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Heaven Or Earth

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i have heard many preachers talk about the joys of heaven.

the streets paved with gold and the glorious throne.

where we ill never hunger of feel any sickness or pain.

cwg

I have heard many preachers talk about the joys of heaven

The streets paved with gold and the glorious throne

Where we ill never hunger of feel any sickness or pain

The sun is always shining and there is no death

Now some of those things do rightly appeal to me

No death for example

It surely would be a joy if Mama and Daddy

Grandpa and Grandpa, little brother and big sister where still here

But there are some thing I wonder about

I think back to the days of my youth and recall certain things

Such as the time I was sitting beneath a giant old oak tree

On a hill over looking a meadow

A cool breeze brought me the smell of new mown hay

And Mama's light bread baking on an old wood stove

I wonder if they will have those things in heaven

Then I see Daddy and his mules slowly circling the field

Big old ears flippity floppin, with Daddy's up there Red

With the sun just beginning to set in the west

Now I'm sure streets of gold are a pretty sight

But as the sun went down and the western sky

Turned into blazing colors, I'll take it any day

Now as a spirit wouldn't be hungry

But I sure would miss Mama's hot cakes in the morning

Them polk salad greens, fried tatyers, and hot corn bread

A big old peach cobbler for desert, with fresh whipped cream

With a big cold glass of sweet milk to wash it all down

Some might think riding around on their own cloud

All day would be a uncommon pleasure

Now I admit I wouldn't mind trying it

But I truly doubt that it could equal the pleasure of

Riding horseback across a meadow or a mountain trail

Then when night came following old Blue as he chased Mr. Ringtail

Pain now that's another thing I'm not too sure about

Shoor, no broken legs, arms and such is good

And to be rid of old Arithritis, shoor would be nice

But Daddy's belt across my but made a better man of me

That tummy ache I got from eating them green apples

Taught me Mamas do know best

Now if being a spirit is all that great

How come them angels came down to earth

Took bodies of flesh and took wives from the women of the earth

I know I would surely miss the comfort of my sweet one lying beside me

So if it is all the same to you, I'll just keep my life here on earth

For I can but conclude it is the best...

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Religion is a snare and a racket

by cwg in

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for many years i was a jehovah's wittness elder, attended school in pittsburg in the sixties and elder school in the early seventies, i have sat in on many judicial commities.

one dealing with a petophile.

yes it was never reported to the athorities.

For many years I was a Jehovah's Wittness Elder, attended school in Pittsburg in the sixties and elder school in the early seventies, I have sat in on many judicial commities. One dealing with a Petophile. Yes it was never reported to the athorities. He should have been shot. That was the begining of my loss of faith. Today I am an athiest.

In closed is an article I wrote explaining only one of the reasons for the way I believe today.

Religion is a snare and a Racket

So stated Judge Rutherford, then President of the WTBTS, concerning the religions of his time. Of course he was refering to other religions not Jehovah's Witnesses.

Personally I think this was a misnomer, It should be, RELIGION IS A PACK OF WOLVES. We need olny look at rerligious groups throughout the world to see that they are all like a pack of wolves. Wolves while hunting in packs will turn on an injured member of the pack and consume it.

Religions while supposedly pursuing their goal of everlasting life in one form or another will quickly turn on one another at the least sign of weakness whle touting their own holiness.

for centuries so called Pagan religions fought among themselves. Then with the rise of the Isrealites she became their target.

With the birth of christianity, Rome recognized this as a source of rising power. Thus the birth of the Catholic Church. Part of whose doctrines can be found in all christian religions today.

Most will say not Ours, Then tell me who decided which books of the New Testament would be authenic and become part of the bible from which they teach.

Then along came Martin Luther, Quaker, Shakers Mormons, Jehovah's Witnesses. Breaking away from the so called accepted religions of their time.

The Mormon church will say, "Not Ours!" Our book was copied from gold plates directly from God. However it does not take much of an expert to see the subterfuge. As any expert will tell you when a person takes an alias they will usually use the same first letter of their old name in their new one. Now look at the book of Mormans and copare the names there with the same person in the bible.

Look at any news release concerning the abominable action of someone in any religion and immediately we see the pack of wolves turn on that religion with all the ferocity of wolves.

They forget that they alre all supposedly worshiping the same supreme creator. This applies not only to christian religions but also to all the other religions throughout the world. We need only read the headlines in news papers and magazines to substantiate these facts.

I woder how these so called devout worshipers can justify their actions, for surely they cannot all be right, even if they claim to be.

For thousands of years the world has prayed for divine intervention on behalf of their armies even though the religions of most condem the killing of ther fellow man. I ask, "For whom should God have intervened during WWII, the Catholics and Protastants of Germany and Italy Or the Catholic and Pprotastants of the USA and it's alies?"

Which faction of the muslim religion should he choose? She he choose Budhism, Hinduism, Confucianism? We could go on and on for each would say their's is the true religion.

While be born, raised and serving in the Air Force of this great nation, I do not feel God was the devine force behind it's creation, rather it was the strength of those willin to stand, be counted, and die for the freedom they hold so dear.

Rather than being a uniting force, religion has used her power to separate, Did not the priest hood use the so called pagan religion of our Indian forfathers as an excuse to eradicate them?

While the Holocaust in Germany against the Jews was horrible and should be condemed by all. Turn back to you bible and reada the accounts of the Isrealites and what they did to the people in the so called promised land.

Most will say this was under GOD'S orders. If your god orderd the slaughter of every man woman and child in those cities, he is a cruel and bloodthirsty god unworthy of being worshiped. rather he is the leader of a pack of wolves.