so my mother passed on 20 aug 23 from the big c. i was there when she went.
that was indeed very traumatic.
i won't go to describe it.. dad went 17 years ago so there's just me now.
My condolences, punkofnice.
My mother had a close call last year, and being in her mid-80s I know she may not have long. She will definitely want a JW funeral. I won't deny her that if it's what she wants, and we can't do much about it anyway, scattered as we are. She gave her time and energy to the WTS for almost 60 years now, with little to show for it. She's been waiting for the end since the late-60s, and remains convinced that it's almost here.
lengths of life of the patriarchs.
genesis.
length of life.
I'm wondering how such a thing would be verified. Apparently it wasn't unique to Bible writers to ascribe very long lifespans to people in the past. How do we confirm that people lived to 900+ years at one time? How do we confirm that they did (or didn't) live tens of thousands of years?
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The cherry on top would be if Tony Morris joined the "tight pants" patron level.
jehovah's witnesses are not encouraging university education... but those who are lawyers already can apply to volunteer to help at bethel.. https://youtu.be/5d_-1lbg-oc?si=fsxeewic-fkczu9p.
'Must specialize in payoffs and NDAs.'
this is a topic discussed in a current article in the hongkong based asia times*.
find it at: https://asiatimes.com/2023/09/nones-still-no-match-for-us-christian-nationalism/.
the claim is made in the article, that near 30% of americans are non-believers, and that this number is increasing.
It's a double-edged sword, in that religion fosters a sense of community and belonging, but only to the specific group. In areas where one religion or denomination dominates, the sense of community and social support is very strong... unless you don't belong to the dominant group.
This isn't all that different from the way humans form social bonds and build communities, with the exception that religion tends to set the stakes very high, not only life or death but your eternal future is at risk. And that can make those social bonds detrimental and potentially dangerous.
i can agree on most of what this man preaches about the mark of the beast.. https://madmaxworld.tv/watch?id=64fd01a1112661824fb397c7.
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Perhaps the 18 is a reference to 2018? That will become the new date when Christ's heavenly reign began, and that is the generation that Jesus's words in Matthew 24:34 apply to. No more need for overlapping generations!
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LMsA: He has zero self awareness and people skills.
That is exactly what I was thinking when I saw his response. He is counting on people only reading the Twitter exchange and taking his word for it, but once they look into the issue he will look worse and worse. His approach is always to attack first and tear down his critic, without considering how things will look once more information is out (or, as in this case, is already accessible).
And it's funny to see him gripe so often about people hiding behind anonymity after he spent years doing so himself. I agree that he is using his personal name because he needed to build his brand and massage his own ego. But also, he hates that he cannot just doxx everyone who antagonizes him. So he tries to deflect and make bad arguments, as if people can't see through it. Especially the ones who might be thinking of joining his Patreon.
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Thankfully, his ability to drum up harassment against those who dare to speak out against him is diminished these days. He probably won't even threaten to add you to the litigation.
this is a topic discussed in a current article in the hongkong based asia times*.
find it at: https://asiatimes.com/2023/09/nones-still-no-match-for-us-christian-nationalism/.
the claim is made in the article, that near 30% of americans are non-believers, and that this number is increasing.
30% sounds high, I am not sure how they determine what counts as a non-believer or non-religious person. I don't doubt that fewer people are religious than were in the 1990s, but I don't know if it's that high.
I live in the midwest now, and there are as many churches out here as there were in New York, which has a much higher population and population density. But I don't know how often people go to church. The area I'm in doesn't seem to be overtly religious. Maybe I just assume that most people are Christian because that was the USA I grew up in?
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I noticed that, too. It's a good catch. I think he was trying to walk the same fine line the WTS does, where they want people to feel as if the end is imminent, but they do not want to commit to anything too specific, lest people lose patience. He wants people to feel as if they have to support him, or he will stop making videos. But he also wants to appear as a strong and determined individual who will overcome adversity.
But he doesn't know how to express himself very well, especially when he's manipulating people. It's how he has treated his wife, as well. He's neither as erudite nor as clever as he believes himself to be.
