just wondering hate to give the devil his due.
"You still mis-define Charlatan."- Anastasia
No he doesn't.
charlatan noun
2 : one making usually showy pretenses to knowledge or ability - Merriam-Webster online dictionary
Pastor Russell wrote thousands of articles, magazines, books, tracts, etc., etc., in order to bring to 'ignorant mankind' his amalgamated and contrived version of biblical truth so as to point them to the way of salvation as he saw it. His sincerity does not preclude him being a charlatan.
just wondering hate to give the devil his due.
lie noun (2)
1b: an untrue or inaccurate statement that may or may not be believed true by the speaker or writer.- Merriam-Webster online dictionary
You are correct. Words matter. Sincere or not PASTOR RUSSELL TAUGHT LIES.
"I'm just telling you that your terms are wrong, grammatically speaking." Your statement is factually incorrect; however I don't have the formal education to conjure up a Latin phrase to buttress my position.
just wondering hate to give the devil his due.
"Russell believed what he taught." So what? Sincerity of character doesn't make the lies that he taught any more palpable or acceptable. As a young boy, I knew two people that had association with him; they thought he was the most kindly and humble person that they had ever met. Pastor Russell is one link in a progressive chain of god deluded religious fanatics trying to save the world as self appointed do-gooders. (My opinion of Russell in no way is a critique of your mothers work)
thought this might be interesting for those considering leaving watchtower religion .
https://youtu.be/pjoor9e77g8.
LongHairGal, I am glad that you never listened to the 'nonsense' spouted by arrogant and ignorant Witnesses in regards to financial matters. I semi-retired at 47 years old and still will qualify for social security at 85% of the MAXIMUM benefit when I turn 66 years old and I have a very decent investment portfolio. My ex-Pioneer partner came from a well to do and prominent Witness family. He has been an Elder since about 1980, pioneered off and on and served as a substitute Circuit Overseer. He and his wife subsist on a meager social security, have taken a foster child into their home for the money and just took out a mortgage on their home for money to live on. 'They reap what they sow' and 'they already have had their reward in full' in this life as far as I am concerned.
since when has it become cool to pray for the gb?
i noticed that at the begining of my fade back in 2015, it had already been there for a good while and was already getting on my nerves.
i means, i grew up in it, but can't remember much further than the 90s and i don't remember this being always in the payers.
"We pray for the Governing Body." - StephaneLaliberte
Well the Bible does say at Matthew 5:44 to...'pray for those persecuting you.'
thought this might be interesting for those considering leaving watchtower religion .
https://youtu.be/pjoor9e77g8.
Thanks Van. A nice little reminder. I got a kick out of Derek. He is 32 years old and was told he would never finish high school. Funny, I am 64 years old...twice his age and I was told that I would never finish elementary school, then high school, then Armageddon was going to come while I was in Bethel and then before the end of the 20th century. It's amazing to me how this thought process is transferred from generation to generation of Witnesses and no one questions it's validity. I had major doubts before my baptism in the early 70's and spoke to two members of the 'committee' at the time. Both assured me that Armageddon was only a few years away and that I should forget about my doubts and put Jehovah first in my life. I was told that all my doubts would be answered in just a few short years and then we would all be in the 'New System'. One of the Elders that told me this died in 1975 and the other Elder died a few weeks ago at 87 years of age. It won't be too long and I'll be dead, also. The three of us 'never will have gotten out alive'
does this silly bible story make any sense after you take off your rose-colored glasses?.
moses comes down from the mountain with two freshly made tablets of stone written with the finger of god.
one commandment on the stone tablet reads '' you must not kill/murder.
...however, he was the 'meekest' of assholes.
in one country they're david and sophie.
in another they're petra and olena.
i just chanced across this recently.
..."I am a shallow, inwardly antisocial..." - Rub a Dub
You mean we have something in common?!
in one country they're david and sophie.
in another they're petra and olena.
i just chanced across this recently.
RubaDub, my best friend has a son named Caleb and one of my customers is named Caleb. Both are around 30 years old. I live in the United States. In 2018 it was the 45th most popular boys name in the United States.
in one country they're david and sophie.
in another they're petra and olena.
i just chanced across this recently.
It appears that the Korean Caleb and Sophia are wearing traditional Korean dress known as Hanbok. Here are a few comments on the meaning of Hanbok taken from Hanbok: An Introduction to South Korea's National Dress - "Regardless of the differences in these classifications, the basic aesthetic framework of all Hanbok is centered abound the Korean fondness for naturalness, desire for supernatural protection and blessings, and the Confucian style dress code. ... However, traditional Hanbok is still worn on special occasions and celebrations such as weddings, Lunar New Year, ancestral rites, and dol, a child first birthday." - theculturetrip.com
