my brother has been talking about the earth being flat and some big conspiracy going on to make people beieve otherwise.
what are people's thoughts on this?.
Distance from Sydney to London is about 17 020 km. (Shortest route between 2 points)
Flight time is about 22 or 23 hours.
Cruising speed for a commercial jet plane is about 926 kmh.
If the earth is flat, shouldn't the flight time be closer to 17 or 18 hours?
the report is finally out.......... ————————.
recommendations to the jehovah’s witness organisation.
recommendation 16.27. the jehovah’s witness organisation should abandon its application of the two-witness rule in cases involving complaints of child sexual abuse.. recommendation 16.28. the jehovah’s witness organisation on should revise its policies so that women are involved in processes related to invesation and determining allegations of child sexual abuse.. recommendation 16.29. the jehovah’s witness organisation should no longer require its members to shun those who disassociate from the organisation in cases where the reason for disassocia on is related to a person being a victim of child sexual abuse..
In November 2012, Prime Minister Julia Guillard said that the ARC was about to start..
All Australian charities and non-profit organisations were required by law to register with the ACNC in December 2012. The ACNC is the Australian Charity and NonProfit Organisation Registry.
I'm waiting to hear what the ACNC is gonna say.
my excuse is that i was born in the religion.
but if someone wasn’t, why would they become one?.
I was interested in end time prophecy and the JW had the appearance of being "scholarly" and studious, at least they gave that impression. They claimed to not have a clergy class.
now the majority of people nowadays do no go by the hope of old times.
now the reason for this is important and goes beyond mere words.
our culture sees ethics especially national or civil politics as the rules and standards by which we guide ourselves.
Looter,
The quote function is not at the top of your computer screen.
When you post on here, you're writing inside a box that says "have your say."
Below the words "have your say" you see your avatar picture, your icon.
Below the words "have your say" you see a toolbar.
On the toolbar, the third one from the left is the quote feature. It has quotation marks on it. They look like a pair of number 6. "66."
your qualifications are way above mine so i'd love to hear more about the specifics of what you have researched and how that supports the existence of a deity.
k99, i am not really convinced that you're interested in my conclusions.
in nature amino acids formed to then form dna.
Hi Kate
My schedule will have changed by the time a couple of weeks comes around and I will be more busy.
Have read through the whole 30 pages of this thread. I'm hoping to have all main points from both sides of the argument so I can go away and look through them. If I've got all of the main points, then I know that I'm looking at a balanced debate.
I've given a lot of presentations so I know how to work from an outline. Cofty gave an outline on page 23. I was wondering if you would be able to take a few minutes of your time to post an outline of your main points, please.
Is the coin toss illustration the outline of your main points? Are there any more main points to come or do I already have the lot?
your qualifications are way above mine so i'd love to hear more about the specifics of what you have researched and how that supports the existence of a deity.
k99, i am not really convinced that you're interested in my conclusions.
in nature amino acids formed to then form dna.
Have given the same presentation for many years. I just reel off the main points. Then go back and explain the main points. Questions with short answers I deal with as I go. Questions with longer answers I deal with at the end of the presentation.
he said that the parents of df or inactive do not have right to help there child why not?
his answer its above there pay grade.
he also said another witness helped this young lady she was a sister so another person can help your child but you cannot he said let jehovah help them.audeince dead silent..
Did Splane use the words "pay grade" as a word picture or illustration?
he said that the parents of df or inactive do not have right to help there child why not?
his answer its above there pay grade.
he also said another witness helped this young lady she was a sister so another person can help your child but you cannot he said let jehovah help them.audeince dead silent..
I'm asking this so I can understand better.
I'm reading this post as "Splane thinks that the parents of disfellowshipped or inactive children cannot teach them, because Splane thinks that these parents are not "spiritually qualified"/not knowledgeable enough about "spiritual matters."
Have I read the OP the right way?
your qualifications are way above mine so i'd love to hear more about the specifics of what you have researched and how that supports the existence of a deity.
k99, i am not really convinced that you're interested in my conclusions.
in nature amino acids formed to then form dna.
I usually go to the financial and legal threads first when I read here. This thread caught my eye, so I've been following it for a while. I wanted to see what arguments would be used, on both sides.
I'd follow it more easily if the thread flowed a bit better.
i'm hoping for help in finding a starting point, somewhere to direct my husband.
i brought up a little bit about the arc spoken of so widely here on the forum.
i just gave him a bit of a hint a few days ago, and he wanted to hear nothing of it - the old you can't believe everything you read.
Just a side point - JW are not the only organisation being investigated. Other churches are being investigated, too. One of them is the Catholic church. So if a JW accepts the investigation into the Catholic church as being true, then they would have to consider the investigation of the JW organisation in the same light. The same legal team is responsible for investigating all churches.
I say this because your husband might raise the objection that the JW are being singled out. That is not the case.
