i have seen a few here on this forum.
i just came across on in a book i'm reading that i thought i would share with you, appropriate to the forum.. "men think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, and one by one".
charles mackay in extraordinary popular delusions and the madness of crowds (1841).
"Hay hombres que luchan un día y son buenos. Hay otros que luchan un año y son mejores. Hay quienes luchan muchos años, y son muy buenos. Pero hay los que luchan toda la vida, esos son los imprescindibles. - Bertolt Brecht
Translation:
There are men who fight for one day and they are good. There are others who fight for a year and are better. There are those who fight for many years and are very good. But there are those who fight all their lives and are indispensable.
i have seen a few here on this forum.
i just came across on in a book i'm reading that i thought i would share with you, appropriate to the forum.. "men think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, and one by one".
charles mackay in extraordinary popular delusions and the madness of crowds (1841).
millie210: "...as I free fall in that no mans land between what I formerly thought was truth and where I will eventually end up - which is not clear to me right now."
Hang in there Millie, you'll find the way.
the best argument that we have an immaterial part (called spirit/soul) came from jesus christ.
however, it is recorded in the gospel of thomas (not in the traditional four gospels).
jesus says: if the flesh came into existence because of the spirit, it is a marvel.
abiather:
"The best argument that we have an immaterial part (called Spirit/Soul) came from Jesus Christ. However, it is recorded in the Gospel of Thomas (not in the Traditional four Gospels)."
I'm surprised you didn't quote the Canonical gospels such as Matthew which says: "Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell." Matthew 10:28 New International Version
"If the “scientific” Evolution Theory is true, we should have had, by now, an elevated view about ourselves. But we are yet to have even a realistic view of ourselves."
It could easily be interpreted to mean that evolution hasn't yet progressed to the point where we all show respect to others regardless of race or gender.
"How many of us treat the Black as equal to the rest of the humanity?"
The phrase "the Black" reminds me of what the American politician Rick Santorum said when he used that exact phrase. Patronizing. You could have said something else like "Black people".
a few weeks ago i was working out of my home state and was in a grocery store parking lot when i received my first jw witness since leaving jwdom.
a youngish-looking lady was sitting in an suv parked next to my car and i was about to get in my car to leave.
she opened the door and asked whether she could give me something to read (had a tract in her hand)..
"I think we studied deeper stuff, we appealed to reason and common sense and logic more, we were more intelligent, we were more knowledge of JW doctrine and the Bible, etc."
During my days as a witness in the 1970s, I and some older brothers who were ministerial servants would peer into the original Hebrew and Greek words of the Bible and at times even listen to apostate books and audio recordings in order to refute them. We were not typical of your average witness back then but it showed that there was some 'scholastic' ability among some of them.
wth canada?!
that one surprised me the most.. end-blasphemy-laws.org.
wth canada?!
that one surprised me the most.. end-blasphemy-laws.org.
hello forum,.
i'm new here and not sure where to post.
so, i'm 21 years old and currently a baptized witness, however, i'm slowly making my mind up to leave and here's why.. first, there are certain things that make no sense to me in the organization.
hello forum,.
i'm new here and not sure where to post.
so, i'm 21 years old and currently a baptized witness, however, i'm slowly making my mind up to leave and here's why.. first, there are certain things that make no sense to me in the organization.
Garrett, since you suffer from severe depression have you gone to see a doctor?
Depending on your personal history and diagnosis they may prescribe medication that could help. I know this from personal experience since I too have suffered from severe depression all my life. I remember sitting at the meeting one day and, for no reason at all, was about to start crying. I wish my elders had counseled me about getting help instead of the usual "pray to Jehovah" crap.
hello forum,.
i'm new here and not sure where to post.
so, i'm 21 years old and currently a baptized witness, however, i'm slowly making my mind up to leave and here's why.. first, there are certain things that make no sense to me in the organization.
Welcome Garrett.
It's sad that they emphasize getting in hours but don't spend 10 minutes with their own members when in need. You should find this site to be most interesting and helpful.
Whatever you do, don't put anything in writing. Just fade until they no longer notice your absence from the meetings which seems to be the case already.
because regardless of having seen a lot of bad things, if true, some of the things i read there have reached new thresholds of bs.
who are these people?
i posted some comments there because i was sincerely confused as to the nature of their article.. http://jehovahstrumpet.com/brother-survives-nazi-persecution-disfellowshiped-for-smoking/.
