Topics Started by smmcroberts

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Jehovah's Pagan Witnesses?
by smmcroberts in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
recent responses to teeny's "siestas are bad" blog on jwb have seen witnesses defending their stance against birthdays on the basis that the practice has "pagan origins".

that got me wondering how many things with a "pagan origin" a witness accepts in their daily life without a fuss.

upon examination it seems they may be nearly as "steeped in paganism" as the religions they condemn.. for the details (and at least one good chuckle) please see my latest blog:.
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Keeping Score: WT vs. "the world"
by smmcroberts in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
we make points here and there, and the wt makes some points... but i've never sat down and really compared them, until now.. .

my latest blog is a scorecard comparing the positive and negative points of the wt against science/"the world":.

http://smmcroberts.net/blog/scorecard-watchtower-vs-the-world.
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Putting it all in context
by smmcroberts in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
at their convention the wt spokesmen stated that apostates often bring out points that may be true, but are taken way out of context.. so, i've gone to some lengths to put my criticism firmly within context for them in my latest blog:.

http://smmcroberts.net/blog/putting-it-all-in-context/.

can you think of other topics that would benefit from this approach?.
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Critiquing Jesus' Words
by smmcroberts in
1. watchtower
2. bible
this is the third and final blog article in my 3-part series on abridging the bible:.

http://smmcroberts.net/blog/critiquing-jesus-words/.

do you agree with what's left?.
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Abridging the Christian Greek Scriptures
by smmcroberts in
1. watchtower
2. bible
my latest blog is the sequel to "dispensing with the hebrew scriptures":.

http://smmcroberts.net/blog/abridging-the-christian-greek-scriptures/.

it argues for an abridgement of the nt similar to what thomas jefferson accomplished with the "jefferson bible".. i intend a third and final article in this series, so please don't assume that i regard abridging the nt as the last word on the subject..
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It's Time to Dump the Hebrew Scriptures.
by smmcroberts in
1. watchtower
2. bible
why do christian religions continue to pretend that the hebrew scriptures (aka the old testament) is god-inspired and that it describes a loving god?

don't they see that the ot is largely an embarrassment to its believers?

please read my blog to see why i think christianity should dispense with the ot all together:.
The WT is a bloody mother!
by smmcroberts in
1. watchtower
2. medical
i wrote my latest blog while donating platelets at my local red cross.

it gives the #1 reason why the wt stance on blood is wrong, cutting through all their defenses.. please take a look and let me know what you think!.

http://smmcroberts.net/blog/the-watchtower-a-bloody-mother-thou-art/.
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You Won't be Resurrected.
by smmcroberts in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but if you die prior to armageddon you won't be resurrected.

please read my latest blog article to find out why this is so according to the watchtower beliefs.. http://smmcroberts.net/blog/you-wont-be-resurrected/.
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"Discreet"???
by smmcroberts in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
in a previous blog i showed why the gb cannot be a "slave".

in that blog i promised to review the rest of their infamous claim of being "faithful and discreet".

that blog is now ready for your consideration:.
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The Major Prophets! Were they crazy?
by smmcroberts in
1. watchtower
2. bible
were the major prophets out of their freakin' minds, or what?!.

see why i would ask such a question in my latest blog: http://smmcroberts.net/blog/the-major-prophets/.