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Alcohol is not harmless.
by StopTheTears inamericans drink beer as a recreational activity, which is no different than abusing prescription drugs.
the people who laugh and scoff at preaching against beer have never stood over the graves of a mother and child killed by a drunk driver.
i'll never forget that little casket being lowered alongside the mother's casket, because some drunk driver killed them.
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A reason christs ransom makes no sense to me
by Aussie Oz indo you remember the old jeff bridges film ''the last starman''?.
basic theme was an extra terestrial energy life transmogrified into a human and impregnated a woman with a seed that would become the savior of humanity.. hollywood is an old hand at using good v evil sort of messages that have ideoligical ties to the bible and the 'need' for mankind to be saved from themselves.. what gets me about this particular film is that the savior to come was there for all humanity.
no conditions were placed on how many from what nations could benefit, nor was salvation only for those who 'believed' or were smart enough to read visions or hidden messages etc.
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Church is in session: NHL Playoffs
by unshackled innhl playoffs start tonight.
get your beer chilled and the wings in the oven.
the next two months or so is my church - the grueling battle for the stanley cup.
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To my fellow atheists:
by NomadSoul injust curious to know the steps that brought you to become an atheist.
just wanted to shared mine in a nutshell:.
1. learned that evolution had credibility.
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Why Would YOU Never Go Back To The Witnesses?
by minimus ini think my mains reasons would be i don't believe they have "truth".
and i refuse to allow them control over me..
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I need a show of hands: who believes the Bible and to what extent?
by Terry ini'll start off.. i don't believe anything is divine about bible writings.
i believe there may be some marginal history although not much.
i think alot of folk tales and regional myths are contained in the old testament.
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Atheism, the absence of someone to pray to.
by cyberjesus ini was talking several days ago with a believer who was telling me what an atheist is.
i personally do not have any gods, therefore i consider myself an atheist.
however this person was telling me that an atheist says there is no god.
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Did you play tackle football as a good little JW?
by JRK inin my town we did.
each congregation had its own "pick up" team.
we would get together and play on a chosen sunday after the meetings.
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Elders Can Hide their Own Sins from the Past-Yet Continue as Elders? Read
by flipper ini was shocked ( though i probably shouldn't have been ) when reading the new elders manual concerning whether elders have to confess up about former sins from a few years earlier.
notice this on pg.
38 , paragraph 19 : it states, " if it comes to light or an appointed brother confesses that he has committed a disfellowshipping offense years in the past : the body of elders may determine he can continue to serve if the following is true : the immorality or other serious wrongdoing occured more than a few years ago, and he is genuinely repentant, recognizing that he should have come forward immediately when he sinned.
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Yoga
by letsslatejws inwhy was there such a fuss about not doing yoga?.
i did my first yoga class today and whilst you are encouraged to not think about your days worries, you can hardly consider this vacating your mind, so as to let satan in!
it was more about holding stretching limbs and simply holding poses (such as holding your leg out straight etc).