so one of my in-laws, a born in dub, started asking me questions about the issues i am having with the religion.
so i told her, rather carefully, how i discovered all the child pedophile cases, went over some of the case details, explained it is occurring all over the world, so isn't just some random misunderstanding, but is widespread hiding of child sex u all abuse.
she was horrified.
Great question and strategy Watchtower-Free.
BTW you can actually take a thirsty but hostile horse to the water and force water down its throat.
But it WILL vomit and HATE you.
And if the horse is a Pharisee, it may even give you the 'ship - the disfellowship that is.
personally i believe we are.. your thoughts?.
how will it turn out?.
what can/should we do?.
Being able to search billions of pages on the internet in under a second gives ordinary folk like us the opportunity to connect with the greatest minds and thinking on any topic at any time.
This, it seems to me, is part of what is fuelling and making possible change (for the better) in our day.
Forums like JWN also create powerful virtual communities of people who voluntarily and powerfully support each other's life and career journeys, as well as lines of enquiry into an impressive array of topics, fields and disciplines.
personally i believe we are.. your thoughts?.
how will it turn out?.
what can/should we do?.
I liked your sumary and description, in bold, Focus.
In "Physics of the Future" (2011) by Michio Kaku, in the Introduction, under the heading "Science as a Sword", on page 16, which I was reading this morning:
"Of course, science is a double edged sword; it creates as many problems as it solves, but always on a higher level. There are two competing trends in the world today: one is to create a planetary civilisation that is tolerant, scientific, and prosperous, but the other glorifies anarchy and ignorance that could rip the fabric of our society. We still have the same sectarian, fundamentalist, irrational passions of our ancestors, but the difference is that we now have nuclear, chemical and biological weapons."
personally i believe we are.. your thoughts?.
how will it turn out?.
what can/should we do?.
1 corinthians 13:8 - love never fails.... .
i've always thought it meant that where love once existed it will always exist, always be felt no matter what happens.
the last few years have forced me to abandon that understanding in favor of new light.. now i'm thinking: love never fails to be the appropriate way to handle any given situation.
I would go along with that.
Somehow I don't think we'd be able to attract quite as many followers as the Watchtower though, despite it being new light and all.
personally i believe we are.. your thoughts?.
how will it turn out?.
what can/should we do?.
Personally I believe we are.
Your thoughts?
How will it turn out?
What can/should we do?
so we've seen as the current gb is getting more facetime in an effort to reach the hearts and minds of the rank and file.
this took a leap with video feeds at an open annual meeting.
the international conventions are taking this a step farther.. do you think that local speakers at kingdom halls could ever be replaced by headquarter approved video feeds?.
Yay.
Bring it on already.
So that more can see through these Pharisees.
Someone please write them a sycophantic letter begging them for this "loving provision"...
what would make a man throw away all his earthly riches to expose the cult?
what did ray franz have to gain by leaving in total poverty?
if ray franz had stayed in place, he could have lived like a god, why did he leave?
He began to see that "legalism" is apostasy, and is rife in the Watchtower.
On the otherhand he saw that the "gospel of grace" was being carefully hidden from Watchtower followers.
Hence his crisis of conscience.
there is a girl that i like and she has been emailing me recently.
we have not met each other just yet.
she is jewish and she is very involved with jewish organizations, etc...should i be concerned about it?
Spiritual person - yes.
Religious person - no.
Christian, Jew, or Muslim - doesn't matter.
i have been wondering about these questions for some time.. .
1. is it true cannibals dont eat clowns cause they taste funny?.
2. is atheism a non-prophet organization?.
Celebrating the return of a prodigal daughter...
