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  Man is a creature of God.

  by The Rebel in

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  i believe that if i am to believe " man is a creature of god" i am putting my trust in the wisdom of past ages.

  i also believe many political leaders, pretend to believe in this acient wisdom because they reason the public will be more tolerant of there acts of aggression if it is believed they are acting with a higher powers approval.. anyway i have concluded that:- .

  when acts of aggression are carried out by our governments people still like to believe our leaders have a higher authority's approval.. do you think my observation:.

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  The fact is that Thatcher, Blair, Brown and Cameron have all done God in their political rhetoric. In fact I was surprised when David Cameron our current prime minister, recently even drew on the bible for such justification.

  So since Thatcher, Brittish prime ministers have sort to promote themselfs as Christian, and justify a closer relationship between politics and religion.

  Is this because our Prime Ministers :-

  A) Think the Brittish public like to believe they make important decisions with the approval of a higher authority?

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  B) They generally believe in a higher authority.

  Personally I found it very scary when our current Prime Minister, recently drew on the bible to justify his relationship between politics,his faith and religion.

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  Man is a creature of God.

  by The Rebel in

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  i believe that if i am to believe " man is a creature of god" i am putting my trust in the wisdom of past ages.

  i also believe many political leaders, pretend to believe in this acient wisdom because they reason the public will be more tolerant of there acts of aggression if it is believed they are acting with a higher powers approval.. anyway i have concluded that:- .

  when acts of aggression are carried out by our governments people still like to believe our leaders have a higher authority's approval.. do you think my observation:.

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  I also take on board " Coftys" point "nicolaou" but it is also worth researching that since Margaret Thatcher, Brittish Prime Ministers have increasingly started using religious language in their political rhetoric to justify their policies.

  Our current Prime Minister, David Cameron, recently described Britain as a "Christian country" , and spoke about his personal beliefs " Jesus invented the big society 2000 years ago"

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  p.s thanks for the reply Ruby, I haven't time to respond now, but a quick read raised some interesting thoughts.
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  Man is a creature of God.

  by The Rebel in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i believe that if i am to believe " man is a creature of god" i am putting my trust in the wisdom of past ages.

  i also believe many political leaders, pretend to believe in this acient wisdom because they reason the public will be more tolerant of there acts of aggression if it is believed they are acting with a higher powers approval.. anyway i have concluded that:- .

  when acts of aggression are carried out by our governments people still like to believe our leaders have a higher authority's approval.. do you think my observation:.

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  I believe that if I am to believe " Man is a creature of God" I am putting my trust in the wisdom of past ages. I also believe many political leaders, pretend to believe in this acient wisdom because they reason the public will be more tolerant of there acts of aggression if it is believed they are acting with a higher powers approval.

  Anyway I have concluded that:-

  When acts of aggression are carried out by our governments people still like to believe our leaders have a higher authority's approval.

  Do you think my observation:

  A) has any truth?

  if so:-

  B) What does it say about humankind?

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  The greatest movies ever made.......

  by The Rebel in

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  and they were amazing, 8 years of my boy growing up captured on a few films i once made.. the past is of course not the only thing to look forward to, but as i watch these movies i see so many acts of love and so many perfect times that i had forgotten.. so my question is do you have " the greatest ( photos) or movies in your collection" that you may have neglected?

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  if so my xmas present to you is, take them out the drawer and dust the cobwebs away...... the rebel..

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  I am looking forward to capturing the look of disappointment on my boys face as he opens " Fifa 2006" .....of course I also have wrapped up for him " Fifa 2016".

  Merry Xmas one and all, and hope to see you all next year.

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  Bollocks...

  by The Rebel in

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  " the opposite of knowledge is love".

  the rebel.. i believe a poster named " cofty" once replied to my great thought " the opposite of knowlege is love" with the comment :-.

  " bollocks" .

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  Cofty " Occassionally an assertion appears on the forum that is so egregious that it really doesn't deserve the time and energy to refute it"

  In that case Cofty, I now feel confident I can proclaim myself on this forum as " the worlds greatest lover" in the knowledge that my comment is so egregious nobody will be bothered to refute it.

  Merry Xmas everybody, and hope to find you all here in the New Year.

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  Bollocks...

  by The Rebel in

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  " the opposite of knowledge is love".

  the rebel.. i believe a poster named " cofty" once replied to my great thought " the opposite of knowlege is love" with the comment :-.

