Forum: Alternative Views - Click Here to Start New Thread
12-05-2020, 01:48 PM
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Re: I don't understand this forum
There are plenty of people who leave the church life and find paths outside of Christianity. The often nutty(or worse) behavior of Christians opened the door to find my way to atheism, myself.
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Forum: Alternative Views - Click Here to Start New Thread
05-15-2018, 10:35 AM
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Replies: 45
Views: 7,013
Re: An atheist's experience with LC
As perhaps the only active atheist on this forum...I give my condolences, and agree this thread was shamefully derailed. I can only note one thing.
You know well that people are far from...
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Forum: Alternative Views - Click Here to Start New Thread
04-20-2018, 01:35 PM
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Replies: 1,695
Views: 127,460
Re: The Problem of Evil
Ecc: was a book I was quite fond of. It seems to espouse world views that don't quite mesh with the rest of the Bible
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Forum: The Local Church in the 21st Century
04-20-2018, 01:14 PM
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Replies: 155
Views: 37,872
Re: Deceptions on Campus
Do those people at the Lords table suddenly transmorph into people who have nothing to do with the local church, that is rich. And they have no desire to bring unwitting students into that fold known...
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Forum: The Local Church in the 21st Century
04-19-2018, 08:24 PM
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Replies: 155
Views: 37,872
Re: Deceptions on Campus
De Jour, CoC claims it represents all Christians
De facto, everyone's prime bible is the recovery version, all the reading is of Witness Lee, and all the members go to one place on Sunday.
If...
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Forum: The Local Church in the 21st Century
04-18-2018, 09:13 PM
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Replies: 155
Views: 37,872
Re: Deceptions on Campus
What is wrong with
Living Stream Ministry on Campus
Gospel of Witness Lee on Campus
Local Church movement on campus
It is not "just Christians"(and the people running it are proud of...
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Forum: Alternative Views - Click Here to Start New Thread
04-18-2018, 09:07 PM
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Replies: 1,695
Views: 127,460
Re: The Problem of Evil
Too busy with what needs to be done in the present time, which is the only guarantee. No one disagrees that what we currently live in is real, but their is a hell a lot of disagreement and basically...
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Forum: Alternative Views - Click Here to Start New Thread
04-17-2018, 01:11 PM
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Replies: 1,695
Views: 127,460
Re: The Problem of Evil
I personally think part of afterlife belief is to content and comfort the masses in unfair or unjust situations...less motivation to insight change if all present wrongs will be ambiguously repaid
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Forum: The Local Church in the 21st Century
04-15-2018, 10:50 AM
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Replies: 155
Views: 37,872
Re: Deceptions on Campus
some of the most burdensome memories on my conscience is the ways that we willingly misrepresented our group to fellow students. I'm glad many saw the way out, and I hope they've forgiven us.
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Forum: Alternative Views - Click Here to Start New Thread
04-14-2018, 12:27 AM
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Replies: 580
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Re: Climate Change
Doesn't matter what you believe, only what is demonstrated correct. Believing something that is incorrect is irrelevant.
Just cause you believe you can move mountains doesn't mean a thing.
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Forum: Alternative Views - Click Here to Start New Thread
04-07-2018, 08:41 PM
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Replies: 580
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Re: Climate Change
Noreaster fury indeed!
Joking aside, weather and climate are different, and places can see more extreme weather(yes, even colder winters) in a changing climate. This isn't surprising.
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Forum: Alternative Views - Click Here to Start New Thread
04-01-2018, 01:47 PM
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Replies: 580
Views: 236,124
Re: Climate Change
No, I like accurate news based on facts and evidence. There is more to the story because there are people with interest in maintaining fossil fuel consumption sow doubt, and this has been documented...
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Forum: Alternative Views - Click Here to Start New Thread
01-10-2018, 03:12 PM
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Replies: 580
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Re: Climate Change
You think linking Breitbart is appropriate?
We had this same discussion over evolution. Lying to save face is supposed to be a sin.
(Do a bit of research on breitbart. They are the epotome of...
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Forum: Introductions and Testimonies
01-06-2018, 07:27 PM
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Forum: Alternative Views - Click Here to Start New Thread
01-04-2018, 04:40 AM
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Replies: 580
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Re: Climate Change
Ohio: if you would check literature from that time you will see that scientists were already majority predicting global warming(70s).
A few folks presented the idea of global cooling, and the...
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Forum: Introductions and Testimonies
01-02-2018, 11:11 PM
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Replies: 325
Views: 67,248
Re: First Post kumbaya
Kumbaya:
I imagine the embarrassment of them explaining away where their son went, and his disinterest in traditional lc lifestyle, the fervent but useless prayer, the possibility of living a...
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Forum: Oh Lord, Where Do We Go From Here?
12-25-2017, 11:56 PM
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Forum: Introductions and Testimonies
12-25-2017, 11:48 PM
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Replies: 325
Views: 67,248
Re: First Post kumbaya
Kumbaya,
Thanks so much for sharing and being brazen in questioning. It is upsetting to see major questions go unanswered.
You raise great points of talking to family. All ny immediate nuclear...
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Forum: Calling All Saints!
12-01-2017, 09:03 AM
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Replies: 10
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True Companionship/Love outside the Local Church
This is very related but someone different to the thread "no life outside the LC"
but I from a less spiritual basis.
How many have here recall teachings of the following.
"You will never find...
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Forum: Alternative Views - Click Here to Start New Thread
11-30-2017, 03:47 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,331
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Forum: Alternative Views - Click Here to Start New Thread
11-30-2017, 03:41 PM
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Replies: 1,007
Views: 110,875
Re: Bible Versus Science
Yes!
Also, planet earth II that just came out is amazing. I particularly like the footage for the cities episode
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Forum: Alternative Views - Click Here to Start New Thread
11-29-2017, 08:25 PM
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Replies: 1,007
Views: 110,875
Re: Bible Versus Science
I can't believe this thread is still going. But at least it is a good testament to the arguments.
It does make me fond of thousands of varieties of fish that breathe air, however. :)
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Forum: Introductions and Testimonies
08-06-2017, 10:40 AM
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Replies: 77
Views: 14,716
Re: LC turned me into a leftist
Thank you for sharing. You are not alone.
Travel, spatially but more importantly culturally turns out to be a great liberal education
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Forum: Alternative Views - Click Here to Start New Thread
01-18-2017, 11:04 PM
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Replies: 178
Views: 21,611
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