addressing the argument, made by many christians, that with no god there can be no morality.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnu-qbgxmn0.
There is no Good, there is no Bad;
What works me weal that call I "good,"
They change with place, they shift with race;
Each Vice has won a Virtue's crown;
I LOVE THIS!!
me - jehovah?
who is jehovah?.
me - oh.. zac - are you happy with me dad for remembering jehovah.
I just wanted to point out a little something regarding indoctrination vs education. My daughter is in her 20's now, but when she was little we never discussed racism in our house. It wasn't a part of my world and I really didn't want to bring such unpleasantness into my home. Then something happened when she was little, and I realized I had left her totally unprepared to handle racism. By being silent, I had given her no tools at all. So I sat down with her, and in terms appropriate to her, we discussed skin color, hair etc. She had friends of many backrounds so we talked about them. Then I asked her if she would ever not like her friend because her skin was darker. She said NO (racism is not natural). So I explained that some people in the world feel that skin color matters, and she knows it doesn't, so she doesn't have to believe them.
I suppose one could argue that it was a bit of indoctrination---but I DID NOT want her to be carried away by hateful ideas because she was unprepared. I still left the choice up to her, but I'm pleased to say she has made that choice and does not tolerate racism.
It's just something to think about. You don't have to tell your child what to believe, you just need to educate him on the ideas out there. Then simply ask where he stands on it. By expressing the idea, he will then have a guidepost with which to navigate--he nor you will be caught offguard, whatever the final decision.
NC
okay,,, my cat was in a fight last weekend ... new cat on the block,, 2 drs away, territorial stuff .... .
twice, she saw the vet last week, and has two puncture wounds,,, one near her eye ... .
she was fine when i took her to see the doc on saturday, but now, her eye is infected again.. .
Aww, I'm so happy your little friend is okay.
me - jehovah?
who is jehovah?.
me - oh.. zac - are you happy with me dad for remembering jehovah.
It's hard because she's just not teaching your son that there is a god in heaven, she is teaching him that god will destroy all those that are not JW's, which includes you and your wife. It's really a tough one. Maybe you could teach some things yourself so he is more prepared. You want him to learn things, and this is your chance. Explain to him that some people believe there is a god and some people believe his name is Jehovah. Teach him that some people think that this god might do mean things, but that you think if there is a god, he would not do mean things to hurt people.
You'll have to decide how much of that he can take---but we KNOW what the JW's will teach him.
NC
hello everybody ..... it's been a long time since i've logged in to this site.
i wanted to say hello to all.
i am doing very good.
Hi Mentally. I'm wishing you the best in school! I spend too much time here and should be studying myself---but my courseload is not nearly as large as yours. I'm a part timer.
NC
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I could sign it. You know how they feel about luck! And I think that both wordings are proper.
my daughter, ali, is back in the hospital.
probably something wrong with her pacemaker.
she had a cold with a bad cough last week, and a lead may have come loose.
I'm happy they don't think it's heart failure. I hope she feels better soon.
in case you don't see me here, i thought you should know that i am done here!
why??
because i'm going on a cruise to bermuda tomorrow for a week and i will be fondly thinking of each and every one of you while i bask on the beaches and enjoy the weather.. bye..
Have a great time! I was preparing to miss the red dot!
i watched a cult documentary called "join us" on sundance today.. it is showing a few more times, if you have that channel.
it was very interesting.
the cult that it follows uses a lot of the same lingo and focuses on a lot of the same scriptures as jehovah's witnesses.
I just checked, and it's available on DVD at netflix. So if you already have an account, there will be no extra cost. It's not available for streaming though
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LOL---best LUCK to you in all your endeavors. I just loved that.
