on the jw.org website, the watchtower is sending out a strong warning with regard to emoji's & flirting.. my personal view is that the org is now trying to micro-manage just about every aspect of people's lives!.
https://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/family/teenagers/worksheets/friendly-or-flirtatious/.
ps: 'quotes are from julia, ellen and tara.
It's just another example of the society micro managing the personal lives of its members...
Even if there is some value in teaching kids to be wise with electronic communications, it is over the top for the society to be meddling in things like this...
Whats next? Will they start telling all witnesses what sort of dress and grooming is appropriate? Oh, hang on....😜
just seen reference to a recent letter read to congregations about this, anyone got more info please?.
Oh that video you posted darkspilver was disturbing....
Could they be any more condescending and patronising in their delivery? Wow!
children's activity:.
zombies.. zombies are an invention of satan, and we know that jehovah hates satan, right?
(let the child respond.
Great thread!
Yes, of course, God never created anything disturbing! He only created fluffy bunnies and cute kittens....
Isn't there a scripture that says "for his invisible qualities are clearly seen from the worlds creation onward......."
So what "quality" of God do those sort of parasitic creatures show?
in the movie's story, ray kroc, the man who is in charge of franchising mcdonalds restaurants, is finding himself in a situation where he is doing gangbusters at creating the stores, but is going broke on his contract.
he gets help from another fast food executive who examines his books.one aspect of the business jumps out.
the stores need land to operate on, and that money is going to the land-owners who lease the land to the stores.
Brilliant observation!
one of the most persistent arguments for belief in god centres on the necessity of an ultimate law-giver and epitome of goodness.. a softer version is seen in the genuine concern that a loss of faith will result in a corresponding loss of a moral compass - a more strident argument links the existence of good and evil with proof of the reality of god.
it is often asserted that without god, moral decisions degenerate to nothing more than personal preferences and the victory of "might is right".. i want to succinctly lay out my response as an atheist, and show that a supreme being is not required for objective morality.. it is helpful to distinguish between absolute morality, objective morality and subjective morality.
christian apologists frequently conflate the first two, and secular debaters often fail to point out the difference.. theists who disagree on everything else, are unanimous that god is perfectly good.
Here is the perfect answer:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eibrdbvkdhq.
this is a great song by australian comedic musician tim minchin.
the words are so fitting for the gb too!
we know that gerrit losch refused to face the legal system to help with a case, and we know geoffrey jackson tried to dodge the arc....maybe this sort of song might help!.
This is a great song by Australian comedic musician Tim Minchin.
The words are so fitting for the GB too! We know that Gerrit Losch refused to face the legal system to help with a case, and we know Geoffrey Jackson tried to dodge the ARC....maybe this sort of song might help!
Enjoy! (Wait for the last line! It's great!)
we all know just hoe dangerous emojis are right??
well, thankfully, "jehovah's organization" have lovingly provided a step by step worksheet to help!.
https://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/family/teenagers/worksheets/friendly-or-flirtatious/.
Well said tiki! Well said indeed!
surely someone who eagerly looks forward to the death of billions of people (including babies and children) is not emotionally healthy?.
yet, that is the key belief "happily" anticipated by witnesses.... food for thought?.
Bumped for a new "generation" of forum members...
It still amazes me that witnesses can somehow do the mental gymnastics to let themselves actually happily look forward to seeing BILLIONS of people killed!
Also, seriously, why do they get so upset when some sort of tragedy strikes that kills people? After all, those that die get a resurrection right? So it is actually a GOOD thing if people die in some disaster according to witness ideas??
The sick twisted mindset that allows witnesses to think it is OK for mass genocide is truly disturbing!
one of the most persistent arguments for belief in god centres on the necessity of an ultimate law-giver and epitome of goodness.. a softer version is seen in the genuine concern that a loss of faith will result in a corresponding loss of a moral compass - a more strident argument links the existence of good and evil with proof of the reality of god.
it is often asserted that without god, moral decisions degenerate to nothing more than personal preferences and the victory of "might is right".. i want to succinctly lay out my response as an atheist, and show that a supreme being is not required for objective morality.. it is helpful to distinguish between absolute morality, objective morality and subjective morality.
christian apologists frequently conflate the first two, and secular debaters often fail to point out the difference.. theists who disagree on everything else, are unanimous that god is perfectly good.
Great opening post!
Yes, just because one doesn't subscribe to a "faith" or "divine deity" does not mean that one becomes evil, or "immoral".
I saw a great quote once (sorry cant remember who said it) "I don't believe in a loving divine being BECAUSE I have read the bible"
