i have to tell you something.. i really find it hard getting over the idea of no new system and all that it meant to me.
to be with my children and their children forever in perfect health.. too many days it just leaves me empty.
i just wish i could shake it and enjoy life, but the idea that we just live for 70 years and die kills me.
It is one thing to have a belief system of a future hope but where the WT has failed is not helping us as humans understand and accept our mortality. Growing up my family all believed that we would never experience death. Now as I have gotten older and realized it was all a dream have to accept the reality that one day my time will be up. We have to embrace our death and accept it as part of life than move on, otherwise you will be dying every day of your life.
Will
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hi i just got a shih tzu puppy, has changed my life, so adorable, .
wendy
My parents owned one and had it for about 15 years. She was the most loveable dog I have ever seen.
All the best with your Shih Tzu
Will
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with apologies for nicking nosferatu,s topic lol............. your fave song that clocks in under 3 minutes..... blitzkreig bop or song 2 for me.........
I don't know if its true but I heard the Beatles, "Her Majesty" is the shortest song on record? Can't think of any other short songs right now.
Will
what is your favorite long song?
here are some of mine:.
kashmir - led zeppelin (over 8:00).
I loved the episode of the Simpsons when Bart snuck in a new "hymn" to the church... "In the Garden of Eden" by I. Ron Butterfly... it went on forever and ever... LOL
Rev, Lovejoy finally realizes it is not a church hym says, "Do I hear Rock or Roll?"
Will
what is your favorite long song?
here are some of mine:.
kashmir - led zeppelin (over 8:00).
Does The Who "'Won't Get Fooled Again' count? It says the full length album version is 8:31
I have sung that song at Karoake.
Will
this time it's the messy daubings of a 4 year old being touted as 'art' and sold for big bucks.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/3701484.stm.
it always makes me laugh when they set them up and finally reveal that the mysterious new modern artists they have raved over is really a chimpanzee let loose with tubes of paint.. for me an artist is someone who makes art.
The saying that was attributed to PT Barnum comes to mind, "There?s a sucker born every minute" applies here. People these days will buy any crap and that includes, TV shows, Movies, Music etc. Makes one wonder if the average IQ level is going into the toilet also.
Will
i have read a lot of books about spirituality, religion and self-awareness.
the one major problem i have with christianity (and despite the fact that people may suggest that i am just turned off by being raised as a jw.... i think that my point would be valid without having experienced that negative start to life).. the one common premise of christianity is that we are sinners at birth and that we need salvation, otherwise we are disrespecting god.
i have also read other books that use the premise at the exact opposite end of the spectrum...... namely that we are perfect at birth and that we, through choice, use prejudisms and negative thought patterns that end up making this "sinner" theory more believable.. i'm not suggesting that either of these theories is absolutley correct, but i choose to lean more towards the "perfect at birth" theory.
Why I will never be a Christian is because it is divisive, hateful and hypocritical to name a few. I don't need someone telling me that in order to be a good human being, I have to follow an out of date theology. Living life to the fullest and doing good to others is my religion and the most divine thing a person can do. I have said it before, if Christianity is the only true way, may I be struck down dead this very instant.
Will
today, i had a nice and interesting conversation with a christian that came to my door from a nearby church.
i wanted to blow them off and get back to my football game, but the vikes were playing flat, so i decided to humor him.. the guy showed me this pamphlet about how the bible's made for all mankind, so i asked him the fundimental question "if the bible was made for by all mankind, why was it written only by jews and why does it use isrealeo-centric language?
the man was dumbfounded to say the least and he walked from my door.
Hee hee, thats a good one...
Will
hi everyone, i'm new :) i know jesus died on an upright stake and not a cross but i don't know where to find the info on where or when the idea of the crucifixation orginated from.
can someone help me on this please?
thanks in advanced :)
The PBS documentary "From Jesus to Christ" discusses the cruxifixion. They say that in 1968 they excavated a body that was cruxified by the Romans. What they say is that it was an upright beam with a cross beam running across the top, more like a T. So neither theories are correct.
The article can be found at:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/religion/jesus/crucifixion.html
Will
if you are a young person, you also need to face the fact that you will never grow old in this present system of things?
.all evidence in fulfillment of bible prophecy indicates that this corrupt system is due to end in a few years?
as a young person you will never fulfill any career that this system offers.
What siicks out in my mind, was the almost effortless deniability jw's displayed after those very intense 5 or 6 yrs came and went. The passing of 1975 was but a little blip on the screen for the 'strong ones'
According to Ray Franz, around 1975 he pressed for the GB to make an apology to the rank and file. It wasn't until about 1981 that they acknowledged part of their deception with an article in the WT.
Will
