7 ?for nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be food shortages and earthquakes in one place after another.
8 all these things are a beginning of pangs of distress.
9 ?then people will deliver you up to tribulation and will kill you, and you will be objects of hatred by all the nations on account of my name.
There have been disasters and wars since the beginning of time.
Only now, we have the communication technology to find out about it immediately, and many times have video coverage.
And, when you look at the population, and compare deaths, crime, etc, it is many times lower than what it used to be.
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has anyone ever played this game?
"my name is talesin and i'm a kevin bacon fan.
I have not played this game yet, but I think it would be fun.
we were told so many times that we were slaves 2 not only god but anyone in a secular position of authority.
so i feel that this only encouraged a subordinate and non confortational attitude with our employers.
almost 2 the point that that even those of us who are self employed never get 2 develope the killer instinct that is needed 2 compete in the business world.
I always wanted to make money, and I would never have allowed the WTS to get in my way.
Fortunately, now I don't have to hear anything about it.
Though I did get a few odd looks when I pulled up at the meeting in a Porsche. Not exactly a vehicle intended for field service.
this is one of my fave quotes from the bizarre wt archives.
it illustrates how underhanded they are.
although this is an ?older?
What a scary, demented quote from the WTS. How could anyone read that and not be affected somehow?
Oh, thats right. It was written over 50 years ago, and therefore doesn't mean squat today. Or does it?
do you think its ok to have really close friends of the opposite sex if you are married or involved with someone?
any one in that situation where your partner is jealous?
or not jealous at all?
I think it is possible to have close friends of the opposite sex, though hard not to keep feelings from going further.
In the case of someone already being married, and having a very close opposite sex friend, that is much more difficult. Depending on the personalities of those involved, it may not be a good idea.
what is this awesome cultish phrase meant to signify?.
'make the truth your own!'.
i ask this because it has always 'irritated' me when people talk about jw children : 'he's made the truth his own now!'.
I never heard anyone use it except for being in the song.
how many of you bumped up your field service hours so you could keep the elders off your back?
our congo had a 10 hour "soft" target for guys.
however, if you didn't meet the 10 hours you got your "privledges" reduced or revoked.
You really didn't expect me to go out all those hours, for real, did you??
a friend gave me this today:.
charles swindoll:.
"the longer i live, the more i realize the impact of attitude on life.
I personally have no issue with "the power of positive thinking."
It sure beats the alternative.
i have been wondering lately.. .
for a while now i don't really hear from my witness friend and not that it bothers me much anymore, but i call her like once a month or so and she usually stays on the phone long enough to tell me how much she "misses me," for like 5 minutes (as opposed to the hours that she used to call me to talk for every night.
) then she says "well i will call you later, ok?
It is sad how the WTS does very little to promote friendship.
One thing we must remember, is that usually in the case of witnesses, they are so brainwashed with what the WTS teaches, it overrides how they really feel. I have no question about one friend of mine in particular, who I know loves me like his brother, but if I were to officially leave or be df'd, he would be compelled not to talk to me. Not that he doesn't care, but it is what the WTS teaches, and that comes first. If not out of loyalty, surely it is because of fear. I know he would have love for me just the same.
The WTS is very powerful, especially due to the fact that they claim to be the only channel from you to God.
i think nadia is the most talented, but that mohawk last night didn't win her any points with the judges.
simon growl is predicting this week that carrie underwood will win and sell more than any previous ai winner.
of course last week he predicted bo would win.
I was rooting for Scott from the beginning. I remember him talking about his dad telling him that he would never amount to anything. So I want to see him go far, just because of his dipshit father. Don't think he deserves to completely win though.
I want Carrie to win!!!
