perhaps the best known of the celebrity jws and certainly the most controversial with the allegations that followed him to his death.. he was a good song writer and had the best in the music industry at his side.
the incredible quincy jones guided the "thriller" and "bad" albums to phenominal world wide sales.. i knew jws who were in the same kh with him and his mother.
the stories and gossip were fodder in the los angeles area.
Michael seemed to have a lot of difficulty just living. I know there were many other things that influenced who he became as an adult ... overbearing, abusive father, stardom at an early age, etc. But I can't help but wonder if he would have turned out, at least, almost normal if the Jehovah's Witnesses had not been a factor in his life.
I'm thinking YES.
this photograph from a news site is a succinct summary of a life in wt's hands....... look at their faces, it says it all.. also, note the watchtower pr machine in action, explaining that it brings 4 million dollars to the location.
(10,000 x 400 dollars) clearly a watchtower statistic, where is the care and interest for members who are struggling so much, with new videos encouraging less career activity, less work commitments, at an all time economic low for our generation.. http://www.standard-freeholder.com/2014/06/15/thousands-attend-watchtower-convention-in-cornwall.
father: "i'm a wt 'yes' man and proud of it!
The young man in clearly apostate. To me, his look says, "I don't believe any of this bullshit."
we are not living today among aryan nations where such members of our fleshly family relationship could be exterminated for marrying a black, as was possible and was ordered in the early days of apartheid.. being limited by the laws of the new south african nation in which we live, we can take action against those who marry blacks only to a certain extent, that is, consistent with current laws.
the law of the land forbids us to kill them, even though they be members of our own flesh-and-blood family relationship.
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I was raised in the borg and was even a pioneer as a teenager, but honestly I must have blocked out most of what I had memorized. Every once in awhile I catch myself quoting a NWT scripture or humming a Kingdom Melody and I have to slap myself!
Now, I just can't stand to read the drivel! Once in a while I read something someone digs up on here, but usually, I can't read it all without feeling sick to my stomach. And I want to know what the latest "new light" is so I can understand them better. It just all sounds so ... CULTISH ... now.
we are not living today among aryan nations where such members of our fleshly family relationship could be exterminated for marrying a black, as was possible and was ordered in the early days of apartheid.. being limited by the laws of the new south african nation in which we live, we can take action against those who marry blacks only to a certain extent, that is, consistent with current laws.
the law of the land forbids us to kill them, even though they be members of our own flesh-and-blood family relationship.
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Do guys have this stuff memorized or what? Wow!
we are not living today among aryan nations where such members of our fleshly family relationship could be exterminated for marrying a black, as was possible and was ordered in the early days of apartheid.. being limited by the laws of the new south african nation in which we live, we can take action against those who marry blacks only to a certain extent, that is, consistent with current laws.
the law of the land forbids us to kill them, even though they be members of our own flesh-and-blood family relationship.
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What???
Are you quoting someone or are these thoughts from your own brain. If so ... you need help.
What exactly are you trying to say?
i was disappointed after reading who are the guys talking about the bible.
they are christian apologists:.
http://www.thebibletrial.com/hosts.asp.
Of course they're apologists. These type of events are usually only created to forward their biblical agenda (whatever it is might be.)
JWs do the same crap. They pose questions like ... If God really exists, how can he permit such suffering? Then, BOOM! In for the kill.
stopping and telling that woman to stand up and walk!
that would have been something to say "grazie" what happened with all the nice accounts from the bible?
but if could at least get some of the members from the gb to do this..... .
They do the same thing with Justin Beiber. It's ridiculous!
i try ... i really try to watch football (soccer) ... it's world cup time ... i really do try.. i just don't get it ... i really don't.. yes, it's a world-wide sport.
in most countries it is the number 1 or number 2 sport ... no doubt about it.
it's maybe number 5 in the usa for professional sports.. from an american's perspective (i think i speak for many), we just wonder if these guys actually have testicles.
By football, you mean soccer, right??
stopping and telling that woman to stand up and walk!
that would have been something to say "grazie" what happened with all the nice accounts from the bible?
but if could at least get some of the members from the gb to do this..... .
My opinion ... the accounts in the bible are nothing more than tall tales and legends!
Not too long ago, here in the states, there was a story about a man that died. He was pronounced dead, zipped up, and sent to the morgue. At the morgue they have him on the table getting ready to embalm him and he starts moving around and breathing. They called an ambulance and he wasn't dead at all! http://ktla.com/2014/02/28/man-declared-dead-wakes-up-in-body-bag-at-morge/
If that had happened in biblical times, there is no telling how the story would be told today, but it no doubt would have been accredited to a miraculous healing! Maybe Jesus touched the hem on his skirt!
most people here have never met you.
we converse, discuss, argue, laugh, agree, question, share our lives..... quite often, you kind of get to know what a person is like.
some people, we tend to gravitate to and others, we shy away from.. how do you think you come across to other people?
I'm pretty laid back in real life, but I am also pretty opinionated. I am opinionated online, too, I guess, but I don't like heated debates.
Something I think is weird ... I have had several people on this board tell me that they thought I was a guy! I don't know why.
Do I come across as more masculine online? I don't get it.
Wild_Thing (a wild GIRL thing)
