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  2. Weezer

    IRONIC?

    Sunday is Easter. Monday is April Fools day.
  3. Weezer

    Will religions always exist?

    Ha, those seem to happen regardless. Sexual desire is even stronger than the fear of hell!!
  4. walterpthefirst

    A New Star (Nova Explosion) in the Coming Months

    The mechanism of recurring novae and type 1A supernovae appear to be the same, Pantheory. The siphoning off of gas from a donor star to its white dwarf companion. Beyond that I don't know.
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  6. moxieflux66

    Will religions always exist?

    You mean like avoiding sexual sins?
  7. pantheory

    A New Star (Nova Explosion) in the Coming Months

    I wonder if it has ever been speculated as being the beginnings of a supernova someday? ... since the system is comprised of a red giant and a white dwarf star according to the link.
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  9. View Nova Explosion, ‘New’ Star in Northern Crown – Watch the Skies (nasa.gov) You can find the constellation of Corona Borealis (the Northern Crown) from where you live by visiting this site. Stellarium Web Online Star Map (stellarium-web.org) T Coronae Borealis - Wikipedia On 20 April 2016, the Sky & Telescope website reported a sustained brightening since February 2015 from magnitude 10.5 to about 9.2. A similar event was reported in 1938, followed by another outburst in 1946. By June 2018, the star had dimmed slightly but still remained at an unusually high level of activity. In March or April 2023, it dimmed to magnitude 12.3. A similar dimming occurred in the year before the 1946 outburst, indicating that it will likely erupt between March and September 2024. So the star in question seems to be going through the same cycle of activity that preceded its 1946 eruption. Keep looking up! Thanks, Walter.
  10. Krowb

    Will religions always exist?

    Can't recall the exact wording, but a pastor of my youth something along these lines: "a church that encourages its youth to gain degrees, empties its pews by degrees" The sermon of course was regarding the worldiness of academia and why we needed to safeguard our kids to only christian institutions, but it also exposed something more fundamental; education, writ large, was regarded by my church as hostile to religious belief.
  11. Krowb

    Will religions always exist?

    I feel that religion, in some fashion, will be with us for the long haul. Even "athiest" countries have been unable to stamp out religion, it's much more effective to co-opt it. Religion claims to answer a question no other system (government/political/economic/societal) can - the afterlife. The better/worse the promise of the afterlife, the more impetus to achieve/avoid it for the believer. People are simply not 100% rational, and that's not a bad thing, just a fact of the human condition. The same irrational passions that can drive beautiful works of art, including music, can be stirred by religious ideas as well. Religion has an almost peculiar tendency to bring out the best or worst that humanity has to offer on a large scale. Political movements only wish they could create zealots on the same scale as a even a moderately successful religion.
  12. This site should be named "CringeWorthy Christian" it's that creepy. The last time I visited it had that unnatural "happy xtian ending" vibe to the thread. Yes, no small wonder it's closed, officially or unofficially. Ew. I was hoping that I could find a video clip of Mrs. Betty Bowers, America's Best Christian (trademark) to explain it to you but I haven't found it yet. I will post if/when I do.
  13. Note: I have moved this topic here from the “Got Questions?” section where it was originally posted.
  14. pantheory

    Looking for information and support

    Welcome to our forum Ilovemykids4,. As Moxie pointed out above, your story fits very well in the section category called " Testimonies of Former Christians." This section is the "Questions" discussion forum. So if you would like to continue here it might be best to ask questions. If not and you want advice, sympathy etc. .., it might be best to tell your story in the Testimonies section where you can also see the unhappy stories of many of our members also. Hope you like our little Forum. Many have testified on this site that it has helped them a lot, or to get over, or to live better with their past or ongoing troubles with Christianity. As for now, Cheers to you for coming here
  15. No links. I was posting in a forum category called "Against the Mainstream." This was maybe 12 years ago. I was asked by someone to calculate the redshift of a star in our galaxy. I explained that stars within galaxies are not related to redshifts excepting by relative motion -- that only galaxies can have redshifts related to the so-called expansion of the universe. And that even in our local group of galaxies, gravity overrides redshifts related to the so-called expansion of space. A mod then stepped in and banned me by showing the Hubble formula that can calculate redshifts based upon distances from us. I guess I should have been glad to leave such a science forum since the mods didn't seem to understand what I was even talking about.
  16. Ilovemykids4

