Birthday/anniversary, really what's the difference?
Nobody got their head lopped off at an anniversary party.
as a devout jehovah's witness, mrs. merle is prohibited from celebrating her birthday.
but a week from tomorrow, relatives and friends will flock to the camoset village country living mobile home park in johnstown to attend a super bowl party that just happens to feature ice cream and cake.. "that's why we're calling it a super bowl party," explained her son bob merle, 73, who lives just five trailers down the road.
"we don't celebrate birthdays, but we have to celebrate 100 years," said mrs. mechem, 78.
Birthday/anniversary, really what's the difference?
Nobody got their head lopped off at an anniversary party.
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so i'm bored out of my mind at work so i am starting this thread to keep me busy.
tell us something no one knows about you.. i'll start---> i'm a vegetarian, have been for four years, not a vegan though
Here ya go, PaNiCAtTaCk --- one for you
one for your wife
i was thinking about the "big news" concerning the wts blood policy and the legal ramifications to the wts re: the child molestation-rape-physical abuse issues.
i considered how the scriptures address babylon the great as a harlot and how the ot shows a harlot will have her skirts raised and be exposed for what she is.. i recognized that the wts has usurped the mediator's place and given themselves the title as the only mediator between god and mankind, and the fds (feminine deodorant spray?
) is the "bride class" and how they are now being exposed as the cancerous pimple on the butt of humanity that the wts is via the media's turning their attention to the legal issues surrounding the abuse and denial of blood transfusions for their members, causing loss of lives.. i thought of the children's movie, "the little mermaid," wherein the sea witch had stolen the voice of the little mermaid and was manipulating her way to the altar as the prince's bride when the bird's attacked, causing her to be exposed as the wicked sea witch that she was.
Frannie;
The train stopped in Pampa to take off some dead guy wrapped in a sheet. Be there as soon as I can.
before coming on this forum i didn't know that the jws had changed the generation definition from literal to symbolic and i obviously predicted that this religion will be finished when that last 1914 codger dies.
when i found out that they had changed their definition i thought, bloody hell this religion is going to go on forever.
then i thought that no, they are going to fade out, then i settled on, they are going to survive just like the catholics and orthodox.
I do agree that there are many, many people who need the regimented lifestyle in order to feel good enough, or whatever. But I think there are an equal number who feel completely trapped, and don't have the skills to find their way out. The longer they stay in, the harder it is to leave. And imo, the worst part of the JWs is the fact that one can be so trapped. That's part of what makes it a cult.
genesis 6:5-7, 8:21. god decides to send a great flood to kill all humans, save noah and his family, because man's heart is evil.
"and god saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.... and the lord said, i will destroy man whom i have created from the face of the earth.".
later, after the flood waters recede, god promises never to do it again because man's heart is evil.
Now, dear brother/sister.....according to some talks I've heard in Assemblies, Halls.....YOU my dear will be buring and burning the parts of dead bodys, our dear old sister suchandsuch will walk around with one mans arm in one hand and some other guys ripped off head in her other hand.....just like cleaning up the Kingdom Hall.....very nice, don't forget the vaccuum cleaning dear sister suchandsuch....there is some dust on the floor....ehm, I mean some blood and stinking corpses......
Trojan, who gave the talks? Wes Craven?
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i pursonally think thei are very wrong!
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*Sulks off to KH libary to get back of his legs smacked*
*Sulks off to KH library to get bollocks bashed*
this is a thread which was inspired by our own hot little mary.. jehovahs witnesses claim that since pentecost of 33 c.e., there has been a faithful and discreet slave class that was appointed by jesus himself and that this slave class was "entrusted" with all of jesus belongings ( dispensing spiritual food to his followers and the rest of mankind).
oddly, when it came to gods own word to mankind being compiled ( the bible), ......jehovah chose the catholic church to dispense, audit, compile his message!
imagine that!
From the May 15, 1995 Watchtower, pg. 16, which quotes from the book, God's Kingdom of a Thousand Years Has Approached, pg. 344:
As to just how the "faithful and discreet slave" class existed and served down through the centuries after the death of the apostles of the Master Jesus Christ, we do not have a distinct historical picture. Apparently one generation of the "slave" class fed the next succeeding generation thereof. (2 Timothy 2:2)
(Red highlighting mine)
There's that proverbial "leap of faith" required of the R&F in order to remain in lock-step with the Borg. Jehovah's holy spirit has directed his "faithful and discreet slave" (WBTS) to paint a hazy picture of the form of the slave's existence for almost 2,000 years. Gets 'em off the hook of identifying who the FDS was in the interim from the first century down to the nineteenth.
genesis 6:5-7, 8:21. god decides to send a great flood to kill all humans, save noah and his family, because man's heart is evil.
"and god saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.... and the lord said, i will destroy man whom i have created from the face of the earth.".
later, after the flood waters recede, god promises never to do it again because man's heart is evil.
I counted 5 hours between posts. You are sleep-deprived. Too many of these and not enough of this !
Now get back to bed!!!
genesis 6:5-7, 8:21. god decides to send a great flood to kill all humans, save noah and his family, because man's heart is evil.
"and god saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.... and the lord said, i will destroy man whom i have created from the face of the earth.".
later, after the flood waters recede, god promises never to do it again because man's heart is evil.
Guess you're a light sleeper, eh slumbery?
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i pursonally think thei are very wrong!
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Personally I think the GB suck big salty ones
Pretzels?