i present this video as a starting point to spur discussion (this is like a red dot topic.... wink wink .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwr1z4aiywm&feature=related.
"The economy that has emerged does have one troubling aspect to me. When I grew up, most women could choose between working and not working but raising a family. The family lost. Two incomes are essential for almost everyone. "
What of this video as to the happiness of women now say , as opposed to th 50's to 70's
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xMcwJ0aoU8
Can women be paralyzed and confused by endless choice as this women says in the video ?
i present this video as a starting point to spur discussion (this is like a red dot topic.... wink wink .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwr1z4aiywm&feature=related.
No doubt my summary is tainted by my own thoughts and viewpoints on the matter
What, if any dating protocol things are left..... is it all individual trial and error thing ?
To end with some sort of family structure would you not have to be begin with some family structure ?
i present this video as a starting point to spur discussion (this is like a red dot topic.... wink wink .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwr1z4aiywm&feature=related.
guy in video summary of statements ...... (for miseryloveselders )
(1) the right to vote is always highlighted as positive accomplishment produced by feminism,, "equal rights "
(2) says feminism inadvertently ruined the structure for dating and family life
(3) biochemical eye picks mates... family structure has no input to help women see past to deeper things
(4) relationship isn't always perfect "the butterflies " leave..... people move on rather than dealing with real problems
" our relationship isn't perfect thereof they are not my soul mate"... and not the "right one "
(5)Prince charming may do everything you want ... but there is just no" bio-chemical high' left so it's move on
He is basically saying the whole frame work for dating has disappeared now and there is no replacement.... people are in confusion
It has been said "you marry whole family" ..while I may not agree completely with this statement.. I think it goes without saying that the more compatable the familes are , the more likely you will have a loving and lasting relationship
i present this video as a starting point to spur discussion (this is like a red dot topic.... wink wink .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwr1z4aiywm&feature=related.
I present this video as a starting point to spur discussion (this is like a red dot topic.... wink wink )
i'll start off.. i don't believe anything is divine about bible writings.
i believe there may be some marginal history although not much.
i think alot of folk tales and regional myths are contained in the old testament.
Thomas displayed DOUBT about the reality of the "Jesus" he was encountering and demonstrated a need to TOUCH (verify) what was before him.
What did Jesus say about his "FAITH"?
Eight days later, Jesus appears before His disciples again: "A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, 'Peace be with you!' Then he said to Thomas, 'Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe .' Thomas said to him, 'My Lord and my God!' Then Jesus told him, 'Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed' (John 20:26-29).
Francis Bacon - "If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be
content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties
hello jwners,.
well a lot of things have been happening in my personal life.. my wife and i have been through several trials, our youngest who was born with a rare condition will be four this month and last year my wife got the "all clear" from cancer :).
financially, there have been changes too, some regular work from the last five years finished back in june of last year and the lord has been long encouraging me to use some talents he gave me once again.
I will indeed miss your messages that always radiate with peace, hope and most of all genuine love !
Blessing's and all the very best to you
Caliber
i'll start off.. i don't believe anything is divine about bible writings.
i believe there may be some marginal history although not much.
i think alot of folk tales and regional myths are contained in the old testament.
. Differentiating between belief and faith. Greek word pistis.
1. Belief Mental assent, cognitive acceptance, dogmatic assertion comprising intellectual
certainty. (static)
2. Faith Volitional receptivity and availability allowing for functional certainty of God's
activity. (dynamic )
H. C. S. Lewis - "If ours is an examined faith, we should be unafraid to doubt. If doubt is
eventually justified, we were believing what clearly was not worth believing. But if doubt is
answered, our faith has grown stronger. It knows God more certainly and it can enjoy God
more deeply."
Francis Bacon - "If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be
content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties
I have faith in the message of the Bible
i think so.
and i doubt it'll grow much, if at all, but i think it will still be around.. what do you think?.
Thanks soooo much besty that is the article I had in mind.. http://www.freeminds.org/psychology/cults/do-cults-follow-the-same-patterns.html
for this question page 2.....
Someone please help me out here... I was looking for an very excellent article ( I thought it was on Randy Waters site) that talks
about the 4 or five stages of cult development then it's decline. anyway this article seemed to indicate that cults have a "limited Shelf life"
Just a worm or insect goes through stages that cannot last forever but must change or tranform into the next step so too with cults !
(they can now even determine approx. time of death in decomposing bodies by stages of insects development within !)
Stage 1: The Seductive Appeal Of Unity
Stage 2: Conferring Infallability
Stage 3: The Scholastic Dishonesty Of The Cult
The Silent Victims
i think so.
and i doubt it'll grow much, if at all, but i think it will still be around.. what do you think?.
Religions will exist always. JWs too. But if people need religion there are so many other religions with some degree of positivity, realistic production, reality of children to just get to be children, respect for education.
I asked again do not cults have" limited shelf life" by the very nature of their intense promises and limited life spans of
their leaders... is the overlapping generation enough to sustain them ? Are not cults a different ball of wax ?
i think so.
and i doubt it'll grow much, if at all, but i think it will still be around.. what do you think?.
Someone please help me out here... I was looking for an very excellent article ( I thought it was on Randy Waters site) that talks
about the 4 or five stages of cult development then it's decline. anyway this article seemed to indicate that cults have a "limited Shelf life"
Would not the Wt also have such a limit ? I would really appreciate if someone could post these points please , if you recall the article I speak of .