    Looking for information and support

    I am not sure...they were always very secretive and I had to do a lot of sleuthing to figure out even that they are open brethren. However, they are absolutely "special" when compared to outsiders. Wait until you hear the stories I can tell about things they believe and things they have done to my family members and to their very OWN family members. They are absolutely sure they are better than everyone else, and they will judge you very harshly...with a smile on their face.
  17. Do you know if this group is part of the Mennonite Brethren? We went to one of their congregations in Kansas just before stopping any church attendance. They were friendly and didn't seem cultish, but after a while it seemed they considered their group as "special" when compaired to outsiders. Hopefully Pilgrim can shed some light on the situation.
  18. I visited the Worthy Christians again this morning. It is interesting that there is no explaination as to the status of the thread. And there are no new postings. The only difference is the title of the thread is no longer in bold print. I am curious how they determine the diference between a Christian, and a Worthy Christian??
  19. Ilovemykids4

    Looking for information and support

    Thank you....This sect, "headed" by the father from this family has become very cult like, including shunning practices. That is what is most concerning to me. I will lay it all out in my testimonial post, but would love to speak to you further because this cult seems so extreme and rigid and authoritarian and in addition to being concerned for my son, I'm also concerned about the very real harm that has come to the 3 children from that other family.
  20. Back in October I began posting here about the Handmaid's Tale and asking if that is the type of world people, both xtian and non xtian would like to see. I got few serious responses. I seriously wanted them. Now the issue of christian nationalism is front and center in our national debate with an historic election coming up fast. Since I posted this originally in the Lion's Den I believe the conversation, if any, should come right back here. I have to take xtian's silence on the matter here as an affirmative as to their acceptance of that way of life, especially for women. In the story, women are not allowed to read, write, socialize beyond strict rules of conduct, allowed to own property, or allowed to break any strict rules. One woman loses an eye early in the show for being 'sassy'. There are scenes of a sudden takeover of the Capitol, congress, and female subjugation that is sudden, violent and terrifying. It was fundamentally done in one day. Behind the scenes, as Weezer has pointed out several times, is the ruling wealthy, like the man behind the curtain pulling the strings with enormous wealth and influence. We've already spoken about the finer details of Project 2025. This is a plan that is decades in the making but now openly advocated for. It will quite literally pave the way for the artist's vision (Margaret Atwood) of the same in the United States. So connect the dots. I speak to women in particular here in the Lion's Den and I'm going to give a great big shout out to you ladies who have joined us here with your stories of pain, confusion and lingering anxiety over what you have already endured. Thank you for being here and let me ask you, with one of our civil rights already in the rear view mirror, how many more will we allow to be taken from us? If you can't afford Hulu's series, often there are offers for free trials. I've gotten many whole binges on that alone from some of these sites (and did so for this series, in fact), cancelling it when finished. Otherwise there's free trials of Audiobooks available on Amazon, or the paperback ($10) and Kindle editions (free trials there too). At most a hardback copy is about $15. If all else fails, ladies, (or gentlemen) and you can't afford it, let me know and I will get it for you! I am rather consumed with a sense of urgency about this and the light needs to shine on it before we go out and speak with our votes. The overwhelming response to the Supreme Court's most egregious ruling in Roe v Wade was, when put to a vote in states, crystal clear. We do not want rights taken away from us. Imagine what it would be like if our congress and senate were 50% male and 50% female....and I mean female in the most inclusive manner, encompassing those who are quickly being denied who they are by ridiculous laws that have no business doing so. Register. Vote. Vote like your freedom depends on it. And vote in your best interest, no matter what someone tells you. Your heart (intuition), mind and soul will tell you it's right, so vote your conscience. Trust yourself.
  21. nontheistpilgrim

    Looking for information and support

    Welcome I don't have your experience but I knowsomething of the Open Brethren - which are not so bad as Closed Brethren, at least in UK. I worshipped quite happily with open brethren in Malta many years ago. Perhaps they were more open because most of the attenders were from the British forces. They were extremely freindly and 'open', making us single service people very welcome. I'm not denying your experience, of course. Since I became 'surprised by joy' on becoming a non-believer I have realised how dangerous all Christian religion is and how it is founded on myths and fairy stories. I wish you well and am sure you will find strength from members of this Forum.
  22. Could you please provide links to the science forums which you were banned from, Pantheory. That way we can see what happened for ourselves. Thank you, Walter.
  23. TheRedneckProfessor

    Looking for information and support

    Welcome to the community. As indicated, many of us have also been traumatized by religion. Some from family and friends; others from overwhelming childhood indoctrination. We do understand what you have been through and what you are currently going through. We are happy to help you in any way we can. Please feel free to reach out to us.
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