i was doing some browsing today on http://watchtowerletters.com and discovered a very thought provoking point.
the fact is that the flood of noah's day does not stand up to scientific scrutiny or common sense.
this becomes all the more apparent when considering an ancient story like the epic of gilgamesh.
Although I do believe that the biblical Jesus did not exist, the reasoning given involving the Jesus speaking about the flood of Noah's day lacks reason.
The bigger clue is that the Epistles of Paul were written decades before the gospel accounts. There is some serious "cart before the horse" issues with this. Not to mention that there is no other record of Jesus outside the gospels.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehsw_8xe7zq.
This made as much sense as an Overlapping Generation.
i have read extensively about the origins of birthdays, and i still don't get it.
but it's not what it means today.. even wedding veils were used to ward off the "evil eye".
but it's not what it means today.
Like so many of the beliefs of Jehovah's Witnesses, their explanation of their beliefs held in regards to celebrating birthdays crumbles quickly.
1) They immediately admit there is no Biblical prohibition against it.
2) They then draw a conclusion based on the only two birthday party stories in the Bible where a person was essentially murdered.
3) They make the claim that celebrating a person's birthday is in fact theft of glory belonging to Jehovah.
So, it's just an opinion with little evidence to support it. Just like so many other non-biblical self adopted prohibitions.
i know i already created a post about this a week or so ago, but i have a little more to add to it.
i was watching it again and taking some notes this time.
the speaker lists these reasons for people having anxieties:.
Items 1, 2, and 3 viewed from another perspective.
1. Rely on Spider-Man
2. Pour your hear out to Spider-Man in earnest prayer.
3. Read "The Amazing Spider-Man" and meditate on it.
No addressing #4 -
Share your feelings with a trusted Witness. Just kidding! There are no trusted Witnesses. They'll all rat you out to the elders and you risk being shunned.
i am very headstrong when it comes to jw rules.
im not even gonna go there with chaperones.
screw that bs.. i dont want to date a person with someone breathing down my neck.
I was raised as a Witness. I had just turned 19 when I had my first "girlfriend". I was still living at home with my parents as $8.00 as a day laborer wasn't going to make me self-sufficient. My mother found out from my sister that I was seeing a girl from a neighboring congregation. My mother flipped out. She went on a rant that about me getting married and moving my wife into the house with my parents. My mother told me to break it off or move out. That was not a problem as the girl I was seeing was just looking to get married and use me as her personal welfare check. Later my sister told me that my mom was more concerned over becoming a grandmother.
The next date I had was when I was in college. There was this girl in one of my classes that I was attracted to. At the end of the semester we had to attend class in business apparel as our final exam was a mock job interview. Being that it was a night class and we were all dressed up, I asked my classmate if she wanted to go out after class. She said yes. We had such a great time. She gave me her telephone number. It was a much better experience than dating a Witness.
what have you not heard lately?.
.... no discussion on “babylon’s fall”.
by 1919 it was apparent that jehovah had passed judgment on christendom—and indeed on all false religion.
Correct me if I am wrong, but I thought the WBTS taught that first the governments of the world turn on false religion and THEN they would turn against "Jehovah's people."
That's quite problematic for the WBTS. They are stoking the flames of fear, as seen in the 2019 Regional Convention video, using the events that have taken place in Russia. This produces a problem. A cart before the horse problem.
Maybe this is why they have backed off the Babylon the Great has Fallen line.
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any thoughts?.
https://rutube.ru/video/23b6bbf9be28bb182d48259dacaf5401/?pl_type=user&pl_id=689813.
WBTS teach the government and their police are bad. They're coming to get you!
WBTS use same government and police to enforce copyright laws to remove their videos from online sources.
Dear WBTS - hypocrite much?
have any of you just had a recent circuit overseer visit?
we have him this week and his opening night was a doozy.
his whole talk focused on persecution.
Music is meant to induce an emotion response. Take the same video, but this time edit in the Benny Hill theme song music and see what the effect is. Emotional manipulation - it's what cults do.
f**kin yeah - get in!!.
spurs came back from 2-0 on the night and 3-0 on aggregate to win the second leg against ajax 3-2, going through to the final on away goals.. lucas moura completed his hat-trick and scored the winner in the 5th minute of stoppage time.
well done to the manager and all the players for never giving up.. #coys .
Anybody but Man UTD.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-48184149.
"the european parliament has also said the decision to re-run the election on 23 june would end the credibility of democratic elections in turkey.".
i haven't heard the e.u.
Vote until you get it right.
