Some of us said weird things. I'd go to a door and go...er...er...er until my partner would take over. needless to say nobody ever wanted to go with me twice.
Sargon
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Did The Witnesses Ever Say Weird Things In The 70's Door To Door?
by shamus ini recall my parents saying that they would go around and say that "nuclear bombs" were, at one point, imminent, and what you would do if you died today?
i'm not sure if that's the exact wording, but just wondering if they really said weird things like that; like there were fighter jets in the sky with nuclear capabilities that nearly caused "armageddon".
true or false?
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Letter to Greg Stafford
by Bostero inthis is a letter i wrote to mr. stafford concerning a debate he had with dr. james white on the issue of "is jesus god or a god".
i would like as many opinios as possible.. .
hello mr. stafford,.
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Sargon
Now it has been established that Jesus did say this. We all know that. The hermeneutics is in question however. In other words, the text is not the problem because the text has not changed. The problem is with the interpreter
We don't actually know this, we don't even know that Jesus actually lived. What we do know is that someone wrote that jesus said this. This person may not have even heard jesus right and wrote down what he thought jesus said. Remember:
Blessed are the cheese makers!!
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If Jesus died so Christians can be saved......
by DevonMcBride inthan why aren't there "thank you's" going out to those responsible for his death?
obviously god pre-planned the crucifixion and resurrection.
so those that killed him were following god's plan.. devon
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Sargon
This whole concept of God's justice confuses the hell out of me. He's made-up the rules as he's gone along and they've followed no consistant pattern.
Let's see, the first example of HIS justice... don't eat the fruit of this tree or on this day you will surely die. But that wasn't the punishment inflicted. The punishment inflicted on Adam was to be banished from the garden and forced to live on the sweat of his labour. He went on to live for another...what 900 years. (don't remind me of the 1,000 day crap because that just shows how meaningless time is to an eternal). Eve, who wasn't given any orders not to eat of this tree was given the more viscous punishment. I guess if she hadn't sinned childbirth would have like a sunday walk in the park.
But the biggest part of HIS punishment theat HE failed to mention to Adam was that not only would Adam suffer for his sins, all his descendants would inherit his punishment. What a fair, loving, kind, just God this is. I'd rather live under Saddam's regime.
Not only do we inherit Adam's punishment, but we can't avoid sin because it is our birthright. For our birthright, which this loving God decided to grant us due to Our Ancestors sin we might now be destroyed by this God at Armageddon. Unless of course we accept the fact that HE, sent his son down to Earth to die a violent death. It's never really explained why an innocent man has to die to erase the sins we were bornm into. If this God is so forgiving, and since he's making up all the rules; couldn't he have come up with a better plan.
As a justice system, this is so illogical...it's laughable. Two people commit a crime, billions of people are penalized for this crime, and the only innocent person in the whole story comes and pays our bail. British Common Law may be confusing, but at least it is based on justice and fair-play.
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Ralph Nader Running?
by patio34 in.
why does ralph nader want to give another term to president bush (what other reason can he have for running and dividing the voters as he may have done in 2000)?
i just don't understand.
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Sargon
It doesn't matter how fast he runs... Ralph is unsafe at any speed!!
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Climbing the Walls
by Sargon ini've been planning this for 4 months, well sort of.
the planning took 5 minutes the procrastination has taken up the rest of the time.
after 26 years of indulging, i've finally tried to quit smoking.
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Sargon
Last years attempt failed on day 5. Here I am on day 6 of this years program. I was in seclusion for the first 4 days. When I returned home it was harder being surrounded by other smokers, but my room is a haven away from all the others. This year I am using the patch and it makes a world of difference. With the patch I think I can actually pull this off.
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Will science ever replace religion?
by onacruse infirst, there've been some really good threads here lately...i've been somewhat pre-occupied with a rather laborious personal project, so i haven't been able to engage myself in your conversations as much as i'd otherwise like; but i like to watch .
but, to the point: recently, scott atran (anthropologist, author of in gods we trust, and now working with the national center for scientific research in paris, and at the university of michigan) gave an interview in discover magazine.
the topic was "the surprises of suicide terrorism," but the concluding question (and answer) was what struck me most:.
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Sargon
It gets scary when people try to use science to prove their religion, they always seem to ignore the parts that defy all scientific logic or say that's where you need faith. yeah, sometimes a giant leap of faith.
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COLONIALISTS
by RAYZORBLADE inok, some of us...erm, most of us here, are of some sort of 'colonialist' extraction.. that being said, those of us, of the 'commonwealth' persuasion, do you have any comments or perceptions of your fellow *colonialist* nation neighbour?.
rayzorblade is here in canada, no surprise.. as far as my personal affinity towards great britain: zero.
do not take offense.. but, that being said, i look towards some of my other commonwealth neighbour nations: australia, new zealand, belize, malaysia, singapore, and many other nations i did not mention; how do you feel as a so-called: colonialist ?.
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Sargon
jgnat has good point about loyalist roots. The only hereditary title bestowed by the English Crown outside of the British Isles is the title UEL. United Empire Loyalists are the descendants of those who lost property or limb for remaining loyal to the crown during the American revolution. Many of those people settled in the part of Canada I live in and still cling proudly to that title. They print a magazine called the Loyalist, and meet at events like annual picnics and festivals celebrating their heritage. I'm not sure what our friends south of the border call the Loyalists but I'm sure it's not very flattering.
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Young People Ask: The Remix
by SYN inenjoy!
big-up to valis for hosting the files for me!
the original link is: http://www.sassquatch.com/syn/ypa_masturbation.htm.
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Sargon
I can't stop laffing!!
We know that Jehover places absolutely enormous emphasis on the topic of fishing for zipper trout ? why, He is so disgusted by it that he doesn?t even mention it in the Bible!
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COLONIALISTS
by RAYZORBLADE inok, some of us...erm, most of us here, are of some sort of 'colonialist' extraction.. that being said, those of us, of the 'commonwealth' persuasion, do you have any comments or perceptions of your fellow *colonialist* nation neighbour?.
rayzorblade is here in canada, no surprise.. as far as my personal affinity towards great britain: zero.
do not take offense.. but, that being said, i look towards some of my other commonwealth neighbour nations: australia, new zealand, belize, malaysia, singapore, and many other nations i did not mention; how do you feel as a so-called: colonialist ?.
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Sargon
Personally I don't think about the other 'colonies' too much. Wasn't Australia a penal colony?
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I've been asked to read at a Carole Pope event!
by morrisamb in(i don't know how to put posters on here, so my partner will place links here very soon: http://www.fatherstouch.com/ )
speaking engagement:
donald d'haene
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Sargon
Talesin is right, Carole is not imposing at all. i met her 22 years ago when Rough Trade were at the height of their fame.
They performed at our university in '82, and since I was staff at the campus radio station I got to party with the band after the show in the campus pub. Carole was a howl, laughing and joking with everyone. You should be in for a good time morris.