today, i watched a movie called" heaven is for real", before we go any further i want to say i have become an atheist having been exposed to christianity from an early age with different denominations up into my teens , and then being converted to a jehovahs witness for 33 years , and then disaccociating myself from that religion some years ago.. however i am intrigued with what i have witnessed today , not only the movie , but where it has led me.
fair enough , movies take liberties in what they present even with so called true stories , i can live with that.. i think their has been a lot said about col and his pastor father being an influence on his sons visions.i can live with that too.. in the movie col todd related to the painting akiane kramarik made about jesus ?
they never knew anything about one another.
Why is it that santa claus (insert other fictional / mythical figure here) hasnt done more of real benefit instead of self promotion?
Because he is the figment of peoples imagination and cant do REAL stuff. The "fluff" is the product of peoples minds, no external factors required, hence nothing of real value gets done.
was listening to bbc radio 4 late sunday night, and in a programme about migration, they referenced the "babylonian conquest of jerusalem in 607 b.c.
" which caught my attention.. did they not mean 587 b.c., or did i understand it wrong?.
the link to the programme is below - sorry if you're not in the u.k. as you probably won't be able to listen to bbc programmes.
So what was it, poor sloppy research taking the 1st date google threw up, or a JW on the research team?
i'm not sure what is going on at the convention, but i just got a desperate call from a friend wanting me to attend sunday's morning session.
last weekend, my mom invited me too.instead of saying something like, "i'm sorry, but i have no intention of going back," and having them completely freak out - i agreed to go to the sunday morning session.
any recommendations?
There's only one thing you need to keep in mind thru the whole silly ordeal, ... it's a cult.
That uneasy feeling, that WTF moment, it's your cult detector going off. Listen to it.
http://www.salon.com/2013/09/10/richard_dawkins_defends_mild_pedophilia_says_it_does_not_cause_lasting_harm/.
Outlaw is channelling mesages from the other side. By that I mean the christian "voice-hearers" who were banned for being insufferable idiots.
I assumed as much myself. What a tool.
http://www.salon.com/2013/09/10/richard_dawkins_defends_mild_pedophilia_says_it_does_not_cause_lasting_harm/.
Outlaw, how exactly are "lurkers" conveying that information to you? Lurkers who dont have accounts cant pm you, if they have accounts then they can post themselves.
Magnum, you have my admiration and respect. Dont let the idiots get you down. Go do something useful instead of engaging with them here. The grief just isnt worth it when all they want is blood and view you as the enemy if you dont agree with them in their black and white thinking.
i'm at starbucks .
just outside in the courtyard.. i'm trembling.
my hands are shaking.. wow!.
I know I over use the word,... but that is bloody AWESOME!
You can lead a horse to water, ... is an oft used phrase.
http://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/wp20141001/gods-kingdom-prophecy-1/.
this has got to be a joke.
anyone with half a brain would destroy the logical fallicies in this article.
I'm ashamed I once believed anything these frauds taught.
Me too. I deserve a good kick in the nuts for not doing due dilligence much much earlier....
speaking of dwight moody and his associates, pastor russell wrote:.
it is our thought that the lord used these men, and through their ministry the fore-ordained number was completed at the fore-ordained time, 1881. .
why 1881?.
"in this 20th century" or similar in the WT inside page header. i.e armaggedon by the millenium.
i am pretty sure it has been discussed before here, but i just wanted to express how repulsive it is to me to see all that jw.org worship.. after looking at this picture, can you tell me where the jws are heading to?.
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it makes me want to vomit.. cheers..
Soon only magic underwear and some cult speak will distinguish the Mormons from the JW.ORGites....
i'm at starbucks .
just outside in the courtyard.. i'm trembling.
my hands are shaking.. wow!.
Awesome work terry!
