More paltry leftist drivel.
Go, Bush!
published on wednesday, march 17, 2004 by the progressive
bush: i'm god's delivery boy
by matthew rothschild
More paltry leftist drivel.
Go, Bush!
.
this terrible event in your land saddens us all ... i am sorry that those responsible are likely doing this to get revenge upon your nation for its support of the united kingdom, the usa and other coalition of nations devoted to the war on terror ... you and your loved ones killed so tragically are in our thoughts and prayers ... your natioin is honored among us all ... and may you heal from this as quickly as possible.
Pork Chop and Donkey,
Exactly.
Your sentiments are my sentiments, 100%.
Regards,
LoveTruth
P.S.:
Let the man of learning, the man of lettered leisure, beware of that queer and cheap temptation to pose to himself and to others as the cynic, as the man who has outgrown emotions and beliefs, the man to whom good and evil are as one. The poorest way to face life is to face it with a sneer. There are many men who feel a kind of twisted pride in cynicism; there are many who confine themselves to criticism of the way others do what they themselves dare not even attempt. There is no more unhealthy being, no man less worthy of respect, than he who either really holds, or feigns to hold, an attitude of sneering disbelief toward all that is great and lofty, whether in achievement or in that noble effort which, even if it fails, comes second to achievement. A cynical habit of thought and speech, a readiness to criticise work which the critic himself never tries to perform, an intellectual aloofness which will not accept contact with life's realities?all these are marks, not, as the possessor would fain think, of superiority, but of weakness. They mark the men unfit to bear their part manfully in the stern strife of living, who seek, in the affectation of contempt for the achievements of others, to hide from others and from themselves their own weakness. The rôle is easy; there is none easier, save only the rôle of the man who sneers alike at both criticism and performance. | 8 |
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, and comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat. Shame on the man of cultivated taste who permits refinement to develop into a fastidiousness that unfits him for doing the rough work of a workaday world. Among the free peoples who govern themselves there is but a small field of usefulness open for the men of cloistered life who shrink from contact with their fellows. Still less room is there for those who deride or slight what is done by those who actually bear the brunt of the day; nor yet for those others who always profess that they would like to take action, if only the conditions of life were not what they actually are. The man who does nothing cuts the same sordid figure in the pages of history, whether he be cynic, or fop, or voluptuary. There is little use for the being whose tepid soul knows nothing of the great and generous emotion, of the high pride, the stern belief, the lofty enthusiasm, of the men who quell the storm and ride the thunder. Well for these men if they succeed; well also, though not so well, if they fail, given only that they have nobly ventured, and have put forth all their heart and strength. It is war-worn Hotspur, spent with hard fighting, he of the many errors and the valiant end, over whose memory we love to linger, not over the memory of the young lord who "but for the vile guns would have been a soldier." -Theodore Roosevelt |
i read, and i cannot remember where, that there is a religious org that studies russell's old books and teach these doctrines to others.
and how many other orgs out there are offshoots of the russellites?.
corvin
There's a thread on here somewhere that has links to 'em. Try searching. It wasn't too long ago this subject came up, within the last month, I'm pretty sure.
.
this terrible event in your land saddens us all ... i am sorry that those responsible are likely doing this to get revenge upon your nation for its support of the united kingdom, the usa and other coalition of nations devoted to the war on terror ... you and your loved ones killed so tragically are in our thoughts and prayers ... your natioin is honored among us all ... and may you heal from this as quickly as possible.
Amen. (Reply to Amazing1914's top post)
the governing body and the board of directors
modern society claims
"from the incorporation of the watch tower bible and tract society of pennsylvania in 1884 until 1972, the president of the society exercised great authority in jehovah's organization, while the governing body was closely associated with the society's board of directors.
Farkel,
I won't argue with you- I've seen the same evidence, yet I leave it to God to ultimately judge us, although I truly find it hard to not come to the conclusion I made regarding Rutherford, I couldn't hold back from speaking my mind on the man.
As for Russell, you're correct, he made many a mistake (especially based on court documents), I didn't mean to imply he was above castigation.
I'm revising my comments to state:
John 8:1-11: " 1 But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2 At dawn he appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them. 3 The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group 4 and said to Jesus, "Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. 5 In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?" 6 They were using this question as a trap, in order to have a basis for accusing him. 7 But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger. When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, "If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her." 8 Again he stooped down and wrote on the ground. 9 At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there. 10 Jesus straightened up and asked her, "Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?"
11 "No one, sir," she said. "Then neither do I condemn you," Jesus declared. "Go now and leave your life of sin.""
Love_Truth- Common Sinner, like everyone else.
.
welcome to the forum morgan...arrrrr..... sincerely,.
district overbeer
Wilkommen!
i don't know what eles to call it , i guess it is the user name....lol.......so what does yours mean?.
i think awhile back i might have asked this,,,,,,,but it was way back and so many new ones here that i am just getting to know, and ones who came in here while i was not here as much.
there may be a thread on this in the last recent months, i am not sure,,,,if so, if there are any new ones who want to tell why they choose their user names,,,,,please do.. i will tell you why my name is lyineyes,,,,,many have asked me that here lately.
Winston,
"1984" was required reading in my High School. I wrote many essays on it and I find it's contents widely applicable, not just to JWs. In our day and age, it is probably most applicable to Law Enforcement in all forms, with all forms of media, Cell phones, Internet, GPS, all playing a role in the "Big Brother" scenario.
Cheers,
Love_Truth
for the sake of argument lets assume that the current nwt is correct in rendering proskuneo as "obesiance" .
"but when he again brings his firstborn into the inhabited earth, he says: 'and let all god's angels do obeisance to him" hebrews 1:6 the new world translation.. 1. if all (as in 100%) of the angels of god do obeisance to him, then he could not be an angel.
all (as in 100%) must include michael.
Kenneson,
The definition of henotheism: the worship of one god without denying the existence of other gods.
The definition of monotheism: the doctrine or belief that there is but one God.
Now, what do you think? Did the Jews believe in monotheism or henotheism? How about St. Paul?
Great question, thanks for the challenge!
My off the cufff response: monotheism. My "I'll get back to you" response: henotheism. It would make my job so much easier if the definition of henotheism were "the worship of one God without the existence of other gods".
That, I'll have to ponder.
Thanks,
Love_Truth
Hooberus:
I (think) I already answered your latest question. Jesus was Spirit, then man, then Spirit.
Cheers,
Love_Truth
I agree with much of what you say, Yeru. I've just grown tired of political discussions, and I find this forum very challenging to express my opinion- I tend to get very hot headed over politics! ( Don't want to get banned!)
Cheers,
Love_Truth
P.S.- Vote Republican, because voting DemocRat just isn't safe.
if you knew that the policy was that there would be no more witchhunts, no more disfellowshippings or shunning of any kind, would you be tempted to go back?
Nope.