new story on my google alerts today.
one more real life experience to counter what i have heard old jws, assembly parts and c.o.s spout for years.. jws kidnapped and beheaded;.
abu bandit with p6-m bounty nabbed in basilan.
Why would Jehovah prevent his children from being glorified with Christ? The early Christians were not afraid of their imminent martyrdom, claiming Jesus would protect us from Satan's world or "Time and Unforeseen events" is "going beyond what is written."
Jesus said every one of our days was uncertain "So Jesus said to them, "My time is not yet here, but your time is always opportune." (John 7:6)
more than one gunman seems to be involved in this terrible act.
families were attending mid-night showings of the dark knight movie.. the media should not give publicity tothe names of the perpetrators, they often crave the fame.
give them that fame and others will crave it too.. my thoughts are with the families of all that are affected, a horrific and pointless act that will bring so much pain and sorrow.. edited to say, seems as though it was a lone gunman..
Why are more Virginia Tech freakshows emerging in public with weapons used in armies? Please everyone, positive thoughts and well wishes to victims lying in the hospitals, and prayers to families destroyed by the twenty three year old demon.
Colorado police deserve our deep respect, CPD grabbed victims and drove them to the hospital without waiting for a bus.
the ancient roman empire practiced "infanticide", the killing of newborn babies for any cause deemed appropriate.
why are mass burial graves of little babies shocking to archeologist when this practice was common in the ancient roman empire?
newborns who displayed birth defects were taken by parents, or local authorities to a city dump, placed on top of the trash.
The ancient Roman Empire practiced "infanticide", the killing of newborn babies for any cause deemed appropriate.
Why are mass burial graves of little babies shocking to archeologist when this practice was common in the ancient Roman Empire? Newborns who displayed birth defects were taken by parents, or local authorities to a city dump, placed on top of the trash. Other methods were to leave your unwanted child outside the gates, to become food for birds or wild beast. The lucky children, if we can say that, would end up in the hands of slave traders that picked through the best which might make good prostitutes. Birth defects or another female (a son was valued highly) lot in life was not promising, early church fathers tried their best to take in as many "dumped babies" as they could affford.
Plutarch noted that parents in Carthage, had no problem with infanticide they "offered up their own children, and those who had no children would buy little ones from poor people and cut their throats as if they were so many lambs of young birds; meanwhile the mothers stood by without a tear or moan." Moralia 2.17.
"How and why the bones of nearly 100 infants were deposited in a late Roman-early Byzantine sewer beneath a bathhouse at Ashkelon, on the southern coast of Israel, continue to baffle scholars. An initial examination of the remains by Patricia Smith and Gila Kahila of the Hebrew University revealed that most of the bones, discovered in 1988, were intact and that all parts of the skeletons were represented, suggesting that the infants had probably been thrown into the drain soon after death. All of the bones and teeth (unerupted) are comparable to those of newborn infants. The absence of neonatal lines--prominent marks in the enamel of deciduous teeth and first permanent molars, which are considered evidence of survival for more than three days--indicates the babies died shortly after birth."
100 baby remains found in a ancient sewer: http://www.archaeology.org/9703/newsbriefs/ashkelon.html
Contrast the Romans with early christians who were accused of being cannibals, atheists, baby blood drinkers, harlots, witches. One example of the irrationality of the mob of Rome, comes from early writer Minucius Felix, a previous prosecutor, who converts to Christ.
"AND NOW I WANT to turn to the person who asserts or believes that we are initiated by the murder and the blood of a little child. Can you think it possible that such a tender, tiny body should be gashed with mortal wounds, that anyone alive would slaughter a little baby hardly come into being, to spill, drain, and drink its innocent blood? Nobody can believe such a thing unless he is capable of doing it himself. But I do see people among you at times expose newly born children to wild beasts and birds you at other times put them to death by strangling or by other horrible means. Some women by taking drugs, thus committing infanticide before they are delivered.
For us it is not permissible even to see or to hear of murder. Yes, we shrink so much from human blood that we do not even use the blood of animals in the food we eat."
Minucius Felix, Octavius 30.1, 2, 6; 31.1, 5.
"Among US you can find uneducated people, artisans, and dear old mothers who would not be able to put into words the usefulness of their teachings, but by their deeds they demonstrate the usefulness of their principles. They do not repeat words learned by heart, but they show good deeds: when hit they do not hit back, when robbed they do not go to court, they give to those who ask, and they love their fellowmen as themselves."
