i love r&b music, funk and soul, even some disco.
i’ve been listening to retro soul radio out of london lately and the music is without commercial interruptions 24 hours a day.
mostly 70s and 80s music.. i love everything from elvis presley to tom jones too.
Well my girlfriend turned me on to the 60s - 70s and 80s. It's hard to believe that before I was born, there was Michael Jackson, Marvin Gaye (will I be cancelled for saying his last name)
Diana Ross, Stevie wonder, The Beatles, etc.
What were girls like back then????????
the reply this son gave his father after being invited to the memorial is -----------priceless!.
make sure to see the response by clicking on the arrow.
https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/mfbzrl/my_dad_reached_out_for_the_first_time_in_years_to/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3.
The reply this son gave his father after being invited to the memorial is -----------PRICELESS!
Make sure to see the response by clicking on the arrow.
https://youtu.be/uaaztatkhkg.
hope link works.
This is actually a Big deal. The door to door preaching work was the main basis for believing that we were living in the LAST DAYS.
It is tied up with BLOOD GUILT according to the bible book of Ezekiel.
This will be a WAKE UP CALL for about 70% of the JWs. Those 50 and under.
There is no more basis for believing that the Great Tribulation is just around the corner. There is no urgency anymore.
It will take a couple of years before it SINKS IN. There is going to be a shitload of cognitive dissidence in the congregations. But in a few years there will be a steady exodus out of the organization.
I think the Leaders of the WT already knew this was coming.
You can only CRY WOLF so many times before they start telling you---GO TO HELL!
i know what you’re gonna say---------everyone has a right to believe whatever they want.. but the question above is not about everyone’s right to believe whatever.. the question is very specific------will the world be a better place----without religion.
think for a while what the world would be like without any religion.. no conflicts between islam and christianity.. no conflicts between different sects of christianity.
(example; jehovah’s witnesses vs catholics).
Human nature will find a way to have conflicts. Controlling personalities, greed, nationalities, race, tribes, intellectualism e. We all believe something whether we call it religious or something else.
Nationalities, race, tribes, intellectualism, etc. will engage in war. But why?
Because today-- all tribes, nationalities, race, ect., are driven to put their life on the line because Religion has sullied their reality of Truth----which is that we only have ONE LIFE----AND THERE IS NO OTHER.
Leaders of tribes or Politicians of nations, use this manipulation of an afterlife to convince its citizens or nations or tribes, or races, that if they fight their wars, God will reward them with an afterlife, whether in heaven, earth, or some form of reincarnation.
To show how powerful Religious Ideas are and their effects on unnecessary death, consider, how many Jehovah Witnesses would continue to obey the Organization’s mandates if they all knew there was no such thing a resurrection into a paradise earth!----ZERO! Imagine the millions of blood related deaths and broken families that would be eliminated! Imagine if Muslims found out Allah doesn’t exist. Or what would Christians do if the President gave an executive order for all young men to go fight a deadly conflict -----for GOD, and COUNTRY, if they knew there was no such thing as a heavenly life.
Yes humans would still fight and kill, but I would say that ETERNAL DEATH IS A VERY STRONG MOTIVATOR To avoid conflict to begin with.
"Religion is the opium of the people" meaning that religions offer a better alternative to our current life.
The only problem is that the better alternative only comes AFTER WE DIE, thus paving the way for greedy, power-hungry power to convince the masses to go fight their wars.
Don't be absurd. Humans would always be disposed to conflict. If you think otherwise, you're as naive as John Lennon.
Did you read the post? Or do you have difficulty reading?
I said, quote; "Yes we would still have fights, famine, murder and more, but ….."
My post was not about “Humans always disposed to conflict”
i know what you’re gonna say---------everyone has a right to believe whatever they want.. but the question above is not about everyone’s right to believe whatever.. the question is very specific------will the world be a better place----without religion.
think for a while what the world would be like without any religion.. no conflicts between islam and christianity.. no conflicts between different sects of christianity.
(example; jehovah’s witnesses vs catholics).
I know what you’re gonna say---------Everyone has a right to believe whatever they want.
But the question above is not about everyone’s right to believe whatever.
The question is very specific------WILL THE WORLD BE A BETTER PLACE----WITHOUT RELIGION
Think for a while what the world would be like without ANY RELIGION.
No conflicts between Islam and Christianity.
No conflicts between different sects of Christianity. (example; Jehovah’s Witnesses vs Catholics)
No families being broken up because of Religious belief.
Fearful and respectful that we only have ONE LIFE TO LIVE.
For example consider what would happen to the individual who is willing to strap himself with enough C4 to blow several blocks and kill thousands of people if -------HE KNOWS THERE IS NO AFTERLIFE and NO REWARD. In other words, you only get ONE LIFE.
Do you really think he would be willing to kill himself if he knew for a fact there was no afterlife—no reward?
Reward in the afterlife is what motivates these suicide bombers.
Another point is that Morals can be taught without religion. Studies show that a child can be taught early in life that it is wrong to murder, steal, rape, etc. He can be taught to help his fellow human, to work hard for a living, to contribute to society, etc. Religion is not needed to teach these things.
No religion--- offers protection from Con people willing to take advantage of gullible people. For Example; the Watchtower takes advantage of religious - ignorant people, in order to profit from their ignorance. Promising them everlasting life in a paradise earth if they summit to 8 self appointed men.
