forgive me if this topic has been raised before - and i'm still working it out in my head so bear with me.... conventional religions, including jw's, teach that jesus was 30 when he was baptized and began his ministry which lasted 3 years.
the year of jesus' death is said to be ad 33, which would make him 33. and that's what i've always understood.... even the wt of april 2011 says that according to 'modern calculations' the year of his birth is thought to be 2 bc and wikipedia says possibly as far back as 7 bc.
i've never heard anyone argue the fact that there's no way these dates add up.
Larsinger58,
Interesting timeline...just curious...where did you get the death of Herod as being in 1 AD? Everything I have read has his death being somewhere between 4 and 2 BC. Your number makes more sense in supporting the 33 AD date, but I have not been able to find a supporting date for Herod's death of 1 AD.
TYA
NBC is reporting it as a confirmed...Bin Laden allegedly killed in a U.S. action and U.S. has possession of his body...still waiting for Obama to speak on details.
yeah i thought the 4-some thing would hook some of you guys in lol!.
she is about 24 and has three other gay jw roommates and has for a few years.
virtually everyone knows they are gay.
Oompa...that sounds very Catholic of them! LOL
a husband and his blond wife are driving in town when the come up to a stop light and stop behind a truck, "wow!
" the wife yells..
" the husband asks back.. "those people in front of us are a long way from home!
There was a blonde who found herself sitting next to a Lawyer on an airplane. The lawyer just kept bugging the blonde wanting her to play a game of intelligence. Finally, the lawyer offered her 10 to 1 odds, and said every time the blonde could not answer one of his questions, she owed him $5, but every time he could not answer hers, he'd give her $50.00. The lawyer figured he could not lose, and the blonde reluctantly accepted.
The lawyer first asked, "What is the distance between the Earth and the nearest star?"
Without saying a word the blonde handed him $5. Then the blonde asked, "What goes up a hill with 3 legs and comes back down the hill with 4 legs?"
Well, the lawyer looked puzzled. He took several hours, looking up everything he could on his laptop and even placing numerous air-to-ground phone calls trying to find the answer. Finally, angry and frustrated, he gave up and paid the blonde $50.00
The blonde put the $50 into her purse without comment, but the lawyer insisted, "What is the answer to your question?"
Without saying a word, the blonde handed him $5.
will you heed jehovahs.
clear warnings?.
(the watchtower - july 15, 2011).
Hmmm...how doe the GB know about reading apostate websites and postings on apostate blogs unless they themselves have viewed them?!? Sounds like the admonition only applies to the weak-minded, non-GB JW's.
i have been df-ed for almost 9 years.
just out of curiosity, has anyone decided to find another religion or belief after being jw?
i struggle with my feelings, my mom and brother, aunt, cousins are all jw.
Anniegirl76,
First off, welcome to the forum!
Whether you choose to accept another religion or not, I would suggest you just attend a few churches to help "innoculate" yourself against the JW induced phobia of Babylon the Great. You will be amazed that the average church is not full of "gullible" people led by "men of lawlessness" practicing "vile" things abhorrent to God. Just walking in to a church and not being struck down by God is a liberating thing for an ex-JW! Give it a try...you might be surprised how welcoming a local church can be.
TYA
LOL...I missed this the first time you posted it!
post any church signs that are funny, or with unintentional meanings, or just plain bad.... .
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does anyone know the significance or meaning of the suit of armor depicted in the upper right hand corner of the picture?.
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Great comments and observations everyone...thanks!
I am leaning toward the armor being the "spiritual armor"...it certainly seems logical...as to the crown and cross, I am still torn regarding any connection to freemasonry. I think TD is right on with his "horse or cart" comment...maybe old CT just liked the look of the red cross in the crown!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/peter_sellers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vphm_xveriy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cny26altma8.
I agree Low-Key...I have the same memories with my Dad...almost pee'd myself numerous times laughing at Inspector Clouseau!
" There is a time to laugh and a time not to laugh, and this is not one of them"
[Inspector Clouseau, disguised as Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, explains why he can't give a tip to the postman]
"I'm a little short"
" Facts, Hercule, facts! Nothing matters but the facts. Without them the science of criminal investigation is nothing more than a guessing game"
" I believe everything and I believe nothing. I suspect everyone and I suspect no one"
"Now let me bring you up to speed .. we know nothing! You are now up to speed."
"We shall see who is the one that will be saying nonsensical things that are sensing of nonsense."
"Does yer dewg bite?"
" But that's a priceless Steinway! Clouseau: Not anymore!"
" Do you have a REUM?"
