This I'll admit to have thought over it many times "If they don't like women so much, why do they still talk about their experiences with them ...".
Some may correct me if I'm wrong, but the conclusion I reached is that when they criticize women, they don't criticize THE WOMEN they 'agree' to spend time with and enjoy themselves (in the case of Kidd, all the early posts were positive towards her ex before she screwed up badly).
THEY SAY THESE THINGS TO TEACH NEW MEMBERS (or older ones which have difficulty swallowing (pun intended *coughs*) the way things are, which EVERYONE can see if they OPEN their eyes, and stop discrediting things (-> coincidences, giving reasons, encouraging those behaviours).
Sometimes I wondered if life would be better just to cut them out. Like I said in first post I was sick of seeing women as the prize from other guys. Not these guys, but most guys in life. Makes sense.
Everybody is brainwashed, it's just a matter of which brainwashing actually benefits you.
I used to hate when people said if you taught your kids about God you brainwashed them. I would be like your brainwashing them with your own beliefs.
There is NO power outside of you.
Theres many accounts of miracles, healings, etc throughout time. This
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_M%C3%BCller is an example relying on God. Not saying sit at home and expect food to show up.
There is a difference between blindly following a religion (giving money, time, kids
) and being in line with the actual 'teachings'.
Most people assume by believing in Jesus you must be religious glad you don't. Churches use to be house churches. The giving would help out the people in the church and people like Paul who traveled.
Any tensions in your body while listening to this ? What does it tell you ?
First time I felt nothing. As of writing I agreed with you somewhat and a little nervous that I mentioned miracles and healing. Doesn't seem to go over well with most nonbelievers. Most I've been healed of is wrist pain I had for I think 2 months with no signs of getting better. I instantly felt better, but by a week - 2 weeks I was 100%. My friend was healed of an incurable disease there was however a 15% chance the disease would go away. My other friend is recovering from cancer had surgery yesterday to remove fluid think hes fine now.
There is no absolute truth
I believe God is objective however the mirror thing has made me wonder how subjective humans are.
Let's not even get started on the stuff he said that was intentionally left out of the Bible.
Didn't like most. Like the Gospel of Thomas just pointless... Like a edit of one of the gospels except with less meaning.
If you think that if you took 10 million religious people, and 10 million "non religious" people, put them in a variety of social and intense situations, that the religious people would overwhelmingly act differently, be wiser, more protected, act with more integrity, then you ARE brainwashed. The ratios would be about the same and there would be good, bad, ugly on both sides. To be discussing religious women vs. non religious women falls into the exact same analogy.
I agree. Religious could mean party Saturday and go to church on Sunday or Mother Teresa.
'home business opportunity'
Oh boy please. Bad experience lol?
Sniper I agree with you almost 100%.
In a way I think a man who chose God, for example early rome chose to die than renounce Christ a man. Doesn't matter if the wife would leave him or he dies. Remember Jesus and the money changers he wasn't saying be a doormat.
Religion is I think the biggest tool to manipulate people. True Christianity I believe is a personal relationship with Jesus.
Flow83 how do you take verse like John 3:16 and others (Resurrection) that proclaim the divinity of Christ? Is your approach like Thomas Jefferson? Also Goldenboy you said a core value was "I'm the son of God, we're all his children" interested to see your perspective. Never heard that perspective before.
I wasn't always a Christian and I have questioned my faith. However I'm sure now and yes I'm biased, but so are we all. I'm far from perfect and I struggle with pride and anger just like you all.