i just read the post regarding sundays' special meetings.
i have a question & some statistics....... it has been along times since i was a member of the jw's, so please, to refresh my memory - what was their understanding of this prophecy?
was america king of south (if i remember rightly) & russia king of north?
If they did it like Nascar races, you could not only bring your own food, but your own booze too....and they have people to clean up!!
I find it interesting that there are so many 'secrets' in the bible. If God really cared for all people and really wanted them to be saved, etc., he would not make it so difficult to understand him. Instead, the WTS set things up like it is a secret club. Jesus spoke simply and to the point. Too bad the WTS is not capable of following suit.
i just read the post regarding sundays' special meetings.
i have a question & some statistics....... it has been along times since i was a member of the jw's, so please, to refresh my memory - what was their understanding of this prophecy?
was america king of south (if i remember rightly) & russia king of north?
Why don't they just break it up into various divisions, like the NFL? Then various countries can duke it out...and have a evil govermental empire superbowl.
If the WT markets it properly they can make a ton of money with those big #1 foam fingers alone.
i am really appreciative of the work done by many here related to the un hot-topic, for those who contacted the un and those brave enough to approach the wts directly too.
i have printed my copy of the letter and have saved an image for use this weekend.. heres another thought on the un thing.
during the last couple of weeks i have checked the watchtower main web-site and the media site for references for the un.
Nothing negative they have ever said about the United Nations can be found at their site. It is so unbelievable! I guess you have to actually have the WT CD to find anything, or look manually through the books.
ok so i was breakdancing at this event called in the streets in frederick maryland, if you want to see pics go to my website www.bboyneko.com and go to the events section.
.. http://www.bboyneko.com.
anyway, its a small town we affectionatly nick named fredneck and so there are many bible-thumpers..i received a series of llittle comic book pamphlets that i loved!
When I was a waitress in high school, a few local holy rollers would leave these little comic books instead of a tip.
just got this email from stephen bates:.
"i think another article will be going in the guardian tomorrow (ie saturday's.
paper...) so long as the war doesn't take up all the space.....".
I emailed The Boston Globe and asked if they could verify the info with the UN so a paper in the United States could cover it also. Since so many witnesses do not utilize the internet, I think it would be a good idea if we could contact some major US newspapers to also verify it. Who knows if they will, with everything else that is going on in the world. But again, it would be sad to see this major WT development get swept under the rug.
just got this email from stephen bates:.
"i think another article will be going in the guardian tomorrow (ie saturday's.
paper...) so long as the war doesn't take up all the space.....".
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I hope so! Who could we contact at the New York Times?? They should run something on this, being right there.
i'm half asleep and half watching the west wing, the special episode about terrorism.
well the josh lyman character is stuck in a high school where he was giving a lecture, and he asks the kids to think and fill in the blank to this question:.
"muslim extremists are to islam what _______ are to christianity.".
Yes...it was Channing....whom I will always call Rizzo.
just got this email from stephen bates:.
"i think another article will be going in the guardian tomorrow (ie saturday's.
paper...) so long as the war doesn't take up all the space.....".
Thanks!
good news everyone i am engaged.
mickey67214 (jessica) and i are getting married next spring.
a date has not been set yet, but i will let you know later.
CONGRATS!!!!
Marriage is cool! Been married for 2 1/2 years here...one of the best things that ever happened to me.
I wish you both the best!!!
i wanted to share with you a response by dutch bethel on a letter sent by dutch jw re: the ngo thing.. i've not been able to keep up with all the posts on this subject here, so i might end up saying this already said, but never mind that.. thing is, dutch bethel confirmed the ngo status, justifying it by referring to romans 13:1. .
quote from the letter (translated) : <i>"jehovah's witnesses view the organisation of the united nations in the same way they view the other governments of this world ... considering the un as one of the 'superior authorities' is a help to understanding that it is possible to have certain contacts with this institution, similar to the society having contact with ministries taking care of matters related to justice, education and the like"</i> .
as for sharing the ideals of the un charter, it was said : <i>"it is not that hard to only share ideals, while we of course pay tribute to the biblical view on the way in which they should be achieved"</i> (i couldn't help noticing the shocking similarity to the society's letter to hitler in this line of reasoning...).
I agree...it says right on the UN's site that the NGOs agree to support the UN...not just share some ideas.
Either you is, or either you isn't. If they realized that they are making a mistake they should just say it and get out of the NGO.
Bottomline, the WT wants to use the help and resources of the UN without ever having to live up to its end of the bargain. To me that is false pretenses.
