Posts by rocketman

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When God breaks his own laws

by Nickolas in

if one assumes that god made the universe it follows that he made it according to a very complex set of physical laws that determine how things work.

the quest to identify and understand those physical laws is at the very forefront of science and great strides have been made over the past few centuries, in particular during the last century.

we have known for only a few centuries that the earth rotates on its axis and orbits around the sun along with a number of other planets, more recently that the solar system is located in a radial arm of a spiral galaxy swirling around some enormous black hole.

rocketman

I remember watching the following Star Trek Next Gen episode and wondering about whether God actually might do something similar:

The USS Enterprise-D is called to Bre'el IV to help them with their moon that is falling out of orbit and threatening the planet. As they are trying to find a way to get the moon back into its orbit, Q suddenly drops in, literally, and Picard jumps to the conclusion that Q is responsible for what is happening to the Bre'el.

In the episode, Q (stripped of his powers) suggests altering the gravitational constant of the universe, thereby altering the moon's mass. Of course, Enterprise can't do that, but they end up trying to wrap the moon in a warp field and push it. Late in the episode, a restored Q solves the problem in some undisclosed manner.

Of course, TV is one thing, reality another. But is God so powerful that he could solve the Joshua problem at the snap of a finger? I have my doubts, but if there is a God...

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Finally the FDS tells us why they made the new song book.

by life is to short in

the dec 15th wt finally tells us why the new song book.

who would think it was new light that made them have to change there book but here it is.. paragraph 15 says "as times passes, refinements are made in our understanding of the sciptures.

proverbs 4:18 says: "the path of the righteous ones is like the bright light that is getting lighter and lighter until the day is firmly established.

rocketman

The problem is that this religion has its own peculiar "language", hence the feel the need to update it. Frankly, I'm not sure where they got the term "New Order" in the first place, since, to my knowledge, no such term appears in the Bible, even in their old green NWT. I remember the term being used extensively during the 60s and 70s especially.

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Rolling Stones icon Keith Richards...

by Gregor in

has written his autobio, "life".

i bought it a couple of days ago and so far it is a good read.

hard to believe he's lived this long....

rocketman

I thought "died" was going to be the next word when I clicked on the subject heading.

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Hey fellas, as you got older, into your early 30s, did you start finding women between their late 30s and late 40s attractive?

by miseryloveselders in

jw
friends

somedays my dad would look at what i still call an older woman, and he'd call her attractive.

i'd look at him like dude your nuts.

i'm thinking just cuz your older doesn't mean its wrong to find younger women attractive.

rocketman

Women in their 30s, 40s and 50s can look great. I've seen many, and I work with several. In fact, I think it's a credit to them and makes them even more attractive because after having babies and raising them and all that, they loook so good. Plus I look at it this way: anybody can look great when they're young - hot young women are a dime a dozen. But a woman who looks hot into her 30s, 40s and beyond is usually taking care of herself and deserves credit for that.

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BIG WEEKEND JW NEWS STORY EXPOSES HEARTLESS CULT

by West70 in

the following newspaper article appears to be the original (and more lengthy and indepth) article from which associated press took their "summarized" (and less informative) story which is being picked up by a number of television stations and newspapers across the u.s. .

this better version should be forwarded to media outlets as a more informative version for their audience.

they also embrace political neutrality.

rocketman

We all know that fighting in wars is against jw beliefs. Fine. But the parents still could have at least met their sons upon their arrival. That doesn't in itself mean that they support war - they are simply welcoming their boys home. The parents are taking shunning to the extreme. Many jw parents will see their DA'd/DF'd sons and daughters under far less trying circumstances.

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New Awake - JWs are Great!

by brotherdan in

this box appears in the new awake.. how can they say they have no clergy class?

what is the governing body?

how can they say they take no money collections at kingdom halls when the contribution boxes are very visible and we are reminded to give?

rocketman

Eyes Wide Shut pointed out " the problem with rejecting war outright is that at times it is necessary to defend agaisnt evil. The WT does not understand this. By making this statement any crazy loonatic would just be able to run rampant all over the world and people would just let it happen. I suppose to a JW to not fight Hitler was something God would have wanted rather than combat his evil plans. Their logic here is not sound. War and the participation in war is a necessary evil."

I agree; and had things been done the jw way from 1939-45, we'd all be living under the reign of the Third Reich.

I've heard talks in which elders intimated that Jehovah's will was carried out by the Allied forces. How could that be, when on principle He is supposedly opposed to all human warfare? Which is it? They want to have their cake and eat it too.

And had the Allies not fought Hitler, pograms against jws would have been launched the world over.

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NFL week 8

by Dark Side in

week 7 standings:.

dp 9-5. ds 7-7. tec 7-7. ks 10-4. ms 10-4. season to date win % .

dp 18-10 .640. ds 17-11 .607. tec 7-7 .500. ks 10-4 .714. ms 10-4 .714. nfl week 8. buffalo @ kansas city.

rocketman

"Jacksonville @ Dallas(Jags suck worse than the Cowgirls)"

The Jags have been very difficult to guage for years. They'll look like world-beaters, then lose by 20-plus. Already this season they've been blown out three times. They're actually due for a good game - this team beat the Colts earlier this season, and that was before the Colts were hit by numerous injuries. The question is, as always: Which Jacksonville team will show up?

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Aren't You So Glad That You Are Out Of This Religion?

by minimus in

jw
friends

i am.. the jehovah's witnesses religion sucks.. that's all i have to say..

rocketman

Since I've left, I've felt time slow down. It still passes quickly, but my years with the jws, especially from the mid-80s to the early 2000's when I was engrossed in "reaching out" and then became an elder, went by in a blur. I feel like I'm enjoying life much more because I am able to savor things instead of running, running, running.

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ks10-E p70 - Elders told NOT to involve themselves in what individuals do with regard to petty gambling solely for entertainment!

by LUKEWARM in

30. greed-gambling, extortion: (i cor.

5:10,11; 6:10; 1 tim.

3:8; it-1 pp.

rocketman

Funny, when I was a jw, I would even buy a raffle ticket. And when I was an elder, I never picked up on what Blondie quoted from the old manual. I'm really upset now - I could have won a turkey.

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Do you...... Twitter?

by VampireDCLXV in

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friends

i think it's more dynamic, less intrusive and less of a pita than fb.

(jhmo).

anyone else here use twitter?.

rocketman

I do. I use it mainly for following well-known entities more so than personal friends - Tweets from The Onion, for example, keep me laughing.

For interaction among friends etc., I think it's not terribly useful.