i know this question has popped up from time to time but i really would like to know how you guys, those that no longer believe, came to that conclusion?
was it the wts and all its crap?
was it something you read?
StarTrekAngel said: Wether you belief in God or Karma, does believing requires one to have tangible evidence for the existence of the thing you believe in?
StarTrekAngel, in my opinion, tangible evidence is a requirement if one is trying to convince others of one's beliefs and threatening these 'non-believers' with harm if they don't agree or comply.
i know this question has popped up from time to time but i really would like to know how you guys, those that no longer believe, came to that conclusion?
was it the wts and all its crap?
was it something you read?
last night our congregation read a letter for the global assistance arrangement combined with the traveling overseer assistance arrangement.
the "recommended" amount was $15 per publisher, which was well over $1000 for our hall.. it seemed steep.
our congregation does not have this type of money.
i was invited to a small get-together by a long time friend.
we both served as elders for years.
he is in his late 70s.
WingCommander said: The attitude of "to hell with this sh*t, I'm not living my life like this," is not new to the newer teenage "Facebook Generation."
You are correct WC. Me and my brothers had exactly the same reaction back in the 1970s and '80s.
well its that time again when the ghouls come out to play.
i personally think halloween is a bit irresponsible and inappropriate from a sociological perspective.. there's something about the intent of frightening young impressionable children minds with frightening objests.
and feeding them candy which most likely cause tooth decay and stomachs is irresponsible activity conducted by adults.
Hallowe'en is adopted from the Pagan/Witch Samhain (pronounced saw-win or sow-in) and All Soul's/Saint's Day.
Samhain is the start of winter and the old Celtic/Witch's new year. This is a time when the ancestors are honoured, divinations for the new year are performed, and festivals are held in honour of the gods. It is a time of final harvest before the long winter ahead and special bonfires lit. These were deemed to have protective and cleansing powers and there were rituals involving them.
Samhain is seen as a time when the boundary between this world and the Otherworld could more easily be crossed - 'the thinning of the veil' as it is sometimes referred to. This meant spirits (or fairies) could more easily come into our world. Most scholars see these as remnants of the pagan gods and nature spirits. At Samhain, it was believed that the spirits needed to be propitiated to ensure that the people and their livestock survived the winter. Offerings of food and drink were left outside for them. The souls of the dead were also thought to revisit their homes seeking hospitality. Feasts were had, at which the souls of dead kin were beckoned to attend and a place set at the table for them. Mumming and guising were part of the festival, and involved people going door-to-door in costume (or in disguise), often reciting verses in exchange for food. The costumes may have been a way of imitating, and disguising oneself from the spirits. Divination rituals and games were also a big part of the festival and often involved nuts and apples. In the late 19th century, Sir John Rhys and Sir James Frazer suggested that it was the "Celtic New Year", and this view has been repeated by some other scholars.
in 1604 king james i of england issued an instruction that a new translation of the bible be prepared.
it was completed in 1611 and the first edition appeared in 1612.. at the front of this bible this notation apppeared:.
"the holy bible, containing the old testament, and the new: newly translated out of the original tongues: & with the former translations diligently compared and revised, by his majesties special commandment".
They were all just following the (Biblical) example of David and Jonathan.
i was invited to a small get-together by a long time friend.
we both served as elders for years.
he is in his late 70s.
there doing this right under my nose but i just found out.
not sure what to do but would like your help on getting me wt information on my headship role and how they shouldn't be doing this with out my permission.
also would like some help on showing my son the ramifications on what happens to someone when they get baptized and how they'll expect him to treat me.
the 2015 annual meeting, specifically, part 1, right about minute 27, has anthony morris emphasizing that "you're better off reading one chapter (of the bible) and really absorbing it" than just reading the whole thing "as a challenge".
while i agree with the the whole idea of meditating on anything you read, it was doing this very thing that brought up so many unanswered questions.
i also came to the constant realization that the jws did not have a clue about what the bible really said.
i know this question has popped up from time to time but i really would like to know how you guys, those that no longer believe, came to that conclusion?
was it the wts and all its crap?
was it something you read?
Modern humans have been on Earth anywhere from 100,000 to 250,000 years. All of the people who ever lived on this Earth prior to the birth, life, and death of Jesus of Nazareth never heard of Jesus nor read the Christian Holy Bible.
There are people alive today who have never heard of the Christian Bible, the Christian Gods or the many religions that have come from this faith base. Their ancestors never did, and neither will their future generations.
This is a tribe of indigenous people living in the Amazon rain forest discovered in 2008. What God(s) do you think they believe in?
