Laika

Joined

• started 51 topics
• posted 1,572 times   see topics posted on
• send a message

Posts by Laika

• 
  76

  Breaking news: Islamic Terrorist Attack in Stockholm Sweden involving stolen truck, 3 gunmen on the loose!

  by kpop in

  1. social
  2. current

  time to break out the facebook filters, #hastags, candles, vigils and sing "we are the world!

  " one day, one day, with enough #hashtags and scented candles we'll stop those annoying terrorists!.

  https://twitter.com/newsthissecond/status/850334044042792960.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Laika

  you should be bloody ashamed of yourself for posting that comment.

  And yet... I'm not.

  It's a fair description for the influence right wing media has had on many posters on this site.
• 
  33

  Has Anyone Ever Just Gotten Mad and "Popped" an Elder?

  by Cold Steel in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  it has to have happened.

  people get stressed out, an elder or overseer takes just two steps over the line and gets a fat lip for his trouble.. does that ever happen?

  or maybe someone "counsels" a brother at the wrong time and tempers flare at the old kingdom hall?.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Laika

  I heard of an elder popping someone for questioning his authority. I've seen some elders get very angry and get close to that. I reckon this is more common, a lot of elders have serious entitlement issues.
• 
  42

  Dear Syrian Refugees

  by Simon in

  1. social
  2. current

  welcome to canada from one immigrant to another !.

  calgary is welcoming it's first refugees from syria and iraq so tomorrow i'm going to take all the winter clothing that we have and donate it to a women / children's charity.

  it's not much (well, actually, it's a huge pile ... everything from when we first moved over!

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Laika

  I agree Simon, a big "fuck you" to people who don't want to help refugees! Nice thread
• 
  76

  Breaking news: Islamic Terrorist Attack in Stockholm Sweden involving stolen truck, 3 gunmen on the loose!

  by kpop in

  1. social
  2. current

  time to break out the facebook filters, #hastags, candles, vigils and sing "we are the world!

  " one day, one day, with enough #hashtags and scented candles we'll stop those annoying terrorists!.

  https://twitter.com/newsthissecond/status/850334044042792960.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Laika

  Hi Landy

  This place has become quite radicalised hasn't it? It's ironic when you think about it...
• 
  236

  What did President Trump say about Sweden?

  by kpop in

  1. social
  2. current

  this you will never see on the mainstream media.

  before you comment watch the whole video.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqaigeqxqgi.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Laika

  I remember someone suggesting that you should have dinner with Muslims at least 3 times before you make any pronouncements about them. Seems wise.
• 
  236

  What did President Trump say about Sweden?

  by kpop in

  1. social
  2. current

  this you will never see on the mainstream media.

  before you comment watch the whole video.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqaigeqxqgi.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Laika

  We are the American Indians of our day and, just like them, we are exploring all the ways we can to survive.

  Oh my God this place has gone truly insane
• 
  45

  Are there any doctrines which all Christian religions follow.

  by jwfacts in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i cannot think of a single doctrine that is so clearly laid out in the bible that every christian sect teaches the same point.

  are there any doctrine where there is total consensus amongst all christian religions, including jehovah's witnesses?.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Laika

  If God is gender-less, then it should be that both male and female could be assigned, particularly as creator female, would be more appropriate.

  Well its not without its proof texts I.e. Deut. 32:18 “You forget the rock who begot you, unmindful of the God who gave birth to you”

  Anyway, to get back to the OP, there are big doctrinal differences between mainstream Christian groups but many similarities, it's when we include the spin off Christian groups like the JWs that this exercise becomes difficult, but this is largely because many Christian cults intentionally reject mainstream Christian doctrine in order to separate themselves. It shouldn't be a surprise to find few similarities between groups that are trying to avoid similarities.
• 
  26

  Every Country and Land... Except Oman

  by ILoveTTATT2 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so the other day someone asked me what use was it to make the list of countries in which there have been reports.... well... to know that, as far as i can tell, there has never been preaching done in oman.. it has never appeared in any report, and the reports go back to 1926!.

  all other countries and lands have appeared, but not oman.. so there... first useful fact about the watchtower that we can get from 90 years of data..

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Laika

  I pine for the days when Jersey and Guernsey were separate lands.

  Do they list Cyprus as one land? I think they do.

  Only one Cyprus listed but the population is equal only to the Greek side so I guess North Cyprus is part of Turkey statistics? I'm not sure even the Watchtower knows their system!
• 
  40

  Uk members ?

  by midnight in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi anyone from the uk ?

  .

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Laika

  South West London, soon to be south east London probably.
• 
  45

  Are there any doctrines which all Christian religions follow.

  by jwfacts in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i cannot think of a single doctrine that is so clearly laid out in the bible that every christian sect teaches the same point.

  are there any doctrine where there is total consensus amongst all christian religions, including jehovah's witnesses?.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Laika

  JWs don't believe God is male:

  http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102008370

  "Just as assigning human features to God is not to be understood literally, use of the masculine gender to describe God should not be taken literally. Gender distinction is unique to physical creatures and is a linguistic device that reflects the limitations of human language to capture fully the essence of Almighty God, Jehovah.

  The Bible’s use of the designation “Father” helps us to understand that our Creator can be compared to a loving, protective, and caring human father. (Matthew 6:9) This does not mean that we are to view God, or even other spirit creatures in heaven, as being male or female. Gender, in the sense of sex, is not a characteristic of their nature."

  Actually it is not at all uncommon to claim God is genderless and referred to as male for cultural purposes or whatever. I am not sure how this would cause the whole f**king mess to crash down?

  That idea of vicarious punishment is at the heart of the Pauline version of the work of Jesus. I think that is the closest thing to an idea that is common to all christian denominations.

  In fact, this is rejected by the orthodox Church, which represents a pretty significant number of Christians!