How many of the 8 million Jehovah’s witnesses would obey the Governing Body if none of them believed the Bible was GOD’S WORD?----------ZERO!
Also; No religion MEANS NO PROTECTION FOR HYPOCRISY.
How many times have you seen some person commit some great atrocity against humanity only to be assured by some religious person that, GOD FORGIVES, NO MATTER IF YOU EXTERMINATED THOUSANDS. ----Think of the bible example MANASSEH.
Opponets will make their argument that if there was no religion, then we would not have the Renaissance masterpieces produced by Catholic artists like Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and Raphael or Christian sacred music by composers like Pachelbel, Vivaldi, Bach, Handel, Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Liszt, and Verdi.
Also others say that the Church has been a major source of social services like schooling and medical care; an inspiration for art, culture and philosophy; and an influential player in politics and religion. And in various ways religion has sought to affect Western attitudes towards vice and virtue.
But that type of reasoning is mute, because how do we know that had religion been removed early on, humanity MIGHT HAVE PROGRESSED BETTER THAN WHAT WE HAVE TODAY---- AND QUICKER.
Yes we would still have fights, famine, murder and more, but I believe that when EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS THAT WE ONLY HAVE ONE LIFE and NO SECOND CHANCE-----WE TEND TO BE MORE RESPECTFUL OF ONE ANOTHER.
We treasure life a lot more.
AND THE WORLD WOULD BE A BETTER PLACE.
i was just reading how a guy on the net was saying he was attracted to some black women like halle berry but serena or gayle king not at all.
he was expressing his opinion.
anyway, he quickly got fired and he profusely apologized for what he said and has asked for help from the naacp and the mayor’s office to learn to do better.
he was attracted to some black women like Halle Berry but Serena or Gayle King
All three of those are like my GRANDMOTHER.
Would I be ATTRACTED TO MY GRANDMOTHER!!!
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since covid, our lives have all been affected.
do you think people will ever get back to normal, pre-covid?
are masks, vaccinations and social distancing the “new normal “?.
I don’t like the public service announcement/pep talks I’m hearing! They’re telling people that even if they’re vaccinated they should still mask and socially distance because of ‘variants spreading’, etc. have long felt that with this very massive vaccine campaign..this should at least greatly reduce or end the danger of the virus
The three Pharma companies providing the vaccine are not willing to provide the vaccine in the colder areas because they know the vaccine is not reducing Covid deaths in cold areas.. They are only providing the vaccine in places where it is warming up. The reason is because the Flu virus normally subsides in the spring and summer and starts wrecking havoc as the days get colder.
Covid deaths are subsiding because the weather is getting warmer.
Also the vaccine does not prevent Covid just like the flu shot does not prevent the flu. All the vaccine does is lessens the blow of Covid. For the elderly and those with some type of Comorbidity, then the vaccine might be a way to lessen the blow for such a person so as to continue living for another year or two. If the Comorbidity is bad, like cancer, then the person will die and they will list the cause of death as the Covid virus.
Right now there is different opinions by experts on how long the vaccine is good for. Some say it is only good for 8 months, others say it can last for years if you are young and strong with no underline health conditions.
Well excuse me, because without the vaccine a young healthy person can live till his 90s without the vaccine.
See my post here
since covid, our lives have all been affected.
do you think people will ever get back to normal, pre-covid?
are masks, vaccinations and social distancing the “new normal “?.
stan livedeath
dont take too much notice what i wrote before--i was just stirring the pot.
I know Stan, that's why I continued to stir the pot even further by adding evolution and God to the brew. Either believers in evolution would try to correct me or believers in God would try to condemn me.
But it didn't work.
I guess because it's Friday and everyone is calm.
since covid, our lives have all been affected.
do you think people will ever get back to normal, pre-covid?
are masks, vaccinations and social distancing the “new normal “?.
Those that exercised their divine right to refuse a vaccine will most likely have to wear a mask for the rest of their lives---mainly as an indicator to the rest of us to keep a distance from them. But it wont be for too long--they will die off within a few covid seasons.
Stan, have you ever studied how the immune system works in a person.
I got the Covid virus and all it did was give me the sniffles for a day. I went to get a blood test and results show I now have the antibodies that fight Covid and it was done naturally. My body's immune system is working perfectly and Covid didn't stand a chance with me.
On the other hand those who got the vaccine have no idea what else went into their body considering the vaccine is man-made and not natural
If you believe in evolution then people like me are on the top of the food chain and natural selection favors us and we will live longer because we are stronger.
If you don't believe in evolution but believe in God, then people like me are favored by God to be on the top of the food chain
And we don't wear masks anymore in my area.
since covid, our lives have all been affected.
do you think people will ever get back to normal, pre-covid?
are masks, vaccinations and social distancing the “new normal “?.
The radicals have taken over the;
NEWS MEDIA
SOCIAL MEDIA
ELECTIONS
JUDGES
GOVERNORS
LEGISLATORS
COLLEGES
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
UNIONS
There is only TWO ROADS-------ONE------ just coil in a corner like a beaten Turkey that's about to be slaughter.
Or TWO----- FIGHT FOR NORMAL
When good men do nothing, they are no longer good. Many have the mistaken notion that good is merely the absence of doing that which is wrong. Not so! One is good not merely because he does no evil, but because he is actively working for what is good.
