That is why I have trouble believing in a God that allows the killing of innocent lives. Do you think that those people in the WTC of September 11 deserved to get killed?. Or all those innocent men, women and children in Iraq deserve to die? Why do you think that governments can so readily make people die for a cause? Whether it is the US, Britain or Iraq, they are all fighting for that eternal reward of being in heaven. Whose side is God on now? I guess he was on those terrorist that flew those planes into those twin towers on 9/11. Now I guess he is on the Americans side that are riding the world of all those "WMD"... It’s all hypocrisy. I can not believe a loving God would just sit there and allow these terrible thing to happen to his/her creation. Myself I believe that this is all there is to life and we should make the best of what we have now. We make our own heaven or hell right here on earth.
The problem with the WTS view is really what the definition of "Evil" is. The teach that it is anyone who doesn't follow them, do a certain number of hours a month in their service, contribute to them etc...
There are lots of good people on this planet who have never heard of JWs and are "better" people than many JWs. Why should they die?
The comparison with Iraq would be "we're going to wipe out the entire country ... rejoice for we have killed Saddam". No, we would not rejoice at that.
Simon: evil to JW's is a person that disagrees with them..... the only differentiating factor is the degree that they will enforce it. I have studied it after having gone through it and the same results have come up.!!!!!!!
William Penwell: Neither can I believe that a loving God has, in any way contributed to the silly stuff existing on this earth. I have heard the JWs' and every other conceivable possibility, and it all comes back to one thing: WE BLAME GOD FOR ANY OF OUR SHORCOMINGS!!!!!!!
As long as we BLAME other people/(spirits) for our imperfections, then we will inevitably fall short of our potential.
Brad.......................... my $2.00 worth at least.....
Is it acceptable to kill all 20 million Iraqi's and all 250,000 allied troops to impose a theocratic government upon Iraq* just because it's your God doing the killing? What makes me 'sad' is the irrational, emotion ridden thinking that comes out from 'some people' on these forums.
I can't take credit for discovering the invisible pink unicorn -- I think it was funkyderek or someone else on this site who brought Lulu to me. But I've been a loyal follower ever since.
