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Watchtower Writings vs Christian Philosophers
by Boredposter inwatchtower writings used to have some meat to them.
they have been increasingly watered down and simplified.
i think we all recognize that.
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May 1969 :on a highway, somewhere this side of a life unlived
by TerryWalstrom inmay 1969. i didn't know i was in trouble.now, years later, i suddenly do see it.. we're not talking drugs.
i never did drugs.
ever.nothing is worse than stone cold sober.what i did was more destructive: i had mainlined on god.a weird brand of god: jehovah god.. i was shredded and unaware.
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More Catholic lies!!!
by TTWSYF inthe catholic church gets a lot of credit in this book by a protestant.
title-how the catholic church built western civilization.
below is a description from the back page of the book.
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Police officer in maryland killed with assualt rifle
by _Morpheus ina maryland police officer was killed yesterday with an assualt rifle.
ugly situation.. https://wtop.com/prince-georges-county/2018/02/md-210-closed-prince-georges-county-police-investigation/slide/1/.
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Why do you think they changed Ester and Christ death from?
by Crazyguy ini believe the early christians going back as far as constantine changed the ritual of a savior coming and the resurrection of the messiah from the spring equinox to the following full moon.
or should i say the full moon after the spring equinox.
so why the change?
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change.org: Please sign a petition to California State Legislators - Please Introduce Draft Bill to Reform Clergy Privilege
by AndersonsInfo inhttps://www.change.org/p/california-state-legislators-please-introduce-draft-bill-to-reform-clergy-privilege?recruiter=855249424&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share_email_responsive.
hon.
california state senators and assembly members please introduce draft bill (rn 1803892) to reform california's clergy "penitent communication" privilege statutes to align with appellate court decisions by february 16, 2018.. since 2018 is an election year, this bill will help voters become more informed about politicians' positions on changing societal and institutional cultures by reforming california statutes to prevent child abuse or child sexual abuse, or civil statute of limitation reform in california in 2019.. this bill is intended to increase public safety, prevent abuse survivors from being re-traumatized in religious disciplinary meetings, prevent religious leaders from using "undue influence" to manipulate individuals and discourage reporting of abuse and neglect, and reduce court costs passing judgment on overly broad interpretations of clergy "penitential communication" privilege that attempt to shield a religion or clergy from not fulfilling their duty to report abuse and neglect in california.. thank you,.
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Stranger Things on Netflix
by Cimarrona ini've been knee deep in this netflix series "stranger things," which is a science fiction show about a group of adolescent friends in a town where a government lab has been doing experiments.
it took me like a year to get around to watching it.
but so glad that i finally started.
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Jesus Heals a Man in a Healing Temple Dedicated to the Pagan God Asclepiuss
by fulltimestudent ini'm sure that christian apologists could invent all kind of reasons for jesus to enter such a temple, but this story also.
begs the question, as to why so many jews were waiting in that temple for asclepius to heal them?.
but we should read the account in john 5:1-4 first:.
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PHILIPPINES - "December 15, 2017 letter Re: 2017 Service Year Report" - with local numbers and highlights
by darkspilver inthe previously posted wt letter of december 15, 2017 "re: 2017 service year report" was for the us congregations.. as expected the second (and third) paragraphs of the letter are being re-written to feature highlights in the local field to the congregations that it is addressed to.... hence below is what i understand to be the highlighted figures in the letter that is being sent and read out (in the first week of january 2018) to congregations in the philippines.. i believe that the philippines is traditionally one of the wt's *star performers* in terms of growth (*cough*cough* if you exclude the 1975-fallout) .
(previous year's figures in brackets) .
peak publishers: 210,914 (209,131).
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Moravec's Paradox
by Coded Logic inthis seems to be yet another nail in the coffin for creationist arguments.
the reason humans are intelligent isn't because we need brains capable of appreciating "gods creation".
rather, it's a side effect of needing large amounts of computational power for our highly refined motor skills.