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Time for some wiseassery - YPA 12/12: What is a real man?
by corpusdei in
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2. bible
i got distracted by borderlands 2 for awhile, but this was just too good to pass up.

another ypa article just begging for some kind soul to put it in perspective with liberal amounts of sarcasm, snarkiness, and general wiseassery.

i've had to learn on my own what it means to be a real man.".
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Another month, more snark: YPA 10/12 - What can I expect from marriage? pt.2
by corpusdei in
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2. bible
wheeeeeee!!!!

another month, another ypa article that i get to make fun of.

here's part 1 if you missed it, and if you enjoy this then there's even more mockery just a click over here.
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YPA 09/12 - What Can I Expect From Marriage? pt.1 (with snark)
by corpusdei in
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2. bible
another month, another ypa article just ripe for mocking.

(there's more snark here if you enjoy poking these articles as much as i do).

young people ask - what can i expect from marriage?
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This made me awfully sad
by corpusdei in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
just came across this post, where a disfellowshipped blogger posted the letter from his witness mother in which she cuts off the relationship between them.

although i was the one to slam the door and cut off communication with my viper of a mother, my heart goes out to this guy - it's to their shame that the witnesses allow their religion to do this to family..
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Awake 8/2012: YPA - Who Are My Role Models (with snark)
by corpusdei in
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2. bible
wheeeee!!!!!!

another ypa article trying mould young children into nice little myrmidons, and once again, the only way i can stand to read it is by inserting as much low-brow commentary as i can.

read hebrews chapter 11 and pick one of the men or women named there.
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Demons and the Witnesses
by corpusdei in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
ok, this one is a little long, but i think it's worth reading.

in putting this together, i came across a fair amount of interesting information about the witnesses and their belief in demons.

there's a lot that i'll be interested to put to the next witness i come acoss (if any of them still quite dare to talk to me after last time.
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Looking for some help/critique on an article on apostolic succession
by corpusdei in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i just finished up on an article examining the idea of apostolic succession.

i think i've done a fair job of examining the other side of the issue than that put forward in the reasoning book, but the idea itself is one that i'm pretty unfamiliar with (and what i do remember is incredibally rusty).

can anyone point out any factual or logical issues that i may have made here?.
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The evolution of christianity
by corpusdei in
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2. bible
i came across the michael moorcock story "behold the man" the other day.

great story by the way, i urge you to check it out, but this quote really stood out:.

"you make the mistake of considering christianity as something that developed over the course of a few years, from the death of jesus to the time the gospels were written.
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Awake 7/2012: YPA Are we just friends or more? pt.2 (with running snarkiness)
by corpusdei in
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original article here.

more snark here.

young people ask - are we just friendsor more?
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Got to introduce my wife to actual barbeque over the weekend! (Recipe below for you cookish types)
by corpusdei in
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2. family
as a southerner, being married to one of them damn yankees has good points and bad points.

not so good - watching her dad throw chicken on the grill, cover it in store-bought sauce and call it bbq.

its a testament to my upbringing that i let that one slide.