coffee makes my mind wander.
this morning after reading some threads, i thought ... how could god logically expect man to grow closer to him as time keeps rolling further and further away from the miracles of old.. haven't seen a burning bush or nothing in a hot minute.
i mean, those are the things that kept people's attention.
Yea, the Borg would insist it was the devil.
Ken P.
Yeah, in their delightfully vague way .....
Some of you have speculated as to recent events and the supposed heavenly mass instruction, wondered if possibly such phenomena is not the latest blatant attempt by evil forces to cause us to mis-step ... yes, to cause us to stumble in this time of the end ......
i havent been here that long, and just trying to get to know a little more about the people im chatting with.
i know some dont want to share too much info, which i understand.
so.............im divorced, have 3 kids, lived in florida for 15 years, now back home in wi.
This is a great topic Cindy ...
and for me personally, I wish a Brother would come knocking on my door saying he was gonna 'get me'. I never hide behind the veil of cyberspace, no disrespect to those who need to. if it comes around to bite me in the @$$ one day who cares ... life is short and cruel anyway.
First name? Taylor (duh)
Married? sorta
Single? sorta
Gay? Extremely
Kids? sorta (Taco, Micky, Gizmo --- Chihuahua, Fox Terrier, Shitzu respectively)
Anything you care to add is great!!!!!!!!( I think
I live my life on my own terms after Growing Up Dub. Only recently discovered that the org was so much more than a repressive christian sect. This new knowledge has flipped a switch in me ... and I plan to do everything in my power as a writer and an artist to make sure the world knows the Truth about THE TRUTH.
if any lurkers have a problem with that ....
bring it on ..........
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i have heard recently that the society has some sort of financial connections with philip morris the tobacco giant.. is this true???
chukyy
And another thing ...
Maybe its silly ... or even presumptious of me to expect an Org that touts itself as 'all-knowing' to actually know something.
tS
coffee makes my mind wander.
this morning after reading some threads, i thought ... how could god logically expect man to grow closer to him as time keeps rolling further and further away from the miracles of old.. haven't seen a burning bush or nothing in a hot minute.
i mean, those are the things that kept people's attention.
Coffee makes my mind wander. This morning after reading some threads, I thought ... how could God logically expect man to grow closer to him as time keeps rolling further and further away from the miracles of old.
Haven't seen a burning bush or nothing in a hot minute. I mean, those are the things that kept people's attention. Oh yeah, and that parting the red sea thing ... that was pretty cool too. Dramatic.
Wouldn't an all knowing entity realize that the time is 'nigh' for another clear, unmistaking miracle? Wouldn't it be cool if he just globally turned the skies bright red ... and interrupted televison, cell phones, popped up on computers all at once ..... and said, "YO ... this is God."
What do you think God would say to the world ... once he had entire planet's attention?
taylor
i think hung jury.
second choice, found not guilty.. this family is going to get pummeled in court.
the kids 18 year old sister is already not looking credible on the stand, let alone the mom, and the two brothers.. they will be shown without doubt to be greedy, money hungry liers.
Mr Poke Um Yung feels Michalel is over reacting
.... Priceless!
how regretful it must be to strive to free others from a perceived religious slavery and then gradually to realise our 'liberty' and ?reasonableness?
amounts to an enslavement to our own selfishness?
and to discover that we look the same and are just as worthless as anyone else?s little tin gods.
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i have heard recently that the society has some sort of financial connections with philip morris the tobacco giant.. is this true???
chukyy
I will grant that maybe the Society SHOULD CARE about the underlying investments and ask the question of where a dollar comes from that is donated to it BUT again no charity or church does that (that I know of) they don't ask an individual how they made the dollar and in this case the Society can't be blamed for refusing the money or asking about the underlying investments or management of the Trust.
Oro ...
with all due respect to your legal acumen ...
you yourself admit they "should care" where the money comes from, no matter how covertly intricately its channeled into the society's coffers. But can you say with a straight face that such a large trust donation is not even given a cursory examination to make sure that there is no chance of the 'appearance of impropriety'? We're not talking blue-haired olds ladies donating 20 bucks here. We're talking a very large (ka-ching!) donation. i'd personally accept it, scream 'hot damn!', dash off to the bank and not care one iota where it came from. But I'm just a gleefully perverted little sinner with bills to pay.
for an organization as powerful as the belfry Watchtower ... (who smugly profess to be god's sole mouthpiece and receive enlightenment from him in all matters as to how to LORD over their 6 mil slaves worldwide) ...
.... who have for decades vehemently proscribed the practice of smoking, and if I'm not mistaken, the production of tobacco in general .... to the point of shunning members and even breaking up families around this matter ....
Yes .... they should care. After all, we are talking Jehovah's Witnesses here, the one true religion, the leaders of which know all when it comes to matters of god ... these very ones ought to be held to a higher standard.
If you still can't see gross impropriety here ... then you may have bats in your watchtower too.
tSiluwe
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i have heard recently that the society has some sort of financial connections with philip morris the tobacco giant.. is this true???
chukyy
Oro ...
... save that malarky .... there is an obvious connection that cannot be swept under the rug. it's almost like fashion designers who were 'unaware' that their clothes were manufactured in South American sweatshops by the hands of children.
the society has enough money and resources to know exactly where its money is coming from.
i've been thinking about it in my sleep ... can sleep.
it's been less than a month since i stumbled onto this site while researching the roots of jwism for a character i'm writing on.
since then, i haven't written anything, haven't done much recreationally .... i've just been digging deeper through this site and simultaneously .... digging through my memories of growing up dub.
Prophecor ...
fortunately, my wireless laptop allows me to surf & pee simulaneously.
I always was too lazy to stand.
i've been thinking about it in my sleep ... can sleep.
it's been less than a month since i stumbled onto this site while researching the roots of jwism for a character i'm writing on.
since then, i haven't written anything, haven't done much recreationally .... i've just been digging deeper through this site and simultaneously .... digging through my memories of growing up dub.
Thanks Dave ...
I really want to thank all those who contribute to this site .... and for being my collective therapist.
All these years I thought I was just screwed up ... its nice to know ONE of the reasons why.
tS
