one of the accusations against christ that some people make to me from time to time is that christ never spoke out against slavery, and so he must condone it.. i would submit that slavery (the forcible enslaving of your fellow man)... is not the root problem.
it is merely a symptom of the root problem.
christ came to deal with the root.
I can't read your response due to pop-up ads.
I'm pretty sure I know what you're saying anyways.
And I disagree.
Saying "The person deliberately tried to be so offensive that they were banned" is just as offensive and just as excusing of their behaviour.
Eveyone is free to post. Or NOT POST.
As I said, you are singing a totally different tune now that it's not one of your own. Obvious. You can't re-write history on this one.
one of the accusations against christ that some people make to me from time to time is that christ never spoke out against slavery, and so he must condone it.. i would submit that slavery (the forcible enslaving of your fellow man)... is not the root problem.
it is merely a symptom of the root problem.
christ came to deal with the root.
Palm: re: an atheist getting banned
The "believers" are making sure of it
Tec:
People get banned for what they, themselves, do.
You're certainly singing a different tune than before.......When it was one of your own being banned, you said it was everyone else's fault You had 101 excuses for why her banning was not her fault.
one of the accusations against christ that some people make to me from time to time is that christ never spoke out against slavery, and so he must condone it.. i would submit that slavery (the forcible enslaving of your fellow man)... is not the root problem.
it is merely a symptom of the root problem.
christ came to deal with the root.
Man-o-man, I would hate to debate against NewChapter. She makes such excellent points in excellent ways.
Of course, she is using valid points and viewpoints, so that helps.
She'll be banned next.
The "believers" are making sure of it.
one of the accusations against christ that some people make to me from time to time is that christ never spoke out against slavery, and so he must condone it.. i would submit that slavery (the forcible enslaving of your fellow man)... is not the root problem.
it is merely a symptom of the root problem.
christ came to deal with the root.
we aren't living in a Beatles song.
one of the accusations against christ that some people make to me from time to time is that christ never spoke out against slavery, and so he must condone it.. i would submit that slavery (the forcible enslaving of your fellow man)... is not the root problem.
it is merely a symptom of the root problem.
christ came to deal with the root.
Chappy: I think some slave owners probably did love their slaves. Since they lived in a culture that condoned slavery, they may have reasoned that they are giving slaves security in exchange for labor. They may not have seen any problem with this. Love is not reasonable. It does not automatically come with a set of morals. It can actually exist beside brutality. Love is not a code. It's an emotion. Actions are greatly influenced by our culture. A slave owner could easily reason that they are good to their slaves, keep them warm, feed them well, and therefore, they are showing love.
Exactly.
This is why the whole "Law of Love" thing is subjective.
ANYTHING can be justified by the "Law of Love".
For example:
A person may be mentally ill. We can sympathise with that, and do what we can to help them. THAT is loving.
Standing back and watching a mentally ill person destroy other people, and claim that we are showing LOVE to the mentally ill person.....how is that loving? It's a false "love". You are not helping the mentally ill person, nor are you showing love to the people they are hurting.
"Law of Love" is a joke......it's just one's own justification for one's own actions.
i finished it this afternoon, and can't stop thinking about it.
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amazing, just amazing.
The Woman In White and The Moonstone are 2 books that I read over and over. I first read Woman in White as a teenager.
Nugget likes Wilkie Collins, too. And she knows more of his books than I do.
my father passed around 9 this morning.
he'd been in poor health for some time, but it still comes as a shock to have him gone.
we are going to miss him terribly.
Deepest sympathy for your loss, Jeff.
i have!
i worked with hank aaron's daughter for 18 months.
she was a sweet lady.
I worked for several months for Terry Gilliam (Monty Python, directed "12 Monkies"......)
He was wonderful to work for. He signed a special edition DVD copy of "Search For the Holy Grail" for my son. He told me I was "exquisite."
He was filming a movie around our town. I found out later it was "Tideland" Really weird flick.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/sep/21/gospel-jesus-wife-forgery.
gospel of jesus's wife is fake, claims expertscholar says papyrus fragment believed to provide evidence that jesus was married is a modern forgery.
karen king from harvard university holds the papyrus fragment that has four words written in coptic, which are believed to prove jesus was married.
Tec:
EE, might i also share with you that Aguest never stated that MischaJah is part of Jaheshua's name (like a last name)... anymore than Christ would be part of Jesus' name (like a last name)
I don't know how you missed it, but from the first time I came to JWN, ( 3 yrs ago....before you came here, in fact) that is the name she claimed Jesus should be called.
For how much you have aspired to be like AGuest....I find it difficult to believe that you hadn't heard that name before this thread.
okay i thought i'd make an official thread on this since it's being talked about a lot lately.
this is the truth taught in the bible about getting holy spirit and about if there are really human leaders or not.
i'll quote all from the nwt for the benefit for jw lurkers, the message is not lost and everyone can check their own translations.
Thanks for AGAIN kicking everyone in the head who ever prayed for help.
