i am currently studying islam as an academic curiosity.
really, the whole belief structure has me shaking my head when i come home.
the part i'm at now involves the afterlife, ie.
Or do the Muslim women look forward to being turned into one of the virgins in servitude for eternity.
I don't get this eternal virgin thing. Aren't they one and done? Then they would have to go away, and more virgins brought in. Plus, sex with virgins is dang painful (for both).
now thinking of sex....oompa
you know, the one where independent bible research is forbidden, er, discouraged.. .
did anybody actually have the balls to say, "the society does not say such activities are forbidden or discouraged, just not endorsed?
" (nudge, nudge, wink, wink).
A buddy from another hall called me this morning about his meeting. We talked ahead of time about it and asked for his thoughts on how the material is reviewed. The entire talk and comments were slanted that these groups must have in mind being "critical" of the Society, that these ones "think they are smarter/better than us", that they were "apostate leaning." He agreed with me that the article says nothing about their motive being bad. Motive is not mentioned. The conductor did have the balls to read the FDS statement about not endorsing things. He said the Society sometimes has trouble wording things just right because they are trying to speak to the masses.
I said, "Bull$hit, we have had tons of articles that mention guarding against apostate leanings and bad motives and it would have been easy to indicate that in this article. It is funny that what the FDS has said is in black and white, and nobody wants to really admit what it says. The gist of this article is so simple, independant groups are discouraged, researching ANY information other than produced by WT is discouraged, and only WT publications are recommended for study.
He also agreed that this is one of the main reasons college is discouraged, knowledge is out there, not just bad association.
this is plain as day.....oompa
i was looking at who incited david to take the census, satan or jahooba (2 sam 24:1 vs 1 chron 21:1).
anyway, i was searching the wt 2006 cd and i came across this qfr that has nothing to do with what i was looking for, but i could not believe what i was reading.
this has to be one of the most inane "reasonings" from the scriptures i have ever read.
ERYNW--IMOP this thread is so interesting you should re-list it with a subject line that fits. The one you have is really funny, since only Bible Geeks would even open it up, only to find the subject has nothing to do with the scriptures.
good stuff....oompa
i was asked to post this by a paranoid jwder.
i'm an elder and have stated as much on this board.
call me paranoid, but i'd rather not stick my head up and say "hey bethel monitors, come after this guy!
thanks BFD, but seriously, why would this be marked confidential? I don't get it.
slow i guess....oompa
do you still have jw traits left remaining within you?
be honest.
I am afraid so. Sometimes I still want to drink heavy at night till I pass out, but I don't. I could not shake the habit while in, as I think it was the only way I could cope. This is a popular coping means for MANY of my witness friends.
dry now....oompa
you know, the one where independent bible research is forbidden, er, discouraged.. .
did anybody actually have the balls to say, "the society does not say such activities are forbidden or discouraged, just not endorsed?
" (nudge, nudge, wink, wink).
lots of hands and enthusiam. the conductor totally glossed over the new tough rules on what we should not read, and did not even mention it because he did not want to. imagine, new direction stating it is FDS endorsement or not, and it was left out, gotta be a first. My dad has the part tonight, and I will post how it went tomorrow. we debated the QB all week.
it is so plain....oompa
it is clear that, outside of areas with high immigrant populations, the society is having trouble keeping.
elders.
i also think they are "looking the other way" on a lot of moral lapses in some areas because.
The large army of large women are standing at the ready.
they can taste the power....oompa
watch.
1973 july 15 p.7 "questions from readers.
when did the dinosuars become extinct?".
Yes they were, and the largest of them survived outside the ark. The sexed up angels who made the Nephilem were still around, and with no women available, they decided to change form and mate with the dinosuars. The gay angels mated with the male dinosaurs, and it was pretty ugly, generally resuting in death . Unfortunately, the female dinosuars had extreme difficulty bearing angel offspring due to the large wingspan on their babies, and both female and offspring died at birth.
I have "indirect evidence" of this, but will not share it....oompa
as i write this, i am sitting and watching pbs's tribute to johnny cash.
specificaly, the johnny cash show from the late 60's.
my dad as i recall told me about this show and how revolutionary and groundbreaking it was at the time.
Man I love the man in black, and your optimism. Also your story post I just read, very intersting and well written. How are you and your folk doing, and what is up with your ex?
Update please if you can....oompa
nwt (acts 7:55-60) 55 but he, being full of holy spirit, gazed into heaven and caught sight of gods glory and of jesus standing at gods right hand, 56 and he said: "look!
i behold the heavens opened up and the son of man standing at gods right hand.
"57 at this they cried out at the top of the voice and put their hands over their ears and rushed upon him with one accord.
Tula, are you being funny? It did kind of jump out at me. I was at the hall last Sunday, and this scripture was in one of the lessons in it. It caught my eye cause one line was Lord Jesus, then next line Jehovah, and I spent a friggin year getting to they bottom of the fact that NAME JEHOVAH just ain't really supposed to be there.
is has driven me half mad, but this welbutrin is supposed to help....oompa
ps-now I know why there are sooooo many heavy drinkers in the org.
