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Date Posted: 15/06/10 4:56:14pm
Author: Peter Eveleigh
Subject: authors of their own downfall
In reply to: Luke 's message, "Re: Athiests for God?" on 15/06/10 4:46:48pm

>I like the idea of using the literature of the ja to
>bring them down, they are the author of their own
>downfall that way.

well put!

Nice idea
You know, there used to be lots of more extreme literature about, twenty-something years ago, when they were far more explicit about being THE church. But this article and lots like it, is still very clear when you know how to read the jargon.

What the JA cannot do is be modest when it comes to their extremism. They boast about it among themselves and then write show-offy articles like this one, which tries to be righteously showy-off, if you see what I mean? But is shows just how conceited they are.

I want to make one thing clear, particularly for those who are Christians here, though. I am not interested in any arguments about whether they are proper christians or whether they please god, or not.

I am only interested in highlighting where their theology is at variance with the mainstream, and then only where it leads to church practice which is oppressive, dishonest, deliberately misleading.....or which leads to people being psychologically (or otherwise) hurt by involvement with the JA.

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Re: authors of their own downfall -- Luke, 15/06/10 5:10:41pm
- Re: authors of their own downfall -- Barbara, 15/06/10 5:43:23pm
  - Picking over their own literature -- Barbara, 15/06/10 5:44:48pm

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>>I like the idea of using the literature of the ja to >>bring them down, they are the author of their own >>downfall that way. > >well put! > >Nice idea >You know, there used to be lots of more extreme >literature about, twenty-something years ago, when >they were far more explicit about being THE church. >But this article and lots like it, is still very clear >when you know how to read the jargon. > >What the JA cannot do is be modest when it comes to >their extremism. They boast about it among themselves >and then write show-offy articles like this one, which >tries to be righteously showy-off, if you see what I >mean? But is shows just how conceited they are. > >I want to make one thing clear, particularly for those >who are Christians here, though. I am not interested >in any arguments about whether they are proper >christians or whether they please god, or not. > >I am only interested in highlighting where their >theology is at variance with the mainstream, and then >only where it leads to church practice which is >oppressive, dishonest, deliberately misleading.....or >which leads to people being psychologically (or >otherwise) hurt by involvement with the JA.
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