Kate, I agree with you. I think the main idea is to control through fear. The first five books of the bible show a god that is mean and blood-thirsty and a god of trickery. He has nations killed down to the last baby. He brought a flood and killed absolutely everything then later said that he'd never bring a flood again because the heart of man is bad all the time. Well, being a God, shouldn't you have know that in the first place or does he enjoy killing? And the way women are treated, my goodness, who would want to live in a Paradise forever with a god like that? Oh, yes, Jesus is going to be the king, but at that time wasn't he watching everything??
Jeannette
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What is the main "idea" of the bible?
by KateWild inas jws we were often told what the theme of the bible is, we were taught that it was the promised seed.. i was recently asked the question.... what is the main "idea" of the bible?.
for me the whole purpose of the bible is about control.
it features a god that punishes and rewards.
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What Is The World View Of America?
by minimus ina lot of people felt that the usa's reputation was terrible, especially under president bush.
then obama became president and we heard how the rest of the world felt that finally they had a person that would respect them and their views and work with them!
the new president even ot a nobel peace prize because of the world's perception.. what's your view of america?
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Tictaalik-----what's the matter? Can't you read one BIG long sentence? (just kidding)
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Any seniors looking for association?
by cultBgone inlife is tough when you've spent your best years in the borg...how do you reconnect when kids are grown and you're close to retirement age?.
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Gracie--I'm glad you had such a good day. And cod liver oil malt sounds delicious. Please try the coconut oil as it feeds starving brain cells. And your friend could tell the door-knockers that they are being USED by their religion to make money for it. They can say the literature is free, but they ask for a small donation and if they don't get it from the householder, it will have to be taken out of the contribution box. Their religion didn't get a billion dollars by looking pretty.
Lisa---thank you for the info. How does one p.m?
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Any seniors looking for association?
by cultBgone inlife is tough when you've spent your best years in the borg...how do you reconnect when kids are grown and you're close to retirement age?.
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CultBgone------ sounds to me like you had a nice day, and that you have fairly good health---working at a job, keeping up a house, having association with family member, looking at the stars. I know you miss peers that you can have mature conversation with, stopping in for coffee while out in service. I do too. This is another reason never to join the witnesses because if you decide to leave, all the friendships you developed over 40 years evaporate. I go to all fairs, festivals and yard sales to make life interesting. I'd like for you to e-mail me, but I don't know how to get it to you. I live in rural Tennessee.
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Have Jehovahs Witnesses Changed the Bible to Fit Their Beliefs
by KSFernando inno, we havent.
on the contrary, when we have discovered that our beliefs were not completely in line with the bible, we have changed our beliefs.. is this correct?.
gods name in greek scriptures?
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Have Jehovahs Witnesses Changed the Bible to Fit Their Beliefs
by KSFernando inno, we havent.
on the contrary, when we have discovered that our beliefs were not completely in line with the bible, we have changed our beliefs.. is this correct?.
gods name in greek scriptures?
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Noooooooooo!
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Lies taught by the GB about ....Life, Worldy people & apostates
by williamhconley inthe governing body not only lies to it's members about their true history but also about life itself, worldly people and former members.. here are some of those lies that come to my mind.. .
"jw's are the happiest people on earth" -.
fact: depression, anxiety, fear of punishment, paranoia, is what jw's live with every day.
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Excellent!!
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Why JWs don't celebrate Mother's day
by Laika inin the uk, this sunday is mother's day!
ask a jw why they don't celebrate holidays and they'll tell you it's because of some nefarious pagan connection.
but this is really just a cover.
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This is what I heard but I didn't research it. Hitler instituted the day to honor women and mothers. It was a big celebratory day with each mother awarded a medal of sorts depending on how many children she had. He wanted honorable marriages and strong families.
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Jehovah is evil
by cookiemaster ingoing to the meetings and hearing them say how loving is our god disgusts me.
jehovah is actually a mass murdered.
there's an interesting website called evilbible.com, were all god's murders are listed.
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Jehovah-Yahweh has to be evil. Most of us have separated ourselves from the weekly mind-controlling stuff we got at the meetings. Now that we've settled a little, we can use our heads to see what has happened. If the Bible was written to control mankind then it has succeeded. And don't people imitate their God? The horrific destruction of Hamburg, Germany in the 40's prove that. And Eisenhower's orders to put German soldiers in a fenced-in meadow to die in starvation and thirst AFTER the war was over is as bad as the stories in Bible. They utterly destroyed Dresden and Berlin. People have said that Berlin was more beautiful than Paris. Yes, I know they were at war, but my god, did they have to fire bomb women, children and old people for a week? I, for one, think we need to get rid of this desert God. We were doing just fine until he came on the scene, then we get world war 1, world war 2, and headed for world war 3!
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Any seniors looking for association?
by cultBgone inlife is tough when you've spent your best years in the borg...how do you reconnect when kids are grown and you're close to retirement age?.
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Jeannette
Don't know much about Paleo. Do you like it?