jws believe that satan knows things about the natural world (like how it was formed).. they also believe that satan can influence events (even fulfill prophecies).. the bible is the source of great confusion and the vast majority of christians (2.2 billion people) believe it but do not have "accurate knowledgetm".. from the jw point of view, wouldn't it be more likely that satan inspired the bible than an all loving god?.
Satan influenced the Bible? No way. God would prevent that just like he prevents innocent children from needless suffering at the hands of natural disasters or pedophile priests. God would stop that just like he stops cancer in faithful believers and stops birth defects.
God would not allow Satan to do something in "His" name just as He doesn't allow humans to do terrible things in "His" name.
......er, wait....... Am I missing something?
soliciting any and all opinions.
as some of you may know, wife is full in pioneer.
my fade has gone from us fighting.
serena williams has just won the wimbledon ladies' singles championship.
she beat garbine muguruza in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4. the match lasted 1 hour 24 minutes.. tomorrow, djokovic plays federer in the men's singles final.
it is a rematch of last year's men's final.
Regardless of how equal men and women are, there is a difference. The very best male athletes can go longer than the very best female athletes in many endurance-type sports. This is not anti-feminist of me to say this. Olympic records and world records attest to it. Because of this, Wimbledon has more sets for the men so that they can prove their endurance. If they could get them (and the women) to go even longer, I am sure they would consider it.
It is the way that women players draw crowds and television audiences that got them equal prizes at Wimbledon. Besides, equal pay for equal work is really more about white and blue collar jobs. Women can endure just as long at a desk or assembly line as a man or can typically accomplish just as much physically, at a labor job. Most laborers are not "very best athletes" and the degree of difference quickly tapers off once we've left that arena or tennis court.
i hope everyone is having a good saturday.
i've visited this many times in the past month or so, joined yesterday and finally got the nerve to post!
needless to say, i'm super nervous, being new to this whole experience.
Welcome MarieK. Many things led to me waking up, but similar to you, it was simply overcoming fear and researching my own religion. That's what they tell people to do, except they subliminally mean for anyone not a JW to research their beliefs and for any JW to just go along.
Looking forward to reading more from you. Hi back at you for now.
the past five weeks have been perhaps the most painful in my life as a witness.. some months ago a young man (i'd say in his late thirties or early forties) began attending meetings at my kingdom hall.
he had just moved to my area from another state.
he had disassociated himself from his home congregation many years back, when he was 20 years old and going through many of the typical trials and temptations most young men experience.. two of the elders met with him initially, and they later shared the details with the body of elders.
in view of the conti verdict of negligence by the org, are elders who are selected by the c.o.
now in a precarious position?
"charity trustees face potential liabilities in a number of ways.
If a governing body member ever finds himself facing charges or a lawsuit, they will spend every dime they took away from the congregations to keep him out of jail and to keep him from paying.
If they every feel it's easier to throw local elders under the bus for following their orders, they will do it.
don't know if this article was posted here recently.
but be mindful, if you're an elder, it could be dangerous to disfellowship someone.. the andersons.
perth - western australia , june 5, 2015. http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/national/family-poisoned-by-disgruntled-jehovahs-witness-brett-darren-mardon-sues-him-for-100000-over-malicious-spiteful-crime/story-fnii5yv8-1227385223087?sv=9dc7c522db1e83c6f7c6990365090aec.
Don't know if this article was posted here recently. But be mindful, if you're an elder, it could be dangerous to disfellowship someone.
The Andersons
I will remember to stay on your good side. LOL.
i know being a witness for 33 years and not celebrating b/days you do lose the habit , but i thought one of them would have remembered ?
oh well .. maybe i will just rub it in with them tomorrow .make them feel guilty , eh ?.
then again i might just start singing "76 trombones" at the dinner table tonight .
child murder, sodomy & corrupting the human genome are not new sins, they are old ones.
what is new is their institutionalization.
but even that isn't totally new.
greetings, folks: so, it's been 40 years since 1975. and, if you were actively involved with the witnesses back then, the mindset of many was, that by early autumn of 1975, it would mark the anniversary of 6000 years of human existence.
and, the hope was then, that it would mark the start of the 1000-year of christ, from the heavenly realm.
but, looking back now, 40 years ago, in june of 1975, only 3 more months remained until early autumn.
So, looking back in retrospect, do you remember anything---ANYTHING at all---that was happening on the world scene, that you would have thought, "Yeah, this is it, the Great Tribulation will soon be here, and the start of Armageddon"?
I haven't read all the answers, but Watergate was wrapping up, so there was huge distrust of government feeding the thoughts that they would do something big and against religion.
The Cold War was underway and the Soviets had broken some trade agreement early that year- fuel for the fire leading to war.
The Soviets were doing nuclear tests.
The violence between Ireland and England was going on early that year.
Like any year, there was plenty for people to speculate about.
