Topics Started by cofty
-
37
BIG conversation with the missus MKII. Ended well. Wish I could argue better!
by Captain Blithering inwell, had a loooooooong conversation with the missus again after being accused of being overly critical of the borg.. .
i stated that i thought the borg was marvellous, full of really good people, (in our experience, it has been so far), but that i had difficulty with the dogmatic stance we had on certain issues that we couldn't possibly be sure about, and that if i were to vocalise any of these issues and unrepentantly not change my thinking, then i could be df'd for that, which i view as an unloving bullying tactic.
organ transplants, vaccinations, (jah will resurrect, don't worry), new understandings of the fads and generations etc... particularly the thought that only jw's will be saved.
-
6
News from Wooville
by Hortensia inhad a nice long conversation with my "spiritual" neighbor, a little old lady who believes everything she hears.
she was telling me about emotional healing which you do with a chart that tells you what your emotions mean and how to heal them.
it wasn't very clear, i still don't understand what the treatment part of it is, and she couldn't explain it.
-
19
Thowing a monkey wrench in jw doctrine
by runForever in1) the signs of the times are qualified:.
luke 21:.
then he said to them: nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.
-
9
An Alternative To Atheism and Theism?
by metatron inhttp://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=is-consciousness-universal.
i was stunned to see this article come from sciam.
i see it as largely consistent with my belief in pantheism.. i understand that some might quibble with my describing it as an alternative to atheism or theism, in regard to technical definitions of those terms but , at least, i see it as an alternative to what sort of thought is often associated with those words.. interesting stuff.
-
40
TTATT family blow out
by redvip2000 infor those of you who have a minute to read this, here is a report from my family trip.. i was in florida for the holidays visiting my older sister and family, along with my parents which were also visiting.. although i've had conversations with my mother about the organization, my sister and her family had no idea of my position in regards to the (un)truth - perhaps because we live far away from each other.
i knew the day was coming.... on my second day there, the whole family was sitting around bs-ing about different stuff, and as usual my mother starts with the "world is getting worse by the day" conversation, followed by approving nods and smart remarks from the rest of the family.
i then politely told them that this was not true, that in fact the world has never been better.
-
34
Revelation written to the 1st century churches
by maccauk11 inim suggesting revelation was not for us today but to the seven churches in minor asia.
they 1st centruy faithful ones were waiting for the promised return of messiah, like he promised them.
he did in fact return on the lcouds to take them to heaven.
-
28
Has all life descended from a common ancestor? Watchtowers view
by DS211 inmany scientists point to the fossil record as support for the idea that life emerged from a common origin.
new features appear suddenly.
would it be reasonable to assert that your preconceived idea of the movie was right because of the five frames?
-
-
44
edx-Course --> Early Christianity: The Letters of Paul
by fastJehu inlink to the course: https://www.edx.org/course/harvardx/harvardx-hds1544-1x-early-christianity-927.
intro video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rj3nxoyt7k.
it's my first time for a edx-course and i will try "early christianity: the letters of paul".
-
2596
The Pastor of my Old Church Tried to Re-Convert Me Yesterday
by cofty inyesterday 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.