Posts by No Room For George

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Do Not Forsake the Gathering of Yourselves Together

by N.drew in

doesn't it mean for life, not death?

in other words, does it mean don't leave anyone out?

they interpret it as do not leave yourself out, but what i think it means is do not leave (in your imagination) anyone out for lost.

No Room For George

I don't even know you anymore!

-Sab

LOL For the longest I've spelled it, definate. I don't feel so bad though, as it's on the list.

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Do Not Forsake the Gathering of Yourselves Together

by N.drew in

doesn't it mean for life, not death?

in other words, does it mean don't leave anyone out?

they interpret it as do not leave yourself out, but what i think it means is do not leave (in your imagination) anyone out for lost.

No Room For George

I learned something new today, I've been spelling, definite, wrong for the past umpteen years.

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Do Not Forsake the Gathering of Yourselves Together

by N.drew in

doesn't it mean for life, not death?

in other words, does it mean don't leave anyone out?

they interpret it as do not leave yourself out, but what i think it means is do not leave (in your imagination) anyone out for lost.

24 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, 25 not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

To me it's as simple as it's related in the words above. Although I've read other interpretations outside of the WT's and most that I've come across have the same leaning as the WT, in that fellowship should not be taken lightly. A couple times though, I came across interpretations that expressed that the meaning of these verses has to do with unity and not simply fellowship. I can agree with the need for unity to some degree, although I think religious organizations would use that as a blank check to pressure, uniformity.

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Jewish Reggae Star Matisyahu and his spiritual journey

by designs in

matisyahu posted pictures of himself with shaved head and beard which is quite a departure from his orthodox jewish appearance-.

i thought his search for his authentic self would resonate with many of us.. http://www.theblaze.com/stories/why-did-jewish-megastar-matisyahu-shave-his-head-beard/.

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No Room For George

I forgot about this guy, and it's interesting seeing his journey take this particular road. Something funny to me, he's a white Jew, who is a Reggae artist, very talented at that. On the other hand, there's a rapper named Shyne who I thought was very dope back in the day. For those that don't recall he was the shooter convicted of the nightclub incident involving Diddy and Jennifer Lopez. After his release from prison, he was deported to Belize where he was originally from. Now he's in Israel, still rapping, but has converted to Orthodox Judaism. Crazy.

This thread calls for some before and after pictures though.

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Gotta be one of the scariest mug shots ever!!

by serenitynow! in

this is from a hilarious "what goes around, come around" story on yahoo about 2 thieves who got robbed!

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/shoplifters-robbed-while-stealing-grocery-store-192530012.html.

one of the ugliest pics i have ever seen!.

No Room For George

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Gotta be one of the scariest mug shots ever!!

by serenitynow! in

this is from a hilarious "what goes around, come around" story on yahoo about 2 thieves who got robbed!

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/shoplifters-robbed-while-stealing-grocery-store-192530012.html.

one of the ugliest pics i have ever seen!.

No Room For George

She's ummm........kinda hot.

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The KINGDOM HALL topic.

by nicolaou in

i'm an atheist but i've recently been curious enough to sit quietly on the hard wooden pews of a local and very simple english village church - it was sweet, humble and surprisingly calming.. now, how exactly is this monstrosity supposed to motivate anyone?!.

what does it tell us about the mentality of the religions leaders?

does this look like a place of worship?