_7_greats/.

jehovah's witness get a prominent mention at the start of a popular comedy quiz show here in the uk, hosted by stephen fry, called qi.

hamilcarr

Thanks for posting. Unfortunately, I can't see the link, but I can imagine how Fry deals with the issue. I hope the origins of the Bible Students will get some more publicity.

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JWs in the Noughties

by hamilcarr in

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everyone seems to be making decade lists about their favourite books, cds, films etc.. what do you think are the most important, notorious, shocking, entertaining or unexpected wt articles of the last decade that anyone interested in jw'ism should have read?.

hamilcarr

Everyone seems to be making decade lists about their favourite books, cds, films etc.

What do you think are the most important, notorious, shocking, entertaining or unexpected WT articles of the last decade that anyone interested in JW'ism should have read?

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How is magisterium different from Governing Body?????

by Terry in

let me introduce you to a term used in the roman catholic church you may not be familiar with: governing body.

in the roman catholic church the word "magisterium" refers to the teaching authority of the church.

this authority is understood to be embodied in the episcopacy, which is the aggregation of the current bishops of the church, led by the bishop of rome (the pope), who has authority over the bishops, individually and as a body, as well as over each and every catholic directly.

hamilcarr

Rome and Brooklyn do the same: they define their adherents' conscience and don't know the word "freedom".

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"your just happier now because you don't have to be good any more!"

by highdose in

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sorry about the false start.. .

this above phrase was recently said to me by a dub, when i told them that i didn't attend any more and that i felt much better for it.

" i asked " did i have so much agony with low self esteam, self hatred and no confidence while in a religon that is supposed to have gods blessing, and yet when i leave it all those problems dissapear?".

hamilcarr

Don't judge lest thou be judged

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Matthew 25:40 and conservatism.

by John Doe in

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discuss..

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The Parable of the Vineyard teaches us that in times of unemployment it's up to employers to hire workers. There's no mention of an intervening government.

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More proof of global climate change

by Nathan Natas in

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http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article6999051.ece.

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hamilcarr

There could be errors in a report! Well, that's world shocking news.

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The Probabilty of there being an Intelligent Designer part 2. (some responses)

by hooberus in

on the thread "the probabilty of there being an intelligent designer" the poster "elsewhere" wrote:.

http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/187282/1/the-probabilty-of-there-being-an-intelligent-designer.

here is my basic reasoning on why i reject id:.

hamilcarr

I think there's a difference between "watches and biological life".