Posts by dontplaceliterature

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Sam Harris - On the Freedom to Offend an Imaginary God

by cofty in

imo an excellent blog post by sam harris..... we are free to burn the quran or any other book, and to criticize muhammad or any other human being.

let no one forget it.. most secular liberals think that all religions are the same, and they consider any suggestion to the contrary a sign of bigotry.

somehow, this article of faith survives daily disconfirmation.

dontplaceliterature

I don't see how elected leaders speaking out against violent over-reaction in the name of religion would be crossing the line of separation. I don't see how they would be picking sides. By condemning the production of the video and asking Google to remove it haven't they crossed the line all the same then, just in favor of Islam rather than against it?

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Sam Harris - On the Freedom to Offend an Imaginary God

by cofty in

imo an excellent blog post by sam harris..... we are free to burn the quran or any other book, and to criticize muhammad or any other human being.

let no one forget it.. most secular liberals think that all religions are the same, and they consider any suggestion to the contrary a sign of bigotry.

somehow, this article of faith survives daily disconfirmation.

dontplaceliterature

Good article, and great points, NC. I think it is a healthy discussion that should be had more regularly. As long as people are afraid they don't have the freedom to speak out against rediculous beliefs, those beliefs will continue to thrive. I don't think speaking out against Islam would necessarily result in a Christian power movement in this country, and I don't think it's picking sides. They may become more powerful in their own minds, but that will be it.

The more people are willing to speak out against any religion in public as a destructive force, the harder it will be for all of them to escape notice.

It's a problem that needs solved, and we have got to start somewhere.

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"The Thinkingest People On The Planet"...

by cedars in

...is the name of a video i will shortly be uploading to youtube.. but can you guess the identity of the person who coined this unusual phrase?!.

who will be the first jwn poster to guess his or her identity?!.

i can hardly cope with the suspense!!

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"We're not chaining anybody." = Bullshit.

"Somebody like God" = Governing Body

...I can't believe this crap...wow.

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"Our Reader's Ask" November 2012 Public WT

by dontplaceliterature in

jw
friends

has anyone seen this?

it's rich.

it's too bad that this will blow right over the heads of jehovah's witnesses.

dontplaceliterature

Great point, Leslie.

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"Our Reader's Ask" November 2012 Public WT

by dontplaceliterature in

jw
friends

has anyone seen this?

it's rich.

it's too bad that this will blow right over the heads of jehovah's witnesses.

dontplaceliterature

I tried reasoning on this same point with my dad the first time I REALLY talked to him about what I was going through. I shared with him the article from the 8/22/78 Awake! "Do Others Do Your Thinking?". It went over like a pregnant pole vaulter. He said that we didn't need to investigate the organization with a critical eye since we knew we already had The Truth. That will be the exact response you get from any Jehovah's Witness you give this article to, whether they actually say it, or they just think it.

Sad.

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"Our Reader's Ask" November 2012 Public WT

by dontplaceliterature in

jw
friends

has anyone seen this?

it's rich.

it's too bad that this will blow right over the heads of jehovah's witnesses.

dontplaceliterature

A friend of mine mad a good comment regarding the comparison to alcoholism. They encouraged those who feel they may be using their faith as a crutch to turn to The Bible. So...

"Using that mentality, but applied to their alcohol example, lets get hammered and sober up by drinking beer."

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