sitting in the hall i was shocked when i read this article.
kingdom ministry 2005 nov {after the tsunami and new orleans desaster witnesses sent millions to help brothers in these areas marking their envelopes "for the tsunami victims" etc.
the society realized since there are few witnesses in tsunami ravaged countries this money would be wasted helping muslims.
The money is used for "advancing the needs of the spiritual brothers."
Like what, paying off pedophile cases? Building Bethel 2.0? Hiring an outside marketing firm to rebrand the WT?
I hope no one sent them relief money thinking it would actually be used for humanitarian aid.
however, i haven't found any evidence to support that belief.. have you?
if so please, show me the evidence that god exists, and i will believe along with you.. criteria:.
(1) you must specify which god you are talking about;.
SBF,
It's a shame you didn't bother to read the peer reviewed scientific paper I cited in my very next post as many of the objections you raised are addressed. The New Humanist article, which you quoted from, can be forgiven as it's seven years old and was written before the science was in.
But incase you missed it here's the link again:
http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnhum.2015.00071/full
If after reading it you still think it's "nonsensical reductionism" then by all means feel free to reach out to the Professor who co-authored the paper, Dr. Zhang, to give him a piece of your mind and tell him exactly why you know so much more about the topic than he does.
Here's his e-mail [email protected]
just now finding this web site and have enjoyed reading the comments.
i've never written down my story and it could be a jerry springer episode but here goes.
i was raised as a jehovah's witness from as early as i can remember.
however, i haven't found any evidence to support that belief.. have you?
if so please, show me the evidence that god exists, and i will believe along with you.. criteria:.
(1) you must specify which god you are talking about;.
Y= other factors that make up reality
I am convinced that the physical universe is only part of reality.
So we know that scientist understand "physical" reality. Do we know that there's another group of people who understand the "other factors that make up reality?"
If so, how does this other group know there are other factors?
What methodology do the use to determine those other factors?
What are those other factors?
Who is this group that knows about these other factors?
Is there consensus in the group about those other factors?
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rebekah called us at 6 am and it was.
very clear that she was traumatized by this event.
Agreed Millie210, but I certainly wouldn't put it past the WT to manipulate and distort the truth. Perhaps their was a tour group in the building that they provided water to so that means they were "sheltering people".
They regularly redefine terms so they can make themselves look better.
i'm having an ongoing texting conversation with my mom right now on the march 23rd memorial date.
she completely goes into cult mode.. me: why is the memorial on march 23rd this year and not april 22nd/23rd when the corresponding nissan 14 commences?
since when did the organization stop following the jewish calendar for passover?.
If all you care to do is find fault with the organization or that I havent done enough research. Think what you want.
Mom, do you think it is important to "examine everything carefully" like it says at 1 Thessalonians 5:21?
What do you think it meant by Proverbs 14:18 when it says, "The naive will inherit foolishness but the shrewd are crowned with knowledge."? To be crowned in knowledge don't we have to make sure we have accurate information? Isn't that the most shrewd thing we can do?
the tide of disbelief is rising and only fools think they can stop it.
but some are too stupid to understand that fact, as this news story from saudi arabia demonstrates:.
american ally saudi arabia is the perpetrator of this crime against humanity.
Every culture is proud. And many cultures are ancient. But being proud and being ancient says nothing about the value of your culture.
If a culture doesn't value human life and doesn't value open and honest discussion then it's a culture not worth preserving.
To hell with the Theocrats.
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rebekah called us at 6 am and it was.
very clear that she was traumatized by this event.
I remember a letter being read in the KH a couple of months after 9/11 that said witnesses who were walking out of Manhattan after the towers collapsed across the Brooklyn Bridge were able to take up shelter in Bethel and it was "brotherly love" blah blah blah.
But this thread seems to directly contradict that. Even a letter from a supposed Bethelite seems to indicate they were not letting anyone into the building.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/12113/another-jw-account-wtc
Anyone have anything more solid on this?
basically what the thread title says.. do you guys think the gb want the jw religion to fail?
of course failing in the ultimate sense is just not going to happen.
no matter how bankrupt they went, there is always going to be a percentage that holds on.. but downsizing the membership?
"Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity"
-Hanon's Razor
While the GB are breathtakingly arrogant I none the less believe it's a sincere form of arrogance. And I think it's a mistake to say they're just in it for the money or don't actually believe Jesus is going to come flying out of the sky riding a white horse any day now.
in the u.s., three's company was not allowed.
it was explained to me that it was an immoral show because a man and women lived together and no one was married.
the sister who gave this observation was a family friend and we were newbies to the religion.. at least i somehow managed to watch the benny hill show undetected..
Power Rangers
The Simpsons
Bewitched (oddly I Dream a Genie was okay though)
Dawson's Creek
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
90210 (not that I wanted to watch it)
And couldn't watch Star Trek TNG when it first aired
