for the majority of humans, certain events are surrounded by tradition and ritual.
marriage, the birth of children, entrance into adulthood, and death are all life-events which will be marked by most with a form of religious ceremony.
for the few who have left off affiliation with a religious organization, these events are marked differently - more by tradition than by mystic ritual.
expatbrit & Francoise,
I think you're right, the George Bernard Shaw theory of dealing with You Know and Fred Hall is by not wasting your time. Fred and You Know have a difficult time keeping up with the Tower's ever changing swill, we certainly don't want to upset them by asking them to think. Have a good one You Know, and don't forget to underline the WT for this Sunday, otherwise you'll have nothing to say.
for the majority of humans, certain events are surrounded by tradition and ritual.
marriage, the birth of children, entrance into adulthood, and death are all life-events which will be marked by most with a form of religious ceremony.
for the few who have left off affiliation with a religious organization, these events are marked differently - more by tradition than by mystic ritual.
That's true. I happen to agree with them.
Well of course you agree with every little thing the WT says--you're not allowed to do otherwise, are you?
You truly are an ungodly buffoon;
There you go, using that JW theocratic language again. I guess when you're loosing an argument, name calling is the only thing to fall back on. Perhaps you could try intelligence next time around, but you'll need to get rid of the WT blinders before that can kick in.
You are totally cluless as to how this system is going to end according to Jehovah's judgments
Yeah, you've got me there. I'm just like the Watchtower Society; lets see 1914, 1918, 1919, 1925, 1975, before the end of the 20th century. Darn, we don't have a clue.
You are just flailing in the dark. Pity.
Yeah, it's nearly impossible staying in the ever changing light of the Watchtower. Got to check each issue of the WT to keep up on the light. BTW, what is the expiration date of each issue before the light goes out?
As I said, you know nothing about Jehovah or his judgments, only what you have read in the Watchtower.
But I thought Jehovah was using the Watchtower Society and it's official journal to keep His people in the light? First you tell me God wrote the Bible, but we can't understand it; now you're saying I don't "know nothing about Jehovah or his judgments" because I only read the WT. Wow--your WT God is a hard one to please!
In my case, when it comes to my pulling on the ol' apostate dog's chain, surely my loving Heavenly Father wouldn't forbid me a little wholesome entertainment from time to time?
Yeah, you're special You Know--the WT God is going to let you play with the little apostates before He murders billions for the crime of not associating with "wholesome" loving people like you. Thanks for visiting and entertaining yourself, but you better watch out with that self-gratification stuff--the WT God is always looking! I understand it causes blindness, also . . .
i couldn't stay away.
i love you guys.. abaddon's and ldh's recent posts hit close enough to home that i decided to post again.. i think the selected memory and split personalities go hand in hand.. the selected memory helps keep the cult personality happy and gleaming no matter what damage the suppression does to the real human or the real human's family and friends.. a couple of years ago i was talking about my childhood with my parents and they both acted stunned when i said i was still angry with them because they didn't want me to go to college (i gave up several scholarship offers, etc.
to become a pioneer and eventually go to bethel).
joelbear, welcome back you big old bear! However, I need to tell you TR is drawing pictures of Fred Hall on the bathroom walls.
for the majority of humans, certain events are surrounded by tradition and ritual.
marriage, the birth of children, entrance into adulthood, and death are all life-events which will be marked by most with a form of religious ceremony.
for the few who have left off affiliation with a religious organization, these events are marked differently - more by tradition than by mystic ritual.
You Know I asked a simple question; Name the religions God approves today? You answer by not answering with:
It is not possible to definitively answer that question for the simple reason that Jehovah has not expressed his judgment
The Society says they alone are God's Organization--you know that. They say all other religions are false religion--you know that. You're saying you can't answer my question until God murders billions of people, and the ones left standing wins the door prize. Wow, Hitler was a nice guy compared to the Watchtower God!
We've got all these little people in different parts of the world born into various religions, doing the best they can--waiting for God to murder billions to see if they pleased the Great Godfather or not. JWs, who have the only true religion, can't even be sure they'll make it because they missed a few meetings, didn't get in 10 hours last month, didn't underline the study article in The Watchtower, didn't sell place enough literature, didn't . . . well, You Know, you just can't ever do enought for the Watchtower God, can you?
