this is the 4th study article, to be studied christmas week as it happens.
title - "maintaining friendships in a loveless world".
para 2 "today, what a pleasure it is to be associated with a worldwide organization whose members follow the pattern set by first century christians.
"I learned that we cannot make someone love Jehovah or love us. Ultimately, it is a personal choice."
That says it right there. "Love Jehovah" and "love us" is in the same statement, encouraging people to always think of them as together, or one. So, if someone "turns their back on Jehovah, they're turning their back on you!"
I'm reminded why I'm not in this stupid religion.
i'm planning a quick trip this weekend... can anyone tell me what the weather conditions are like?
mosquitoes?
we'll probably head up somewhere between yosemite and king's canyon, in the national forest.
I'm planning a quick trip this weekend... can anyone tell me what the weather conditions are like? Mosquitoes? We'll probably head up somewhere between Yosemite and King's Canyon, in the National Forest. Probably hiking between 8500 and 10500.
It's amazingly hard to find real, up to date information, even with the Interweb.
san antonio -- a woman charged with murdering her 312-week-old son used a knife and two swords to dismember the child and ate parts of his body, including his brain, before stabbing herself in the torso and slicing her own throat, police said monday.. .
otty sanchez, 33, is charged with capital murder in the death of her infant son, scott wesley buchholtz-sanchez.
she was recovering from her wounds at a hospital, and was being held on $1 million bail.. .
... I think I should have heeded the "graphic post" in the header.
i am not sure why i have started posting here.
a very good under valued friend recommended that i should come here.
i have left the truth and have made my life completely religion free.. in the few short weeks i have looked at this again i have gone a tiny bit insane.
i have a very happy life which revolves around my children. i have been happily ignoring the religion thing but now I am trying to reconcile myself to it and embrace all of this without hurting my children.
At this juncture i am still wondering why i am opening my life up to this?
Perhaps because there are some unresolved issues. You have questions that were never answered, in spite of your dsitance from the religion. As I said, just keep reading. My hunch is you may be over-analyzing it.
michael vick is out of prison.. do you think he should return to the nfl?.
a local dj said that vick should return...covered in bbq sauce and playing against a team of hungry dobermans..
Wow...... After reading the first few posts and the last few posts I don't even want to read to find out how this thread took such a ridiculous turn. What I do want to say however is that the whole BBQ and Doberman thing is pretty funny. I volunteer my pittie / dobie mix for that party!
It only took a turn with Snow's last post. Completely out of left field... deranged....
michael vick is out of prison.. do you think he should return to the nfl?.
a local dj said that vick should return...covered in bbq sauce and playing against a team of hungry dobermans..
I seriously doubt these incidents received much hue and cry, leaving one to wonder: Are dogs more worthy of notice than humans?
No one is saying that dogs are more worthy of notice than humans. Frankly, I think you're tripping balls. Don't be surprised when everyone on JWN jumps on your case for this. Seriously, your reasoning if screwed up.
michael vick is out of prison.. do you think he should return to the nfl?.
a local dj said that vick should return...covered in bbq sauce and playing against a team of hungry dobermans..
Daniel-p, since we all have the capacity for committing atrocities, why do some feel so strongly about the Vick case?
Could it be that Vick's seeming insensitivity to animal cruelty is a result of the pain his ancestors have suffered?
That assumption is wrong on so many levels. First, we're all responsible for our own actions. Despite what ostensibly drives us to commit atrocities, we pay for our crimes. Second, what about all the African Americans who haven't used their ancestry as an excuse for torturing and brutally killing animals? Are they just anomalies? Third, Vick was (I think) one of the highest paid NFL players of all time--and yet, he set up a dog-fighting ring as a side venture. Society rewarded his athletic ability with wealth, and yet he still needed to dabble in black markets and illegal activity.
So, to answer your question: NO. He wasn't just "insensitive to animal cruelty," he actively committed cruelty on animals.
What next, chalk up every crime a black person commits as just a reflection of their ancestry? THat's twisted, sick, dumb, and just plain wrong.
i'm new here.
i da'ed myself a few years back.
hope to get to know you..
"Why was that Elder not DF'd for adultry but that sister with the JW husband that beat her to a pulp was when she stepped out on him.
Perfect example of pharisees "gulping down the camel."
i am not sure why i have started posting here.
a very good under valued friend recommended that i should come here.
i have left the truth and have made my life completely religion free.. in the few short weeks i have looked at this again i have gone a tiny bit insane.
Welcome daft. First, why don't you tell us what made you "leave the truth" if you "truly want to believe in the doctrines"? Are you saying that you were DFd, but still believe the Watchtower Society has the truth? In that case, just keep reading, starting here: http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/best-of
i'm new here.
i da'ed myself a few years back.
hope to get to know you..
welcome vilot
