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Why conservative Christians are disliked
by Seeker in(ap) "the proliferation of interfaith services after terrorists struck america have unsettled some conservative protestants, who feel joint worship violates their belief that christianity is the only true faith.. in one case, the rev.
david oberdieck filed charges with the lutheran church-missouri synod over a fellow pastor who joined non-christian clergy in the sept. 23 yankee stadium service, ``a prayer for america.''.
``i wouldn't have brought charges if jesus christ was confessed in such a way that he stood out from the smorgasbord of gods,'' said oberdieck, pastor of trinity lutheran church in lebanon, mo.
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Will they turn on religions soon?
by Seeker ini was talking with a jw a few days ago, and he said that current events (natch) convinced him more than ever that soon the nations will turn on religion, and the great tribulation will begin.
he said that the current hatred felt toward islamic extremists, plus columnists pointing out christian extremists (i.e.
abortion clinic bombers) are also dangerous, mean that soon the tide will turn and all religion will be viewed as bad.. i responded that although extremists are hated, i've been amazed at how carefully the governments have differentiated between extremists and muslims in general.
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"We'd have them back next year"
by Seeker inremember the annual km about the summer convention, and the experiences listed therein about how the brothers were so well behaved some convention manager would say something like, "we'd have them back next year.
" and remember how this was used a one more proof that jws had the right religion?
well check this out from the ap newswire:.
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Prophetic headline? - Demise of watchtower cheered
by Seeker inyou've got to check out this headline!
the story has nothing to do with us, but the headline is too funny in an unintentional manner.
a prophetic headline?....
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Why do some believe in alien conspiracies?
by Seeker ini've been thinking why a few here buy into things such as the illuminati conspiracies, or secret alien takeovers of our society, the masons taking over the world, and other far-fetched ideas.
i'm sure there are an abundant number of reasons for this, some of which apply to people in general.
but i think there are factors that are unique to those who have left high-control groups such as the wts.
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The Supreme Court case is very narrow in scope
by Seeker innote this excerpt from one account of the u.s. supreme court deciding to hear this ohio case involving jws:.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/a63859-2001oct15.html.
the supreme court, however, has agreed to review one particular aspect of the case: the provision of the town's permit requirement that says jehovah's witnesses or other door-to-door canvassers must display their permits, which bear their names, on demand.. in siding with stratton, the cincinnati-based 6th u.s. circuit court of appeals noted that "individuals going door-to-door .
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Overweight JWs -- on the increase?
by Seeker inyes, i know, the title is a pun.
it was deliberate.. i can recall in the 1970s seeing very few overweight jws.
in fact, i used to think (in my arrogant jw manner) that this was a sign of how jws were better at self-control than worldly people.
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What is significant about 9/11?
by Seeker inmany jws have become excited by the events of 9/11 in the u.s., thinking that this is a definite sign of the imminent end of the system.
we have seen online jws talking about how these awful events were "prophecied in the bible" and how this is proof that armageddon is near.
we have heard reports of local jws saying the same things, including many of our family members.
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Patriotism, media credibility, and the bottom line
by Seeker ininteresting story about the media:.
http://www.sunspot.net/news/printedition/bal-to.media04oct04.story.
in a thread a few weeks back, i mentioned my belief that the corporations that had bought up the media outlets were more interested in profits for shareholders than objective reporting.