when somebody posted this on fb, i was anxious to see how ridiculous it would be, probably worse then the gb prophecies, etc.
after watching the clip, i honestly don't know what to believe.
at the very least it's very entertaining and interesting.
Well played viv :)
but it was a trick question. It was indeed Edward Van freakin Halen, guitar god and my personal rock idol. But it wasnt eruption....
it was not a particular song. Eddie claims he just laid down a few riffs and its not one i know (and i know em all ;) so that fits
But the tape he slides into his walkman says van halen so your answer is as correct as it can be. I shall make a small donation to the college fund in your name!
when somebody posted this on fb, i was anxious to see how ridiculous it would be, probably worse then the gb prophecies, etc.
after watching the clip, i honestly don't know what to believe.
at the very least it's very entertaining and interesting.
when somebody posted this on fb, i was anxious to see how ridiculous it would be, probably worse then the gb prophecies, etc.
after watching the clip, i honestly don't know what to believe.
at the very least it's very entertaining and interesting.
if so why?
I would say definitely.
Much of the book is real life experiances, both rays personal ones and organization as whole accounts. Those dont change with time and they still carry a lot of significance. Milawa vs Mexico bribery, flip flopping on teachings and the impact on peoples lives, the writing of the aid book etc etc all still have relevance.
further, as marvin noted, the org still runs the same. Ray pulls the curtin back for those that were never in middle managment let alone upper cult managment, and shows how there is nothing special and certainly nothing spirit directed going on there.
The doctrinal stuff was interesting to me at the time i read it because i was still semi believing. Now, not so much, but that one aspect doesnt lessen its value for me at all.
when somebody posted this on fb, i was anxious to see how ridiculous it would be, probably worse then the gb prophecies, etc.
after watching the clip, i honestly don't know what to believe.
at the very least it's very entertaining and interesting.
when somebody posted this on fb, i was anxious to see how ridiculous it would be, probably worse then the gb prophecies, etc.
after watching the clip, i honestly don't know what to believe.
at the very least it's very entertaining and interesting.
okay, okay, okay - i know we're not supposed to jump to conclusions.
but the odds this is a "naturally occurring event" are pretty low.
and it's just the sort of megastructure we would expect an advanced alien civilization (type 2) to build.
what will be the end game whether in a few years, our lifetime, or hundreds + years from now.
bible prophecy did say israel / jews would be scattered then eventually brought back.
russell was declaring that and it was believed before being changed shortly before it happened.
i'll start off with this one:.
some years ago when i was formulating my exit, i employed for some time an ms brother from another congregation.. i'd had a couple of young "worldly" lads work for me but they proved unreliable as they used drugs or alchohol and consequently would'nt arrive at work and such like.. so when i was was contacted by this brother and spoke to him and heard he'd worked at the australian bethel for some time on construction and wanted an opportunity to learn the trade of bricklaying ,i thought ,"great someone to finally trust and be reliable".
he was in his 40's at the time and he worked like a trojan ,was honest ,really likeable and interesting ,could play the classical guitar beautifully ,had a beautiful family.
has anyone on the board been at the recent meeting where they are asking for more money to help out the co's, insurance and health and travel??
this is supposed to go into a general fund???
they can use it for anything they want..... oh, and also, if you can give more, it would help as many congregations may not be able to give - based on number of pubs in each cong.
These special funds for COs and KH accident payouts have been in place for many many years, at least a decade.
They probably require an annual resolution because it is based on congregation headcount, and the headcount can change from one year to the next."
normally you amd I are on the same page with these sorts of nonevent items. However the wording was different this year as it specified that money would go to a general fund to be used for any purpose. This left me with a legitimate 'wtf' look as i quickly inderstood the shell game.... Its a new manditory donation disguised as a donation to the kaa/toa as it was in previous years. The level of deceit continues to grow in the wt's finances.
