Topics Started by pseudoxristos

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The irony of 2 Tim 3:16-17
by pseudoxristos in
1. watchtower
2. bible
all scripture is inspired of god and beneficial for teaching, for reproving, for setting things straight, for disciplining in righteousness, that the man of god may be fully competent, completely equipped for every good work.. most scholars don't think paul wrote 2 timothy.. every time i here a witness quote this verse, i will be reminded of the irony.. -undisputed-.

1 thessalonians.

galatians.
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What I Learned in the Peace Corps in Africa: Trump Is Right
by pseudoxristos in
1. jw
2. friends
my first thought when seeing this headline was; "how could trump be right?

" even though i am registered as a republican, i don't really care for trump.

after reading the article, i still don't care for trump, but i had never considered many of the points brought out by the article.. january 17, 2018. what i learned in the peace corps in africa: trump is right.
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Why 2017 Was the Best Year in Human History
by pseudoxristos in
1. jw
2. friends
i found the following article to be a nice contrast to the jw's gloomy point of view.. why 2017 was the best year in human history.

we all know that the world is going to hell.

given the rising risk of nuclear war with north korea, the paralysis in congress, warfare in yemen and syria, atrocities in myanmar and a president who may be going cuckoo, you might think 2017 was the worst year ever.. but you’d be wrong.
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Debating a Christian at work.
by pseudoxristos in
1. watchtower
2. bible
a christian at work has been after me for more than a year to go to his church and be saved.

i like the guy and consider him a friend and have been politely trying to avoid the subject.

i have recently decided that enough is enough and i told him i would discuss religion with him.
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Russell and the Jehovah's Witnesses are mentioned in article: "Will the world end on Saturday?"
by pseudoxristos in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
google news featured the following article.

will the world end on saturday?...then there were the followers of charles taze russell, a 19th-century preacher who looked for jesus’ return and the resurrection of the dead (christians only, please) in 1878 (and again in 1914).

they became jehovah’s witnesses, who now ring doorbells around the world (and are persecuted for it in some places — looking at you, russia).
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Does God judge people on their physical aspects?
by pseudoxristos in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
years ago, i attempted to discuss this topic with jehovah's witnesses in another discussion group.

looking back on the discussion, i found that i was never able to really get to the bottom of the subject.

i've never really understood witnesses belief in the spiritual aspect of humans without some belief in a soul (or spirit).
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September 1, 1914, last known passenger pigeon, died in the Cincinnati Zoo.
by pseudoxristos in
1. jw
2. friends
it is both interesting and sad to note that the last passenger pigeon died on september 1, 1914.. the species went from being one of the most abundant birds in the world during the 19th century to extinction early in the 20th century.

.... on september 1, 1914, martha, the last known passenger pigeon, died in the cincinnati zoo.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/passenger_pigeon.

even if we are able to clone dozens or even hundreds, it is unlikely that we will be able to bring them back.. some have suggested cloning the passenger pigeon in the future.
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Malcolm Gladwell: Why Waco went wrong.
by pseudoxristos in
1. jw
2. friends
interesting article on waco.

mentions jehovah's witnesses as one of the religions that began as a "millennial movement".. http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2014/03/31/140331fa_fact_gladwell?currentpage=1.

pseudo.
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NWT app on Google Play
by pseudoxristos in
1. jw
2. friends
i wonder if the watchtower knows about this:.

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someone is making a few dollars at the watchtowers expense.. pseudo.
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The world ends on May 27, 2012....
by pseudoxristos in
1. jw
2. friends
or so says ronald weinland;.

may 27, 2012april 29, 2012. as readers of this site know, may 27, 2012, is the time that i have stated as being the date jesus christ will return as king of kings over all government on this earth.

for such an event to come to pass, the trumpets of revelation must all sound, the united states and dollar collapse, the ten nations of europe arise to fulfill the final revival of the holy roman empire, and russia with china must unite against europe in wwiii.. .... http://www.ronaldweinland.com/.