why did god wage war against the cannites?deut 20:17. the wt says "consider five common questions"i'll comment on question q1.
"why were the canaanites displaced?instead of displaced i would use exterminated.the wt "the canaanites were,in a sense,squatters in a land that did belong to them.".
at babel-here god "confused the language of all the earth"and in gen.11:7,8-jehovah scathered them from there over all the the earth" so where were the canaanites to go.god scathered them,years later he exterminates them nice.. bob.
I would like to know the names of the individuals in the writing department who actually write these articles. I understand that even sisters are being used to write ideas and submit them to the writing dept. The Watchtower / Governing Body does not write any articles. They simply vote / approve which ones get accepted for print. One for the rank and file and one for the public.
Walkin
when it comes to malware protection, a common mentality on internet discussion forums is to run a "cocktail" of security products.
the various products that get recommended are usually free and often second rate.. i've ranted several times against that sort of advice here and even said that i've yet to lose a bet with anyone who thinks that this makes it okay to visit the seamy underbelly of the 'net.
the bet is that i can find something malicious on their system that doesn't belong there.. .
If I take my PC. to the shop then they can know all my personal doings on the web right?
when it comes to malware protection, a common mentality on internet discussion forums is to run a "cocktail" of security products.
the various products that get recommended are usually free and often second rate.. i've ranted several times against that sort of advice here and even said that i've yet to lose a bet with anyone who thinks that this makes it okay to visit the seamy underbelly of the 'net.
the bet is that i can find something malicious on their system that doesn't belong there.. .
How would you get your hard drive cleaned. Someone recommended "Computer Forenics for Dummies" by Linda Volonino. You know, when someone commit a sex crime, forenic experts come and seize your computer and can find all sorts of sorid stuff in your hard drive.
I am talking about cleaning all this junk out, not just deleting porn from your computer. How would the layman do this on his/ her computer or do you have to actually go to school for this?
i have noticed a very disturbing trend.
but i suppose when any religion owns it's deity (s) they can pretty much dress him any way they want.. religions are changing jesus from the kind peace-lover who advised his followers to "do good to those who spitefully use you" and "love one another, even your enemies.".
now, jesus is fed up and he's coming back as a killer.. .
Cameo-d, I would recommend a book that I read and think you would enjoy. "Misquoting Jesus" the story behind who changed the Bible and why. Bart D. Ehrman. How mistakes and changes shaped the Bible we read today. It tells us about the scribes, the scholars and Bible translators and their results.
Walkin
when i was a kid i lived on a farm & i would spend alot of my time playing in the paddocks in barefeet.
now these fields were grazed upon by both cattle & sheep, oh the crap between my toes.. there were the cow paddles that were completely dried out, the ones that we would throw at each other.. then there were the cow paddles that were semi dry, they looked fully dry, until one stood on them & wtf you were on on your ars with a really bad shit stain on ya pants.. then there were the really bad ones, freshly deposited, that when you stood on them it ozzed between ones toes, stuck like ..well yeah shit to ya leg, the smell well all ya friends dissapeared, now i remember me & my cousin (female jw) on our gocarts flying down the hill & she falling off & yes she ended up face first in one of those freshly deposited cow paddies..hehehe.
i laughed & laughed for the next 2 years.. damn i probably given my id away now, oh screw it.. next installment: how to get the dog shit off ya best fs shoes.. .
Did you eat bull's balls? Don't laugh, it has been reported that supreme court conners from Texas grew up on a farm and they ate bull's balls. Is it true?
"so, naturalists observe a flea,.
hath smaller fleas that on him prey,.
and these have smaller fleas to bite 'em,.
Ah! Ad Infinitum. That should get them thinking. Way back in ad infinitum, the borg came out of nothing to bite itself in the ass and it still can't get rid of those pesty fleas like you and the other greats here who keep getting under their skin just like those fleas you keep biting them ad infinitum.
Walkin
did anyone go to the meeting last night?
post the theme here.
thanks!.
In the immortal words of Arnie to Sarah Conners, in the Terminator "Come with me if you want to live."
witnesses teach that when you learn the "truth", you finally have a purpose in life.. when some witnesses decide to leave the religion, they might experience an emptiness because they realize now that their way of life really was totally a sham.. are jehovah's witnesses right about those that leave the organization no longer having a purpose in life?.
Yes it does! And it is already fulfilled. We raised a family in and out of the so-called religion. We are still married after 43 years together. We have a five year old grandson. We see our children on a daily basis. The Watchtower Society has not suceeded in breaking our family apart.
Our purpose is to live each day and enjoy whatever time is left for us. She is 70 and I am 65. We served as Watchtower slaves for over 30 years. We been free since 2002.
Walkin
new songbook - removing all the old teachings and anything saying new world or new order.
no more bookstudies - (so no small indepedent comments, only brief congregationwide so not much discussion).
bible reading talk can 'read' only, no introduction or conclusion - again not allowing any input or thought.
Also, when was the last time they had a meatier study on the king of the north? How about the Watchtower theme on the front cover page, "Announcing Jehovah's Kingdom." When was the last time they had a meat and potatoes study on their theme text? Now it's all mash potatoes, pablum, spoon feeding the changes. All directed to the rank and file.
What happened to the information on,"This Good News 0f The Kingdom Will Be Preached To All The Inhabited Earth," what "GOOD NEWS?" The Watchtower is slowly building "A Wall Of China" around themselves. We are in, the world is out.
Walkin
1975 for deniers.
most of today's jws were not members in 1975 or in the 9 years prior to 1975, so they were not eyewitnesses to what really went on during that period.
i was a pioneer in that period, and i was an eyewitness to what went on.. those jws who are still active today and who were around in that period will typically say it was the "brothers" who "ran ahead of jehovah" and "read more into" the 1975 prediction than what was actually stated.
Farkel, ( Clint Eastwood has a saying "Go ahead make my day" ) You always make my day, I have read all of your topics over the years from 2002 to the present and have shared the information with others.
I think that they will always in some shape or form have dates to play with to keep newer ones and diehard older ones captive to "The Carrot" That carrot has been their lure forever. They got ten more years to play with, 2012, 2014, 2019.
They got Satan, and war broke out in heaven, Michael and his angels battled with Satan and his angels. Earth's been a hell-hole long before this. ( and in some places earth has been a paradise )
1939 - 2039, 100 years since the door to heaven has been shut and then open. On and on it goes, many broken hearted ones still to come.
Thank you for all the efforts you have made over the years. Keep the music playing.
Walkin
