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Do you feel spiritual and what defines it for you?
by unshackled in(i'm sure this has been covered on here at some point...but seeing that the membership is constantly shifting, let's do it again.).
so i don't mean spiritual as in belief in the supernatural or relating to religion, though doesn't exclude that either.
but more so in the broader sense...the stuff that affects the human spirit, what moves you, what adds meaning to your life?.
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Breaking Video: Police Killing Bahraini civilian...
by unshackled inthis is just breaking...absolute butchery in bahrain.
how is that the us silently supports this nation?
(warning: graphic).
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Praying caused the Japan quake...
by unshackled in...to prove to atheists that god exists?
at least according to the girl in this video.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7umotte-vly&feature=youtu.be.
attention girl in the video: please, if you're reading this....stop praying!
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Meteorite 'could have carried nitrogen to Earth'
by unshackled ininteresting article from bbc news today, posted the text below but here is the direct link:.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12597564?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter .
this is not a dramatically "new" discovery (this has been hypothesized before) but the findings from this actual meteorite are pretty cool.
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Confession iPhone app blessed by Catholic bishop
by unshackled ina confession app for your iphone is just absurd.
can humans get any nuttier?
but really...this is not a whole lot nuttier than confessing to a man dressed up in robes proclaiming to be your mediator between you and some supreme invisible being.. http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2011/02/08/technology-confession-app-catholic-church.html#socialcomments.
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Healthy fear of a god needed in order to do good?
by unshackled inthis is from the latest april 15 watchtower (page 7).... .
how about being good just because it is the right thing to do?
morality based on fear of punishment and hope for reward is not morality at all.
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If Genesis isn't taken literally, who's sin did Jesus die for?
by unshackled inthis is an interesting blog post by the author cj werleman - write of the books god hates you, hate him back and jesus lied - he was only human.
he writes with a good dose of humor which usually helps get his point across.. the blog post dissects the latest gallup poll results regarding 40% of americans believe in biblical creationism.
but the point i found interesting in it was that if you don't believe the genesis account is literal....then jesus atoned for the sin of a fictitious character, adam.. here is a quote from the blog...but please give the whole thing a read, makes more sense that way:.
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JWs are selling brain software with a trojan horse virusÂ…
by unshackled inweird title i know...let me explain.
so the other day jws knock the door, normally don't answer, but did this time.
told them "i'm not interested in buying your product.
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Are JWs just innocent victims or accountable for their actions/choices?
by unshackled ini've been wrestling with this question for a while now.
seems everyone on here either has family that are still jws, or at least what were good friends.
i'm focusing mainly on our jw family members.. .
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My view of religion using an analogy of theism vs. atheism...
by unshackled insince starting to leave the jws about 10 years ago (i was a fader) i've spent plenty of time going over what i was taught, scrutinizing the bible and its history, and reading books like the god delusion for a fresh perspective.
i would say i've landed on the atheist side of things, though i don't like the word.
(we don't have one for non-stamp collectors...so why non-believers in a god?