minister walks into an costco store and saw labels on the.
bible $14.95, fiction.
the news media contacted the office of.
Cofty - I'm pretty sure I didn't mention Islam in my comment. And when I said rasist I wasn't thinking of Quran.
KS - I didn't insist that the Bible should be filed under the label History. Usually it is under Religion or Philosophy. Actually even witchcraft is often under Religion and not Fiction.
Hey, guys, you are all invited to your own opinion. I just felt, that Fiction label is neather accurate nor considerate. Period.
minister walks into an costco store and saw labels on the.
bible $14.95, fiction.
the news media contacted the office of.
I never said it was a 100% factual history, and I never said that it was a good thing, but everytime I check why people say things and believe things, symbols they use, laws they have, their habits, their holidays, their customs, and so on; it always goes back to judeo-christian believe system or a reaction to it (last few centuries), or to ancient greek phylosophy. And I'm still talking just about the western world.
Furthermore nobody would dare to do it to any other holy book, because that would be rasist, or even dangerous (their stores would get threatened or worst).
i see it as a form of discrimination against non mainstream ideas and opinions.
that's why i don't understand why so many hold it as of a great value.
what do you think?.
tornapart - yes, balance is what is sorely missing. And commom sense and discernment. That is the point I was trying to make about political correctness.
minister walks into an costco store and saw labels on the.
bible $14.95, fiction.
the news media contacted the office of.
I'm sure that our fellow humans who happened to be Jewish will be delighted to find out that their ancient history is just a fiction. Plus lets scrap the whole idea of Western civilization because their whole world view (including laws) is based mainly on a book that is just a fiction (and some old Greek philosophy)... I wonder was the person who made the decision to label the Bible as fiction just uneducated or was it a deliberate act? Religion, philosophy, history? Maybe. But fiction? That's just ignorant and isensitive.
what kinds of things would you like to do if you were out of the organization?
and if you're already out and free, what kinds of things did you do that you really wanted to do but couldn't because it was against jw beleiefs?.
recently, i overheard some of the younger crowd of jw's after a meeting talking about how they wished they could have this or do that, get tattoos, play the newest video games (you know, the ones with all the violence and realistic 'kickass' graphics and such), grow out their beards for 'no shave november" wear miniskirts and dye their hair crazy colours... etc.
I'm wearing a small cross, not as a symbol of faith but as a political statement; I'm celebrating the holidays and love it; and I will vote (for the first time ever) in our municipal election (I live in Toronto and hate the current mayor's guts)...
i see it as a form of discrimination against non mainstream ideas and opinions.
that's why i don't understand why so many hold it as of a great value.
what do you think?.
Thanks to all, I like to hear other people's opinions it helps me to expand my own, because many times people bring in points I didn't consider.
i see it as a form of discrimination against non mainstream ideas and opinions.
that's why i don't understand why so many hold it as of a great value.
what do you think?.
Tornapart - interesting article, thanks. I have one very recent for you:
I thought he did it because he LIKED Mister T.
the priest acted as if he was the reason why people were there.
he was about 80 and totally disinterested in the affair although he married the deceased and her husband 15 years earlier.. his sermon's gist was that we need faith to accept that the reason why god has us die is so that we can go to heaven.
and that's it.. the only interesting (touching) time was when the grandkids gave testimonials about their beloved grandma.. oh, and one more thing.
When I went to RC church for the first time (for a wedding), I thought that all that "kneeling, standing, sitting" was strange and annoing, but when I came home I googled it and did some research. It's amazing how with some information things take on a different perspective!
i see it as a form of discrimination against non mainstream ideas and opinions.
that's why i don't understand why so many hold it as of a great value.
what do you think?.
TD - I come from a formerly communist country and I grew up during the regime. Never heard of PC until I came to North America.
QueenWitch - what do you preffer? ... Don't worry, people call me Caucasian (I hate it), and I never been to Caucasus, and non of my ancestors ever came from that region...
Berengaria - I can't. I would be politically incorrect and half of the posters would let me know I don't want to end up like Carrie Prejean, who answered honestly, and without forcing her view on anybody, a question she shouln't have been asked. The person who asked it put her in a no win situation, which wasn't fair. Either way she would have a half of America against her...
I think people should be able to voice their opinions freely, as long as it is done respectfuly, without forcing it on others, and without insiting hatered. What worries me is that many, nowdays, use political correctness as a weapon against those who dare to disagree with their own opinions.
i read about the new tract distribution and thought to myself how should i react, when they come to my door.
finally today, after finishing my morning coffee, i got an idea!
i'll take the tract, look at it, look at them, and with a nice smile rip it up and hand it back to them with :"have a great day!
Faithful Witness - I just read your post and heartily agree. That's half of my approach as well. I will tell them that I can't take it, beacause I don't want them to count it as a placement, and I will tear it in two (with absolutely no anger) and explain that I don't want them to give that to anybody else. I still think they will count it as a placement, since the tract will be destroyed .
