...the fulfillment of a prophecy made in the old testament?.
http://www.infidels.org/library/magazines/tsr/1991/1/1land91.html.
Are you not aware of all of the assembly parts that fulfilled these prophecies? Not so much anymore, but those ones with Rutherford were definitely fulfillment of Bible prophey. Just ask them, they'll tell you. It makes perfect sense to think that a prophecy given 1500 years before the present system of assemblies was even conceived could actually be true. What else could these #'s possibly mean?
CCS
right now, the wt is publishing their "very soon" series of the awake!.
soon - an end to suffering.
the articles are the typical "why does god permit suffering", followed by the issue of universal soverignty, the fall of adam and eve and a concluding "very soon now god's kingdom will bring an end to worldly governments.".
I believe that my all time favorite reason for God continuing to allow the suffering on earth today, is the one that says the angels need proof that man cannot rule himself. One would think that by now, any half-witted angel could see that man will always hurt each other. Man will always be greedy and try for domination of others who do not think like he does. I could not be even 1/10th of 1% as intelligent as an "angel", but it seems pretty obvious to me that man will always be in conflict in some form on this earth. By Dub reasoning, that makes angels pretty stupid if they haven't figured it out yet.
That's just my humble thinking on the matter.
CCS
my fathers arguement is always that the fds is not inspired so their humanity causes them to get things wrong.
they are merely spirit directed.
i realized a main flaw in this arguement last night.
I have had this discussion countless times. If this is God's perfect organization on earth, then why do the policies change? "It is run by imperfect men." No. Either it is god's perfect organization, directed by God, or it is not. You can't say that God has directed and inspired the writings of the Watchtower, and then say that the light is getting brighter when things change. If this were actually true, then that would mean that God was wrong. If what was taught 100 years ago was "Truth", then all today are apostate. Every time "new light" comes out, that means God made another mistake. There is no other way to look at it. By the WTS's own claims to be "God's spirit directed organization on earth", they prove that God's direction is often wrong.
How can all of these people accept the idea that God could ever be wrong? The excuse that the Org is run by imperfect men does not work. You can't claim to be inspired and then change your mind by blaming it on imperfection. The odd thing is that in 2000 years or so, the bible has not changed. In 130 years, 90% of what Russell taught is no longer around. In fact, you would be DF'd for teaching most of what Russell held to be true-and he is the founder on which this religion was built. How important is God to these people? Obviously he is just an afterthought that get's in the way of "present truth". Does anyone else remember the song that says to "keep in step with present truth"? The"Truth", apparently, is a moving target. "Don't let the bible get in the way. We're the voice of God. Just ask us, we'll tell you."
CCS
i am sure that everyone has heard of the dateline eposides of "to catch a predator".. it's pretty disturbing to see so many men who appear to be normal, are caught trying to solicit a sexual relationship with a minor.. i have 2 questions for you posters.. 1. do you consider the tactics of the dateline show entrapment?.
2. since several caught are from cultures that allow and often encourage adult men to marry much younger teenaged girls, should these men be charged with lesser charges?.
3. in you go back 50 years in you own family's history, where there marriage unions between an adult male and a teen aged girl?.
As often as that show is on, it is their fault that they get caught. How stupid does a person have to be to try and hook up with a minor on the net? It is unbelievable to me that these guys, especially the older ones, think that a young girl or boy would want anything to do with them. It is even more amazing that they are willing to risk their whole lives to get with these children. They get what they deserve and if more kids are saved from these predators because of this show, then it is working.
1.what color is four?.
2. can you be enraged and outraged at the same time?.
3. is life being "broadcast" by the universe and we are merely "tuned" to our own particular channel?.
#1. 4 strikes me as a green #.
#2. I became so enraged by the confusion caused by your question, that I found my behavior to be outrageous.
#3. I don't believe that life is being broadcast and we are part of it. I like to describe it as "Our perception is our reality".
#4. Difference between subjection and objection? Depth perception. Best illustrated by the difference between a buttkisser and a brownnoser.
i have not tried to hide my past as a victim of this, but this is always an area that i have to fight my personally feelings as to what should be done to child molesters.
they ruin lives, scar an individual for a lifetime!.
should they be incarcerated for life, castrated, turned over to the family member(s), public humiliation like a branding everywhere they go, tortured and or death penality?.
It is a known fact that there is NO REHABILITATION that works for pedophiles. IF the death penalty seems too harsh, then castrate them. I would prefer the death penalty. Why should a predator of that sort be allowed to roam freely in a society so geared toward child welfare? I have always wanted to hear from those who are against the death penalty in these cases. Why should they be allowed to live, or freed after "paying their dues"? The victim is never free from his/her memories. Why should the perpetrator be allowed to go free?
i am hoping someone here can offer some wisdom on how i can deal with my guilt.
when i was disfellowshipped a few years ago i acted like a maniac afterwards.
i did and said things to my then girlfriend and other witnesses that i truly regret.
If family is so important, as it is with many, then get back in and then fade. At least then you can have the family and leave on your terms. You will then be free to pursue other friendships away from the borg while keeping contact with the family. Move to another hall and let them believe you are still regular. I am in a similar situation. My family on both sides(mine and my wife) including my wife, are still dubs. I don't go unless out of town with family that is going. I only go to assemblies and the occasional meeting. Causes a little stress at home, but not enough to make me go back. It is not really that hard to do. Most dubs want to believe you are doing well-so let them think what they want. They will anyway. Singlemindedness toward their beliefs is the only thing they are good at. So if they believe you are doing well, then life is good.
As for your actions while out, get back in and apologize profusely for those actions. That would not be a lie. It sounds as if going back would be your best bet until you are strong enough to face the reality that is the dubs: Their whole belief system is based upon a fabrication and nothing short of divine intervention will ever make them go away. As long as there are unhappy people looking for a way out of their bad life, there will be dubs. The more convinced they are about how bad the world is, the stronger their faith in the WTBS.
I'll get off of my soapbox now.
CCS
as shown on cnn: no plane on video from hotelhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atj5sute0oq.
no big plane aa77 on pentagon videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4fjdamiffi.
removing evidence and witnesses: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjejip_47tq.
Look again Jourles. Video 1 shows the plane enter fron the right on the grass at 1:26 into the video. Video 2 shows the plane enter from the right on the grass at :26 into the video. It is clearly seen as it strikes the ground. The next frame shows the explosion.
CCS
as shown on cnn: no plane on video from hotelhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atj5sute0oq.
no big plane aa77 on pentagon videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4fjdamiffi.
removing evidence and witnesses: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjejip_47tq.
Conspiracy theorists:
This may help:Judicial Watch September 11 Pentagon Video -- 1 of 2
Judicial Watch September 11 Pentagon Video -- 2 of 2
I did not see either of these videos in all of the previous posts. Please forgive me if they are already posted. Both videos show the plane just before impact.
CCS
i know the society tells people not to listen to rock n roll cause its from teh satan, not to watch r rated movies because they're "worldly", etc.
but i was wondering if folks had any specific instances where one song, one show, one movie, or whatever was singled out as being particularly 'evil', and banned on an individual basis?
i was never a jw, but was in the worldwide church of god...the two are rather similar, i've seen many (and made quite a few myself) comparisons on the board; and i can remember as a child that every once in a while certain things would get brought up as being more evil and worldly than others.. examples of specific bans:.
1990's-Pullman WA circuit assemblies- all PG13 movies=Pure Garbage to the 13th power!
