next week's congregation bible study will explain and illustrate why christendom is toast, and how we can contribute to the joy of christ by supporting "the faithful and discreet slave.".
the anger and the joy of the messianic king.
10. like his father, our master is by nature happy.
Lost Gen
It's curious. They say Jehovah needs an organization to accomplish the preaching work. Where's the organization to fulfill the rest of their Christian duties, such as caring for the poor, the sick, the least? Why isn't that just as important as preaching? Oh right! Itsacult!
...kept me giggling.
it reminded me of this movie, and this particular part in dinner for schumcks:.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qacqfcrchmm.
I loove Steve Carell and Zach Galifianakis! They're some of my favorites. Have you seen Steve on "Between Two Ferns"?
my dad ticked me off the other night, to the point i had to hang up.
i didn't abruptly hang up, but rather i told him i had company.
we were discussing a sister at my hall who did something years ago.
There's little room for mistakes in that religion. Every little thing you do wrong and every person who dresses worldly or likes worldly entertainment can lead to destroying your relationship with God. They forget that the whole message of the NT is that God loves despite mistakes and obeying rules does not earn salvation. That's the whole problem with legalistic religion.
I personally destroyed two friendships because they were doing some minor thing that I was worried would lead them into trouble, things that didn't really matter in the long run. But I thought it was the loving and right thing to confront them and help them see their error. Nevermind that it was none of my business and extremely judgemental. And when they didn't heed my "bible-based" advice (actually Watchtower-based), I refused to continue the relationship because they were bad association. What a shitty thing to do.
.... you're gonna kill me at armageddon?
well, go right the freak ahead; you'd be doing me a favor..
Eternity and perfection give me goosebumps...and not the good kind.
i just read the thread about women & men waking up etc.
and saw a post saying women can't face the audience from the platform.
i thought, hmm yeah, now that i think about it, they're always looking sideways, like toward the other woman in the role-playing, or if they're being interviewed, they look toward the guy at the podium.
The Witnesses cannot separate general principles from extraneous details relevant to the culture of the time. I have a vagina and I am a full person. Many times I have addressed men. So far as I know, no man has died. No man has had anxiety attacks. JW men need to grow up and man up. How manly is it for a men to be threatened by such trivia?
the toughest anti-illegal-immigrant measure in a generation passed the arizona legislature this week.
if signed, as expected, by republican governor jan brewer, the law will give local police sweeping new powers in regard to undocumented workers.
currently, immigration offenses are violations of federal, not state, law, and local police officers only can inquire about a person's immigration status if that person is suspected of another crime.
If you have given up on God's kingdom, then you have no hope for mankind and all is vanity and a striving after the wind.
This I also think is false. I have great hope for mankind, and it doesn't involve God in the least.
the toughest anti-illegal-immigrant measure in a generation passed the arizona legislature this week.
if signed, as expected, by republican governor jan brewer, the law will give local police sweeping new powers in regard to undocumented workers.
currently, immigration offenses are violations of federal, not state, law, and local police officers only can inquire about a person's immigration status if that person is suspected of another crime.
Obsessing over false solutions will just frustrate you and distract you from real solutions.
But I see your solutions as false. I often wonder how much we could accomplish ourselves if less people were waiting on God's Kingdom to fix everything. We've already accomplished a lot without it. It's perspective.
the toughest anti-illegal-immigrant measure in a generation passed the arizona legislature this week.
if signed, as expected, by republican governor jan brewer, the law will give local police sweeping new powers in regard to undocumented workers.
currently, immigration offenses are violations of federal, not state, law, and local police officers only can inquire about a person's immigration status if that person is suspected of another crime.
Because I grew up in a bible-based, legalistic environment and I see the same thing from conservatives and right-wingers. I hated it, black-and-white thinking is not a good way to govern anyone. That experience made me wary of anything that resembles it. My values are basically this: do unto others and stay out of people's personal decisions when they don't infringe on the rights of others. What appealed to me in that religion though was the idea of worldwide brotherhood, God accepting all people, and Jesus showing compassion for the ones who were thought of as the worst. I don't see that from right-wingers at all, and a lot of what I hear from them reminds me of the GB.
Maybe it's just that we think differently though. I'll have to dig it up, but I once read an article that explored that. You might like it too.
ETA It's Jonathan Haidt, ever read his stuff? Morals Authority
this week's congregation bible study focuses on chapter 18 of the come be my follower book.
paragraph 8 was a real gem, as well as the comments from the audience when going over that paragraph.
i'll type paragraphs 8 and 9 for you to read along with the ensuing questions.. 8. jesus was granted still more autority in 1914. in that year he was appointed as king of jehovah's messianic kingdom.
That's the problem with being invisible, you're easy to miss.
Their whole invisible presence teaching requires a lot of mental gymnastics, especially reading the relevant scriptures. In essence, Jesus has only returned halfway. They're still waiting for the visible part, there's still a cloud there. And yet, Jesus warned about going after those who said he was here and everyone paying attention would be well aware of his presence. Personally, I think if there was a time period that fit the signs of the end of times, it was the Dark Ages.
the toughest anti-illegal-immigrant measure in a generation passed the arizona legislature this week.
if signed, as expected, by republican governor jan brewer, the law will give local police sweeping new powers in regard to undocumented workers.
currently, immigration offenses are violations of federal, not state, law, and local police officers only can inquire about a person's immigration status if that person is suspected of another crime.
Vidiot,
I find it hard to understand how any ew-JW can not be liberal. And yet they exist! But I also don't understand right-wingers or conservatives to begin with. Eh, to each their own.
