Ah Bonsai, thank you for your comment. Not negative at all. I don't know why I have such a spiritual need. Maybe it's 38 years of conditioning or maybe it's just how I am. Who knows! But I think you are right in the whole sense of community thing. I do miss that. I am building relationships slowly but it does take time!
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Faith, where now?
by Theburstbubble inso for the first time ever i went to a church service at my local church (coe) and i have to say it was awful!
it was just like a ritual.
the vicar would say something and then the congregation would all say a phrase in unison back to him.
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Faith, where now?
by Theburstbubble inso for the first time ever i went to a church service at my local church (coe) and i have to say it was awful!
it was just like a ritual.
the vicar would say something and then the congregation would all say a phrase in unison back to him.
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The thing is Cofty, I think there is no answer to everything. I know you are totally into evolution and I get that. I believe there is a connection between everything and we do evolve (that is clear). However, as I mentioned in one of your posts I still cannot quite comprehend that everything we know came from one cell. I have so many questions about evolution that I just don't think can be answered. But on the flip side I do think that there are is also not much evidence that God exists.
But, I like the concept of God. I like the values of the bible. Yes, I understand it could all be a huge fairytale but so what if it is? You and I will die, we will both live our lives to the full, the only difference is that you will believe there is nothing and I will hope there is something more. If there isn't then we will both be in the ground none the wiser :)
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Faith, where now?
by Theburstbubble inso for the first time ever i went to a church service at my local church (coe) and i have to say it was awful!
it was just like a ritual.
the vicar would say something and then the congregation would all say a phrase in unison back to him.
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So for the first time ever I went to a church service at my local church (COE) and I have to say it was awful! It was just like a ritual. The vicar would say something and then the congregation would all say a phrase in unison back to him. In between were prayers, hymns etc. This went on for an hour. It was totally unfeeling and I'm not sure how people even learn about the bible at such places.
So anyway, as much as I don't want to go back to being a witness I do have to say they genuinely discuss the scriptures far more than churches.
I know the majority of you on here are atheists but I still want to believe in something. I was hoping visiting a church once a month would give me that fix but it really didn't.
For those with a faith, any suggestions on a nice church to upbuilding my faith without all of the silly 'add ons' that the witnesses have?
If you are atheist please don't comment saying it's all a load of rubbish etc, I can believe in whatever I want to, as can you, so no negativity please.
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Evolution is a Fact #31 - Ten Questions for Creationists
by cofty ini thought this would be a good time to pose some questions based on the series so far.. if creationism is true these should be easy.
answers that don't involve copy-paste would be really interesting to read.. ... .
1. since some proteins can be assembled in more ways than there are atoms in the universe why do the sequences of amino acids and bases vary between species in exactly the way evolution predicts?
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Hi Cofty
Im not sure what I believe in to be honest. But there are a few things about evolution which I can't understand and maybe you can help.
How did that first cell come about? And why does this not still happen?
How did that first cell manage to survive long enough to evolve?
The rest I can understand. Please keep your answer succinct as I do get bored very easily!
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JW Child Abuse News- UK
by Theburstbubble innot sure if this has been posted before as it was in january, but none the less i'm glad news is getting out there.
the religion they try so hard to protect by covering up these horrible abuses is now the same religion which getting into the news for all the wrong reasons.
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/484952/uk-jehovahs-witnesses-sex-abuse-cover-up.
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Awww that's heartbreaking. It's disgusting that the elders swept that under the carpet. How dare they! Those poor children. I'm glad these things are getting exposed. I think 5 years sentence seems very lenient though. -
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JW Child Abuse News- UK
by Theburstbubble innot sure if this has been posted before as it was in january, but none the less i'm glad news is getting out there.
the religion they try so hard to protect by covering up these horrible abuses is now the same religion which getting into the news for all the wrong reasons.
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/484952/uk-jehovahs-witnesses-sex-abuse-cover-up.
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Not sure if this has been posted before as it was in January, but none the less I'm glad news is getting out there. The religion they try so hard to protect by covering up these horrible abuses is now the same religion which getting into the news for all the wrong reasons.
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/484952/UK-Jehovahs-Witnesses-sex-abuse-cover-up
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NWT...how accurate?
by Theburstbubble ini'm sorry if i'm covering old ground here.
but is the nwt bible a credible translation of the scriptures?
i'm not asking if you believe in the bible or not.
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I don't know why but I find it quite sad if the NWT is so misleading to support their own beliefs. Well I do know why it makes me feel sad because it means everything was a lie. I know there is a lot wrong with this religion but I had hoped the NWT was a good version. Thanks for the information, I'll do some more research. -
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NWT...how accurate?
by Theburstbubble ini'm sorry if i'm covering old ground here.
but is the nwt bible a credible translation of the scriptures?
i'm not asking if you believe in the bible or not.
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I'm sorry if I'm covering old ground here. But is the NWT bible a credible translation of the scriptures? I'm not asking if you believe in the bible or not. Just as a translation is it as accurate as they say it is? Or have they played with some of the verses to suit the beliefs? Just curious... -
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Disfellowshipped for celebrating Xmas?
by Theburstbubble ini could really do with some advice on what's acceptable when you leave.
we have left of our own accord about 6 months ago.
we didn't celebrate xmas this year but have just celebrated my daughters birthday.. a friend of mine who is still a witness told me that an elder had approached her and asked if we had celebrated xmas and that if we did it was a df offence as is classed as apostasy!
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Peony I'm so sorry to hear about your skin cancer. I wish you all the best and a speedy recovery. I can imagine DA yourself does make everything clean cut and so you know where you stand. Im just going to keep things low key for a while and see what happens.
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JW Brothers
by Festus inthere is a group called jw brothers in facebook.
somebody has posted an article that catholic church has covered up child abuse.. http://www.myfoxboston.com/news/national-content/catholic-bishops-not-obligated-to-report-clerical-sex-abuse-vatican-says/72976327.
this is what somebody had posted as reply:.
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I find it laughable that a lot of JW's think its all made up lies or apostates spreading lies. A lot still don't even know about the Austrailian Commission (well in the UK that is). It's very sad that they are still blinded by it all. I'm not sure which GB member it was who said in the broadcast that it was apostate lies, that really took me aback that they still blatantly deny they have a problem and lie about it! Disgusting