because there is a difference.
to expect somethin' doesn't mean it will happen.
for years the wts made a direct prophecy and have claimed to meet the qualifications.
re: tacking to correct false heading: If you have dissenting crew keel-hauled, and find bodies floating in the wake (disfellowshipped for pointing out the mistaken course) you know things are wrong somewhere and need major changes, not just fine tuning the sail trim.
Not to mix metaphors, but if the FDS is the captain, does he have in the sriptures a dual personality ?
because there is a difference.
to expect somethin' doesn't mean it will happen.
for years the wts made a direct prophecy and have claimed to meet the qualifications.
re: sailing tacking goals, techniques, reasons of HMS ORG:
In the sailing illustrations, as used, the change of course, direction, was used to picture change of doctrine, prophetic date (s), even the back t(r)acking on the Superior Authority teachings for example.
In tacking toward a goal, the crew normally never changes heading because they have been made aware# that they are on the WRONG course, MISREAD the charts, exposing themselfs to ridicule, heading for the shoals, endangering the lives* of the crew, passengers and onlookers on shore. no,
tacking is PlANNED and carefully done to advance to the finish line USING the prevailing wind.
To suggest that the record of doctrinal direction changes were a planned, well executes way to use the sponsors' and contributors' resources, energies, time only serves to expose the weakness in the attangement. Maritime history is replete with examples of the consequences of unwillingness to listen to valid counsel. Strong Bows bowing to better beliefs.
Of course we are all in a learning process and no one wants to belittle the the work of the crew, even while the ship was heading the wrong way most of the time. ( even while making a full turn you are heading the right way for a millisecond).
Yes we will learn all the outcome of our journey. This forum the net in general will serve its purpose in that. Discussion, not imposed doctrines were the driving force in the start of Christianity. Sadly that lessons was not learned by you. yet. respectfully thank you and blessings.
*perceived ETERNAL lives even. #made aware by letters to the editor, apostate critiques. worldy autors, babylon the great teachings.
False doctrines kill, always have.
in the dark age of europe, the introduction of perspective changed the visual art for the better.. before starting any discussion, can somebody bring todays jan 13, astrononmy picture of the day up and comment on it?
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In the dark age of europe, the introduction of perspective changed the visual art for the better.
before starting any discussion, can somebody bring todays Jan 13, astrononmy picture of the day up and comment on it?
for those of you who used to be jws, or who are active, if the society was in charge of the earth, how many people do you think you would have seen stoned during your lifetimes?
i realize some elders can be zealous about their work, but if they'd actually had administrative authority to have kh members stoned to death, how many elders did you know who would have been zealous enough to really order them?.
did you know any elders who would have ordered stonings, even if the condemned people had been willing to repent?.
This story is a confirmed fact: during one official closed meeting , one elder said seriously: "-- yes, and we did not kill enough of you*--" , almost shaking with anger. with high probability the shaking would have caused the first stone to miss.
*details withheld to protect the innocent.
because there is a difference.
to expect somethin' doesn't mean it will happen.
for years the wts made a direct prophecy and have claimed to meet the qualifications.
Ding, thank you for bringing the tacky "Tacking" illustration up again. I wrote to the "brooklyn truth dodgers" (c) at that time: think about it
Why does the crew have to tack? because it is sailing AGAINST the wind (pneuma) the ships destination is contrary to the prevailing wind.translation: because the goal of the org is contrary to the natural reality, it is fighting to go ahead, has to tack. sailing vessels are actually able to go faster than the wind, but thats sport. if you want to succeed, find out what the maker of the wind (if any) intends. why the wind blows thata way.
were you a sought after associate?.
were you often invisible?.
did other witnesses view you as "exemplary"?.
As a bible-only student I once had the highest position in the ORG. Mark 10:40 by command of the Head himself. I had all these slaves.
As a socially naive special pioneer was assigned to defuse personality conflicts that had paralized sick congregations. as an out-of -the-box thinker gave talks at all CC and DC for decades. went from CS through the elder rotation and on. Was invited to join the CO family, but declined, could not live that organized life, have my own to live.
family problems and its effects let to my exiting the ruling class (the best day in my life).
