I prefer Viking myths to Middle Eastern ones....more testosterone.
Posts by Diest
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24"Satan's Star" Re-examined
by JWStruggle ini put on my blog recently an article reviewing the evidence regarding whether the star of bethlehem was guided by god or satan.
as we are well aware, this is a "pet point" of the witnesses and assists the wt viewpoint with regard to christmas and all things "pagan".. .
http://www.jwstruggle.com/2011/09/satans-star-re-examined/.
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You can be fined for holding Bible studies in your home in California
by Terry infaith california city fines couple for holding bible study in their homeposted on september 19, 2011 at 1:36am by madeleine morgensternphoto via flickr user erwin vogelaar.
a southern california couple has been fined $300 dollars for holding christian bible study sessions in their home, and could face another $500 for each additional gathering.. city officials in san juan capistrano, calif. say chuck and stephanie fromm are in violation of municipal code 9-3.301, which prohibits religious, fraternal or non-profit organizations in residential neighborhoods without a permit.
stephanie hosts a wednesday bible study that draws about 20 attendees, and chuck holds a sunday service that gets about 50.. the fromms appealed their citations but were denied and warned future sessions would carry heftier penalties.
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Thats great but the government cannot prevent you from donating property to an exempt organization. Homes are donated all the time for such purposes. Nearly one third of the city of Boston is exempt for various reasons. If cities could stop that they would.
The only violation that could be compelling is safety, which could be enforced by the fire marshal not a zoning regulation.
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You can be fined for holding Bible studies in your home in California
by Terry infaith california city fines couple for holding bible study in their homeposted on september 19, 2011 at 1:36am by madeleine morgensternphoto via flickr user erwin vogelaar.
a southern california couple has been fined $300 dollars for holding christian bible study sessions in their home, and could face another $500 for each additional gathering.. city officials in san juan capistrano, calif. say chuck and stephanie fromm are in violation of municipal code 9-3.301, which prohibits religious, fraternal or non-profit organizations in residential neighborhoods without a permit.
stephanie hosts a wednesday bible study that draws about 20 attendees, and chuck holds a sunday service that gets about 50.. the fromms appealed their citations but were denied and warned future sessions would carry heftier penalties.
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Anne, that is wonderful, but the constitution is not that conditional. If you want it to be there is a process for amending it. Currently for a law to violate the 1st amendment it has to pass the test of Strict Scrutiny. Meaning that the Gov must have a compelling governmental interest, i dont think this law is that compelling.
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Soldier Surprises His Son in School Cafeteria
by leavingwt in.
"on september 15, united states soldier matthew peters surprised his son while he was eating lunch at his elementary school.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kskgtcg9f_o.
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Diest
Happy Dad,
The vids were nice, I got misty for the children. That being said, his dad does not make it so I can live free. No one has tried to invade the US and the best I can tell they would fail if they did (lots of guns to shoot anyone that tried)
Our freedom is not conditional on soldiers fighting overseas. If that was how freedom was won there would be Afgani's shooting your neighobrs and occupying your house to win their freedom back in Afaganistan.
Freedom is won at home not abroad. If you want to feel more free, fight for freedoms here.
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You can be fined for holding Bible studies in your home in California
by Terry infaith california city fines couple for holding bible study in their homeposted on september 19, 2011 at 1:36am by madeleine morgensternphoto via flickr user erwin vogelaar.
a southern california couple has been fined $300 dollars for holding christian bible study sessions in their home, and could face another $500 for each additional gathering.. city officials in san juan capistrano, calif. say chuck and stephanie fromm are in violation of municipal code 9-3.301, which prohibits religious, fraternal or non-profit organizations in residential neighborhoods without a permit.
stephanie hosts a wednesday bible study that draws about 20 attendees, and chuck holds a sunday service that gets about 50.. the fromms appealed their citations but were denied and warned future sessions would carry heftier penalties.
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Diest
That’s great you can have all the silly zoning laws you want. Unfortuately when they go up against the constitution they loose. Religon + Right to Assemble = Almost Bulletproof
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I`ll play the devils advocate : generation change
by smiddy ini have the wt may 15 1994 scan with the birthdates & deaths of the 16 people featured, and it occured to me using wt logic,that you could extend the generation timespan this way.. #6 d.d.
was born in 1892 and died in 1984. that was the earliest birth of this group.
#4 j.e was born in 1912 and died in 1997. the age gap between these two is 20 years.
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Diest
Depends on how virginal you are....if you are a convert then you lost your Jesus virginity and therefore ineligible for white. Cream will be fine. If you are a born in you can pick white.
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I`ll play the devils advocate : generation change
by smiddy ini have the wt may 15 1994 scan with the birthdates & deaths of the 16 people featured, and it occured to me using wt logic,that you could extend the generation timespan this way.. #6 d.d.
was born in 1892 and died in 1984. that was the earliest birth of this group.
#4 j.e was born in 1912 and died in 1997. the age gap between these two is 20 years.
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I here by anoint smiddy, with all the rights and privlidges that it entails. You are now entitled to as many anti-pyscotic drugs as your body can take. You also get to give as many crazy answers during the watchtower study as you would like to give. Once a year you get as much wine, and bad tasting crakers as you can eat. You may also buy a pretty dress because you are now one of the brides of christ.
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I really want to go JW but..
by fortbethel ini've studied with like 30 diff denominations.
i really feel jw is best for me.
i think it's the 144,000 part & the once a year get together when they pass around the sacrament that bothers me most.
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Forbethel, I have never met one but there are JW splinter groups. Christiandelphians are one of them. Honestly if you need someone to give your life meaning go be a Unitarian Universalist. They dont believe in the trinity....
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I really want to go JW but..
by fortbethel ini've studied with like 30 diff denominations.
i really feel jw is best for me.
i think it's the 144,000 part & the once a year get together when they pass around the sacrament that bothers me most.
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Diest
Just remember, Suze Orman SAVES!
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Was Jesus a Buddhist Monk?
by skeeter1 inone of the things that most bothered me about the bible, is the narcasist, lunatic jehovah who orders killings of women, children, starts wars, etc....and the advent of peaceful jesus.
some people say that jehovah was a killer to protect "his" people, but couldn't a perfect, all-knowing god have found a way better then to walk on the earth and tell abraham to kill his first born son?.
on my spiritual journey, i now see how the earlier gods (roman, greek, pagan) are intertwined into the old testament.
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Diest
I think the more interesting question was not is Jesus Buddha, but did he exist. I do see a cross over between the two, but that argument is made about Jesus and Horurs. Does that mean Jesus was egyptian? I dont think so. I doubt that he existed as a figure in history.