Thanks for this info, Sir82.
Re shunning and stoning. I think they are pretty close forms of punishment.
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Thanks for this info, Sir82.
Re shunning and stoning. I think they are pretty close forms of punishment.
Yes, it's called bait and switch.
You are told to avoid black and white thinking, that's the bait.
Then black and white thinking is promoted, that's the switch.
Bait and switch is standard fare for the Watchtower.
LOL this is hillarious!
mamochan13 - "Re shunning and stoning. I think they are pretty close forms of punishment."
Psychologial execution versus literal execution.
At least nowadays.
Back in the day, shunning basically was a form of literal execution (albeit a passive one), 'cause when you were ostracized from the support system that kept you alive, your chances of survival pretty much dropped from slim to none.
"You guys are too soft, you should be disfellowshipping more... that way we can fulfill the "greater number cooling off" prophecy, and prove Armageddon is right around the corner."
i always knew pick up sticks was the game of the devil just like foozball
What kind of maniacal God can kill someone for picking up sticks and then let a murderer go free?
Well, after God raped the young human girl and got a kid outta the deal -- a son no less -- he was alot more mellow.
Thanks for posting this
"Many issues have "shades of gray" and we need to use discernment in such situations."
So if there are "shades of grey", did they get around to discussing all 50 of them?