Posts by Viviane

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This is a Generic Cult Questionnaire

by piledriver in

think about each question befour you answer as honestly as possible remember this is your life and you want to know only the truth .for your own protection as well as your familys.

then count the number of yes answers.

if you have answerd 6 of the questions there is a good chance you are in a cult .which can seriously damage your family's life and health .

This is a Generic Cult Questionnaire

by piledriver in

think about each question befour you answer as honestly as possible remember this is your life and you want to know only the truth .for your own protection as well as your familys.

then count the number of yes answers.

if you have answerd 6 of the questions there is a good chance you are in a cult .which can seriously damage your family's life and health .

Viviane

We can reduce that to one question...

1) Are you a member of any religion?

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Interesting Factoid - Religious Decline

by WireRider in

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on the news today - pew research center study on religion.

(sampling size about 40,000. us samples.

margin of error +/- 0.6 %)americans who say that are "absolutely certain" that god exists2007 = 71% 2014 = 63%americans who say they are "religiously affiliated"2007 = 83% 2014 = 77%americans who consider religion is "very important"2007 = 56% 2014 = 53%i just thought it was interesting to see.

Viviane

There are at least teen churches within a mile of my house. In the county I live in there is a church for every 107 people.

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On respect for the belief of others. Sorry for the long post

by StarTrekAngel in

i am inclined to start this thread in response to some comments made in other threads.

i have been coming around these forum for quite some time now so whatever you find in here is not just related to something someone may have said this week.

it can go months back as well.. i have seen many who claim to respect the belief of others but when it comes down to applying it into practice, things take a whole different tune.

Viviane

To answer your question, I've had many discussions with Muslims and had no problem at all - please tell me more about these discussions. Did you tell the Muslims that you didn't believe in Allah? That if Allah existed, you would regard him as violent, cruel, homophobic, misogynistic, tyrannical?
Did you tell them that you viewed the Qur'an as the word of men, not God? Did you tell them your views on Muhammad? On Sharia law?

Yes. why?

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On respect for the belief of others. Sorry for the long post

by StarTrekAngel in

i am inclined to start this thread in response to some comments made in other threads.

i have been coming around these forum for quite some time now so whatever you find in here is not just related to something someone may have said this week.

it can go months back as well.. i have seen many who claim to respect the belief of others but when it comes down to applying it into practice, things take a whole different tune.

Viviane

Blame wine for this post.

Why would someone blame wine for you not knowing the situation or taking the time to understand the difference betweeen the two?

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On respect for the belief of others. Sorry for the long post

by StarTrekAngel in

i am inclined to start this thread in response to some comments made in other threads.

i have been coming around these forum for quite some time now so whatever you find in here is not just related to something someone may have said this week.

it can go months back as well.. i have seen many who claim to respect the belief of others but when it comes down to applying it into practice, things take a whole different tune.

Viviane

No worries, LUHE. It's all good :)

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Was that the annual meeting or did I view thte QVC channel instead?

by Socrateswannabe in

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i have just started watching the 2015 annual meeting on jw broadcasting and if the first hour of the program is any indicator, i may not be able to finish it.

the rollout of the new midweek meeting by the two gb helpers was just too much.

replete with headphone mics and witty repartee, these guys were very apple-esque, or at least that was what they intended, i think.

Viviane

There is a new midweek meeting coming?

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On respect for the belief of others. Sorry for the long post

by StarTrekAngel in

i am inclined to start this thread in response to some comments made in other threads.

i have been coming around these forum for quite some time now so whatever you find in here is not just related to something someone may have said this week.

it can go months back as well.. i have seen many who claim to respect the belief of others but when it comes down to applying it into practice, things take a whole different tune.

Viviane

False. You don't get to change the meaning of words to fit your beliefs.

We have a winner! We see this behavior unfortuantely quite a bit. It's dishonest to say the least.

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On respect for the belief of others. Sorry for the long post

by StarTrekAngel in

i am inclined to start this thread in response to some comments made in other threads.

i have been coming around these forum for quite some time now so whatever you find in here is not just related to something someone may have said this week.

it can go months back as well.. i have seen many who claim to respect the belief of others but when it comes down to applying it into practice, things take a whole different tune.

Viviane

Viv's no doubt intelligent enough to guess from the context of my post and the way the thread is developing.

Don't blame your outburst on me.

You had a minor tantrum. There's a home truth for your. Here's another "home" question. Would you rather go through life hoping people guess what you mean and have a tantrum when they don't or be an adult and clearly state what you mean?

To answer your question, I've had many discussions with Muslims and had no problem at all. Perry's posts here have nothing to do with that

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On respect for the belief of others. Sorry for the long post

by StarTrekAngel in

i am inclined to start this thread in response to some comments made in other threads.

i have been coming around these forum for quite some time now so whatever you find in here is not just related to something someone may have said this week.

it can go months back as well.. i have seen many who claim to respect the belief of others but when it comes down to applying it into practice, things take a whole different tune.

Viviane

I've no idea what a home truth is, your tantrum and wrong assertions not withstanding.

On a side note, you've now spent more time complaining about me and pretending I know what it is than it would have taken you to write two sentences and explain it.