My freewheeling comments let to me being totally silenced. now really puzzeld, all my slaves are acting as rulers. Waiting for Mark 10:40 to become reality and enjoying my 9th decade to the full. thank you.
i'm posting this story, not to defend an indefensible act, but to try to provide some balance.
the fact is that so many indians exist in a poverty so deep that it's difficult for westerners to even understand.
the youngest of the rapists in the now world known rape story, according to this uk, independent newspaper story, grew up in that world that seems hopeless.
talesin: thank you! that what I was thinking right away too, in these jurisdictions crimes done by the powerful are covered, scapegoats easily railroaded into injustice. Even in western courts, several convicted sex/murderers were now later exonerated using advanced genetic tests. What terrible guilt on the authorities had these maligned but innocent men been executed.
I do not think most rapes are about power.its about hormones deregulated. the subsequent killing might be.- did not one bible character "hate" his victim after the rape?
Power? of course their are stories like Kadafi prescribing mandatory Viagra to his troops,
a many pronged effort could draw this problem down. hopefully. By all means protect the victim BEFORE it happens,
i'm posting this story, not to defend an indefensible act, but to try to provide some balance.
the fact is that so many indians exist in a poverty so deep that it's difficult for westerners to even understand.
the youngest of the rapists in the now world known rape story, according to this uk, independent newspaper story, grew up in that world that seems hopeless.
Joe Grundy, sorry to hear about your daughter. my further victim statement, as I remember just now: My aunt ( a strikingly beautiful woman) hanged herself in 1945 inside what became the "eastern block" territory to "escape" further gang rapes by the military. My sister-in-law a Gileadite WT missionary was raped in India, while in the "SERVICE", cutting short that assignement. (Angelic protection??? where is it, when we need it?? WTBtS writers?)
There is no record of the men of the city of Troy abducting any more beauties after it was sacked by aggamemnon, achilles and co. Dinas "admirers" had their "honorable" carreer as romeos cut short too. Their volontary cutting was too little too late.
The recent riots in India show that its not all the people of India that are bleeding hearts there either.
Prov.1:8, 6:20 speaks of the powerful "LAW of YOUR MOTHER". are these guys listening? are these mothers laying down the law?
The gods are not helping, its DY for protection. the second amendment?
i'm posting this story, not to defend an indefensible act, but to try to provide some balance.
the fact is that so many indians exist in a poverty so deep that it's difficult for westerners to even understand.
the youngest of the rapists in the now world known rape story, according to this uk, independent newspaper story, grew up in that world that seems hopeless.
brinjen: of course if evolution works and we do become better, yes. arranged marriages from puberty on to eliminate sexual hormone driven tensions? world wide BOE jurisdictions? hope not! shaming the communities?
The trouble for me is that the ladies suffering (this goes for underage victims too), need help NOW, and anything that stops even one incident is worth the work. In my book, memories, anyone that contemplates and perpetuates such crime has lost all his civil rights. His only redeeming feature would be having his demise serve as a deterrent for errant behavior of that kind. sorry for the throwback to OT jargon. ps:
even the Canadian prime minister mused about bringing back the death penalty in an apalling abduction, sex/murder of a 9 year old. this has to stop.
victims rights first and foremost.
i thought this was really interesting and wanted to share.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/oh-my-god_particle.
the oh-my-god particle was an ultra-high-energy cosmic ray (most likely a proton) detected on the evening of 15 october 1991 over dugway proving ground, utah.
its observation was a shock to astrophysicists, who estimated its energy to be approximately 31020 ev (50 j)[1]in other words, a subatomic particle with kinetic energy equal to that of a 5-ounce (142 g) baseball traveling at about 100 kilometers per hour (60 mph).. the particle was traveling very close to the speed of light - assuming the particle was a proton, its speed was only about 1.5 femtometers (quadrillionths of a meter) per second less than the speed of light, translating to a speed of approximately 0.9999999999999999999999951c.
EP: thank you for the good info. they should not have stopped after the excavation in TX on that collider and beat the Europeans. of course as your topic shows nature or someone beat us to it. Given the ingenuity it took to detect and analize these super energetic movers, rays, particles, would you say:
IF there is a creator does this enhence his aura of achievement? if there is NO creator:
does it enhance the prestige of the researchers? does it make the puzzle more puzzling?
cant leave gave Einstein No.1 equation from his "annalen" paper. If this a proton and close to the speed of light, at c mass becomes infinite (because of all the energy that went into its acceleration), then the original mass must have been really small. close to a photon that has no mass. no?
