I use to enjoy Brother Daniel's weekly sermons, but can't seem to find them. Anybody knows if they are still on-line?
Oh yes, I was ordained about two years ago.
Thxs - Larry :)
Posts by Larry
-
25How many of us posters ULC "ministers"?
by Glenmore ini found out recently that both valis and avishai are fellow universal life church people.
maybe we should form a tax-exempt corporation and legally-swindle money from the government like our alma mater (da borg) does?
http://www.ulc.org/.
-
-
-
4
Unnatural Love - Poem
by Larry inunnatural love
what a fascinating turn of events.
being your first born son - heaven sent.
-
-
Larry
Unnatural Love
What a fascinating turn of events. Being your first born son - Heaven sent. To being an outcast with no need to repent.
From the feeding chair to the barber's chair, it started out dysfunctional and all did stare - mostly fatherless, alone, and on welfare. But you gave me tender loving care as you taught me the Lord's prayer. I didn't realize our state of affairs - Covered over it with a series of prayers, even with the neighborhood in desperate need of repair.
You give us your best, filling us with dignity and pride, growing up in the city ? The Lower East Side. Holding back the tears, never cried, as I denied the time my father died. Went outside, no one to confide, allowing my conscious to be my guide.
Wondered how to pay the rent, had letters of intent, but needed government supplements ? No matter which way I went, It amounted to dollars and cents.
In his absence during adolescent, was also the absence of many presents. Missed many events which the Pagans represents - Religion filled the void - Heaven sent.
But the religious organization caused much frustration over salvation, education, and masturbation. No inspiration in the congregation, when it taught isolation through a revelation of mis-education. But accepted it because of the interpretation of the Watchtower publications.
You say Eternal death is my destination, no resurrection, just complete annihilation in the heat of evaporation. Did I have a right to challenge this explanation by God's so called ?spirit directed organization?? Was it guilt by association? No, the ruling was disassociation.
How long can a boy be under his mother's wing - religiously or biologically before he can have his own ideology? What Christian theology, justifies this methodology, of hurting people with no apology in this age of technology?
I'm your son you can't deny - why disown me because of scriptures misapplied? Why ostracize, vilify, and deny me for being all I could be? Oh can't you see, a apple doesn't fall far from the tree. You call this love - How can it be? When it breaks up families to such a large degree. So much anxiety with the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society.
I'm a parent proud and wild, but can't imagine turning my back on my child.
Association with me you forbid, but what about your own two grandkids.
Teenagers they have become, witnessing a mother's neglect for her son.
You accept lawless people of ill repute, a rapist, a theft, a prostitute. But what about your son for whom there is no substitute?
You plead, come back to the Watchtower Organization and all will be well, but how can I submit to this spiritual blackmail? The perpetrators of which should be jailed for deceiving the flock on such a grand scale. Common sense, reasoning, and education will prevail over this search for the proverbial holy grail.
You were wrong in saying the organization is where I belong - I knew all along what was right and what was wrong. The pride and dignity I learned early on prevents me from signing another Kingdom song.
I will not give in to this inhumane way of life, not me, my kids or my wife. We will continue our quality of life amidst this worlds turmoil and strife.
No need to debate - of 'worldly' reasoning you can't relate. It's too late for me not to hate what I was taught from '64 to '98 ? The contributing factors of my emotional state.
No need to shout or pout the 'little boy' is crying for the love he went without. I realize beyond a shadow of a doubt ? as long as you are devout our relationship will never work out - so much to think about.
It's what it is, accepted from below and above - This thing I call Unnatural Love.
- Lawrence L. Henderson Jr. 2004
-
32
JW's and interracial marriage?
by c.dawn inmy nephew a jw who is white is dating another jw who is black with the intent to announce their engagement soon.. i had been reading about the past history of the jw's opinion of the black race.
old writings that said they were gods people too, but not intelligent as white etc and not qualified intellectually to go door to door to teach etc.that all people would be white in the new system.. i had read of a rope being run down the pews of the fellowship halls to separate the races during services during the 50's early 60's at the halls that did allow intergrated services... this was supposed to have taken place even up to a few years after de-segregation in the schools and other public places took effect.. that in some areas they had their own hall to meet at and the whites had theirs.
at one point the members of the black hall had asked to meet at the white hall as their building was being repaired or soemthing and they were told no, that some of the members of the white hall wouldn't understand or approve.. and i read that even up into the late 90's, many black members still weren't being given postions or responsibilities that whites had held since the beginning of the jw's.. i was just wondering how far they've come along to improve this image and if anyone knows thier opinion of interracial marriages.
-
-
Larry
I concur with everything blondie said - Right on point, especially the first sentence:
JWs usually reflect the prejudices of their era.
Recalling interracial marriages - One white sis. told me (c mid '80's) that she wouldn't marry a black bro. b/c marriage is hard enough, why complicated it by marrying someone outside your race. Believe it or not, I thought that was such a profound statement, and often quoted her when the subject came up. In hind sight it was such BS - and a perfect politically correct answer.
I knew some interracial Bethelite couples, who told me they would get weird stares from other Bethelites.
But yes, the scenario is usually a white man marrying a black sister.
Peace - LL :)
-
15
42nd Anniversary
by Golf in.
i'm dedicating this post to the mrs. i'm thankful she has lots of balls putting up with golf, i need them!
guest 77
-
-
Larry
Wow - That is some accomplishment - Congrats to you and the better half :)
Peace - LL :)
-
2
Talk to Her
by Larry in.
did anyone see the movie 'talk to her' by pedro almodovar?
tragic, shocking, and different but makes for a great movie, even with the sub-titles.. peace - ll :)
-
-
Larry
Yes I got the DVD today and watched it during lunch - of course I have to watch the movie again at home.
