its been a long time coming but i kinda think im finally at the point of no return....... right or wrong, i have spoken to my 'friends' about my new feelings and the fact i no longer believe that this is gods chosen people etc etc... and have already been told that if i was to now celebrate my childs birthdays , her 'truth' friends would not be able to come to sleep again and associate with her... (she is 7).
this is despite the fact they are allowed to play with there non witness friends who live down the road....why??
the explanation is that their daughter would perhaps feel it is ok to do this when it is not... i ask why could they not just simply explain it is not our family's belief anymore (as my husband is with me on my decision), and my response is that it would be difficult to do that as we once were witnesses and now are not so it would confuse her daughter and make her think its ok to do these things now... .
Bez - nice to hear from you.
You say '...we once were witnesses and now are not..' Perhaps it would help to realise, looking back, that you were once part of a club that you have left. You were then and remain much more than a witness.
There are other clubs to join or you can just concentrate on being yourself - and that is the easiest thing in the world.
bishop spong, on hell.. .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sf6i5vszvqc.
Hell is a state of mind, and a state of mind - is a state of mind.
It really is that simple.
i see quite a bit of inquiry about the generation in matthew 24:34, mark 13:30 and luke 21:32. in every scripture in the gospels, the term generation is referring to a wicked generation except for matthew 24:34, mark 13:30 and luke 21:32. .
then as an answer to him some of the scribes and pharisees said: teacher, we want to see a sign from you.
in reply he said to them: a wicked and adulterous generation keeps on seeking for a sign, but no sign will be given it except the sign of jonah the prophet.
You say deist and I say theist. Deist, theist, atheist!
Let's call the whole thing off.
i see quite a bit of inquiry about the generation in matthew 24:34, mark 13:30 and luke 21:32. in every scripture in the gospels, the term generation is referring to a wicked generation except for matthew 24:34, mark 13:30 and luke 21:32. .
then as an answer to him some of the scribes and pharisees said: teacher, we want to see a sign from you.
in reply he said to them: a wicked and adulterous generation keeps on seeking for a sign, but no sign will be given it except the sign of jonah the prophet.
The explanation for the generation in Matthew 24:34 is a pointless waste of time.
However Alice has managed infuse life into this otherwise boring topic with her worldly avatar and engaging banter.
I hope she stays and keeps us on our toes.
she was chasing my car up the road.
i didn't notice her.
she is gone.. bts.
BTS that must be so hard to come to terms with.
It's not your fault, just an unfortunate accident. Keep your chin up.
i've noticed on so many threads people misrepresenting what and atheist is.
so hopefully anyone who is so inclined can view this clip to get it a bit of clarity on the definition, so others don't have to constantly repeat themselves and correct uneducated assertions on what atheism is.. enjoy.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bt1wdnrkllq.
Just wading into the battle at the ninth hour to confuse things even more.
I am assumed to be an atheist because I do not believe in the personal gods that major religions present to the world. I have questioned what I see as major contradictions among Christians and biblical interpretation.
That does not mean that I have exclude the possibility that there is an intelligence that pervades the universe; or that I do not commune with nature. I don't mean the word driven type of intelligence that humans use. Rather a connectedness throughout the universe making it aware of its own development and existence. This is not a new idea and was in vogue long before today's major religions were invented.
I am just a tiny carbon unit on the surface of one of billions of planets. I am in awe of galaxies that are hundreds of millions of light years away. What do I really know? I have no fixed view. No belief that I identify with. I hide behind my gladiator avatar but remain open-minded.
Despite all the vitriol towards Alice she does seem to command the attention of both admirers and sceptics.
Perhaps she represents the dark side that we all possses but so many deny.
"Night-time sharpens, heightens each sensation ...
Darkness stirs and wakes imagination ...
Silently the senses abandon their defenses ...
Slowly, gently, night unfurls its splendour ...
Grasp it, sense it, tremulous and tender ...
Turn your face away from the garish light of day,
turn your thoughts away from cold, unfeeling light
and listen to the music of the night ...
Close your eyes and surrender to your darkest dreams!
Purge your thoughts of the life you knew before!
Close your eyes, let your spirit start to soar!
And you'll live as you've never lived before ..."
The Phantom of the Opera
and may you all have peace!.
i would like to understand, please, if someone cal help me:.
if, when you come out of "her," the most glaring and obvious of things that with you is anger, hatred, intolerance, irritability, deceit, loose conduct (and i mean the really loose, not just the typical) and things like these... such that when you communicate with others, including but not necessarily those still in "her"... these things a manifest... are you proving "her" right... that life is "better" on the inside, at least as far as "they" can "see" it?.
AGuest People ridicule me for my believe in my God. So be it.
“Basically, I'm for anything that gets you through the night - be it prayer, tranquilizers or a bottle of Jack Daniels.” Frank Sinatra.
In other words, whatever works for you.
Peace. A slave of life.
i'm trying to impress upon my sister the damage this cult has inflicted on our lives.
it really affected the decisions i made.
i'm a nurse but i never really wanted to be one.
Caesar!
the internet is full of confliction on the subject.
anyone have firsthand knowledge?.
BANG!
