this account is fascinating to me.
we have discuss on.
another topic the distance or the journey from egypt.
God removed all evidence of His miraculous feeding and caring for the Israelites all those years.
What? No he didn't. He had some mana saved as evidence for future generations. And too keep that evidence safe he had it stuck inside the ark of the covenant where nobody was allowed to look at it.
But now that the mosaic law is no longer in effect we can look at it as evidence all we want!!!
We just gotta find the ark is all.
here is a email from father in law, to his daughter (my sister in law).
little history about my family.. my wife and i quit going to meetings about 5 years ago.. my sister in law has been df'd for about 10 years - she has 3 kids.. my father in law was an elder for 20 years, and has stepped down about 2 years ago.
(still believes and mostly active).
Omgosh, that's painful to read.
I agree, the censored names makes it confusing.
When it first started I thought he was saying: "Sorry bitch, I have looked all over for. . ."
school district demands facebook password, 12-year-old girl sues.. .
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/facebook/school-district-demands-facebook-password-12-year-old-girl-sues/10350?tag=content;siu-container.
bangalore.
Facebook’s minimum age requirement is 13-years-old.
whoah whoah whoah whoah. . . you mean this girl LIED about her age online? That's just sick! Who does that?
The ACLU says school administrators forced R.S. to hand over her Facebook login credentials. . . after a boy’s mother complained that her son and the girl were talking about sex.
I'm genuinely confused about how the school fits into this at all.
If the boys parents have a problem, they should take it up with their son, or the girls parents.
The school is there to TEACH children, not raise them.
This is like going to your dentist and asking him to tell your neighbor to stop letting his dog poop on your lawn.
during the current election campaigns for president in the united states, women's health care and reproductive rights have been targeted by conservative candidates in an effort to appeal to evangelicals and religious extremists.
keeping in mind that in the u.s. a pregnancy can be legally terminated as long as the embryo or fetus is not considered potentially viable (not able to survive on its own or with artificial aid) outside the womb, what does the bible say about abortion?
are the arguments of jehovah's witnesses and other religious fundamentalists sound in this regard?.
Why would people living in a Society literally thousands of years removed from Bible times want to consult such a book to determine what is the best course of action in a life or death situation?
Because it contains timeless truths passed on to us from the creator of humans. . . if he created us, he should know what's best for us!
and i am trying to talk myself out of doing something shitty.. as you may be aware, my father in law is married to a real piece of shit.
she neglects and abuses him and he is sick and elderly and now is addicted to pescription pain medication.
yet she continues to lead the cngregation by her "exemplary theocratic behavior" by being a regular pioneer and carting the sisters around to every place they need to go.
And if you do decide to do the wrong thing, please make sure you use a disposable phone.
where is the evidence you were "wronged", "mistreated", dis-fellowshipped for no reason, blah, blah, blah.. some of you seem to want "evidence" to provide credibility to other's statements at times.. where is your evidence?.
nightowl.
Some of you seem to want "evidence" to provide credibility to other's statements at times.
You say that as if it's a completely foreign concept.
"Pssshaw, wanting 'evidence' for stuff sometimes. . . what the heck is that about?"
I personally don't claim to have been mistreated or disfellowshipped for no reason, but I'm curious what kind of evidence you are looking for? You want an audio recording or something?
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if there is no god (however defined), do humans have more intrinsic value than animals?
feel free to offer brief or complex responses.
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if there is no god (however defined), do humans have more intrinsic value than animals?
feel free to offer brief or complex responses.
Intrinsic value is a completely useless concept
If some alien a billion lightyears away thinks that copper is the most valuable material in the universe and millions of aliens die every year mining for copper. . . does that make the copper in my walls intrinsicly more valuable?
Maybe, but unless I ever encounter these aliens, who gives a crap?
If the copper has an intrinsic value, meaning it's worth whatever it's worth no matter what anyone anywhere thinks about it, how is that concept useful?
Unless of course I'm misunderstanding what you mean by 'intrinsic value'.
i have been asking god for a new living arrangement, and he dropped the place in my being.
it's pending and i will update.
i am still praying and thanking him.. .
I have been asking God for a new living arrangement, and he dropped the place in my being.
so far what is the response to the aux pioneering this year vs last year?.
in our cong - only 10 so far vs 52 last april.
Last year there were 45ish by the end of the month.
We currently have 16 this year.
