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  Do you think it merely odd or impossible for a person to profess to be a Christian Agnostic?

  by gubberningbody in

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  think it through..

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  If one accepts that the man Jesus actually existed, and that the gospels contain some truth about what he did (minus the miracles), one could make the case that Jesus was a rebel with a cause, someone who hated hypocrisy but loved children, and taught simplicity, kindness, and charity.

  One could decide to become an emulator of such a man, a Christian, without the necessity of believing in a god.

  This is exactly the reasoning I will use if my religious views ever come up with my boyfriend's family.
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  KM tells JW's "...to avoid representing themselves as agents or representatives of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society..."

  by LUKEWARM in

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  *** km 2/89 pp.

  3-4 our identification as jehovah's witnesses ***.

  as ministers of the good news, we are known publicly as jehovah's witnesses.

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  Good catch, palm.
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  Do you think it merely odd or impossible for a person to profess to be a Christian Agnostic?

  by gubberningbody in

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  think it through..

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  What that person thinks they mean by that term may not be what the literal definition suggests, in which case they need to follow up with an explanation or decide on a new lable. On the other hand, they may be a moron. I have seen someone make a good argument for why they are an atheistic deist.
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  Imperfection is irrelevant. Who has the right to rule?

  by bluecanary in

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  we started this discussion on another thread, but i didn't want to derail the topic at hand.

  here's where we stand so far:.

  reniaa:.

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  Shameless bump. I did so enjoy this thread; I hate to see it die.

  "Everyone has the right to express opinions. But men who claim to be God's spokesmen on earth surely do not have the right to express mere opinions while claiming that what they say is backed up by God's own Word and should be accepted as such. When statements are spread around the globe as God's message for mankind as spiritual "food in due season," those publishing them are certainly neither "faithful" nor "discreet" if they irresponsibly express fallacious opinions argue tenaciously for them, belittle any who disagree or, worse, question their loyalty and humility before God."--Ray Franz, Crisis of Conscience

  Some questions on this thread I would still like to see discussed:

  How would you define human perfection? Is it an ideal standard or a description of the highest standard yet attained? How would perfection be manifest? Is perfection compatible with free will?

  Is it possible that, as he did in the past, God speaks through multiple individuals or entities today? What are the criteria for determining whom God has spoken to?

  If someone claims to be acting in accord with God's spirit, is it unreasonable, then, to hold their actions, as a group, to a higher standard? Is God incapable of overcoming human imperfection to get correct information disseminated?

  How many doctrines must a religion get right in order to prove that they have God's backing? How many are they allowed to get wrong?

  What are the criteria for determining which doctrines are the most important to get correct?

  How do you choose if two or more religions teach the same correct doctrines?
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  11 people on a rope

  by Yizuman in

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  eleven people were hanging on a rope, .

  under a helicopter - 10 men and 1 woman.

  the rope was not strong enough to carry them .

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  Never happen. Not because men aren't that stupid, they just aren't that appreciative.

  /kidding. I likes the mens.
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  Before Christ-mas it was Childer-mas: Massacre of the Children

  by cameo-d in

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  while researching crucifixion artwork from the 12th to 16th centuries, i noticed that many paintings had a santa claus type figure included in the painting.

  usually a red cap and red clothing.

  in other paintings, the majority of people in attendance at the crucifixion were dressed in red or green---the traditional christmas colors.

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  Talk illustrations that need to be retired

  by JimmyPage in

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  my dad used this one alot: it compared raising a child to holding a spring.

  if you let go too soon the spring will fly off in an uncontrolled direction.

  if you hold it too long you will wear your hand out and the spring will be no good.

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  If your doctor tells you to abstain from alcohol you wouldn't hook up an iv and inject it directly into your veins; blood is the same.

  A more fitting illustration: If your doctor told you to abstain from meat, would you then avoid getting a kidney transplant?
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  Urim And Thumin....or "Jehovah Dice" as I call it! High preist rolls "yes" or "No." Unreal!

  by Witness 007 in

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  when king saul wanted to know if they should continue to chase after the philistines, the high priest would ask jehovah by rolling the "jehovah dice {urim and thumim} "yes" or "no.

  " i find this interesting that god would use a dice to decide a major battle plan....anyone else smell a rat?.

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  I never understood this.
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  The candy that makes us all combine to bring the watchtower down!

  by excito-are in

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  the amount the times i browse the board and read some great posts destroying ideology that was once almost indestructable in jw world.

  surely with all those great thoughts we can construct something to really bring down down what is ineffect a man made idea.

  this will not happen overnight, but think long term 20 or 30 years.

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  Aw, I came to this thread because I thought there was gonna be candy.
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  What exactly IS 'Evil'?

  by gubberningbody in

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  can it even be defined without a prior bias?.

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  I've heard evil described as the absence of good, in the same way that darkness is the absence of light.