back in the sixties i was into photography.
i took pictures at several weddings.
some were in churches.
The point Independant Spirit was trying to make is that God created the chemicals and their physical properties, while men discovered ways of using them for man's benefit.
I.S., I appreciate your description of the development (pardon the pun!) of photography through the ages. I like to dabble in photography myself, though most of my subjects happen to be tourist spots or family.
wow it's great to have so many fresh x'ers or x'ers soon to be visiting and posting here, welcome!
i was a regular poster here from the start of this board while witnesses.net and the original h20 were still active.
i say this not to boast in any way but to make a point and an observation.
I came as a Witnet refugee when that site closed down, and I was made welcome here from the very start! I have made many friends along the way and I hope to make many more.
So to all the newbies (and lurkers thinking about joining) - WELCOME!
P.S. Witnesses.net wasn't and never could be as braindead as Witnessesonline (WOL) - now THAT is one sad site! LOL
so i get this envelope in the mail.
i know it's, like, apostate stuff.
because it doesn't fall to the floor after coming through the letter box.. inside is an invitation:.
LOL
Excellent stuff expat (though why didn't I get a mention? Was I scheduled for the next day? )
stand back baby, i don't know how big this thing gets!.
nic'.
[with head hanging in shame and waiting for the flak].
Thanks Osarif for the reference to your web-page, and I looked up the quote in the "Freedom of the Sons of God" book, and you quoted the book perfectly.
However, just because the book makes such a rediculous assertion, still doesn't mean it's correct. I looked up what it said in the Bible, and the Bible makes it clear that the animals were brought to Adam to be named.
It does go on to say that "for man there was found no helper as a compliment of him." (Gen 2.20)
It does not imply that God offered Adam the animals for his sexual pleasure.
The Bible is stating the fact that the animal kingdom was not suitable for what Adam really needed. Hence God created Eve.
stand back baby, i don't know how big this thing gets!.
nic'.
[with head hanging in shame and waiting for the flak].
Why thank you logical, I take that as a big compliment.
the woman i am dating has a 4 year old child.
he's a cute kid, and we get along very well.. the father was once a jw and he went to the same kingdom hall as my girlfriend.
but now he's out and celebrates holidays, birthdays, etc.
As the others have said, "Melissa" has some very large issues to resolve, and for your own well-being, as well as for herself, she needs to resolve them ASAP.
In the eyes of the Witnesses, "Melissa" is a dead do-do. Because she has been fornicating and smoking and drinking on a regular basis, and has been keeping it a secret from them, she is "unrepentant" of her sins (in their eyes) so she would be disfellowshipped (ex-communicated) quicker thatn you could blink! So the minute "Melissa"'s double life comes to light, the world that she has known since birth will crumble around her.
So Melissa does all these things, living two lives. And then she says she wants to bring up her kid as a strict JW. Yeah right! How stupid does she think her kid is? Already he would be observing her behaviour. And if she tries to teach him different, while living another way of life, what does she expect him to do?? Kids may be naive, but they ain't dumb. "Melissa" is really dumb if she thinks she can deceive him.
Plus she's deceiving all her friends, her own family. If she's capable of being so two-faced, how do you know she won't try to pull something over you too, sometime in years to come, texasbred?
Why can't she be honest with herself, let alone with her nearest and dearest? She seems to be living in complete denial of who she is and what she is really doing.
I really feel sorry for her. She is one mixed up kid who needs to grow up emotionally.
stand back baby, i don't know how big this thing gets!.
nic'.
[with head hanging in shame and waiting for the flak].
According to the Bible, God offered Adam some animals first.
That is the most ludicrous thing I have ever heard, but Farkel, since you made the allegation, do you care to share with us the scripture upon which you make this assertion?
hi guys, you have so supportive with asking about me, need some air words right now, leaving in ahour for emerg.
prayers laughs anything will do.
regards.....nojw ... forgive any misspelled words just to shaky to type.
{{{{{HUGS}}}}} and all the strength you need.
tonight, i would have attended the memorial, if my witness daughter had asked me to go.
during the two previous yearly occasions, i was inactive, but i went with her because it seemed to mean a great deal to her.
she has either given up on me, or the event does not mean what it once did to her.. i was thinking about another memorial, one i would rather celebrate.
Thanks Wasa for a great post!
I can really relate to your words - my mum died 20 years ago this June. I wish I had the chance to really get to know her - I was only 11 when she died after many years of illness. Yet she was greatly respected by all of those who knew and loved her. I hope that she, and the other wonderful women in my family who have died get some reward for their outstanding examples as loving and caring beings.
i was always told to tell the truth, even when i was "in the truth", but apparently that doesn't matter when it comes to dealing with non-witnesses :.
let's see what one wol says :.
my sister is inactive and haven't been to the hall in over a year; won't go.
G'day hippikon,
I used to be registered, until they discovered my foaming-at-the-mouth, satan-worshipping, drug-induced, sex-crazed apostate comments on this site, and duly disfellowshipped me from their web-site.
I have far better things to do with my time anyway, such as sacrificing small children and killing small animals for fun!