I'm glad you're taking time away from your service to the Watchtower God and talking with us. However, I'm very concerned that the WT God will be angry because you're doing something the WT God told you not to do--talk with apostates (i.e., former JWs using their God-given brains). You better sell place more magazines next month and get in more hours to make up for the sin of talking with apostates. But you really don't know where you stand with the WT God, do you? Maybe the birds will be plucking your eyes out when "the son of man arrives." Yeah, better get out there and sell place more magazines, You Know--that WT carrot is always a little beyond reach for 122 years.
for the majority of humans, certain events are surrounded by tradition and ritual.
marriage, the birth of children, entrance into adulthood, and death are all life-events which will be marked by most with a form of religious ceremony.
for the few who have left off affiliation with a religious organization, these events are marked differently - more by tradition than by mystic ritual.
I can answer any question you got.
One more time: Name the religions God approves today?
In fact, I got answers to questions you have never even thought of. LOL
Wow, if you can do that here's another question, oh great one: Name the religions from 1000 to 1870 that God approved? I've always wanted to know that, and wait patiently for your answer.
You are truly laughable
Spoken as a true servant of the Watchtower Society. Please answer another question, oh great one with all the answers: Why do the looniest laugh the loudest?
for the majority of humans, certain events are surrounded by tradition and ritual.
marriage, the birth of children, entrance into adulthood, and death are all life-events which will be marked by most with a form of religious ceremony.
for the few who have left off affiliation with a religious organization, these events are marked differently - more by tradition than by mystic ritual.
You Know,
That's the beauty of the Bible, that people can read it from cover to cover, many times over, and still not get the sense of it.
So here we have a God that claims He wrote the Bible to help and instruct, but the "beauty of the Bible" is that He made it so followers could "not get the sense of it." You had the gull to call others "stupid" when I asked you a question you couldn't answer. It looks like you've impaled yourself on the name you call others.
I used to think Fred Hall had the lowest IQ on this forum, however it seems he's been bumped from that honor. Sorry Fred, you'll need to do better in order to beat . . . well . . You Know.
for the majority of humans, certain events are surrounded by tradition and ritual.
marriage, the birth of children, entrance into adulthood, and death are all life-events which will be marked by most with a form of religious ceremony.
for the few who have left off affiliation with a religious organization, these events are marked differently - more by tradition than by mystic ritual.
Tina, the journal I enjoy is The Humanist.http://www.humanist.net/publications/humanist-contents.html It's their bimonthly magazine of critical inquiry and social concern that's published by the American Humanist Association.
Concerning the Religious Humanist; I really don't see much difference between them and Unitarians. The above journal has articles by and about them periodically.
I'm glad you found a group close by even if you can't meet with them regularly. It's good to get with others and BS from time to time.
for the majority of humans, certain events are surrounded by tradition and ritual.
marriage, the birth of children, entrance into adulthood, and death are all life-events which will be marked by most with a form of religious ceremony.
for the few who have left off affiliation with a religious organization, these events are marked differently - more by tradition than by mystic ritual.
You Know, thanks for the expresso. However, I didn't need it to figure out a sect that lies, covers up, makes one false prediction after another, and who engages in emotional blackmail (i.e., shunning) is not worthy of worship nor is in any way a channel to God. I asked you a question in my last post that you obviously can't answer--I wonder why?
for the majority of humans, certain events are surrounded by tradition and ritual.
marriage, the birth of children, entrance into adulthood, and death are all life-events which will be marked by most with a form of religious ceremony.
for the few who have left off affiliation with a religious organization, these events are marked differently - more by tradition than by mystic ritual.
You Know, who besides Jehovah's Witnesses will be spared from this loving God's "inescapable judgements?" As a scholar of biblical history, and observer of all today, what religion besides Jehovah's Witnesses is pleasing God?
for the majority of humans, certain events are surrounded by tradition and ritual.
marriage, the birth of children, entrance into adulthood, and death are all life-events which will be marked by most with a form of religious ceremony.
for the few who have left off affiliation with a religious organization, these events are marked differently - more by tradition than by mystic ritual.
You Know, thanks for sharing how the Watchtower Society sees any disbelieving the swill printed by their publishing firm. Sometimes it's easy to forget how crazy, and hateful the sect really is.
