Posts by poppers

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i wish more churches would preach truth like this

by unstopableravens in

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cncehcvrvgq.

poppers

champ Adam n Eve were not created with original sin they were created perfect they sinned after

They sinned afterward because they were set up to sin, to sin without understanding the consequences. What's the point in being given free will and then being punished for exercizing it and then condemning everyone who comes after them for a sin they weren't responsible for? And then, all those people who never heard of Jesus and how to be "saved" are, nevertheless, also condemned to suffer eternal damnation. "Original sin," does this really sound like it comes from an all loving God or does it sound like an idea that came from the human mind?

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Boring Blockbusters

by compound complex in

jw
friends

greetings, movie buffs:.

i grew up with scary movies of the 1950s -- "the beast from 20,000 fathoms," "forbidden planet," "the thing" (howard hawkes).

in "the thing," the audience gasped when the men surrounding the ice-encased object proved to be circular: a flying saucer!

poppers

In "The Thing," the audience gasped when the men surrounding the ice-encased object proved to be circular: a flying saucer!

Got a laugh out of your sentence, CC.

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The Pastor of my Old Church Tried to Re-Convert Me Yesterday

by cofty in

yesterday evening my wife and i were invited to friends house for new year's eve.

we met them when i was a christian and we have kept in touch.

they had a few other friends there as well, including the new church pastor and his wife.

poppers

Very impressive, cofty.

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New Study Exposes Acupuncture As Pseudoscience

by alecholmesthedetective in

besides it being pseudoscience, what interests me about this is that even though it's something to do with the "qi" energy flowing in our bodies, that wasn't a problem for some members of my family or a special pioneer i knew.. new study exposes acupuncture as pseudoscience.

poppers

I highly recommend Jon-Kabat-Zinn and mindfulness based meditation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_If4a-gHg_I

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i wish more churches would preach truth like this

by unstopableravens in

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cncehcvrvgq.

poppers

I guess the reason for posting it is in the title's thread, Comatose. I watched the whole thing, but don't buy into any of it. For me it is so manipulative - just another emotional blackmailing attempt to guilt people into becomeing true/real Christians.

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Possessed during wedding ceremony?

by EndofMysteries in

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2q0coq8_ek .

what church is that?

lol .

poppers

Good demonstration of mass hysteria in that second video, and if some other religious/spiritual group was displaying the same behaviour they'd be accused of demonic possession by those same Christians.

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Christmas is WRONG!

by thesaint in

jw
friends

you all should be ashamed of your egotistical selves.

how can you leave god's organization to celebrate the work of satan the devil?

it just goes to show you how jehovah's christian witnesses are correct about how persons will leave the truth for their own selfish desires.. first off, christmas is a pagan holiday and it proves no spirit with the almighty jehovah and his son, the christ.

poppers

thesaint's phraseology, not to mention his screen name, betrays him - not a real JW. The "holy Governing Body"? The "holy WatchTower publications"? Jehovah's "holy church"? Come on man! Nice try though. Even over-the-top rants brings out the looniness of the JWs so that real JW lurkers can see themselves, so thanks for that. And if by some small chance you are for real then this proves the JWs ARE religious extremists. And you've done such a good job of illustrating this I would nominate you as its poster boy.

Someone is having some fun by spreading some demented Christmas cheer to those who relish bashing (and rightfully so) the WT and its minions. Your Christmas gift to this forum is much appreciated. Happy New Year, and a belated Merry Christmas from me.

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You put your right foot in...you put your left foot out...

by hokeypokey in

enjoying the commentary on this board and up at night doing some research.

coming to grips with my new reality.

- hokey pokey.

poppers

With all the sadness and trauma going on in the world at the moment, it's worth reflecting on the death of A VERY IMPORTANT PERSON WHICH ALMOST WENT UNNOTICED last week. Larry La Prise, the man who wrote "the Hokey Pokey", died peacefully at age 93. The most traumatic part for his family was getting him into the coffin. They put his left leg in. AND THEN THE TROUBLE STARTED.

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Sorry, I couldn't resist.

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My sister died

by poppers in

just got word that my sister died.

she had surgery for heart valve replacement about 5 weeks ago, and when they opened her up for it they found cancer.

we had an extra special relationship since i was her "birthday present" when she turned 10 in 1951. this is my second sibling to die of cancer in 14 months..

poppers

Thank you everyone for your kind expressions of sympathy. I have found the loss of my siblings tougher to get over than losing my parents. Sue was an ideal sister, who always let me know she loved me and gave me unconditional support. Growing up she always made me feel appreciated and safe, and never failed to treat her "birthday present" with kindness.

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My sister died

by poppers in

just got word that my sister died.

she had surgery for heart valve replacement about 5 weeks ago, and when they opened her up for it they found cancer.

we had an extra special relationship since i was her "birthday present" when she turned 10 in 1951. this is my second sibling to die of cancer in 14 months..

poppers

Just got word that my sister died. She had surgery for heart valve replacement about 5 weeks ago, and when they opened her up for it they found cancer. We had an extra special relationship since I was her "birthday present" when she turned 10 in 1951. This is my second sibling to die of cancer in 14 months.