so jws have been spreading this picture around claiming it supports the roman torture stake belief.
this is the statue of marsyas the satyr, a greek mythical creature.
he lost a challenge to apollo and was flayed.
Marsyus was the son of Olympus and killed by Apollos, so this is a legend, not a true account.
Apollos was a Greek before being adopted as Roman, the earliest temple to him is in Athens from about 600BCE
There were no nails involved, Marsyus was tied.
He was tied to a tree - I don't know what the original Greek wording is used for 'tree' in the tale.
His method of execution was by flaying, not the same as the Romans used on Jesus.
Apart from that, the evidence is quite compelling.
pixel, cappytan, and wifibandit present for your consideration:.
https://youtu.be/g16_p3tncxq?list=plrw9u-n1z2m-_z5_a55vmqj1biuwnslhq.
the saturday program will be added tomorrow, followed by the sunday program the next day..
Thanks!
Especially thought this was appropriate.
BTW, what's with announcing how long someone has been serving as a pioneer, at bethel or been an elder, as part of introducing the next item?
i believe that the religion will remain stagnant due to their achilles heel, the kids, the children, that next generation.. most of them really don't wa t to be in the religion.
the parents may have tried everything within their power to make the kids love jehovah but we all know you can't force someone to love you and you can't make a grown person stay in a relationship or situation if they really don't want to be there..
I guess he got an education, got a job and bought his own appliances.
Or inherited them.
since the wt organization claims 'apostolic succession " who was it that passed the torch to c.t.
russell who founded this organization of sheeple?
ask judge rutherford, or milton henschel, maybe they know.
the jw religion is sort of like norman bates' mother.
she was supposed to be a proper caretaker, teacher, and role model--but--instead she was a corrupting influence.. even after 'mother' is gone--it is so easy to keep her embalmed in our subconscious like norman did in the fruit cellar.. when pressures weigh heavily on us and we start losing it--well, something like the character and personality of 'mother' may creep into our thinking.
mightn't it?we really have to exert our individuality at all times and rise above.
mr. geoffrey jackson hosts this month's propaganda-fest, and uses a favourite catchphrase of the org - "by extension" - to get out of the dead-end which the scriptwriters had put him in.
he quotes matthew 10:22 - "and you will be objects of hatred by all people on account of my [jesus'] name; but he that has endured to the end is the one that will be saved.".
mr. jackson knows only too well that probably no j.w.
BU2B The very best example of what you highlight comes from a 2008 watchtower. It is simply hilarious:
*** w08 4/15 p. 7 par. 19 Repudiate “Valueless Things” ***
"A sound rule is found in the words of the apostle Paul: “Do not go beyond the things that are written.” (1 Cor. 4:6) Elders do not go beyond the things that are written in the Bible. And by extension, they do not go beyond the Bible-based counsel written in the publications of the faithful and discreet slave."
First we're told not to go beyond what's written, then in the very next sentence they go beyond what is written!!
Another great example of using "by extension", as Searcher observed in the OP.
i hope that writing this, there will be some lurkers that i can shake.. if you have not listened to mays tv broadcast, please do.
it may wake some up.. note @ around 21-22 minutes into the broadcast lett brings up the the kingdom halls/assembly hall loans have been cancelled and the congregation can now send in what they can afford.
wow...how many banks would do that?.
It looked like CloserToFine's spouse was going to increase donations. It's this extra I considered 'spare'.
On the other hand some people will always spend up to or beyond their earnings level, so whether they are paid well or poorly they never have spare cash at the end of the month.
I guess giving it all away to billionaires is never a good idea though:
(Proverbs 22:16) "The one giving gifts to the rich will end up in poverty."
so man was made by god in his image was he?.
so the human body was intelligently designed was it?.
you are kidding me !!.
