the story of moses.
everyone, it seems knows the story of moses, how he sent plagues down on the egyptians and eventually led the hebrew people to the promised land.. i question the authenticity of this story and find it rather interesting how the story has been further embellished in the recent blockbuster disney movie, the prince of egypt.. according to some scholars, moses is a suffix meaning "son of" and it is found in many egyptian names, such as tuthmosis (son of thoth) and ramesses (son of ra.).
in the bible, moses' mother hid her baby son in a basket in the reeds along the river bank.
I believe that the story of Moses is a myth with some fact mixed in.
I also believe however, that just because it's a myth it does not make the story worthless. The story of Moses has served to inspire people thoughout the ages and thats the value of the story.
Jelly
i received this from a mailing list and thought i'd share.. ginny.
a new publication is now available called reasoning with the sisters.
but more likely you are interested in your future.
I knew this had to be a joke, there is no reasoning with sisters you just have to smack them on the butt and tell them to straighten up.
Jelly
i've heard the borg alot.
one of the recent posts had the matrix.
some the firm.. i think that i like the matrix, so far.. what's yours?.
Mommie Dark, Dont be hard on yourself I think you're a doll.
Jelly
i've heard the borg alot.
one of the recent posts had the matrix.
some the firm.. i think that i like the matrix, so far.. what's yours?.
Well when I am serious I will use the organization, because it’s more an organization than a religion. But here is a list of my favorites when I am just kidding around:
(1) Jehovah’s witlesses
(2) Borg
(3) Kingdumb hall
(4) Door knockers
(5) Ugly overweight women in skirts
Jelly (I might offend some people with 5, but I would say this group makes up 40-60 percent of the witnesses I know)
hello bill,.
i have been away for a while so i didnt see your reply to my post about the final solution.
posted: may 25, 2001 1:50:01 am .
I really do not have much to add here. I just wanted to say that I liked XJWBill’s post and I respect Norm’s logic. The whole thing about Christianity being bad/good to me really boils down to the nature of mankind. Really acts of violence and bloodshed were common in all cultures even ones that did not have Christianity so I don’t see religion as being the cause, sometimes it was given as the reason but without Christianity another reason would have been created and you would have had just as much bloodshed.
The reason for bloodshed usually is mankind’s desire for power, control, or just the desire to fight.
Jelly
i know that the answer is yes, but it would help me to hear your sentiments on this.
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after you decided that the wbts, and thus jw's were not god's chosen earthly organization did you feel like you wanted to leave and forget god altogether?.
The question is have I ever felt like leaving god altogether? Well the short answer is No.
The long answer is that I have decided to leave religion altogether. Many people ask the question when leaving the organization ‘if Jehovah is not using the governing body what is he using’? My answer to that is the creator is using me to lead me on my own spiritual path. So in reality I don’t know if I could be defined as a Christian anymore however I do think that Jesus’ example is a valid one for leading a healthy life. Likewise I do not think of myself as a Hindu but Gandhi also left a sterling example of how a person should try to live.
So in summation I believe that there is some creative process that has intelligence and that is God, I don’t think any religion on the face of the planet has the correct exact understanding of what that is. However I do believe many religious traditions hold myths that a valuable for gaining wisdom to lead a better life.
Jelly (sorry my thoughts are not well organized I wrote this at 5:08 AM, I need to sleep but I fear the clown will eat me)
didn't want to let memorial day (u.s.)go by without using my newfound (renewed?
) freedom to thank the military personnel who have served to ensure various other freedoms that i enjoy living in this great democracy.. i know only of yeru on this board who is actually in the military, so wanted to single him out.
if there are any others, please accept my gratitude.. my own father was a marine who fought in wwii and the korean conflict.. i have a cousin who was a career officer in the u.s. navy, and other members of my family who served in the navy or marines.
That was wonderful and touching wasasister, thank you.
Jelly
Hey tallyman is your 'c' key broke?
i have my district assembly in on july 14-16 (may not be exact date but on that weekend) and i just recently went to the one in may on the 25-27. i was just wondering when everyone else's convention was and where.
by the way i have mine at the comisky stadium.
Chava,
I will be going to my convention right after hell freezes over.
Jelly
didn't want to let memorial day (u.s.)go by without using my newfound (renewed?
) freedom to thank the military personnel who have served to ensure various other freedoms that i enjoy living in this great democracy.. i know only of yeru on this board who is actually in the military, so wanted to single him out.
if there are any others, please accept my gratitude.. my own father was a marine who fought in wwii and the korean conflict.. i have a cousin who was a career officer in the u.s. navy, and other members of my family who served in the navy or marines.
I almost forgot, the first member of my family to immigrate
over here from Germany fought with general george washington.
Jelly
