let say noah did manage to get all the species into the ark... about half of them would have been predators and the other half natural prey.. are we going to belive that they went without eating for 40 days and nights?
or the ridiculous theory as the wt would have it that noah fed them nice tasty bales of straw which they happily munched on?.
and even if one of these two exhuses were true, when the animals were let out of the ark into a world now deverstated by a flood, then wouldn't they have continued eating eachother???
The "animals" on the ark were actually people. Even today heathens and pagans are classed and referenced as "animals" in legal terms.
Did you ever wonder why the UNCLEAN animals outnumbered the two by two "clean" animals that were taken aboard?
The whole story is actually a metaphor.
it always felt rather unatural the thought of seeing people who had been dead for years.
how would they come to terms with the huge passage of time that had passed?
how would they be able to cope with the fact that their family had probably hugely changed since they had died.
Irondork:
I don't have dead loved ones. I don't even have alive loved ones.
I love you, Irondork.
watchtower lawyer fills in the baptism blank .
today i uploaded a new article to my blog addressing something important that watchtower does not disclose to baptismal candidates, yet on the other hand is ever ready to point out to persons after baptism if they do something silly like ask for correspondence written about their own person.
my article contains a letter from a watchtower staff attorney informing just such an individual.
sd-7 "So they are acknowledging that they are a government in and of themselves. And going so far as to say that the laws of the U.S. government regarding the use of your information do not apply to them."
Yes, that is a power and property of being corporation sole.
sd-7: "Sounds like they're essentially God on earth, in their own minds. "
Actually, that privilege belongs to the Papacy.
And btw....A theory had to be developed to justify the corporate sole existence of the "ancient church". Canon corporate sole extends from the Papal Empire and other types of corporation sole extend from the Roman Curia. Maybe these new legal terms came about sometime around, shall we say...1914?
I'll bet if you dig deep enough you will find that this organization is under Papal jurisdiction.
yes indeed... this is the new legal defence of the rcc to avoid paying out lawsuit money to victims of abuse.. i am sure the wt is keeping a keen legal eye on the outcome of this attempt and will no doubt follow their lead if successful.. published in the guardian.uk.
victims of sexual abuse by priests will no longer be able to sue the catholic church for damages if a landmark judgment rules that priests should not be considered as employees.. in a little publicised case heard this month at the high court, the church claimed that it is not "vicariously liable" for priests' actions.
the church has employed the argument in the past but this was the first time it had been used in open court and a ruling in the church's favour would set a legal precedent.. the use of the defence raises further questions about the church's willingness to accept culpability for abuse.
Poztate:
Victims of sexual abuse by priests will no longer be able to sue the Catholic church for damages if a landmark judgment rules that priests should not be considered as employees.
Looks like "trick" wording to me. Of course they are not "employees". They are representatives of the Roman Curia Cult. They are "knighted" by the Pope as his vicarious vessels.
I think WT had its own little deal concerning health insurance and pension for Bethelites not being considered "employees" and therefore being kicked out in the cold.
Of course they are not "employees". Give them a name that fits....delegates, representatives, henchmen......
i will be off the board for the next 10 days.... off to sunny brisbane tomorrow!
warm brisbane.. 3 days driving up ... 3 days at the country's top rockabilly/psychobilly festival.... 3 days driving down.
and when i get back i'll want to catch up on all the best posts...somebody mark em for me please!
So is it more rock n roll ....or more on the hillbilly side?
Gee, I thought you'd be doing something really adventurous like digging for rubies.
in light of the thread on mr unthanks case gaining momentum i wonder:.
this is a real david and goliath situation.. it almost seems to good to be true that one man could cripple a multinational corporation.
all the publicity focused on the catholic church doesn't seem to have hurt them overall, it's almost like these behemoths grow so big that nothing touches them.. has a similar thing happened before?
Aussie:
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Yes, but thats merely what 'he says' or at least the papal Bullas 'say'.
Even if it was what 'god' says, it matters not in a case of civil law in Australia surely?"
Well, I don't know about the civil law in Australia. But there is evidence that according to Ecclesiastical Canon Law, the Pope has the power to veto any law in *certain countries* and that all laws in place are by his tacit consent.
Aussie:
"that doesn't mean the world sees it that way."
You have probably agreed to it through some unknown clause in a contract whether you realize it or not. A silent adhesion within the terms of an official contract.
in light of the thread on mr unthanks case gaining momentum i wonder:.
this is a real david and goliath situation.. it almost seems to good to be true that one man could cripple a multinational corporation.
all the publicity focused on the catholic church doesn't seem to have hurt them overall, it's almost like these behemoths grow so big that nothing touches them.. has a similar thing happened before?
There is no paper trail leading from Brooklyn to Rome...
oz
YES THERE IS!
i will be off the board for the next 10 days.... off to sunny brisbane tomorrow!
warm brisbane.. 3 days driving up ... 3 days at the country's top rockabilly/psychobilly festival.... 3 days driving down.
and when i get back i'll want to catch up on all the best posts...somebody mark em for me please!
What's a "rockabilly"? Anything to do with geology?
in light of the thread on mr unthanks case gaining momentum i wonder:.
this is a real david and goliath situation.. it almost seems to good to be true that one man could cripple a multinational corporation.
all the publicity focused on the catholic church doesn't seem to have hurt them overall, it's almost like these behemoths grow so big that nothing touches them.. has a similar thing happened before?
Aussie:
"I cant see how the pope claiming dominion makes it so."
Because he's got the whole world in his hands!
All I can say is research the Papal Bullas and you will find what has taken place.
The "Beast" of Revelation refers to it's stronghold over religious entities.
The "Dragon" refers to it's power over political entities.
It's not the Pope so much, as he is basically a figurehead. We are dealing with an entity referred to as the Holy See/Sea. (Beast from the Sea)
in light of the thread on mr unthanks case gaining momentum i wonder:.
this is a real david and goliath situation.. it almost seems to good to be true that one man could cripple a multinational corporation.
all the publicity focused on the catholic church doesn't seem to have hurt them overall, it's almost like these behemoths grow so big that nothing touches them.. has a similar thing happened before?
Aussie Oz: "
I don't follow you Cameo...
can you explain what you mean by leads to the vatican?
oz"
It's in the Papal Decrees (Bullas) that the Pope claims and exercises authority and dominion over ALL christian churches.
The Holy See has authority over the JWs.
