when dicussing the fate of jephthah's daughter.
the witness will say that she went to serve at the temple, and that's why she would be a virgin.
but upon further investigation, this doesn't even seem to be a requirement for people serving at the temple, or who were dedicated to jehovah.
The prophetess, Anna, served in the temple in Jesus time.
The Bible tells us that she "lived with her husband after her marriage for seven years, and then she was a widow until she was eighty-four" (Luke 2:36,37; NIV). It further informs us that she "worshiped night and day." (ibid.) so I guess there was no requirement of virginity for service at the temple.
Forscher
when i first starting learning the real truth about the wts i could not figure out why.
why did they make rules where some people died and others could makes bribes?
why did rutherford try to become bedfellows with hitler of all people?
In his book, 1984, George Orwell defined power as the ability to make another human being suffer.
Basically, what he was getting at was the ability to do to others whatever one damn well wants without the other fellow having any recourse. The thought of having other human beings helpless within one's grasp is every bit as addictive as any drug. And the only way one can really enjoy it is to make others miserable. Hence the oppressive culture of the "party" in 1984's Oceana.
When I think back on the rigid legalism of the Watchtower, I recall the misery it caused. I also remember how Witnesses practiced doublethink, or the ability to hold two contradictory thought simultaneously in one's mind to convince themselves that they weren't really so miserable after all. I knew elders who got off on that power and exercised it with a vengeance at times. Unfortunately, power is an addiction which can never really be filled. In time it requires more and more of it to reach the same high.
Forscher
rolllllllllllllllllllllllll tide!.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hm901cxujeg.
That Georgia-Florida game yesterday was totally insane!
The wife and I enjoyed it bigtime
Forscher
i have this happen to my eye almost monthly and i was wondering if anyone else has dealt with this?
i have read that docs usually don't treat it unless it's secondary to hypertension.
my bp is very normal i am am not taking any anticoagulants.
I used to get it in connection with Iritis every few months not all that long ago.
In my case the doctors finally decided that it is a manifestation of an autoimmune problem, likely linked to RA (which virtually every male and some of the females in my dad's family have problems with sometime during their lifetime.). In my case it is an extremely painful problem which has caused me to go into the darkest spot I can find in the house during the day (I go into the bathroom, turn out the light and close the door, get into the bathtub and draw the shower curtain).
As I wrote, the doctors finally figured out it was an autoimmune condition connected to RA, much like Sjögren's Syndrome. But different in that it attacks the eye at the iris instead of at the tear glands, as in Sjögren's. Since I went on suppression therapy, I've only had one attack over a year ago. You might want to ask your ophthalmologist if they've considered the possibility of autoimmune problem. Considering the repetitive nature of the attacks it might be. In that case, a rheumatologist might be a good one to consult with.
Forscher
the jw use of this word gets my knickers in a right twist!
when someone is impaled, it means he is run through with something.
the thing he is run through with is the thing he is impaled on or by.
One can be imapled on a stake without breaking any bones ATW.
Back in the days of impalement on a pointed stake it was customary to insert the stake either through the abdomen or anal region and thread it up through the torso in a manner that it would catch on the shoulder blade, keeping it from sliding completely through the body, thus suspending the body in the air where the victim would writhe in agony for days. The victim didn't bleed out because the the pressure of the stake tamped any injury to blood vessels effectively sealing them.
Illustrations from the period of Vlad the Impaler show the victims being suspended on the stakes in other positions, but if one looks closely one can often see that the writs and/or ankles are also bound to the stake in a manner to prevent them sliding down the stake to firm ground. In any event, executioners avoided the bones unless, as in the case of the shoulder blade, the bone could be used to suspend the victim.
Forscher
i think in most countries it is illegal to use this drug, so do you think it should be decriminalised, legalised & taxed, made legal for the medical proffesion or should it remain completely illegal?
please state your reasons for your choice.. lfcv.
I guess I did shock folks!
Forscher
the jw use of this word gets my knickers in a right twist!
when someone is impaled, it means he is run through with something.
the thing he is run through with is the thing he is impaled on or by.
I know I am getting back to this one a little late,
I had a disaster with my computer which put me off the net for awhile. So let me get this straight. It would appear that since Jesus was impaled by nails as the means of securing him to the "stake" the verb "impale" may properly be used in connection with his execution? At least as far as English is concerned? Is that what all of this seems to be arriving at?
Interesting!
Forscher
the jw use of this word gets my knickers in a right twist!
when someone is impaled, it means he is run through with something.
the thing he is run through with is the thing he is impaled on or by.
Of course it was
The problem Freddy Franz faced was that the only word in English which was reasonably near in meaning to the Greek verb stauro has the meaning of "being fixed to a cross, something Franz wanted to avoid at all cost. So he misused another word in order to avoid using an ackward phrase to convey the meaning he desired. Since he knew the Bub rank and file would simply accept his redefinition of the word "impale" with out question, and they were all who really counted, he felt he could safely do it.
Forscher
i saw an interview with naomi wolf on 'the colbert report' the other night.
yes, i know this program is entertainment but it still raises awareness of important issues.
naomi spoke about her new book - 'the end of america - a letter of warning to a young patriot'.. http://www.amazon.com/end-america-letter-warning-patriot/dp/1933392797.
Yes,
It has taken us seven decades to move that far left!
Forscher
