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  Study: Belief in an angry God associated with variety of mental illnesses

  by sizemik in

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  2. medical

  hardly surprising to most ... but it's interesting to have a study confirm it.. people who believe in an angry, punishing god are much more likely to suffer from a variety of mental illnesses, a scientific study published in the april edition of journal of religion & health finds.. the study, conducted by marymount manhattan college assistant psychology professor nava silton, used data from the 2010 baylor religion survey of us adults to examine the links between beliefs and anxiety disorders like social dysfunction, paranoia, obsession and compulsion.. http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/04/17/study-belief-in-an-angry-god-associated-with-variety-of-mental-illnesses/.

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  Preaching the good news in Africa . . . WTS's future?

  by sizemik in

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  2. scandals

  there's been a few threads and comments on where wts will concentrate their efforts to maintain membership.

  it has been suggested that the advent and growth of the net, among other things, has significantly slowed growth in most developed lands.

  some of the new style of literature has added to the speculation that less devloped lands present a better opportunity.. .

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  Heartwarming Story

  by sizemik in

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  2. friends

  a lot of buildings have been demolished here in chch, nz, after the quake 23 months ago .

  over 1,000 in the cbd, and quite a few more to go.. the one pictured below is scheduled to be brought down with explosives next sunday at 8.00 am.

  it's a first for new zealand, so the family will be up early to get a good vantage point.

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  Sale of branch HQ in New Zealand.

  by sizemik in

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  2. beliefs
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  The Known Universe

  by sizemik in

  1. social
  2. current

  worth a look .

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  http://www.wimp.com/knownuniverse/ .

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  Jehovah's Witness School Principal a "tyrant and a bully"

  by sizemik in

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  2. scandals

  a controversial coney island principal has pulled the plug on patriotism.. her refusal to let students sing god bless the usa at their graduation has sparked fireworks at a school filled with proud immigrants.. greta hawkins, principal of ps 90, the edna cohen school, wont allow kindergartners to belt out the beloved lee greenwood ballad, also known as proud to be an american, at their moving-up ceremony.. context: middle correlation photo five classes spent months learning the patriotic song, which skyrocketed in popularity after the 9/11 attacks and the 2003 invasion of iraq.it was to be the rousing finale of their musical show at the june 20 commencement.

  the kids, dressed up for their big day, would wave tiny american flags which, as the lyrics proclaim, still stand for freedom.. but hawkins marched in on a recent rehearsal and ordered a cd playing the anthem to be shut off, staffers said.. she told the teachers to drop the song from the program.. we dont want to offend other cultures, they quoted her as explaining.. the curt edict stunned both staff and parents.. a lot of people fought to move to america to live freely, so that song should be sung with a whole lot of pride, said mom luz lozada, whose son, daniel, is in kindergarten.. the song has been sung at previous school events.

  last years fifth-graders, including another lozada child, performed it at graduation.. everybody applauded and whistled, the mom said.

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  Conclusive evidence of a Grand Designer

  by sizemik in

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  2. humour

  some of you have no doubt seen this before .

  interestingly, ray comfort is an ex-pat kiwi lol.

  i used to see him here in christchurch nz .

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  The literal and inerrant accuracy of the Bible . . . a modernist view?

  by sizemik in

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  2. bible

  i've seen it stated more than once on this site .

  that the fundamentalist view of the bible being the inerrant and infallible word of god, is a modern interpretation not shared by the early christians.

  the view has been promulgated most notably by e r sandeen who, among other things, held this view .

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  The Ruling "Prince" of Dubland

  by sizemik in

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  2. friends

  this is an extract from a brisbane times article regarding princes current tour of australia .

  .. seems prince is finding his feet as the uber-dub these days.

  even freedom of religion is conditional it seems, ie; only for jw's.

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  The Greatest Commandment . . . Emotional Blackmail?

  by sizemik in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  in reply to the question "which is the greatest commandment of the law?

  ", jesus replied .

  "love the lord your god with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.

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