greetings, folks: so, it's been 40 years since 1975. and, if you were actively involved with the witnesses back then, the mindset of many was, that by early autumn of 1975, it would mark the anniversary of 6000 years of human existence.
and, the hope was then, that it would mark the start of the 1000-year of christ, from the heavenly realm.
but, looking back now, 40 years ago, in june of 1975, only 3 more months remained until early autumn.
Ding, "I guess Adam waited 40 years (and still counting...) before Eve was created..."
I remember, in 1974, Frederick Franz telling an audience of over ten thousand witnesses that the Adam and Eve gap could have been months or a few years but not decades because that would have tempted Adam into bestiality.
because of the may broadcast about how funds are down, our elders have been in their talks "encouraging" or pressuring everyone to donate more to the world wide work.. it freaks me out how we already give them a set amount of $600 a month, plus what is contributed by the congregation(usually $400 to $500 a month).
heck, our local congregation bank account even got below $500 for the first time this past may since i have been doing the accounts(4 years now).
for june, we raised a whopping $2400 to send into the branch.. the most amazing part, is that only a select few contribute on a regular basis every month.
child murder, sodomy & corrupting the human genome are not new sins, they are old ones.
what is new is their institutionalization.
but even that isn't totally new.
"Which brings me to a question, have they found the 'gay' gene? I don't recall a news story about this, but it seems probable they will if they haven't already."
Their brain has been found to be different. This article on Scientific American has some interesting points to make.
child murder, sodomy & corrupting the human genome are not new sins, they are old ones.
what is new is their institutionalization.
but even that isn't totally new.
child murder, sodomy & corrupting the human genome are not new sins, they are old ones.
what is new is their institutionalization.
but even that isn't totally new.
StrongHaiku,
"The more and louder these people speak, the more they make themselves known so they can be mocked, challenged, and dismissed as they should be."
Unfortunately no. Reasons being that:
1) They're preaching to the choir who will believe anything.
2) Mainstream media rarely puts out these imbecilities so that the general public could be made aware.
3) Only liberals through their media are aware of these types of statements. For example, I got this video from Right Wing Watch a liberal organization. Moderates do not watch this.
after mentally awakening to the idea that jws don't have the truth i strangely found myself delving into all encompassing conspiracy theories.
not that i believed them but something about them seemed quite fascinating.
i was especially drawn to the idea of a new world order/one world government.
child murder, sodomy & corrupting the human genome are not new sins, they are old ones.
what is new is their institutionalization.
but even that isn't totally new.
Perry, this is your soul mate, Tom Delay:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=HUhoTzJ5Rvc
child murder, sodomy & corrupting the human genome are not new sins, they are old ones.
what is new is their institutionalization.
but even that isn't totally new.
I hope you're not married to your parrot Perry.
As for the right wing and their psychotic obsessions it comes out to this: Gay, gay, gay, gay - Obama. Gay, gay, gay, gay - abortion. Gay, gay, gay, gay - Muslims.
For those with a cast iron stomach here is a good website documenting the daily insanity and inanity of the Christian right wing and their political prostitutes: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/
hot topic on topix seems to be candace conti settlement.
but it's all quiet here.
are you guys aware that your hero, who was not in it for the money but to change policies, settled without changing anything?
Nitty-Gritty:
"Remember her aim she said was not the money, but to change WT policy. WT policy was not changed."
Like disfellowshipping and threatening to disfellowship victims of molestation for speaking out. Is that how "every strata of society" behaves?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH7j2TrjXUc&feature=player_detailpage
god's view of gays and lesbians.
why should anyone care what i have to say on this topic?
i am not a priest.