Athenagoras, "A Plea Regarding Christians 11.
The Christian view of infanticide, even babies born from slaves (unwanted slave babies had no rights) lingers to our day.
i am thinking of going paleolithic on my new diet (just to spurn the wtbts that there were cavemen).
if you have don the paleo deal or are doing it...let me know the pitfalls, or the plusses,.
i can't do vegan as i need more protein and hate what bean and rice do to be (teee heee).
Paleo is a misnomer, most plants from that period are gone for good! Can you grow your own herbs and roots to eat? Do you have access to grassfeed beef, good fish? Corn Syrup is the reason we have the highest obesity rate in the world. Vegan does not sit well in my stomach, we need protein. how often do you exercise during a average work week? Doctor Atkins family refused to let him be cut up after his early death, people assumed his arteries were loaded with plaque. Weight Watchers is the most effective long term life style, I lost seventy five pounds close eight years ago (working in a office all day), I read every book, tried every diet pill (until they were pulled of the market). I remain at my desired weight since 2004. My blood pressure dropped from 180/100 to 115/70, prediabetes has disappeared along with my back pain. maybe paleo will work for you, I hope for the best, if you want to talk diet or exercise stuff, i am here.
the summer assembly was hot and sticky, it was long on rules and stingy on deep scriptures.
the speaker warned us about the online discussions of greek and hebrew, which are running ahead of the organization.
did you know there are brothers who are trying to check the accuracy of the new world translation?
Paperback or hardback, could you recommend more books like Franz wrote?
the summer assembly was hot and sticky, it was long on rules and stingy on deep scriptures.
the speaker warned us about the online discussions of greek and hebrew, which are running ahead of the organization.
did you know there are brothers who are trying to check the accuracy of the new world translation?
ty knowsnothing, E-watchman has made himself a messiah of sorts? sorry to hear about Ray Franz, are his books hard to purchase?
the scene is familiar.. a jehovah's witness family with one member who has awakened from the lie.. the split comes down to an interesting wrong terminology:.
unbelieving mate vs believing mate.. .
the context of the entire family is as a jehovah's witness family.. damage has already been done.
I live in a life of glee full ignorance, knowledge is emotionally expensive. My expectations are low, my spouse's are low as mine, we are madly in love with Jesus. The family wish we took things more seriously, we are who we are!
the summer assembly was hot and sticky, it was long on rules and stingy on deep scriptures.
the speaker warned us about the online discussions of greek and hebrew, which are running ahead of the organization.
did you know there are brothers who are trying to check the accuracy of the new world translation?
mucho gusto for sharing all the links, yesterday I reviewed most of them. It's not fair the kingdom ministry is shy about meeting brothers and sisters, who share a desire to grow in faith.
the summer assembly was hot and sticky, it was long on rules and stingy on deep scriptures.
the speaker warned us about the online discussions of greek and hebrew, which are running ahead of the organization.
did you know there are brothers who are trying to check the accuracy of the new world translation?
here are some interesting people on jwn's search. I know of one or two, the rest are new to my virgin apologist mind.
E-watchman who is he?
Carl Jonnson he does not accept 607 bc His is new to me, don't know who he is.
Ralph Furi Pro 607 bc
Ray Franz "Christian Freedom" book Does brother Franz have a blog?
greg stafford from /jehovah/exe jwn is sparse with details of greg, my cousin said he was taking a leave from his website.
On jwn, are there pro Jehovah Witness people who hold to some of the beliefs, perhaps not all of them?
the summer assembly was hot and sticky, it was long on rules and stingy on deep scriptures.
the speaker warned us about the online discussions of greek and hebrew, which are running ahead of the organization.
did you know there are brothers who are trying to check the accuracy of the new world translation?
The Summer Assembly was hot and sticky, it was long on rules and stingy on deep scriptures. The speaker warned us about the online discussions of Greek and Hebrew, which are running ahead of the organization. Did you know there are brothers who are trying to check the accuracy of the New World Translation? I want in! There must be some groups that are good at Hebrew and Greek grammer, otherwise the Society would not be yacking about smart friends. I Googled for Jehovah Witness apologist and I cannot find any. Please help me locate any Jehovah Witness apologist, I don't want to run ahead of the society, I want to learn more about the Bible and ancient writings. I am not a follower of Sparlock the Wizard, nor am I an apostate of Jesus Christ, just a reed being tossed in the wind.
