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Posts by DJS
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37I will only believe in demons if...
by deegee injws are known to have an obsession and preoccupation with demons.. this obsession and preoccupation is not without merit given that jesus, his disciples/apostles, and the general public of 1st century ce judea and galilee are reported as believing in the existence of demonic spirits and in the possibility of demon possession of an individual.. exorcism formed a large part of jesus' ministry on earth.
the gospels and the book of acts describe many exorcisms where jesus and his disciples release people from demonic possession.. ___ .
but how do demons get inside a person's brain or body?
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Morality Without Deity
by cofty inone of the most persistent arguments for belief in god centres on the necessity of an ultimate law-giver and epitome of goodness.. a softer version is seen in the genuine concern that a loss of faith will result in a corresponding loss of a moral compass - a more strident argument links the existence of good and evil with proof of the reality of god.
it is often asserted that without god, moral decisions degenerate to nothing more than personal preferences and the victory of "might is right".. i want to succinctly lay out my response as an atheist, and show that a supreme being is not required for objective morality.. it is helpful to distinguish between absolute morality, objective morality and subjective morality.
christian apologists frequently conflate the first two, and secular debaters often fail to point out the difference.. theists who disagree on everything else, are unanimous that god is perfectly good.
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DJS
Cofty,
Nice OP, though I am glad the constant stream of x-tians who used to come on this site and state that atheists were immoral baby killers because without god they couldn't behave has subsided.
We still get them occasionally but when I joined 3 1/2 years ago it was a weekly thing. Numerous studies suggest a strong correlation between intelligence and atheism as well as intelligence and functionality (see Albert above). Apparently smart people figure out how to behave without the need for a god.
That x-tians and religionists can't figure that out slays me. But I suppose it shouldn't; numerous studies show a strong correlation between stupid people and religiosity, with a very strong correlation between evangelicals and dim-wittednees.
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Morality Without Deity
by cofty inone of the most persistent arguments for belief in god centres on the necessity of an ultimate law-giver and epitome of goodness.. a softer version is seen in the genuine concern that a loss of faith will result in a corresponding loss of a moral compass - a more strident argument links the existence of good and evil with proof of the reality of god.
it is often asserted that without god, moral decisions degenerate to nothing more than personal preferences and the victory of "might is right".. i want to succinctly lay out my response as an atheist, and show that a supreme being is not required for objective morality.. it is helpful to distinguish between absolute morality, objective morality and subjective morality.
christian apologists frequently conflate the first two, and secular debaters often fail to point out the difference.. theists who disagree on everything else, are unanimous that god is perfectly good.
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Young People Ask: I’m Attracted to the Same Sex—Does That Mean I’m Gay?
by pale.emperor ineurgh!
more patronizing and uninformed reasoning from the "experts" at bethel.
this time tackling the sensitive subject of those attracted the the same sex.
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DJS
A 2009 study by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unwanted Pregnancy found that 80% of teen evangelicals had sex before marriage, which wasn't much lower the the 88% overall who had sex before marriage.
Apparently WWJD isn't keeping Megan and Jared from getting horizontal. Or Megan and Kristen or Jared and Jacob.
Moralizing that millions maintain their chastity ignores the fact that what consenting adults do is none of anyone's business and the vast majority will do what comes naturally. With or without Daddy's Lil Monster looking over their shoulders.
So if gays exercise self control like everyone else then they are having the times of their lives.
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Jehovah sure loves foreskins!
by rebel8 inan atheist (never jw) friend of mine is an rv for a jw who he is trying to deprogram.
he started this totally on his own and just telling me about it.
it's quite amusing what he comes up with.. point 1: why the s & m stuff with foreskins?
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DJS
Yes. Yes it does.
Young People Ask: I’m Attracted to the Same Sex—Does That Mean I’m Gay?
by pale.emperor 3 days ago
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Russia to liquidate Jehovah's Witnesses' organization
by processor inhttp://starconnectmedia.com/2017/01/19/russia-gets-go-ahead-to-liquidate-jehovahs-witnesses-organisation/.
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DJS
I checked the Star connect Media home page. There are so many problems with this OP and this website, which takes about 30 seconds to figure out, that the poster of this should do a meal culpa. First, the story is a reprint from Jan. 2014 - see the date on the story. Second, they can't even use the correct form of loses (they used losses).
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The great tribulation
by Allenbee inwhere does one find the truth after the watchtower ?.
according to the jw governing body... only jw's are left on earth after armageddon.. so i'm a private bible student and find jesus and all the prophets in total disagreement with this "gov body" who like all religions leaders, are actually the prophesied false christs.. please read math 24 straight... to see how to survive the great tribulation.
only after the great tribulation does the sign of our lord's presence appear.. this is not armageddon yet.. discussion from private bible students is most welcome..
