I dont read the watchtower so i dont know what it's meant to mean, but let me guess
A normal person would say "ohh poor sheep got attacked, poor thing" but JW's arent normal so it couldnt be that
Could it be that the wounded sheep wasnt reading it's watchtower and is now suffering spiritually? Wouldnt we rather be the healthy sheep who is upright and prepared to follow gods directions, or the stupid sheep that is weak and vunable?
http://www.torontosun.com/2011/09/29/the-end-of-infection.
there are all kinds of developments right on the edge of emerging.
this is one.. metatron.
arent they always on the verge of a majaor breakthrough? It's how they get their funding.
If only I got a dollar for every time the news pointed to some potential cure for cancer, I would be as rich as them.
i was thinking about how inefective the ministry really is, no matter how often one goes to a householder's door for years.. they just never bite the bate, yet the jw will keep going back.. jw's are clueless.
they need to know the signs the hhs give them.. it reminds me of that book he's just not that into you..
I remember most return visits just liked a chat on a saturday morning. There are allot of lonely people in the world. Most of them would loose their cheerfulness when religion was brought up so it was mostly 90% chit chat and 10% "here's the newest WT, it's about.... I hope you enjoy it...and how are your kids doing at their new school?"
NOBODY was intently interested and hanging on every word. If you asked them if they read last months they would always say "ohh yeah .. i had a bit of a flip through"
i can accept, as a matter of logical fact, that nobody can in the literal rather than colloquial sense prove that there is no such thing as a god.. this, like many other axioms sets the stage for an actual conversation about the evidence, here are a few i've gathered, would appreciate your opinions, and maybe additions to the list.
i'll toss out five to start.. .
1 - it is impossible to prove there is no god whatsoever.. 2 - only a god concept which is well defined can be proven not to exist if it's prescribed traits prove to contradict evidence or become logically contradictory.. 3 - demonstrating an event or phenomena which is not yet explained by science does not prove the existence of god(s).. 4 - an appeal to personal revelation or experience is useless to anyone else, as you cannot provide evidence of it, and it is not repeatable.. 5 - a natural explanation is always logically more likely than a supernatural one..
You cant prove a negative
Scientists cant set out to prove that elma fud DIDNT invent black holes. If scientists have no alternative explaination it gives no strength to the "elma fud" theory.
Debating about God involves too much emotion. Because God kills you if you dont belive he exists. It's better to debate whether aliens introduced life to earth. Or whether a magical teapot can read our thoughts. If you can prove either of these claims faulse then maybe we can debate God.
someone i'm in contact with who works with a religion news website is interested in the conference, since i emailed them with a link to the australian newspaper article posted here.
they are wondering what conference this is referring to.. i can't open pdf's on my phone, so i need your help!
after an intensive internet search, these were the only documents i could find.. can anyone tell me what they say etc.
I'm not very good at letter writing but here is mine
Dear Senator Nick Xenophon
It has come to my attention that you have been bringing to light the questionable chartable status of religious organisations.
Jehovah's Witness benefit from their status as a charity while they do no charitable work other than proselytising. Almost all money is donated by members who often have to pay for their own kingdom halls which in turn becomes property of the organisation who already have millions in other property investments.
Jehovahs Witnesses are commanded to shun ex family members should they leave the organisation and this means that mothers refuse to talk to their own children, and grandparents are shut out from their grandchildren.
The Herald sun recently highlighted how Jehovah's Witnesses are poisoned against ex members
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-news/jehovas-witnesses-defectors-cop-a-blast/story-fn7x8me2-1226155212128
Please consider an inquiry into their financial practices and consult ex members for further information. I will be very much supportive of any action you take
his reaction wasnt as liberal as i hoped it would be.
he said that we needed to discuss it.
however, gone are the days where im putting myself in the firing line and not sticking up for myself.
i dont know why a gay man would want anything to do with religion. Especially the big three. Islam Judaism and Christianity. Their books all call for death to homosexuals. The other problem ofcourse is that they dont provide proof for any of their claims.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-news/jehovas-witnesses-defectors-cop-a-blast/story-fn7x8me2-1226155212128.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-news/jehovas-witnesses-defectors-cop-a-blast/story-fn7x8me2-1226155212128.
please leave comments on this artical to encourage pepers to write this stuff
the watch tower society, the christian congregation of jehovah's witnesses, the faithful and discreet slave, and the governing body of jehovah's witnesses, last week issued a "special" letter to all bodies of elders in the state of victoria instructing them to immediately apply for their working with children licenses and to comply with child protection laws.
the letter includes instructions that the contents are not to be made public or shared with members of the congregation.. .
this means an investigation authorized by the governing body of jehovah's witnesses and initiated by lawyers representing the watch tower bible and tract society of pennsylvania, inc. have concluded that the victorian working with children act 2005 and the associated child protection laws do indeed apply to all elders serving in congregations throughout the state of victoria both in the public ministry and in their internal ministry, which includes the theocratic ministry school.. .
I wonder if any elders some back and say "ahhh, I couldnt get one.......ah yeah something to do with drink drive before I was a JW"
If any elders are stood down over the next few weeks be suspicouse.
But really, I think these checks are stupid. I doubt they have reduced child abuse anywhere.
But still, forcing the WT to comply against their will is always good
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75tfwzx4b5y&feature=channel_video_title.
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i just love his videos!
oh thanks guys. I just logged in and you've posted my video in the first page.
I really didnt want to do this one because it's basically another publisc talk with some foodstuffs passed around. Then I thought, hell, if it's boring and repetative then it should be realistic.
thanks for all the kind comments do, it motivates me to do another.
