romans 13 : 1-7 "let every soul be in subjection to the superior authorities" etc,"the existing authourities stand placed in their relative positions by god" 2".therefore he who opposers the authourity has taken a stand against the arrangement of god ,those who have taken a stand against it will recieve judgement to themselves "etc,etc,.."..to him who calls for honour such honour.".
isnt this plainly stating that christians should be supporting and playing along with the governments of this sytem of things ?
that it is in fact an arrangement of god ?
*shrug*
You'd think a violent and "just" god who loves violence would smack this accuser down. You'd really think so.
I know the rationalization. We choose with our own free will to serve Jehovah and allow him to make a response to the one taunting him. K. Got it.
But this is the god that killed a guy just for reaching out to catch the Ark of the Covenant.
Edit: Oh, he hates violence, though. I forgot.
due to last years success, i will post everything related to the 2017 regional convention in this thread.. to start us off.... thanks to exjw reddit user ich3b we have advance notice of the theme (this is not a joke!).
the theme for the 2017 regional convention is: "don’t give up!” .
as always, if you have access to confidential materials you would like to leak but need to protect your identity, pm me or email me: wifibandit1 (at) gmail.
I can imagine that my old friends heard the theme and think the big A is super close, since they do know someone close to them who gave up.
I'll be here when they come around.
'happy birthday to writer and rock star patricia lee “patti” smith, born chicago, ill. 70 years ago today.
her family moved to philadelphia and eventually new jersey, where she was raised.
her mother was a devout jehovah’s witness which informed patti’s religious views, both pro- and anti-.'.
My respect for Patti Smith just went up.
not sure if this has already been submitted, but we need exjws to mobilize on this.. from: https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/5kzyfn/lets_get_jws_propaganda_out_of_disneyland/.
posted by: sweetpotatopeachtree .
i submitted the following on the disneyland facebook page (link below) on december 19th after seeing jws peddling their cult propaganda at downtown disney in anaheim, ca.
Hey guys, remember when Disney was considered demonic?
my 'still in' family is passing this pic around facebook like proud parents.
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I just imagine that squash-and-stretch animation quoting from the very authentic 2 Thessalonians about female subjection.
And then I imagine Bart Ehrman ripping him to shreds.
here we are on the cusp of the new year, and the 2017 yearbook of jws has still not been released.
jw.org continues to feature the 2016 yearbook in its list of main publications.
in previous years, the upcoming yearbook's annual report on jws was released in november for the january 1st then the feb 1st watchtower, then earlier in december when it was only featured in the yearbook, then more recently with a couple of days of december 25th.
Hmm. Hey, what if they phased that out in the future?
i know they have slave labor free but it costs a lot to print, ship ect and then you have waste.
digital would cut costs.
i was thinking about this because my wife visited her mother an father who are still cult members.
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him: these girls are super weird but maybe i still have a shot at a virgin threesome!.
them: we must remember to bring brother oldenstein next time, otherwise we could arouse unclean thoughts in this young man..
Him: "Oh, I found Carmen Sandiego... And she's offering me Jesus..."
the jws strongly condemn any form of gambling or decision making that invokes luck or divination.
however, no where in the bible is the "casting of lots" which basically amounted to gambling specifically condemned.
also, many jws don't realize that jewish priests (levites) were instructed to make decisions using the urim and thummin which many scholars argue was a divination practice similar to casting lots..
One could argue that a referendum, that putting a decision to a vote is a form of divination. If it's rolling dice or throwing darts or reading stalks and checking the results against some sort of list of possible outcomes, then voting is divination too.
Of course, a JW might freak the F out over that ("So democracy really IS from demons!").
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not loudly, but just so your table could hear?.
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- "Ya know, it says to pray in your interior rooms, not out in the open for everyone to see you doing it."
- "What? Are you ASHAMED of your beliefs?!"
- "You must be fun at gatherings."
