"this is why AK's need to continue to be legal"
I believe mraimondi is referring to his fear of what those children will grow up to be, especially if there is a social collapse. I don't think he was thinking about shooting the children.
villabolo
i had an hour to kill before picking julian up at a birthday party, last friday.
so, i decided to go relax at the library.
"when i was a child, we gave up our chairs for adults.
"this is why AK's need to continue to be legal"
I believe mraimondi is referring to his fear of what those children will grow up to be, especially if there is a social collapse. I don't think he was thinking about shooting the children.
villabolo
the thread on "approved associate" made me think of this......geeze there are soooo many in jwland......personally, i miss "rendezvous"......not the buick.......i think there must have been a frency on the gb.......since brochure was also a fave....... but the people status labeling is the worst......is it like that in other faiths?........list your labes here...........oompa.
active.
inactive.
Did I miss "worldly"? I also remember, although it may be out of date, "untheocratic".
the wt society pointed to 1975 as the date for the end of the world.
when the date came and went they changed their publications to remove themselves from the fiasco.
need proof?
I used to have about 60 of those "Truth" books each one of them in a different language. But then, when I was disfellowshipped, I tossed them. I remember the Russian language "Truth" book having the word "Pravda" on its spine without the rest of the title. The WBTS had no sense of irony. I wonder how many Russians must have laughed at that. "Pravda"(meaning truth in Russian), for those who may not know, was the title of the official Soviet propaganda newspaper.
Science and Earth History: The Evolution/Creation Controversy by Arthur N. Strahler. Worth every penny of its $40 with five hundred of pages of highly detailed information.
Cosmos by Carl Sagan. Not a book on biological evolution per se but a "big picture" book that shows how even the "inanimate" universe evolves including stars and how they create the elements that are necessary for life to spontaneously evolve.
if a paedophile commits a crime against a junior there has to be, according to the watchtower two witnesses for action to be taken.. if one party of a marriage commits adultery, does there have to be the same, (two witnesses) before action is taken?.
if not........................ kt.
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mrsjones5: "What would be a valid reason for a 12 year old baptised girl who has been raped to be disfellowshipped?"
Not that it's valid but she would get disfellowshipped for not screaming while being victimized. This is based on Deuteronomy 22:23,24 although the WBTS has flip flopped on this one.
The God Delusion/Richard Dawkins
Atheism: The Case Against God/George H Smith
which 5 books would you recommend?.
there is a wealth of information, just waiting to be shared with persons who have an open mind and a desire to know the truth about the watchtower society.
please list five books (more or less) that you would recommend to new ones.. i hope to discover something new from your lists.
Has anyone noticed the Scientology ad at the upper portion of this page?
villabolo
you get contacted, you come in, you learn the bible their way, then you learn the bible your way and then you leave.. you make the truth your own..
There are more things in heaven and earth, reniaa, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
villabolo
how long does the society or christians say, "man has been on earth?
" according to the bible.. how long does scientist say, "man has existed on earth?
" which can be reasonably proven.. how does the neanderthals fit into the picture of the bible?.
The Neolithic age alone started anywhere from 6,000 BC to 9,500 BC (8 to 11 thousand years ago) depending on the region.
Anatomically modern human beings(Homo Sapiens) go back about 150,000 years ago, although some would consider present humanity as a subspecies. Push it further back in time to Homo Erectus-and I'm skipping a few species-and you are at the 1 million year mark.
i think that some people deserve to be excommunicated, such as pedophiles.
but what about the tens of thousands of others that have their life wrenched out from under them by being disfellowshipped?.
and what about those that have a family member that died because of not receiving a blood transfusion?
It seems that Reniaa is displaying sociopathic traits. The lack of empathy already noted and her need to manipulate others are a couple of the symptoms she strongly displays.
villabolo