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In reply to the discussion: Maybe the most disturbing video I have seen. [View all]Major Nikon
(36,827 posts)24. I'm not sure what a normal interpretation of the bible would even look like
And while they may not be the same variety of nut portrayed in the video, all of the world's major religions and most of the minor ones are chock full of nuttiness. I only included them as an example in this case because their central beliefs revolve around the end times some think is described in the book of Revelations. As far as JW's go, yes most of them are relatively harmless to those outside their sect, but they are about par with Mormons as far as cult-like behavior goes with many similar attributes designed to discourage dissent and free thought.
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Just offer them a beer or a glass of wine and pour yourself one. You will see them run not
southernyankeebelle
Sep 2012
#8
We had a real nice JW come over to my house. I offered him a drink like a pepsi or tea
southernyankeebelle
Sep 2012
#15
well, darlin', I believe in rapture, but it doesn't have anything to do with religion.
dixiegrrrrl
Sep 2012
#16
You are so right - My husband (before I knew him) had a friend that did JUST THIS. Told them
onecent
Sep 2012
#18
It is funny. Funnier was my mother-in-law that did that to a neighbor. He is a religious freak.
southernyankeebelle
Sep 2012
#19
Organized religion has done their part in instilling the fear of death to control people for
Lint Head
Sep 2012
#5
Self-fulfilling prophecies also give a reason to dehumanize other humans and live only for yourself.
freshwest
Sep 2012
#12
It struck me listening to a very well off Christian friend who has been moaning about money...
freshwest
Sep 2012
#35
Jehovah's Witnesses have some pretty strange interpretations of the bible IMO, but they are NOT
truth2power
Sep 2012
#22
I'm not sure what a normal interpretation of the bible would even look like
Major Nikon
Sep 2012
#24
I saw them as relatively benign until that one part you mentioned here, was explained to me.
freshwest
Sep 2012
#38
I tend to agree. I guess my experience is different than many. See my response, below. n/t
truth2power
Sep 2012
#71
It wouldn't be so bad if they didn't come off as if they were superior.
Spitfire of ATJ
Sep 2012
#17
I have no problem ignoring how pulpits were "crucial" in flighting slavery and Jim Crow
Major Nikon
Sep 2012
#30
Religion, or just Christianity? Your argument seems to be primarily against Western...
TreasonousBastard
Sep 2012
#41
Ah yes, the old tired well debunked argument that atheism fueled Hitler and Stalin's genocides
Major Nikon
Sep 2012
#42
You may remain clueless, for all I care. "Reason" may not have killed, but...
TreasonousBastard
Sep 2012
#45
So, you have no alternative ethic yourself, is that it? Just winging it while...
TreasonousBastard
Sep 2012
#48
There's a sock and some other stuff and it's also about Israel & the US and some other stuff . . .
patrice
Sep 2012
#62
True Story: People need to understand that this is a movement that is willing to do whatever they
patrice
Sep 2012
#51
Have you all noticed that "Liberty" University has major facilities funded by the LaHaye, as in the
patrice
Sep 2012
#52
My goodness! What a convenient excuse for building KILLING machines, for such a hand$$$ome
patrice
Sep 2012
#53
Anybody besides me notice how much Rev. Hagee resembles Jonathan Winters in "The Loved One"?
Bette Noir
Sep 2012
#56
These. ARE. blasphemers. Practically every word out of their mouths reveals they equate
patrice
Sep 2012
#58
100K responded to Bush criticism of Israel = THESE are the people who CAUSED the war on Iraq.
patrice
Sep 2012
#59
you are correct, It is not even historic Evangelicalism, However, among the "Christian-right"
Douglas Carpenter
Sep 2012
#67