I want to thank all of you who responded to my thread, "for those who still care". I also want to thank everyone who just read the post and thought about it.
Farkel and I go way back, well, all of the h2o crowd go way back. I have 'butted heads' with most of them and am now doing the same with other's here. ;-)
We will never have the same beliefs as we are each a unique individual. One of the big mistakes of the Borg is their suppression of our personhood. This prevents the spiritual abilities of each one from reaching his or her full potential.
I saw something tonight in our church that really floored me.
There is a lady who has serious eye problems that have not been healed. She has been frantically lining up coverage for a cornea (repair or transplant?) but her last problem was the doctor wanted $1600 UP FRONT! Can you believe that? No money, no operation.
Our pastor found out about it and brought it before the church at the start of praise service (someone had her in the fellowhip hall during this time). We took up a 'love offering' (about 50 people there) after the song, "Shout to the Lord".
She came into the sanctuary with her eye patch on as another fellow and I went back to count the money.
After a few more songs the pastor again took the stage and he announced, "God has done a lot of wonderful works in our church (He asked for some of the ladies to stand by the lady with the eye problem). Tonight we were able to raise $1615 for our dear sister 'so and so' to have her eye operation done ASAP."
She is such a fine lady, raising her grandaughter as her own and she was overcome with tears of joy. We were all right there in the same boat of joyful emotion.
This is what Christian charity is all about. This is the clarion call of Christ to believers who are true to His words, "You shall know them by their love, one to another". Does it prove anything? No, but who cares? Having this kind of love can come out of people who share a common bondage as servants of Christ.
I don't think I ever saw a 'love offering' from a KH. I did see individuals Witnesses behave in a similiar spirit of love but not as a group.
I am sure there are many here who would do the same thing. Some whom I have argued with using slings and arrows (or maybe swords and halberds?) LOL
Praise the Lord!
Take it easy,
Rex