THE GLADIATOR

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  wear a cross for protection

  by Honeybucket in

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  the holy cross will protect you from vampires and jehovahs witnesses.

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  Yeah but don't forget to attach a blade to it!
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  Is it ethical to confess extramarital sex to your spouse

  by Most Noble in

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  durex's global sex survey has found that 44% of adults worldwide have had one-night extramarital sex and 22% have had an affair.according to a 2004 united states survey, 16% of married partners have had extramarital sex, nearly twice as many men as women, while an additional 30% have fantasized about extramarital sex.

  there were also studies that have shown rates of extramarital sex as low as 2.5%.as many authors conclude, these kinds of estimates are probably understated because extramarital sex is commonly disapproved.. .

  what do you think is it ethical to confess an extramarital affair?.

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  It's ethical - if you believe in suicide.
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  Have You Changed Since Getting On To This Site?

  by minimus in

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  are you the same poster/person now?

  i have seen many posters mature here.

  some still act like jws but others have shown recovery and progress from the witness mentality..

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  moshe It's no good just waiting, you need to set a baited trap.

  Ten years ago I didn’t know whether to become a Buddhist, Atheist, Tibetan monk, Agnostic, Christian or Epicurean.

  I’m still no further forward except that my Epicurean leanings are increasing despite the efforts of Christians to save me.
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  Stronger Christian presence on JWN?

  by Christ Alone in

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  i've only been a member here for a short time, but it seems like there are more christians on the board lately.

  for the first few months that i was on jwn, it appeared that there were very few that argued in favor of a creator and belief in the bible in particular.

  there seems to be several more that have recently joined...or at least posted more regularly regarding belief.

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  rickisteel the gladiator " indecision clouds my vision "

  Sometimes it's better to be indecisive than grab hold of a belief in something just so we can say we have made our mind up. Then we are able to stop thinking, enquiring, wondering, growing; all activities that make being human so great.

  I am prepared to remain indecisive for the rest of my life. In fact, ignorance is bliss.
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  I Still Can't Celebrate Xmas. Can You? Christians vs Atheists

  by Malsonilla in

  1. watchtower
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  while in the organization we learned one bit of truth regarding christmas; that it was originally a pagan observance, the summer solstice, adopted by christians much later in church history, and has nothing to do with jesus christ whatsoever.

  no biggy for most true believers who left the organization who have slipped into (or fell back into) the grind of commercialized christmas with all the trappings and traditions of ritual binge spending that takes them even farther away from jesus than christmas' pagan roots ever could.

  these true believers might say something like, "i know xmas has its roots in paganism, but we celebrate anyway because of x y z", perhaps echoing or paroting the frustrating responses we use to hear from "worldly" goats/folks when we would explain to them how christmas is not a christian observance whatsoever.

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  Jehovah's Witnesses assert that Christmas is based on the pagan Roman festival of Saturnalia. This makes it ideal for non- Christians to celebrate. As most Christian symbols and festival have been absorbed from pagans and become acceptable mainstream Christian tradition, Christmas is also ideal for Christians. This is a time of the year when we can all be merry and ‘gay’ and enjoy socialising, relaxing and celebrating the achievement of surviving another year while we plan the next one. My Christmas has already started, hope you get started soon.

  
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  Stronger Christian presence on JWN?

  by Christ Alone in

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  i've only been a member here for a short time, but it seems like there are more christians on the board lately.

  for the first few months that i was on jwn, it appeared that there were very few that argued in favor of a creator and belief in the bible in particular.

  there seems to be several more that have recently joined...or at least posted more regularly regarding belief.

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  rickisteel "I used to think i was agnostic , then theist but never atheist i would need more faith than a believer."

  I used to be certain that I was indecisive but now I'm not so sure!
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  Let me get this straight about the FDS latest thinking

  by wha happened? in

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  so the fds does not include the apostles.

  what part of the gospels aren't food at the proper time?

  or am i just mixed up on who the fds are..

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  That which is crooked cannot be made straight.
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  Stronger Christian presence on JWN?

  by Christ Alone in

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  i've only been a member here for a short time, but it seems like there are more christians on the board lately.

  for the first few months that i was on jwn, it appeared that there were very few that argued in favor of a creator and belief in the bible in particular.

  there seems to be several more that have recently joined...or at least posted more regularly regarding belief.

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  Christ Alone Having both Christians and Atheists on the board works well. Without an equal balance of opposing opinions and challenges to our views people run the risk of becoming members of a self congratulation club.

  To the death! Though for Christians death is the beginning not the end, which is an incredible feat by any standard and very confusing.
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  If all of our sins are forgiven, what is GOD going to judge us for when we die?

  by jam in

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  just curious..

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  THE GLADIATOR

  This is all very confusing to a gladiator. I understood that according to the bible the penalty for sin is death. So once someone has died they have paid for their sin. Presumable all that God creates is perfect, so I fail to see how God could then give that person life, only to judge them and kill them. Whether all this resurrecting and slaughtering happens on earth or in an invisible world seems to vary from Christian to Christian.

  Nos morituri te salutamu

  W e who are about to die salute you
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  Does God's foreknowledge take away from free will?

  by Christ Alone in

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  just by knowing what will happen, that doesn't mean that we can prevent or cause something to happen.

  my knowing that does not prevent them the free will of making the choice.. it's the same with god.

  if god is not restricted to existence in the present, then the future is known by god because god indwells the future as well as the present and the past.

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  THE GLADIATOR

  "What we are discussing here is really a human doctrine, ( 2 actually - Omniscience and predestination) and man's attempt to know God and put Him 'down here" with Us."

  Yes I get that. The reason I no longer get into hypothetical debates is that I do not believe there is an answer to most questions. We can only speculate from our limited human standpoint. We are like ants trying to understand or comprehend an invisible elephant.