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Anarchism and Christianity
by Narkissos in.
nietzsche wrote anarchists and christians were of the same kind, because of their rejection of reality (as he saw it).
he hated both and was at the same time fascinated by both.. french author andre malraux wrote that jesus was the only successful anarchist.. french essayist jacques ellul, who was a protestant and is still very influential in the "alternative movement", wrote an essay entitled "anarchy and christianity", where he tried to show the convergence and difference between the two ideologies.. what do you think?
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Maybe the Beatles were right......
by Sentinel ini just came upon a very interesting article, appearing in the atlantic monthly, may 2003, titled let it be, by jonathan rauch, correspondent.
the first introductory statement reads: the greatest development in modern religion is not a religion at allits an attitude best described as apatheism.
this immediately caught my attention.
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How important is the Devil to God?
by Narkissos ina few days ago, on the thread about ?a new view of the trinity?, rubadub voiced his disappointment as to the lack of any really new view, such as a fourth member who could turn it into a quadrinity or replace any of the members of the trinity in case of emergency.
at the moment i just laughed, but later on i thought the devil could be a very good candidate.
just think: under the influence of persian dualism, shortly after yhwh, the god of ancient israel, became god in the absolute sense (say in the 6th century bc, with second isaiah), satan (from a common hebrew noun meaning ?opposer?
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What is heaven like?
by greatteacher inwhen i was a jehovah's witness i believed only 144,000 people were going to heaven, so i am curious about what others feel about heaven.
this question is for those who believe in heaven.
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Your Ideas On The Bible?
by shamus inso, what do you think about the bible?
is it really ispired of god?.
i am strongly believing that the bible is nothing more than folk-tales, half-truths, and suggestions by man.
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The Happiest place on earth...Kingdom Hall
by integ ini was invited to attend the latest visit from the circuit overseer last week.
what timely admonishment.
he brought out how we should not tire out in the race for life.
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Gosh! These Dubs Are SO Charitable!
by Englishman inanyone can look up any uk congregation of jw's on the charity commissions own website.
this is a random shot featuring one of the wolverhampton congregations:
extract from the central register of charities maintained by the charity commission for england and wales
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Losing the Truth in Bible Translations?
by ApagaLaLuz inhere's something i wanted to throw out for debate.
there is a line in a smashing pumpkins song that says "something always gets lost in the translation.
" how true of a translation of the bible do you think you can find?
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"Questions From Readers" or "Questions From Writers"?
by logansrun inis it just me, or does the "questions from readers" segment in the watchtower these days sound phoney?
i know years ago they had the initials of the questioner along with their country of residence underneath their questions which seemed more, oh i don't know, realistic.
(the things people used to ask about!
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Your best Christmas stories, miracles, experiences!!
by Country Girl inever read a christmas story that just touched your heart?
here is one i found courtesy of ft. worth star-telegram:christmas eve, a year ago.
the wal-mart in cleburne, texas was jammed, hectic.