i was an elder for 10 years.
there were some questions that i was asked by the flock which.
i could not answer.
Are there accidents in the new order. If someone falls off a building and dies are they immediately resurrected?
Well, according to Romans 8, their mortal bodies shall become alive. Oh, crap. That's only the bodies of the 144000 who are God's children, i.e. the bodies of those who will live in Heaven, where they won't have any bodies. So I suppose the earthly ones will just have to be perfect in all other ways so that they don't harm their bodies.
well if you divorce there's no re-marrying unless you can show your ex has commited adultery.
do they expect video footage, or pictures like the"cheaters" style t.v show.
do you need "2 witnesses" as the bible states.
A related question is: If you do remarry while you are not "free to remarry", then you would probably be DF'ed for it. But what should you do to get reinstated? Divorce the person? Proclaim your repentance and thus undermine your marriage?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070928/ap_on_re_as/myanmar_internet_shutdown
It reminds me of something that Bertolt Brecht (German writer) once said about the DDR government:
The people has lost the government's confidence. Wouldn't it be easier for the government to dissolve the people and choose another?
..... ....directly from your wallet if you are one of jehovah's witnesses.
it appears according to governmental regulations in germany allow for the fleecing of its adhereants, directly thru levies and tithes, taken from thier members wallets via the government, without having to ask, anymore.
see section ii, paragraphs 1,2 and 3 of this document.
Wow! Vielen Dank! :)
..... ....directly from your wallet if you are one of jehovah's witnesses.
it appears according to governmental regulations in germany allow for the fleecing of its adhereants, directly thru levies and tithes, taken from thier members wallets via the government, without having to ask, anymore.
see section ii, paragraphs 1,2 and 3 of this document.
GermanXJW,
I am interested in that VAT incident in the 60's ot 70's. I suppose there is little trace of this in online sources, but if you happen to know a site where it is mentioned, I would be more than happy, especially if it is a governmental archive. (I know, I know -- but I am allowed to dream, aren't I. ;)
I have googled "Mehrwertsteuer" and "Zeugen Jehovas", but there are 1450 hits. Perhaps if some newspaper has an online archive with old articles...
Well, I am pretty sure you can't help, but I have to ask you know. :)
Just for the record, what is it that has been scanned at the beginning of the thread?
http://www.wthr.com/global/story.asp?s=7116865&nav=9tai.
i find it curious, but take no particular view at this point.
i can only imagine that such a thing [let's say a christian chapel] for christians would not ever come under consideration.
"What irritates me in all this is that the Moslems are an aggressive lot who have no respect for the Christian religion in their countries"
What irritates me is that there are some people that aggressively think that religions belong in special countries. ;)
hey all, i have to give a #4 talk on tuesday.
topic:.
"why true christians do not accept blood transfusions".
Educate them on what the Society teaches: what is acceptable and what is not. Education is good, whatsoever. Especially if the details are confusing, and in particular if "most of blood" is OK. Perhaps you want to emphasise that although it is not acceptable to be a blood donor, it is -- luckily -- acceptable to benefit from what others have donated.
And maybe you would like to add that if you live in Bulgaria, then blood transfusion is acceptable alltogether:
http://www.humanrights.coe.int/Bulletin/eng/ib43e.pdf
Also go to http://echr.coe.int/ECHR/ and click "HUDOC", then "Access Hudoc Collection". Check the "HUDOC Collection" box at the left to search the entire base. Enter the search word "28626/95" and click "Search". This is the case number as found in the pdf mentoned above. Two of the hits in the Hudoc search are texts about the blood case. The settlement is written in French. A summary in English is found somewehere in the first-mentioned pdf.
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check this out at http://www.newswithviews.com/nwv-news/news4.htm.
golf
The report originally mentioned in this thread cites the booklet somewhat inaccurately: "Fathers do not devote enough attention to the clitoris and vagina of their daughters".
In the Spiegel Online article mentoned by Leolaia we read (my translation):
Spiegel Online: However there is this sentence: "The vagina and especially the clitoris are barely paid attention to through naming or gentle touching (neither by mothers nor by fathers). This makes it harder for the girl to develop pride in her [genderness, gender traits, sexuality -- I don't know exactly how to translate Geschlechtigkeit]." Isn't that ambiguous?
Philipps: When one doesn't pay attention to the preceding paragraph, that may be the case. But those who have heard my talks or read the booklet attentively, know this: The preceding paragraph described how boys exclusively, due to their anatomy, receive this attention. Mothers and fathers have confirmed to me that of course they have pet names for the penis, and that they touch it during necessary actions such as washing and lubrication, and in order to offer tenderness, as long as this doesn't serve their sexual arousal. Girls do not experience this, hence the sentence. So I also demand that the parents shouldn't just pay attention to the female genetalia, rather that they should recognise the girl as a person.
...... so i can hand it in for my logic class next week and have a chance of getting it into the course program next year .
please help this young apostate spread his evil lies at the synagogue of satan called university .
deus mauzzim.
Only God (or was it Jesus? don't remember) is to decide who shall live and who shall not live.
According to WT theology, in order to live you need to be a JW.
The elders of the congregation can decide to disfellowship you. According to WT theology, that is a death sentence.
