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  Evolution Deniers - An Endangered Species

  by cofty in

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  evolution explains how everything descended from a common ancestor over millions of years.

  creationists only seem to want to talk about what came before that common ancestor.

  just for the sake of discussion let's pretend that the following is true.

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  slimboyfat

  You seem to think that any post that questions an assumption you have made is a "straw man".

  Your opening post says most Christians have "adapted" their theology in view of evolution.

  In fact, as I pointed out, non-literal readings of Genesis by Christians greatly pre-dated Darwin. Therefore it's not terribly accurate to describe them as restrospective "adaptations". This is explained in the link I gave.

  This is obviously highly relevant. And it's not clear whether you are unaware that non-literal readings of Genesis predate Darwin, or how you reconcile this with your "adaptation" claim, since you don't bother to say.

  Instead your modus operandi is to never address the point made but accuse instead.
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  Evolution Deniers - An Endangered Species

  by cofty in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  evolution explains how everything descended from a common ancestor over millions of years.

  creationists only seem to want to talk about what came before that common ancestor.

  just for the sake of discussion let's pretend that the following is true.

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  slimboyfat

  Evolution is not an issue for most Christians. They have accepted the overwhelming evidence and adapted their theology. Evolution does not require atheism.

  
  

  Better than that, Saint Augustine in the fifth century, argued that life developed under God's guidance on the basis of his reading of Genesis. He also argued that the universe was created from nothing and that time didn't exist prior to creation.

  The idea that all Christians believed in creationism before Darwin came along and proved them wrong is, to use your favourite description, "wilful ignorance" of the facts.

  You could argue it took science nearly 1500 years to catch up with Augustine's theological reading of scripture.

  A good article on the subject:

  http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2009/may/22.39.html
  
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  Anthony Morris - The Higher Education Broadcast

  by pale.emperor in

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  2. beliefs

  last night i had jw broadcasting on in the background while i was working, i like to keep up to date with their crap.

  which is strange because when i actually was a jw i hated reading or watching their material.. anyway, on the streaming section, anthony morris comes on screen telling me that higher education is bad and "the better the university, the greater the danger".

  i never would have believed it if i hadn't seen him say it myself.

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  slimboyfat

  They may not need lawyers in the new system, but apparently they need them quite urgently right now. Plus when Morris gets sick I doubt he'll turn a doctor away.
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  Russian Earthquake Forces Putin to Reconsider – Won’t Ban Jehovah’s Witnesses

  by ILoveTTATT2 in

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  ap – april 1st, 2017. russian earthquake forces putin to reconsider – won’t ban jehovah’s witnesses.

  in a stunning reversal of events, vladimir putin had an emergency meeting with all un members and made a proposition unbanning jehovah’s witnesses worldwide.. after the devastating 6.9 earthquake in eastern russia, and after receiving nearly one metric ton of letters from jehovah’s witnesses worldwide, putin changed his mind and decided not only to not ban jehovah’s witnesses in russia, but proposed to the un to remove all restrictions from jehovah’s witnesses worldwide.. surprisingly, jehovah’s witnesses were not pleased.. david a. ssholian, the spokesman for jehovah’s witnesses, said that “this reversal is a disaster for jehovah’s witnesses worldwide.

  we just can’t be unbanned everywhere, that would be a severe blow for our faith.”

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  slimboyfat

  Fake news
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  JW apologetics websites.

  by Steel in

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  2. bible

  lately i have been studying some basic christology and jesus in the old testament and why first christians believed jesus was god in the flesh.

  really interesting stuff.

  i am not really sure if i fully understand it but i do now realize why pastors go to university and bible school for a number of years and also how their beliefs are not just based on a few verses that can be edited in the nwt.

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  slimboyfat

  I googled. Still not sure exactly what sites you mean.

  http://www.onegodonelord.com/jesus-and-his-god/

  http://jesus-rlbible.com/

  https://sonofyah.wordpress.com/

  JW Christology is the JW view of Jesus, including ideas such as: Jesus is an angel; he was created by God and has a beginning; he is not equal to God in power or eternity; he was elevated to his position by God; he worships God as other creatures do; when Jesus became human he did not have a dual nature; now Jesus is an angel again in heaven; he did not retain a human nature after his resurrection; he was resurrected with a spiritual body not a fleshly body, and so on. All of these ideas can be well defended from various Bible texts.
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  JW apologetics websites.

  by Steel in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  lately i have been studying some basic christology and jesus in the old testament and why first christians believed jesus was god in the flesh.

  really interesting stuff.

  i am not really sure if i fully understand it but i do now realize why pastors go to university and bible school for a number of years and also how their beliefs are not just based on a few verses that can be edited in the nwt.

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  slimboyfat

  Which websites?

  Personally I think a good case can be made for JW Christology.
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  Number of Muslims protesting London terrorist attack = ZERO. Number of Muslims protesting forced Mosque closure in France = HUNDREDS

  by kpop in

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  so it is now two days after another islamic terrorist attack.

  how many muslims are in the streets protesting and condemning this evil?

  how many are marching in all the big cities condemning this in mass protests?.

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  slimboyfat

  Don't throw your pearls before swine.
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  Did you have a favorite pub . . .

  by compound complex in

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  publication, that is?.

  i just found all scripture is inspired of god and beneficial in storage.

  i enjoyed studying it, as well as make sure of all things, hold fast to what is fine.. our thinking has changed, of course, but, back then, did you have a wt publication you especially liked?.

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  slimboyfat

  Before I got baptised (in 1997) I read a lot of the older publications. I liked Jehovah's Wintesses In The Divine Purpose and the yellow What Has Religion Done For Mankind? Because they both had a lot of history and I like history.
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  NEW PUBLICATION!..... 'References for Life and Ministry Meeting Workbook'

  by darkspilver in

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  2. friends

  haha!

  yes folks!

  it's an eight page printout from the cd-rom of the scriptures and wt reference for use during the midweek clam meeting.. 'references for life and ministry meeting workbook'.

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  slimboyfat

  The last time I was at a KH the speaker was telling page numbers of scriptures, something I'd never heard of before.
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  Brother Lett and Gerontocracy

  by compound complex in

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  2. friends

  greetings, friends and fellow posters:.

  while searching for another topic, i came across an old thread of mine on cultural diversity and our "imminent" ushering into paradise.

  i was surprised to see a photo of steven lett (posted four years ago).

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  slimboyfat

  Joel Elliot's articles were good. Did anyone make copies of them?