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DJS
Let me get this straight. The GB, ALL the religious leaders in x tianity including all the Popes, Billy Graham and Jack and Rexela - I'm assuming this includes all of them for the past 1900 tears or so , which would be in the tens if not the hundreds of thousands - have all gotten this End Time nonsense wrong.
Is that correct?
But you and you alone have the correct understanding where all of the other End Time wackadoodles failed.
And you came on this site wishing and hoping the ex dubs would lap up your version of the same song. Just a different verse.
And be amazed by your sageness and all knowingness of scripture and what God really has planned for us.
Have I missed something, sweetie? Does that just about cover it?
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Inactive
by ScottyRex ininactive.......hmmm, what an interesting title (notice, not phrase) that's me.
not a title i ascribe myself, one foisted on me.. jwd -yes.
jw memorial, why of course too.. valid posts on here....yes.
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DJS
All apologies for offending the bag of hammers. Worst. most impotent troll ever.
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Inactive
by ScottyRex ininactive.......hmmm, what an interesting title (notice, not phrase) that's me.
not a title i ascribe myself, one foisted on me.. jwd -yes.
jw memorial, why of course too.. valid posts on here....yes.
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DJS
SR,
There are a lot of nice people in the cult. The cult stresses living a life free from drugs, alcohol, smoking, etc. Those are admirable conditions but they are by no means singular in either respect. Lots of religions can say the same thing. Otherwise, I can't think of anything positive about it. Feel free to find any error in the following. You won't be able to other than spin, and if you truly have been on this site for 7 or 10 years and you aren't cognizant of these things then you are dumber than a bag of hammers and are wasting everyone's time. The Dark Lords have:
- Been preaching for over 100 years that they are the only religion on the planet with god's approval, that they and their followers are the only ones who will survive the upcoming Big A and that everyone else on the planet is deserving of a horrific death. You seem to be ok with that.
- Predicted the end on numerous occasions. They have been 100% wrong 100% of the time. 100%. Got that, SR?
- Destroyed hundreds of thousands if not millions of families by their evil shunning teaching and practice. The hurt, harm, deaths, health problems, etc. that have resulted from that evil teaching, if known in their full, would shock and dismay all of us. But apparently not you.
- Caused thousands of deaths to adults and children alike with their ridiculous, ever moving, ever changing anti-blood transfusion policy. Apparently you are ok with that.
- Due to their ridiculous dogmatic, pharisaical approach to interpretation, have caused hundreds of thousands of children to be sexually molested and raped. Apparently you are ok with that.
- Due to their oppressive rules and near rules, have kept individuals from fulfilling their hopes, aspirations and personal goals and ambitions. Millions of lives have been wasted due to these evil men, as smart, capable people have eschewed college for preaching, worked at low paying jobs as they were waiting for redemption and the slaughter of billions, grown old without the ability to adequately take care of themselves as a result and/or raised children in the same manner who have suffered from the near poverty, striving lifestyle. All for nothing. Get that, SR???
- Created so many rules, near rules, mini-me rules, almost rules, semi-rules, and if it walks, talks and acts like a rule it's a fucking rule rules with one intention: to set individual dubs against one another for the purpose of controlling them. And the dubs lap it up; the super pious uber dubs keep the pharisaic laws from the Dark Tower in Brooklyn and further mark those not righteous enough to do so.
That's just a few of my favorite things. That I hate about the Dark Lords.
Find an error in any of this. You won't be able to. But try.
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God wants to remain unidentified
by anointed1 in1) books supposedly written by god contain errors.
2) people supposedly appointed by god make human rights violations.
and god does not prevent those things from happening.
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DJS
What a narcissist. The following is an example of argument by intimidation, as the anointed1 likens truth with those who see god in a flower and conversely suggests that those who do not see god in a flower are not truth. At least I think that's what her holiness is trying to say.
@anointed!: "Thus a true seer is motivated to exhibit this unconditional love and people around him appreciate him as epitome of beauty, fragrance and sweetness!"
We pagans clearly aren't in the true seer category. Apparently we are false non-seers. Just like the Dark Lords used to say: only those truly seeking god will see him. And of course those truly seeking god were ONLY the Dark Lords. But apparently now we can add anointed1 to that group.
Buh bye your holiness; say hello to the Pope, the Dark Lords, or the Dalai Lama for us.
