Posts by Village Idiot

Christianity did not have to confront Rome to abolish slavery within its ranks. All Christians had to do was to require all potential converts who held slaves to liberate them as a precondition to becoming a Christian.

"We live in a different epoch. Firstly, Jesus was not a social reformer, but a religious reformer..."

Jesus' attitude concerning slavery can be seen in many of his parables where he often uses the metaphor of slavery in an approving manner.

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No Black or woman became Pope or WT President—reveals what?

by abiather in

sending a messenger nearly 2000 years in advance to preach the coming of gods kingdom, and leaving the message to be carried out by his followers who would practice just the opposite of his message [eg.

catholics cannot accept a pope if he is from a black community or if sex is female, just like jws could not tolerate a black/woman wt president, which is in sharp contrast to what jesus himself practicedhe showed no partiality with regard to sex or communityhe elevated a samaritan woman sharing with her great truth, even before he did it with his own male-disciplesjohn chapter 4].

claiming something as his own, and then allowing it to decay do not befit gods superlative style!.

Village Idiot

Simon: "Have we had a Chinese or Eskimo pope yet either?"

In all fairness to the Catholic Church there aren't too many Chinese or Eskimo Catholics.

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The Bible's approval of slavery (including Jesus)

by rebel8 in

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how can there possibly be a reason for this?

smh.

i can't imagine how this is excusable..

Village Idiot

A list of scriptures on the subject:

How the former slaves of Israel treated their own slaves:

Non-Israelites could be taken as slaves for life and their children be passed of as inheritance: Leviticus 25:44-46 compare to Leviticus 19:33-34 where it says the exact opposite.

A Hebrew slave was obligated for only six years of slavery but had to leave behind the wife his master gave him along with his children: Exodus 21:2-6.

A master was allowed to savagely beat his slave so long as he or she did not die within a day or two: Exodus 21:20-21 compare to Exodus 2:11-12.

If a slave had an eye blinded by his master he was to be set free but his master was not blinded in punishment according to the rule of an ‘eye for an eye’ that applied to other people guilty of the same crime: Exodus 21:26-27 compare to Leviticus 24:19-21.

Christian view on slavery: 1 Peter 2:18-20.

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What if "IT" was all just a dream?

by titch in

i'm not really sure as to what category that i should put this into, so i'll just try, and put it here.

this is based upon a posting that i saw and read on facebook recently.

and, the question is: what if life---as you know it---was just one big dream?

Village Idiot

Since when do dreams last a lifetime? And a coherent one? Also, at what age do you wake up?

That aside I wish it were true because I would have learned more than enough to change my life to the better.

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New JW video, song and dance

by Listener in

the current jws do not cease to amaze.

here's their latest video on youtube and straight from bethel.. there is a lot of work involved in this.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwou6e5vwbo .

Village Idiot

I doubt this video was made for 'family night' at Bethel. It's too much effort for just a limited audience but I do believe it was made for the Witnesses in general and not the public.

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What is the main reason the Watchtower Society baptize their children so young?

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

jesus was thirty was he was baptized.

today, you hear of young children getting baptized as young as 10 years old.

the parents, family and congregation think it's a wonderful idea that someone dedicates their life to jehovah at such a young age.

Village Idiot

insidetheKH: "Anyway the main reason is,... WHY NOT baptise Teens?"

Ten year olds, and I've heard of 8, are not teens.

A question to ask is how low an age does the Watchtower consider to be the age of reason?

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Do you like my new profile picture??

by DATA-DOG in

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i made it myself, although i am not very good at computerizin'.. i thought would try to encapsulate many subjects at once, after all, " a picture is worth a thousand words.

if anyone knows of a good meme site that will let me make it better, please let me know.

none of the sites i visited would let me rotate the words properly.

Village Idiot

Correct me if I'm wrong; I get the message since I watched the movie 2001 a Space Odyssey. It looks like the scene where the primitive hominids, or 'apes' were curious about the Monolith that an extraterrestrial species had sent to Earth.

If you're trying to imply that the Watchtower is like that Monolith then I disagree. I could understand why you would think that the Organization (surrounded by 'apes') is like a monolith but the example you gave should not be used as an analogy because the monolith from 2001 actually served a good purpose to the evolution of humanity whereas the Watchtower does not.

Also, your pic resolution on your avatar makes it hard to see let alone discern the symbolism.

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I got half custody!

by outsmartthesystem in

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so it has been quite a while since i've last been on this site.

the jist of my story is that about 5 years ago, i started a research journey that took me 2 1/2 years to complete.

against the advice of this board, i decided to show my wife because i mistakenly thought she valued truth.

Village Idiot

"...I'll ask her why JWs have baby showers. I will flat out ask "at a baby shower.....what are you celebrating?" So Jehovah likes the births of children.....just not the anniversaries of those births? Etc."

That's a most excellent and intelligent comeback! Congratulations on your victory.

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New JW video, song and dance

by Listener in

the current jws do not cease to amaze.

here's their latest video on youtube and straight from bethel.. there is a lot of work involved in this.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwou6e5vwbo .

Village Idiot

aaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!