“I apologize for being rude and attacking you and making accusations they may have been untrue.”No problem Casey. It’s not the what sometimes appears to be the rudeness. It’s what I believe your agenda is, your motives. I don’t know that there’s any point in discussing anything with you, based on the things you’ve said. Listen, I’ve come acr…[Read more]

Have you ever seen someone tortured? Deliberate torture is sickening and abhorrent. What, though, of torture inflicted by God? Can you imagine such a thing? Yet, this is exactly what is implied by the teaching of hellfire, an official doctrine in many religions.Imagine, for a moment, the following horrific scene: A person is being roasted on a…[Read more]

Yes. That's my attempt to say: Yeah (yes). I have been spilling it rongly.

Quote Hi Debra,How is the fire risk up in the Dandenongs?NZ is warming up and looking great.We're so happy for you Newzies. NZers? It's about -5 Celsius here.

Nick to keith:Quote Hi W,You said”I think I know where you are coming from. Are you a Jehovahs witness?”You must be joking. Nick, now that you've been asked this question about 6 or 7 times on this forum (that I know of) and probably a lot more than that, why do you act shocked? You disbelieve in the trinity belief. Most who speak of God and…[Read more]

Are there any mormons on this thread who could perhaps answer questions?

Hello W. You stated:Quote True Nick Jesus is the Greatest teacher and yet He didn’t in one place reject or point to the Father when he was being worship! Could it be Nick that its because he is God also?Anyway you Stlill havnt shown me one Scipture that forbids the worship of Jesus, show me one Nick where when Jesus was being worshipped that he d…[Read more]

Quote So is anglicanism really catholicism in drag?The question often arises whether the Anglican Communion should be identified as a Protestant or Catholic church, or perhaps a distinct branch of Christianity altogether. While some Anglicans regard their faith to be well within the Protestant tradition, other Anglicans, especially Anglo-Catholics…[Read more]

The question of whether or not we should worship Jesus has recently come up.This is a whole thread on it.

Quote In fifty years make sure you come out with your own bible transaltion that shows your views…there are a number of ways to do this. The most standard way cults use them is like placing : ' ” ; and such puncuations in places where the English reader will read the text differently from EVERY OTHER BIBLE THAT HAS BEEN IN USE FOR 600 YEARS IN…[Read more]

Quote When I say I am a protestant I am defining EVERY SINGLE BELIEVER who holds to the Orthodox teachings of the faith. Now that would exclude JW's –CaseyInteresting how Jehovah's Witnesses are always excluded from everything, and rightfully so. We are different. We do stand apart. Thanks again for bringing that out Casey.Jesus followers…[Read more]

Quote meaning you do not accept responsibility for your false accusations and slandering you state on this thread.What slander, or false accusations? Just above, you accused me of being 14. You say a lot, throw a lot of little things into your posts. Many of them are wrong. Most are trivial, so I ignore them.

Quote David how old are you? You are very young huh? I was thinking maybe between 20 – 22 but now I am thinking maybe 14 – 17 since your replies are at best partial and at worst irresponsible…meaning you do not accept responsibility for your false accusations and slandering you state on this thread. If you do not reply to this question, I will…[Read more]

Quote The TOP 25 WEALTHIEST INUSTRIES list. Not wealthiest. In revenue, in the top 25. That doesn't mean there's a billion dollars sitting around every year. WE PREACH TO PEOPLE IN 235 LANDS. We print the journal that has the highest circulation on the planet, I believe. One of our books once had the highest printings next to the Bible. Yes.…[Read more]

Quote Hi DavidYes I do understand what your saying. It's like too many cooks spoil the broth, only a limited number is required to keep things orderly in the Kingdom. But isn't there only 1 king governing over the judges and priests, not kings?–DebraWell, there's God almighty. He is king of eternity.He has set his son up, appointed and annointed…[Read more]

Quote DavidIn my community there are many churches, the church I go to is an Anglican, I also visit from time to time other churches and they have their differant ways of spreading the Word, none of them doorknock unless it's to give a hand in some needed way. For instance, trees fall quite often where I live, and sometimes on peoples houses and…[Read more]

The Watch Tower Society publishes Bible literature in over 230 languages, as well as in Braille for the blind and videos in sign language for the deaf. That requires teams of translators and proofreaders in each language. Just to think of doing all this work, especially for the Watchtower magazine, which is published each month in 121 languages…[Read more]

Quote I am serious about teaching with the evidence of investing time, money, and effort in acheiving a goal. Kingdom agendas…kingdom agendas…kingdom agendas…Do you not live on earth. Do you never work. Do you not care about the ocean, the sky, space, medicine, health care, mankind, weather, and the like? Apparantly not. Apparantly these…[Read more]

There are no emotional appeals for funds in their congregations or at their conventions. No collection plates are passed; no envelopes in which to put money are distributed; no letters of solicitation are sent to congregation members. Congregations never resort to bingo or raffles to raise funds. As early as 1894, when the Watch Tower Society sent…[Read more]

“On one occasion I was called upon by a minister of the Reformed church. He wanted to know how I managed my church. I said to him: . . . ‘We pay no salaries; there is nothing to make people quarrel. We never take up a collection.’ ‘How do you get the money?’ he asked. I replied, ‘Now, Dr.——, if I tell you what is the simplest truth you will hardly…[Read more]