the watchtower november 2016, page 16, par.
"some may feel that they can interpret the bible on their own.
however, jesus has appointed the ‘faithful slave’ to be the only* channel for dispensing spiritual food.
Name one religion that doesn't demand loyalty to its religious leaders. It's just the nature of religion.
In fact, it's the nature of any money making global organisation, secular or religious.
You wanna be a member of some religious nuthouse or employee of some rapacious wealthy corporation, you gotta be loyal and tow the line.
famous religious skeptics and non-theists abd their quotes:.
http://www.skeptically.org/thinkersonreligion/id14.html.
Famous religious skeptics and non-theists, with assorted quotes :
this is on the reddit frontpage and sounds super weird.
can it be confirmed in any way by anyone here?.
https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/4u72dk/what_kind_of_announcement_could_cause_jws_to/.
Our expenses are exceeding donations more than ever, so you better start upping your donations big time or we will start selling kingdom halls.
2016-07-15 to all bodies of elders in russia re: new law on missionary activity.
translation:.
to all bodies of elders in russia new law on missionary activity.
The Russkis know not to put up with religious claptrap.
Send them packing comrade.
hi a court in the uk in loughborough have fined the jws over £1 million pounds for the court costs for a child abuse case in loughborough in the east midlands..
Love this news. Thanks for making my day. The GB make me morally puke.
the whole congregation was required to sign up for this all day program.what are they going to talk about for the full day.
maybe a one hour talk by an elder about "responsible toilet cleaning in this time of the end" with demos as how it can be accomplished.
only sisters seem to need to listen to that one.. maybe cutting grass to the proper height so we don't bring reproach on jehovah's name.
Sounds like BS. A whole day program on KH maintenance? Please get your facts right first.
i just frightened a jehovah’s witness lady half out of her wits!.
i just frightened a sweet jehovah’s witness lady half out of her wits.... .
she took off like a sprinter at the sound of a starter pistol!.
Terry, do you think and read about anything else but Jehovahs Witnesses?
hey all, .
so i recently posted for the first time and introduced myself.. i have been spending time reading various posts.
some informative, some not so much.. since i've been reading on here, i've read a lot from atheists.
Cofty: "Personally I never make personal attacks on believers."
Cofty already has personally attacked you Sevan. He has a legacy of ruthlessly attacking Christians on this forum. He aggressively and vehemently preaches atheism on this forum.
this is what happened.
i had a sore tendon in my wrist.
i could work with it, but nevertheless the pain was there.
And why your condescending and insulting response orphancrow? So touchy and defensive at the mere mention of atheism (I am essentially an atheist btw). I feel no need to defend my mention of that in the rude manner you demand I do. Draw whatever inferences you wish from it.
Not everything in life and the universe is as black and white as it seems. There are mysteries and 'real' experiences being experienced that are, and may always be, inexplicable, and accepting some ambivalence and taking a neutral position on some of these things is one to be respected I believe.
Peace out.
there's simply no way to honestly deny that the ot condones genocide, slavery and misogyny.
there are too many passage showing yahweh commanding his people to wipe out this nation and that nation - women and innocent children included!
it leaves us with a god who wrote a book that very, very, very much seems like it condones genocide, but it doesn't, etc.. what kind of god does that?
That was excellent, Island man.
Coming to realise and accept that the Bible is full of stuff that is absolutely morally repugnant that no 'God of love' would have anything to do with, and that the Bible is therefore clearly nothing more than the word of men (the same as all other ancient 'holy' writings), was the biggest epiphany and liberating experience of my life.
