sixty minutes covered this story a month ago and meet the press brought it up again this morning when rumsfeld was interviewed.... when stationing troops in foreign countries, the u.s. military tries to abide by the rules of the country.
in saudi arabia, the custom for women in public is that they wear an abaya, a floor-length, long-sleeve, loose-fitting garment that covers everything but the face.
air force lt. col. martha mcsally filed a lawsuit against the pentagon, arguing that the policy was discriminatory because men are not required to dress in traditional muslim garments.. when interviewed on sixty minutes, mcsally was so offended by the garment that she would not put it on just to demonstrate what it looked like.
teejay,
I really think the point of the law suit was that only she had to wear it because of her rank. Other female soldiers didn't have to wear the garment.
This is just a test and only a test so don't take it seriously.
If the head be corrupt, so also must be the members — The Two Babylons Alexander Hislop
sixty minutes covered this story a month ago and meet the press brought it up again this morning when rumsfeld was interviewed.... when stationing troops in foreign countries, the u.s. military tries to abide by the rules of the country.
in saudi arabia, the custom for women in public is that they wear an abaya, a floor-length, long-sleeve, loose-fitting garment that covers everything but the face.
air force lt. col. martha mcsally filed a lawsuit against the pentagon, arguing that the policy was discriminatory because men are not required to dress in traditional muslim garments.. when interviewed on sixty minutes, mcsally was so offended by the garment that she would not put it on just to demonstrate what it looked like.
Why don't you wear it? It's just a loose fitting shawl.
NO, it's a symbol of male domination. And I believe she was the only one required to wear it because of her rank. I'm not sure but that's what I heard from someone.MEN!
How do you make those little smiley faces?
scanned for your convenience.. contradiction #1:.
um, doesn't the gb elevate itself above the so-called 'rank and file'?
not to mention the elders, the minsterial servants, the pioneers, auxillary pioneers, co's, do's, and attendants.
I think in that WT they also reiterate how WE don't have TITLES like Christendom.
How can I teach that LIE to someone!
If the head be corrupt, so also must be the members — The Two Babylons Alexander Hislop
just a thought ... when describing jws and what they believe, be sure to tell people that they think they are immortal and will never die as this seems to sound a bit more 'looney tunes' than that they will live forever.. well, does to me anyway.
did you ever imagine how it sounded to joe public on the door while you showed them a crappy picture of 'paradise' from the livre forever book?
i'm sure the person was thinking:.
IMBlueFire,
...hey, this person's name looks like mine, only misspelledSorry, but I've been using this name for along time. I assure you it means something quite different from your name. I'm noted for poetic sarcasm in my art work and daily routine.
sorry Simon to keep detracting from your topic but people keep making comments and asking questions.
If the head be corrupt, so also must be the members — The Two Babylons Alexander Hislop
just a thought ... when describing jws and what they believe, be sure to tell people that they think they are immortal and will never die as this seems to sound a bit more 'looney tunes' than that they will live forever.. well, does to me anyway.
did you ever imagine how it sounded to joe public on the door while you showed them a crappy picture of 'paradise' from the livre forever book?
i'm sure the person was thinking:.
plmkrzy,
It seems you are 'active' I get the mortal, immortal theory but the latest thing I heard from an active witness was that at any time now (don't know exactly what that means) all of the apostates or at least oodles of apostates will suddenly wake up and smell the coffee about the true religion and be "beating at the doors" to get back in and will not be allowed.I don't know what individuals may do in the future.
Is that what you believe also?
Since I'm active and my husband is in the Org. I have to be careful what I reveal. Let's say I work in the medical field in psych/substance abuse and I know a more than something about nursing homes and other medical fields.
There are no atheists in the nursing home. What ever an individual was raised as or came to believe regarding a spirit person this is what they express as their belief in death. However, there are always rare exceptions to everything. I hope this doesn’t scare you. Even my father ,who is Catholic, is getting religious now that he is older. Even though he resents the church.
If the head be corrupt, so also must be the members — The Two Babylons Alexander Hislop
just a thought ... when describing jws and what they believe, be sure to tell people that they think they are immortal and will never die as this seems to sound a bit more 'looney tunes' than that they will live forever.. well, does to me anyway.
did you ever imagine how it sounded to joe public on the door while you showed them a crappy picture of 'paradise' from the livre forever book?
i'm sure the person was thinking:.
somebody pleas help me make italics the designer in me refuses to make inch marks for a title. thanks so much! To whom ever comes to my rescue.
If the head be corrupt, so also must be the members —[i] The Two Babylons[i/] Alexander Hislop
just a thought ... when describing jws and what they believe, be sure to tell people that they think they are immortal and will never die as this seems to sound a bit more 'looney tunes' than that they will live forever.. well, does to me anyway.
did you ever imagine how it sounded to joe public on the door while you showed them a crappy picture of 'paradise' from the livre forever book?
i'm sure the person was thinking:.
I'm an idiot! I hope this works this time, lower case [i].
If the head be corrupt, so also must be the members —[i] The Two Babylons[i/] Alexander Hislop
just a thought ... when describing jws and what they believe, be sure to tell people that they think they are immortal and will never die as this seems to sound a bit more 'looney tunes' than that they will live forever.. well, does to me anyway.
did you ever imagine how it sounded to joe public on the door while you showed them a crappy picture of 'paradise' from the livre forever book?
i'm sure the person was thinking:.
Can you also tell I'm a terrible typist!
If the head be corrupt, so also must be the members —[I] The Two Babylons[I/] Alexander Hislop
just a thought ... when describing jws and what they believe, be sure to tell people that they think they are immortal and will never die as this seems to sound a bit more 'looney tunes' than that they will live forever.. well, does to me anyway.
did you ever imagine how it sounded to joe public on the door while you showed them a crappy picture of 'paradise' from the livre forever book?
i'm sure the person was thinking:.
Simon, Did you forget already?
when describing JWs and what they believe, be sure to tell people that they think they are immortal and will never die as this seems to sound a bit more 'looney tunes' than that they will live forever.
Just to clarify:
Immortals can never die and can never be put to death. Examples are Jehovah and Jesus Christ. The GB also includes itself in that category.
Those that live forever: only do so with the grace of God. Examples are Satan and his Demons all were given everlasting life. Therefore they can and will be put to Death.
I guess you've lost all your JW reasoning...you need to catch up on your studies. (This is sarcasm)I haven't learned how to denote sarcasm yet since I'm a newbie.. I've been reading discussion boards for several years and this is the first time I've decided to participate. Thanks for this fine provision.
If the head be corrupt, so also must be the members —[I] The Two Babylons[i/] Alexander Hislop
jt, i believe i read your jw experience on the web last night.
i did a search for bethelites and stumbled across it.
so you were one of the jw elite?
Lisa,
In response to:
So, not only are they earning $90/month, they don't date because they're only available after armageddon. They spend their vital years as a Bethelite--I wonder how many of them are out there?
There are many bethelites from ages 35–55 and still single at Bethel. And many more couples that sacrificed having children because the new system is coming very soon. Most of them have not acknowledged their anger and resentment. Because of this I’ve noticed a change attitude with the bethelites since ‘95.They seem to have reconciled that they have a superior position because of their sacrifice.
Their attitude is reflected in the way they rank us so called regular JW’s. I know of only one couple that openly admitted to me (not everyone else) that they were angry about their sacrifice; when the new generation doctrine was announced in ‘95. They seem to be the healthier individuals of the lot.
"If the head be corrupt, so also must be the members"
