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hamilcarr
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What Homophobia REALLY means.
by darkuncle29 ini know from my own life experience, that repressed sexual expression leads to externalizing that repression and projecting it upon others.
fear, anger, and self loathing is the bottom line.
when i finially was freed of the jw beliefs, and then later came out to friends (actually, i was outed), i had a new awareness dawn on me one day.
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Most people try to do the best they can most of the time
by Gayle inas a jw we were taught most people are evil, worthy to be destroyed soon by god.
there is evilness in the world unfortunately, but now i think most people are trying their best and trying to improve, work hard and successfully, be honest, take care of their families, etc..
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hamilcarr
if judging is god's business leave it to him and do not condemn anyone not sharing your views on our world
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Most people try to do the best they can most of the time
by Gayle inas a jw we were taught most people are evil, worthy to be destroyed soon by god.
there is evilness in the world unfortunately, but now i think most people are trying their best and trying to improve, work hard and successfully, be honest, take care of their families, etc..
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hamilcarr
you wonder how i know what you believe in, well you replied to some threads i started (like the critical times post), i'm only repeating what you said before
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Most people try to do the best they can most of the time
by Gayle inas a jw we were taught most people are evil, worthy to be destroyed soon by god.
there is evilness in the world unfortunately, but now i think most people are trying their best and trying to improve, work hard and successfully, be honest, take care of their families, etc..
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hamilcarr
what are you talking about real one, you also believe most people are evil, worthy to burn in hell, you also think the world is perverted and in need of salvation.
try to examine yourself before criticizing others
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Most people try to do the best they can most of the time
by Gayle inas a jw we were taught most people are evil, worthy to be destroyed soon by god.
there is evilness in the world unfortunately, but now i think most people are trying their best and trying to improve, work hard and successfully, be honest, take care of their families, etc..
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hamilcarr
right you are and even more so when they don't believe in god
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Is Philanthropy the Answer?
by hamilcarr inof course not, and you can find the scriptural reasons in the awake issue of may 2008. .
what does your religion teach about philanthropy?
to most non-believers it is the only answer to human suffering which makes a huge difference as far as morality is concerned.... .
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hamilcarr
What do you think? Of course not, and you can find the scriptural reasons in the Awake issue of May 2008.
What does your religion teach about philanthropy? To most non-believers it is the only answer to human suffering which makes a huge difference as far as morality is concerned...
In order to avoid misconceptions about the term 'philanthropy', I quote some definitions:
From the Greek word for “love of mankind”. Altruistic concern for human beings, especially as manifested by donations of money, property or work to needy persons or institutions advancing human welfare.
hafoundation.org/about/glossary/index.htmlPhilanthropy is defined in different ways. The origin of the word philanthropy is Greek and means love for mankind. Today, philanthropy includes the concept of voluntary giving by an individual or group to promote the common good. ...
www.mscf.org/DonorResources/DR_Glossary.htmlActive effort to promote human welfare.
www.uttyler.edu/greeklife/terms.htmlThe practice of charitable giving; the Greek origin means "love of mankind"
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Why Should I Believe in God?
by hamilcarr in?..because if you don`t,your going straight to hell!
!....there`s no beer in hell!
!..and..they play the tune "aiky breaky heart" all day long..it never stops!
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hamilcarr
Outlaw, you will get your reward
His love and grace and mercy at work!
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Why Should I Believe in God?
by hamilcarr in?..because if you don`t,your going straight to hell!
!....there`s no beer in hell!
!..and..they play the tune "aiky breaky heart" all day long..it never stops!
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hamilcarr
Why take the risk of not believing and possibly ending up being tortured forever?
Creepy how belief always meets up with fear. Do you really think these arguments bring people closer to 'your God'.
My God will not be mocked!
'My daddy is stronger than yours. Nah'
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Is This a Universal Characteristic of Religion?
by hamilcarr inthanks to all who participated in the moral values discussion, i think it was a 'high'-quality (wink at zico --- from 'the highest year') debate.
some posters rightly claimed i was too rash in my generalisations of religion and atheism.
so, i kept on searching for the universal characteristics of religion, i mean those features common to all forms of worship.
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hamilcarr
hi michelle,
so, if the deceiving is about ignoring the eternal and not about embracing the temporal i'm with you ... I fully understand your funny pet example :-))
h.
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Is This a Universal Characteristic of Religion?
by hamilcarr inthanks to all who participated in the moral values discussion, i think it was a 'high'-quality (wink at zico --- from 'the highest year') debate.
some posters rightly claimed i was too rash in my generalisations of religion and atheism.
so, i kept on searching for the universal characteristics of religion, i mean those features common to all forms of worship.
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hamilcarr
Great comments! Void, thanks for your scholarly and informative exposé on the word salvation.
That suffering exists (physical, emotional, what have you) does not seem to be solely in the province of religion. The non-religious may have more freedom to determine whether suffering exists, or what causes suffering. So, what the religious would call the need for salvation (suffering) is not necessarily only in religion. Within religion, though, there is often the necessary belief that suffering exists.
I think the last part of this quote is very important. Religion presupposes suffering as being an inherent part of human nature --- it's necessary for any belief system to stress the more negative aspects of earthly life. I'm afraid this may prevent believers from affirmatively accepting their earthly life .