when discussing the watchtowers financial problems, i've generally been of the opinion that they probably are not in a real financial crisis.
i've come to believe that money may be something of an issue, but its wrapped up in a much larger problem.
this came to me this morning when reading about the annual meeting.. i think the society's leadership is just plain out of ideas.
JeffT I agree. They really have nothing more to say.
Russell said in his will that no more books were ever to be published after his death but that the Watchtower should continue to be published by committee until the imminent end.
Nobody foresaw having to say the same things over and over again for more than a century.
this just in from the 2017 annual meeting:.
1. watchtowers and awakes won't be released regularly, at least three watchtower and awakes per year.
6 magazines a year.. 2. a new book is being released: remain in god's love, more of an update like how they did for the what does the bible really teach book.
They have given up!
Loyal JWs will hope there is an intelligent strategy behind all of this. I doubt there is. I think SBF was right, "it's all over bar the shouting."
Sad and pathetic.
october 10th is korean workers party founding day which happens to overlap with columbus day on monday next week.. many of nks previous missile tests have taken place on auspicious dates.
russia’s ria news agency is reporting that according to anton morozov, a member of the russian lower house of parliament’s international affairs committee "they are preparing for new tests of a long-range missile.
they even gave us mathematical calculations that they believe prove that their missile can hit the west coast of the united states,” .
I fear atomant is right.
China has began to cooperate with UN sanctions. Despite its political doctrine of "Juche" (self-reliance) NK depends on China for most of its fuel as well as food aid.
China is in a difficult position. If the NK regime collapses it will be faced with millions of refugees on its border. China will also be less than enthusiastic about any prospect of reunification if it led to American bases in a former DPRK.
If a long-range test does happen next week it will be interesting to see how Trump responds.
october 10th is korean workers party founding day which happens to overlap with columbus day on monday next week.. many of nks previous missile tests have taken place on auspicious dates.
russia’s ria news agency is reporting that according to anton morozov, a member of the russian lower house of parliament’s international affairs committee "they are preparing for new tests of a long-range missile.
they even gave us mathematical calculations that they believe prove that their missile can hit the west coast of the united states,” .
October 10th is Korean Workers Party founding day which happens to overlap with Columbus Day on Monday next week.
Many of NKs previous missile tests have taken place on auspicious dates.
Russia’s RIA news agency is reporting that according to Anton Morozov, a member of the Russian lower house of parliament’s international affairs committee "They are preparing for new tests of a long-range missile. They even gave us mathematical calculations that they believe prove that their missile can hit the west coast of the United States,”
Morozov and two other Russian lawmakers have just returned from a visit to Pyongyang on Oct. 2-6.
“As far as we understand, they intend to launch one more long-range missile in the near future. And in general, their mood is rather belligerent.” Reuters...
some people believe that stealing, lying and killing, is not moral.
some people don't.. does morality exist?
if so, prove it..
Fisherman - At last we get to the actual meaning of your thread.
You think that unless right and wrong is based on the dictates of your deity, and unless our actions lead to eternal rewards or punishments there is no point in being moral.
It always amazes me when believers attempt to make this point. Is it only your superstitious beliefs that keep you from murder, rape and theft?
All of us avoid harm and desire things that contribute to our welfare and pleasure. These are not simply social constructs they are objective realities. Living in a certain way contributes to the quality of our lives and those of others.
All day every day we do things that are of only temporary value. We clean our homes, tend our gardens, paint the fence and wash the car even though all of these efforts are quickly undone. They make our lives better. Being concerned about the wellbeing of others - who likewise respect our interests - also contributes to the quality of our lives. To do otherwise would lead to dystopia.
The instincts that underpin our moral decisions are a result of evolution. Far from being a "gimmick" they have made it possible for us to prosper as a social species. Despite all our failings our achievements are astonishing.
Fisherman - According to your worldview what exactly is morality?
from a friends facebook page yesterday.... .
translation"energy saving speil" = sales talk by somebody trying to get you to switch electricity providers"dodging the big issue dude" = trying to avoid the man selling the magazine for homeless people"switching sides to be baked by the talk talk folk" = crossing the street only to be harassed by the telephone company salespeople"the johos outside the old tiser building" = the jws outside the old newspaper office.
"street trolls" = priceless!.
Berwick-on-Tweed in NE England is a small town with a dialect all of its own.
from a friends facebook page yesterday.... .
translation"energy saving speil" = sales talk by somebody trying to get you to switch electricity providers"dodging the big issue dude" = trying to avoid the man selling the magazine for homeless people"switching sides to be baked by the talk talk folk" = crossing the street only to be harassed by the telephone company salespeople"the johos outside the old tiser building" = the jws outside the old newspaper office.
"street trolls" = priceless!.
From a friends Facebook page yesterday...
Translation
"Energy saving speil" = Sales talk by somebody trying to get you to switch electricity providers
"dodging the big issue dude" = Trying to avoid the man selling the magazine for homeless people
"switching sides to be baked by the talk talk folk" = Crossing the street only to be harassed by the telephone company salespeople
"the johos outside the old tiser building" = The JWs outside the old newspaper office.
"street trolls" = Priceless!
some people believe that stealing, lying and killing, is not moral.
some people don't.. does morality exist?
if so, prove it..
Fishy always needs to have the last word - Cofty
^^^^ hahahaha ^^^^
i know wifibandit will post the pdf soon, this is just a snack for you guys and girls.... .
"Protecting minors from abuse" - 45 minutes.
This is tokenism at its worse.
As a football coach I have attended many training programmes about child welfare. The most basic introduction is a three hour course delivered by a well-trained educator.
The take-home message is always the same. It is your responsibility to be aware of signs of abuse and to report any concerns to the police or social services. Informing the Football Governing Body welfare department is secondary. In addition every club has a named child welfare officer who undertakes further training and makes sure that everything the club does conforms to best practice - a role I filled for a number of years. Every adult at the club - coaches, managers and some administrators must also hold enhanced criminal record check certificates.
The Watchtower do not care about child welfare, they care about appearing to care about child welfare.
part 1 - protein functional redundancypart 2 - dna functional redundancypart 3 - ervspart 4 - smelly genes.
in part 4 we saw that roughly half of the 800 genes in the human genome that code for olfactory receptors are broken remnants of our evolutionary history.
they were vital to our distant ancestors but in humans, as in our primate cousins they have been allowed to fall into disuse as our eyes became more important to our survival than our nose.
Here is the index so far...
