i have seen this statement or similar ones popping up in the study edition of the wt lately.
whenever they talk about undeserved kindness or jesus ransom they add this little gem to get the point across.
this is sick, why do they feel the need to tear down people's self esteem?
I have no references to back it up, but I recall (from years of reading materials proscribed by the WT) that ancient religions (goddess-based, Druidism, etc.) had no concept of "original sin." There was no need for a redeemer.
Of course, long before Christianity were religions whose "leader'" was a so-called messiah.
greetings, word lovers:.
in my job, i work with words and wrangle them into shape, well, in a manner of speaking.
one word might be mistaken for another, a word with either a similar or identical sound.
Greetings, word lovers:
In my job, I work with words and wrangle them into shape, well, in a manner of speaking. One word might be mistaken for another, a word with either a similar or identical sound. Additionally, some words are spelled the same but have different meanings and pronunciations.
I came across immanent yesterday and checked to see why the author had "misspelled" imminent. He had not. I should have seen, from the context, that he was describing the inherent quality of a matter, not its impending nearness.
eminent: famous
imminent: about to happen
immanent: inherent
PLEASE ADD YOUR WORD(S).
THANKS!
teleology: the assignment of purpose to everything.. "native dualism and native teleology predispose us, given the right conditions, to religion, .
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-- the god delusion, by richard dawkins, page 210.
Teleology: the assignment of purpose to everything.
"Native dualism and native teleology predispose us, given the right conditions, to religion, . . ."
-- The God Delusion, by Richard Dawkins, page 210
jenga is a simple game in which wooden blocks are neatly piled up - and then removed, one by one, until one person ( the person who loses.
the game) makes the pile collapse.. it is tempting to see the organization in the same way - making small but significant "removals" over time.
they pull out food service.
Thank you, LHG and jayjay, for replying.
I appreciate the links, jayjay.
I wonder, too, LHG, about old friends. Some never respond to pms. Must have moved on.
Somehow, out of the blue, I recalled a pile of blocks, precariously mounted, on an old issue of RW's Free Minds Journal. I knew it had an unusual name. So I GOOGLEd "wooden block puzzle," backwards and forwards. It wasn't till I added "tumbling" that I finally got Jenga.
Best Wishes.
jenga is a simple game in which wooden blocks are neatly piled up - and then removed, one by one, until one person ( the person who loses.
the game) makes the pile collapse.. it is tempting to see the organization in the same way - making small but significant "removals" over time.
they pull out food service.
Thanks, Simon, for a great search engine.
There are about a half dozen threads on JENGA, a name I couldn't recall at first.
Best to you and Angharad!
an old jw friend of my wife stopped by here in fla. i knew there would be some subliminal bs.
i had to keep quiet through all the this old system can not go on much longer and are you going to the memorial?
gag.
During one of the last meetings I attended, "Andre" was mentioned in the talk. Afterwards, a brother and I talked, and he referred to the time being so short. No connection, I guess, but a weird juxtaposition.
Andre, and his brother Andre, and his Uncle Andre, and . . . That name must have a very special spiritual significance.
i left school at 16, because i was studying and getting the best " university education" in the world.
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how did the theocratic ministry school benefit you?.
The Rebel:
Good to see you again!
I enjoyed giving talks, in the era when we had more "freedom of speech," as well as access to research materials now disallowed. Although published somewhat before my entry into Watchtower World, I did enjoy the "scholarly" layout of Equipped for Every Good Work.
The older publications had a level of gravitas that has gone missing, incrementally, from later WT works.
THANKS!
jws re-name things so they seem like they are different than other religions.
(of course we know they are different but that's another story).
i was just thinking about those things where they are like most everyone else in christendom but the re-name it to seem different.. for example god forbid they have a church, it's a "kingdom hall".. they don't have pastors and deacons they have "elders" and "ministerial servants".. they don't have tithing but they will have family heads fill out a paper saying how much they can contribute on a monthly basis (not sure if there is a name for that...unless it's tithing.
Bulletin Board: Information Board
Pot Luck (casual buffet dinner): Pot Blessing
I have to say that I'm grateful JWs don't say "Bless you" when someone sneezes. I sneeze a lot, and some nonJW friends say "Bless you" after my every sneeze. Maybe that does matter since my sneezes bring down the rafters.
just want to say hello.. trying to master my new tablet given to me by my grandson.. yeah, i am bragging.. lol.. sylvia.
Hey, again, Syl!
My tablet is paper, stylus a pencil.
Good luck mastering it.
it is a bad time to be awake;.
i see things i do not wish to see.. i have feelings i do not wish to feel.. if i could return to sleep, the deception.
of sweet slumber would assure that even a. nightmare might offer an escape, escape from.
Thank you, dear Syl, for sharing the above.
Part of why I stick around is because I know you are always here!
Love and blessings.
