VI:
Seriously his views defy all logic. Great point BTW....
scotus: kentucky clerk must issue same-sex marriage licenses.
by ariane de vogue, cnn supreme court reporter.
updated 8:02 pm et, mon august 31, 2015. let's hope this is the final screech from the haters who wrap themselves in the bible - or their egoist political philosophy i doubt it will be, but let's hope..
VI:
Seriously his views defy all logic. Great point BTW....
scotus: kentucky clerk must issue same-sex marriage licenses.
by ariane de vogue, cnn supreme court reporter.
updated 8:02 pm et, mon august 31, 2015. let's hope this is the final screech from the haters who wrap themselves in the bible - or their egoist political philosophy i doubt it will be, but let's hope..
Zimunzucz:
Simply put, the future generations of mankind derive no useful benefit from homosexuality. Traditional marriage is all about procreation and the viable continuation of our species.
I was not going to reply to this because your comments had me fuming so bad It actually caused me acid reflux but I found myself still stewing a while later and realized I was not going to get past this until I said something. So I put down the laundry and picked up my iPad:
What you are suggesting is that the only reason people get married is for pro-creation. This tells me a few things.
1) Your marriage must be awful having been married for this sole purpose. Not love, not mutual respect, not common interests. Your wife is merely there as a dutiful sperm receptacle so you can ensure the survival of our species. How noble! I would much rather have a gay marriage for reasons Other than ensuring the continuance of our species. Since I got a vasectomy to avoid contributing to the population problem, I guess my wife can leave me now that there is no other purpose for me in the relationship.
2) Clearly global overpopulation is also less important to you than your own needs and views, much in the same way as the happiness of others. You're an outstanding example of selflessness!
3) You personify everything that is still wrong with our species in the 21st century.
I do not want to get into a discussion with you in much the same way I would not want to attempt conversation with a brick. I just wanted to let you know that you sound ridiculous, pathetic, disturbing and I would say pitiful if I held any pitty for you but the truth is I don't. I find you utterly repulsive and I despise everything you and your ilk represent.
That is all.
scotus: kentucky clerk must issue same-sex marriage licenses.
by ariane de vogue, cnn supreme court reporter.
updated 8:02 pm et, mon august 31, 2015. let's hope this is the final screech from the haters who wrap themselves in the bible - or their egoist political philosophy i doubt it will be, but let's hope..
_Morpheus:
The system woked in this case.
Indeed! Although we still have a long way to go as a society, I'm still amazed at how far we've come in just the last 15 years. I'm sure the vast majority of us would never have conceived that gay marriages would become legal by 2015 had we been asked in the 90's if we thought it possible.
do you have feelings of hopelessness and fear for not having a religion?.
do you envy happy jehovah witnesses and living their lives carefree?.
scotus: kentucky clerk must issue same-sex marriage licenses.
by ariane de vogue, cnn supreme court reporter.
updated 8:02 pm et, mon august 31, 2015. let's hope this is the final screech from the haters who wrap themselves in the bible - or their egoist political philosophy i doubt it will be, but let's hope..
i'm interested to know if anyone has been to see a medium/clairvoyant since leaving jw's.
i must admit now i can make my own choices i seem to have a fascination with it although haven't acted on it as a) am i just jumping into believing another load of rubbish?
and b) what if it really is the demons pretending to be loved ones!!
so i had a discussion with my mother about this, and she claims that because of this that: "we are surely living in the last days right now" while i must admit myself that the situation seem chaotic, i don't want to believe that it is the last days.
so question is, how do i face an opinion like that?
well, here i am.. hello world, mrs. eden sending regards to everyone.
:).
my english is limited, so please go easy on me.. mrs. eden.
scotus: kentucky clerk must issue same-sex marriage licenses.
by ariane de vogue, cnn supreme court reporter.
updated 8:02 pm et, mon august 31, 2015. let's hope this is the final screech from the haters who wrap themselves in the bible - or their egoist political philosophy i doubt it will be, but let's hope..
Some excellent comments and arguments here.
Whether she personally hates gays or made her decision based on the fear of aftelife punishment, I cannot say. But here is my observation with regard to religion or politics playing a role in an individual's thinking:
it may not seem a big deal when one takes another's right to act or think according to their belief or philosophy, but when there are a number of people subscribing to the same ideology the sum of the collective thinking can become a serious hazard that surpasses merely impeding on the rights of others and can become dangerous.
During the apartheid era in South Africa segregation laws were easier to accept and enforce for the average white Afrikaner (they were the vast majority serving in government, law enforcement and career military positions) who heard from the Dutch Reformed Church (NGK) pulpit that blacks were the offspring of Noah's cursed son Ham and therefore inferior. It was generally accepted among the NGK members as a biblical requirement to separate themselves from and punish "the cursed heathens" as they were enemies of God.
It would not have been possible for Hitler to carry out genocide had the Nazi propaganda machine not first instilled in the average Nazi supporter the irrational fear and distrust of the "communist Jew". Doing so not only lent justification for "llooking the other way" but also an ingrained hatred of an "enemy within" which justified the elimination of that "enemy".
Propagating the belief that any practice or thought process contrary to religious or political teaching can cultivate an "us versus them" mentality which collectively can become dangerous. Saying it is someone's right to believe blacks, Jews or gays are bad people or engaged in bad practice is fine but remember when these individuals become a large part of society those individuals beliefs transcend their demographic and infringe on the rights of others (abortion, gay marriage etc.) and that is a problem.
Ignorance breeds fear, fear breeds ignorance and often when people fear or are ignorant about a subject it leads to zero tolerance and unfortunately, in some cases eradication.
I firmly believe we are to evolve into creatures of a higher and truly beneficial consciousness, we absolutely HAVE to question whether or not our held notions are beneficial for the existence and freedom of every creature on this planet. If you cannot exist freely then you are not living but merely existing.
Please note: these are my personal views based on my own continued life eduction and observations and should not be misconstrued as being adherent to the philosophy or ideology of a second party. Therefore like anyone I am very prone to error and always willing to scrutinize with impartiality, the opinions and arguments of others in the interests of furthering my life education.
per ohmyjw over at r/exjw:.
i assume that other countries also got this letter to boe dated 1st september 2015 about sending additional information along with s-10 form (annual cong.
report).