Topics Started by Daunt
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We're bracing for Hurricane Rita down here in SE Texas.
by Frannie Banannie ini'm not looking fwd to going to the grocery store this evening.
i imagine that by now, most of what we should have on hand will be empty shelves in the stores.
we're gonna try and get some shtuff in here and begin cooking tomorrow.
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Do you find the bible boring?
by ChrisVance ini was raised as a dub, and i suppose when i was quite young i found some of the bible stories interesting.
however, the older i got the more boring the bible seemed.
obviously, it had a lot to do with repetition.
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IS SHUNNING BIBLE-BASED????
by hubert inmy wife and i watch a movie last night, called "the truth".
it was about an amish girl who got pregnant and had a child.
anyway, she was ordered to be shunned by all members for her wrong doing, for six weeks.. this brings up the questions..... is shunning bible-based?.
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Who Wrote the New Testament? by Burton Mack
by ithinkisee insomeone mentioned this book in another thread (getbusyliving i think), so i checked it out from the library.. it is a decent enough book but was a little put off by the almost sarcastic/antagonistic tone throughout much of the book.
he throws around the word "myth" as much as the society throws around the word "truth".
even the title of the book "who wrote the new testament?
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Do You Talk About Poltics Freely (In Real Life)?
by minimus inor are you careful as to what you say?
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praying for mass destruction and death
by Cognitive_Dissident inso i was writing a paper the other day, specifically about the skewed world view that i had had as a witness, and i typed the following - .
pain, misery, strife, these were all things that used to prove to me that jehovah's witnesses were correct in their assessment of a dying world which was soon to be liberated/obliterated by the hand of god.
this "liberation" was something that i desperately longed for.
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WHY DO YOU FEAR..........NUCLEAR ENERGY?
by Terry inthe united states is energy dependant.
like a substance abuse addict, the u.s. will sacrifice anything for the thrill of driving huge sporty vehicles at high speeds, it seems.
well, lets be more precise.
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What are your favorite Sci Fi Movies or Books?
by joelbear inwhat are your favorite sci fi movies or books.. mine.. asimov's foundation series.
clarke's childhoods end.. the day the earth stood still.
close encounters.
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God and Science
by Shining One innow here is an interesting take on all things..... .
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http://www.crosscurrents.org/godand.htm
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Battle Royal.
by Daunt inwhen i told my mom and dad that i did not believe in the truth, i was jumping into unknown territory.
it has just never happened before.
now my parents are trying harder than ever to bring me back into the ranks.