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  the mormons are advertising on here

  by bigmac in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i appreciate it probably wont be on everyones screen,---but i had to laugh when an advert for recruits to the mormons appeared at the top..

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  It's a pretty good bet that no one is safer from Mormon recruitment than posters on this site.
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  Enemies Of Reason -Richard Dawkins

  by frankiespeakin in

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  2. beliefs

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcs751gcp10.

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52j5stxkbkq.

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  seraphim: " Atheism is just like a religion... "

  Please explain my religion to me. I didn't know I had one.
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  Enemies Of Reason -Richard Dawkins

  by frankiespeakin in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcs751gcp10.

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52j5stxkbkq.

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  I don't think God hides from anyone, but the entire idea about being here is to learn to live through faith.

  Based on what?

  Science has always been more blind than insightful. It only believes what it can see or detect.

  Yet here you are communicating with others through science and technology. Do believe your doctors are more blind than insightful? Do you pray instead of depending on medical science when you and your loved ones get sick?

  I understood it was a decisive victory...for the ancient scripture professor. The geologists showed up with their textbooks and the professor showed up with a Dutch science journal he'd been reading. There, in a peer-reviewed article, was the evidence.

  What article? what evidence? what debate? Details, please. A general summary is not very convincing.

  The geologists showed up with their textbooks and the professor showed up with a Dutch science journal he'd been reading. There, in a peer-reviewed article, was the evidence. Those geology people had to sit there and not only eat crow, but listen to the kindly professor's [ancient scriptures expert] admonition to appeal to their latest journals, not their dusty textbooks.

  What university is this? Wattsamatta U? Again, details would be nice.

  The truth is that if God emblazoned incontrovertible evidence across the heavens, many would still reject Him.

  If the evidence were incontrovertible, why would anyone reject it? I wouldn't. Speaking of which, why doesn't God provide such evidence?

  And in the day of judgment their condemnation would be swift and sure. Not that they would burn in an everlasting hell, but there would be eternal consequences to their ability to progress. To prevent that, the Lord has hidden both His existence and right to rule from unbelievers.

  If God is deliberating hiding from humanity, that puts the blame on him if people don't believe in his existence. That's one devious and vicious god you're describing.

  That way, there will be mitigating circumstances for them and rich blessings to those who find the hidden truths of revealed religion (and there's a big difference between revealed religion and organized religion). When our evangelical friends talk about Hell and burning I cringe. At our stage of development we're not capable of bringing down that kind of judgment.

  If God has "revealed" the existence of hellfire to evangelicals, why are they wrong and you right? And who exactly are "we" when you talk about bringing down judgment on unbelievers?

  It would be like killing an infant for having the colic!

  But your god would damn them all the same.

  We need men of science. We need skeptics.

  You just said science is "more blind than insightful." So why do "we" need it? And why do "we" need skeptics? If science is blind and skeptics are to be judged and damned, why are they necessary?
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  What about the OUIJA board? anyone played it?

  by Monsieur in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  the ouija board is suppose to be a straight shot to interacting with 'demons'.. has anyone here played it?

  what happened?

  are the claims true regarding the floating pieces an such?.

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  "The ouija board is suppose to be a straight shot to interacting with 'demons'."

  Oh, it is! The demons will come crawling out of the woodwork ready to possess and haunt you and your home.

  Be sure to offer them some pastry and coffee. It's only polite.

  If poltergeists show up, offer them decaf to settle them down.
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  It's not just the WTS...The world is a business, and it's rigged...

  by chapstick in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the wts will collapse along with the vatican very shortly.

  here's the real danger (scam) to keep an eye on.. .

  matt taibl article from april rolling stone...take heed.

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  " Come, now you rich men, weep, howling over your miseries that are coming upon you...... "

  Sour grapes.
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  What are your favorite hypocritical sayings of the WT??

  by iamwhoiam in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  "religion is a snare and a racket".

  ...ironically, today the wt is a bonafied religion..

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  "We disfellowship you, throw you into the gutter if necessary, and shun you because we LOVE you."
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  How to Recognize Counterfeit Christian Religions

  by smartwater in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  by their fruits you will know them.

  a good tree (religion) does not bear bad fruit, neither can a rotten tree bear good fruits.

  true faith is followed by good fruits/works.. dead faith is followed by bad works or no works at all.. 30 bad fruits/works of counterfeit christian religions.

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  villagegirl: " parakeet - hahahaahaha sqauble sqauble sqauble

  geez I spends 8 years getin' two damn degrees and

  get no respect around this place, and I am poor to boot

  love the internet for tidy answers though "

  I spent 6 years getting two degrees in English literature. I didn't need to reference the Internet for information about Beowulf. If you're not getting respect, it's because you aren't earning it.

  You're just a regular ray of sunshine, aren't you?

  BTW, squabble is spelled with two b's.
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  It's not just the WTS...The world is a business, and it's rigged...

  by chapstick in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the wts will collapse along with the vatican very shortly.

  here's the real danger (scam) to keep an eye on.. .

  matt taibl article from april rolling stone...take heed.

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  The first laws of economic theory are (1) there are limited resources in this world, and (2) human beings have unlimited wants.

  Everything that happens in this world makes sense (however shocking and twisted) if you keep these laws in mind.
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  Where do you consider the best place to live in the world

  by His Excellency in

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  2. friends

  for those of you who have travelled the world over, which country or city will you consider the place to live in the world.

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  Istanbul, Bavaria, the windward and leeward Caribbean islands, or Costa Rica.
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  How to Recognize Counterfeit Christian Religions

  by smartwater in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  by their fruits you will know them.

  a good tree (religion) does not bear bad fruit, neither can a rotten tree bear good fruits.

  true faith is followed by good fruits/works.. dead faith is followed by bad works or no works at all.. 30 bad fruits/works of counterfeit christian religions.

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  jgnat: " Boewulf came much later; somewhere between the 8th and 11th centuries Anno Domini. "

  Not strictly true. The epic was first written down between the 8th and 11th centuries by a Christian monk. Before that it had been an oral tradition passed down for many generations before the advent of Christianity. Its peculiar double-meter rhythm in each line was an aid to memorize the story. It may even predate the time Jesus was supposed to have lived. Seamus Heaney's modern translation is considered to be one of the best.

  Now, back to your regularly scheduled squabbling.