first of all.....i ain't bashin gays here......just have a question.. this morning i read in the paper that the united church of christ has unanimously approved of same sex marriage.
this now is the largest protestant sect who has approved of gay marriages.. my question is.......how does religion justify a way of life the bible condems as sinful?
what is their scriptural argument to justify this action as proper?.
Good point Runningman. Heck, even the WTS finds it's way around some of the stuff in the Bible that you mentioned (example - no slavery, though it could be argued that being a jw is a form of slavery).
Since the UCC is liberal, my guess is that liberal attitude led them to this decision. This could mean lots of converts in the coming months.
april 20, 1951-july 1,2005
you as a soul balladeer will be sorely missed
He had a style that no one could really duplicate, and he sang in poetic rather than explicit fashion. The music industry has lost a good one.
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i did the fade two years ago and have found this board helpful.
just want to say thanks.. mil
Great username.....a commentary on one of the WTS's biggest broken promises.
personally, i play tennis about 5 times per week , especially in the summertime.
what's your favorite sport to play or watch?
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To watch:
1. NFL Football
2. NCAA Football
3. Did I mention Football?
4. Major League Baseball
5. NCAA Basketball
6. NHL Hockey (remember that?)
7. Tennis 8. NBA Basketball
To play:
1. Football, then baseball, basketball, tennis, hockey
i amlooking for advice.
before getting married, my wife was slim and took care of herself.
after the wedding however, she started to eat much more and not exercise.
Welcome to the board. Quite the first post, I must say. Are you sure you didn't mistake this discussion board for one on health and sexuality?
i love my avatar...and i would like to be called "rat" instead of "jh".. could all the mods and simon unite in the second school and discuss this please?
how about you guys, would you rather another user name?.
rat.
I like mine and it's my username wherever I go on the Net. It's my blog name, e-mail addy and IM name (with numbers behind it), and my username at other discussion boards.
I did have a different username here in the past, but changed it - losing all my posts and starting over basically. I petitioned for a transfer of the previous posts but my request was denied. I kind of felt like the apostle Paul who asked that his "thorn in the flesh" be removed. Like the Lord told Paul, one of Simon's angelic messengers told me "my grace is sufficient for you". (2 Cor 12:9)
when going door to door at a young age, the topic concerning the flood would from time to time arise, when i first encountered this topic with a "knowledgeable" householder i knew i needed fire power and fast.
it was when opening the "reasoning on the scriptures" book that i knew i would find something to not only amaze the householder with a fact that could not be argued with, but i would re affirm my faith and be happy, etc etc.
there was nothing, no flood heading, after pointing this out to a few bro&sis that our main weapon in the field seemed to lack some fire power in this subject i was told that it was not a neccessary subject for the society to have it in such a book.
Here's a good article written by Jan H, who used to post here. The question it attempts to answer concerns what the Bible teaches about the flood:
http://blogs.salon.com/0001561/stories/2003/02/15/doesGenesisTeachALocalFlood.html
http://www.kentuckylaketimes.com/special/religionwatch/index.php?010619122901jehovah's witnesses - who are they and what do they believe?.
unlike in the case of christians who are persecuted in other lands for talking about jesus christ, jehovah's witnesses are largely persecuted for following the teachings of their corporate headquarters.
the deadbeat watchtower corporation pays no municipal taxes on their buildings, without even one charity to compensate the community.
Any jws reading this will see the credit and dismiss it as axe-grinding.
Nevertheless, he makes some good points, and it's nice to see the article picked up by a news site.
so last weekend was my last district convention.
i plan on breaking the news to my wife real soon.
nowadays even at the meetings my blood pressure raises and my back gets all tense as i sit and listen to some of the stuff we are supposed to believe.
Nice summary. I see they still wield the Bible like a hammer, pounding away with their ridiculously close-minded view of the world.
When I attended those things, I felt beat up, not refreshed. It was a constant pounding with the same old refrain.
thing.
other again on earth one day.
10, published by jehovah's witnesses.
Then, based upon the promises set forth in the divine Word, we must reach the positive and indisputable conclusion that millions now living will never die.
There it is. Missed copying it before prior comment. What a gem.