  " bollocks" .

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  Shepherdless " But if someone responds with " BOLLOCKS " that is just pathetic"

  The Rebel (A) ..........I think the " BOLLOCKS" comments are brilliant, I would even go so far to say.......funny.

  Cofty is a brilliant poster, and whilst I don't always ( in fact rarely) agree with what he says, I think his use of the phrase " Bollocks" is often used without exaggeration, and entirely justified.....however the O.P of this thread was really about why everybody gets so offended about nothing these days?

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  Bollocks...

  by The Rebel in

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  " the opposite of knowledge is love".

  the rebel.. i believe a poster named " cofty" once replied to my great thought " the opposite of knowlege is love" with the comment :-.

  " bollocks" .

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  Sir 82 :-

  "I have no idea what the thought " the opposite of knowledge is love " is even trying to express.

  The Rebel. ....great point and thought "Sir 82 " here is my answer:-

  A) I believe religion, advertising, marketing, and a persons ego is " BOLLOCKS" . Yet to say a person can live with out " BOLLOCKS" is noncence, or should I say ." BOLLOCKS" ....this is what unites the athiest and believer....the evolution of what we once believed will I believe someday become " BOLLOCKS" ...

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  Bollocks...

  by The Rebel in

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  " the opposite of knowledge is love".

  the rebel.. i believe a poster named " cofty" once replied to my great thought " the opposite of knowlege is love" with the comment :-.

  " bollocks" .

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  Je.Suis...thank you for your comment...in Coftys defence, I took the " Bollocks" comment as tongue in cheek.....my point was we have issues on this board about if God exists or if God does not exist....we have issues about abortion, ....we have issues about guns.....we have issues about ect, ect, ect, and I say it's all BOLLOCKS, because what matters is we are all escapees from the WATCHTOWER." Cult.

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  Bollocks...

  by The Rebel in

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  " the opposite of knowledge is love".

  the rebel.. i believe a poster named " cofty" once replied to my great thought " the opposite of knowlege is love" with the comment :-.

  " bollocks" .

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  " THE OPPOSITE OF KNOWLEDGE IS LOVE"

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  I believe a poster named " Cofty" once replied to my great thought " The opposite of knowlege is love" with the comment :-

  " BOLLOCKS"

  And the reality is I believe " Cofty" was right my thought was :-

  " BOLLOCKS"

  I am also sure the study of human knowledge will In the future ultimately discover we are "ALL" talking:-

  "BOLLOCKS".

  So l I believe we should all have a tolerant attitude to each other's:-

  " BOLLOCKS"

  Or at least my hope is that our " OUBITORY" regardless of belief, culture, or circumstance will say " Escaped the Watchtower" and its mind control, and manipulative language.... So I am glad I learnt tolerance and not to dislike so many that now hate me.

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  The Watchtower is not invincible

  by Coded Logic in

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  despite claims to the contrary, there's no guarantee the watchtower will be around in a few decades time.

  and it seems to me there's ever mounting evidence that the opposite may well be true.

  but it's not just that recruitment is down and their defectors are up.

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  An interesting O.P " The Watchtower is not invincible"

  Yet 10 years ago who would have believed " The Watchtower" would have embraced the Internet, created its own tv channel, and have its own flag?

  Sadly I also believe the " Watchtower" has created its own poetry, a language it expresses in its literature about a day when billions will be slaughtered by Jehover. Sadly this religious poetry will always appeal to some of my neighbours, and those who live in a tower block.

  Therefore I think the interesting question is why does the slaughter of billions on Jehovers day at Armageddon appeal and attract a following?

  My answer is because there is something terribly wrong with society, and the " Watchtower" exploits this and offers a world that doesn't judge people by materalistic success. Instead it offers members a world not controlled by T.V, Nike, McDonald's and Coco-Cola....and in many ways the " Watchtower" world is very appealing.

  Today on the news I learnt :-

  A) That Global warming is real,

  B) That refugees have a horrible life,

  C) That David Beckams son wants to be a photographer,

  D) That people have been queing for a week to be at the premier of the latest star- wars movie.

  When I last checked my national newspaper on the Internet, the Beckham and Star-wars stories had more comments than the Global warming and refugee crisis.

  My point is I believe people join cults because our society is such a mess.

  The Rebel.