I don't think the nurse was gay b/c he loved a women and got her pregnant, in fact, his love for her was all he lived for. On the surface he had gay-ish way, but I think the director was challenging men and their ability to be emotional and comfortable with their feminine side.
I think it was tragic b/c like most tragedies someone has to die for someone to live or vise-versa.
The sexual undertones and metaphors were hugh - literally (Once you see the movie you'll know what I'm talking about - talk about head first!)
I enjoyed the movie b/c it made me think about the power of love, and the lengths people will go to pursue it. But as my grandmother would say - "ain't that much love in the world."
I almost cried but could not get pass the obvious 'rape' which made me want to kill the protagonist myself. But all in all - I recommend viewing this movie - good piece of film work in every which way.
Peace - LL :)
-
2
Talk to Her
by Larry in.
did anyone see the movie 'talk to her' by pedro almodovar?
tragic, shocking, and different but makes for a great movie, even with the sub-titles.. peace - ll :)
-
-
Larry
Did anyone see the movie 'Talk To Her' by Pedro Almodovar? Tragic, shocking, and different but makes for a great movie, even with the sub-titles.
Peace - LL :)
-
83
You are EX-JWs because you want to live an immoral life!
by Sirona inmany jehovah's witnesses believe what they've been told about ex-witnesses.
they say that exjws simply want to live an immoral life.
they say that exjws cannot live up to "jehovah's standards".
-
-
Larry
I'm an Ex-Jdub b/c I want to live my life. Once I left I realize what's immoral to one is not immoral to another. Who are Jdub to interpret morality - I feel their policies and interpretations are highly immoral.
Jah's standards? I think they mean the GB's warped standards. So if the Jdummies says an ex-JDub wants to live an immoral life based on their standards of morality, than so be it. But I think Ex-Jdubs leave because they what to be who they are without judgment.
Peace - LL :)
-
44
Did the WTS make an atheist out of you?
by JH inshouldn't a religion bring people closer to god?
it would seem that many became atheist after being deceived by the wts.
unlike other religions, the wts was very precise in what was to happen during the 20th century.
-
-
Larry
I refuse to label myself, Atheist, Agnostic, etc. b/c there is no label to describe what I believe or don't believe. I may fit other people's label as Agnostic, but I won't limit who I am to a label or a belief.
Well once I left the BORG I questioned everything. So the same aversion I have towards the BORG for brain washing me, and deceiving me I have towards just about everything else in life, or everything else that molded my thinking. I'm thankful to the BORG for helping me open my eyes to the World, and seeing things for what they are instead of what people wish them to be.
Peace - LL :)
-
28
Jehovah's Witnesses Seek To Expand Presence In Brooklyn
by Larry inaugust 05, 2004
on ny1 now: news all day
weather: wet & cloudy, high 79
-
-
Larry
August 05, 2004 On NY1 Now: News All Day Weather: Wet & Cloudy, High 79 Top Stories Jehovah's Witnesses Seek To Expand Presence In Brooklyn AUGUST 05TH, 2004
They're known for their Watchtower literature and their towering buildings at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge. Now, Jehovah's Witnesses want to expand their religious headquarters beyond the Manhattan Bridge, transforming a three-acre parking lot into a large residential complex that would house nearly 2,000 members.
?Our current plans call for buildings of 20, 18, 16 and 14 stories with the dining hall and assembly hall and being about three stories,? said Richard Devine of the Watchtower Society, an organization of Jehovah's Witnesses.
Their dream is to build this on property. But the Watchtower Society still has to go through the city's land-use review process to get the proper approvals and a zoning change that would turn a manufacturing district into a residential one. There are already about 2,000 people living in the area, which is on the edge of DUMBO and Vinegar Hill.
?This project would double the population of DUMBO-Vinegar Hill, which is a huge impact on a neighborhood,? said City Councilman David Yassky. ?My concern is whether the infrastructure of the neighborhood can handle that.?
Yassky and the local community board have asked the Watchtower Society to make improvements to the neighborhood, like fixing up a public park. The organization says that although that is a reasonable request, it is not interested in Yassky's recommendation to upgrade the York Street train station as well.
Some residents say Jehovah?s Witnesses should be doing more to accommodate the community, like adding retail space and scaling down the project.
?The height is an issue, because it's out of the context with the neighborhood,? said Christy Nyberg of the DUMBO Neighborhood Association. ?This is a really large project to put down in a relatively small neighborhood.?
The Watchtower Society says that it's considering reducing the height of one of its buildings but that retail is out of the question because it conflicts with its standing as a religious non-profit. However, the society says the main building would have a well-lit, large, open lobby to add to the vibrancy of the community, as well as green open space. Plans also call for underground parking for more than 1,000 cars.
?Ten years ago you couldn't have imagined it as a place to live, and so we never bought it with the idea that that would be a future use,? Devine said. ?But obviously the area has changed quite a bit. We've seen a real resurgence there.?
The next step for the Watchtower Society is a public hearing held by the Brooklyn borough president, expected to happen early next month. Then, the plan goes before the city Planning Commission and the City Council.
- Jeanine Ramirez -
-
-
Larry
Thanks for sharing. Great photo - Pictures tell the whole story.
Peace - LL :)