if you are a young person, you also need to face the fact that you will never grow old in this present system of things?
.all evidence in fulfillment of bible prophecy indicates that this corrupt system is due to end in a few years?
as a young person you will never fulfill any career that this system offers.
Yep, I bought into all this stuff. So did my parents. Articles like this one and even a few years before it, are the reason I didn't attend Ohio State. Wanted to go, took all the college prep classes, but a steady drumbeat of no, no, no from the WTS and my parents dissuaded me. What a shame!
Onintwo
i've not been too good at creating topics thus far, but for my 1000th post (in case you wouldn't notice .
we often oppose reason (ratio) and belief, as if those were mutually exclusive.
reason always works from presuppositions.
Guilt is such a powerful motivator. Can't think of a religion that doesn't use it. Fear factor needle pegged at about 1000!
Onintwo
when was it that the gb decided witnesses could not smoke?.
thanks in advance,.
bryan
Excellent remarks, Terry! I had never before put Jesus' words in that context. (what defiles a man, what doesn't). Good job.
Any word on sitting around a campfire and inhaling the equivalent of a pack or two of smokes? Is that still considered wholesome by the WTS? How about persons who live in smoggy areas like LA? Shouldn't they be advised to move? Tactfully, of course. Oh, and fire fighters, (they're called "smoke eaters" for some reason aren't they?) Exactly how Christian is that? Rushing into burning buildings where lives are at stake, all the while filling your lungs with known carcinogens?
(a little cynical today) Onintwo
finally went through and purged all jw files from our system.
(my wife and i operate a small business that did business with several khs in the area and a few outside of it.).
now, that's a funny turn of events, isn't it?
Good points, Scully. I guess you're probably on the right path. Let them decide they'd prefer NOT to do business with ME!
But then again, darn! I've always wanted to tell them that "unless they turn around, repent of their wrong doing, blah, blah, blah" (sound familiar?) they can't come back to me. Oh well..........
Funny thing, they can "mark" you, but you can't mark them. (as bad associations)
Oh well, the thing will collapse under it's own weight soon.
Onintwo
finally went through and purged all jw files from our system.
(my wife and i operate a small business that did business with several khs in the area and a few outside of it.).
now, that's a funny turn of events, isn't it?
That's funny Scully! Mr. Scully sounds like a really funny guy. Loved it.
But can you really get into trouble refusing to do business with them? I thought in America, as an independent business, we can refuse service to anyone and any group. I am aware that there's employment law that prohibits such discrimination. But does it extend to this?
Maybe some legal beagles on this board have some expertise in this area?
Onintwo
finally went through and purged all jw files from our system.
(my wife and i operate a small business that did business with several khs in the area and a few outside of it.).
now, that's a funny turn of events, isn't it?
Thanks, you guys. It's actually kind of a liberating feeling. I like the idea that I'm being pro-active too.
It seems all my life I've been told to wait on Jah, wait for new light, wait for something to change, etc. Wait, wait, wait. They like to keep you feeling dis-empowered. Like you have no say, no power, etc. Well this time the table's been turned!
Not that they're stymied in any way. There's other shops that can obviously service them, it's just the absolutely great feeling I get finally being in a position to say no to them!
Onintwo
finally went through and purged all jw files from our system.
(my wife and i operate a small business that did business with several khs in the area and a few outside of it.).
now, that's a funny turn of events, isn't it?
Finally went through and purged all JW files from our system. (My wife and I operate a small business that did business with several KHs in the area and a few outside of it.)
Now, that's a funny turn of events, isn't it? I'm going to have to tell them, when they call, that I can't in good conscience associate with THEM! The thought of doing business with them now turns my stomach and I'd be happy to tell them why.
Onintwo
i'm cleaning out some of my filed papers.
anyone know how long tax info.
is supposed to be kept?
You don't state whether this is personal or business records. I can tell you that I had boxes and boxes of records in storage from a business I owned. And every year (after the oldest box became 10 years old) I enjoyed throwing out that particular box. Did this every year until they were all gone.
But as far as personal papers, I couldn't tell you. But after you get an IRS audit, you get sort of gun-shy and tend to error on the conservative side of things.
Good Luck!
Onintwo
is god so (pick one) blind, dumb, arrogant, confused, uninterested...that he needs to actually hear people beseech him for help before he'll actually do anything to help?.
or how about when people group together and all pray for one thing?
is it kind of like a barn raising?
Thank you Satanus, very enlightening description of the physical mechanics of prayer!
Myelaine, I wasn't referring to help for myself. What if, just what if, a person wanted to see the suffering of others relieved? Besides, you didn't answer the basic question. You only foiled around it with your comment.
Onintwo
is god so (pick one) blind, dumb, arrogant, confused, uninterested...that he needs to actually hear people beseech him for help before he'll actually do anything to help?.
or how about when people group together and all pray for one thing?
is it kind of like a barn raising?
I never did get it. Is God so (pick one) blind, dumb, arrogant, confused, uninterested...that he needs to actually hear people beseech him for help before He'll actually do anything to help?
Or how about when people group together and all pray for one thing? Is it kind of like a barn raising? Get enough people together and the chore goes along easier? Exactly how many people must ask God something before he'll do it? Does he pick and choose? How about prayers that are for diametrically opposing ideas? Prayers for things that are mutually exclusive?
Does a very pious person's prayer trump a less pious person's prayer?
I guess these questions are best put to religious persons....
Just wondering.
Onintwo
