here is a man named jerry.
on a public sidewalk, he asks attendees leaving a jehovah's witness convention in san diego a simple question, ''do jehovah's witnesses have the truth.
not one person acknowledges him.
I remember when Jesus and his disciples made their first literature display in Jerusalem. The disciples were overjoyed Jesus wrote a book explaining his teachings. The disciples didn't understand their own beliefs and lacked the knowledge to defend their faith so they referred non-believers to the book.
Yeah. Literature carts are just that ridiculous.
disability discontinued for lifting suitcase of pamphlets!.
https://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20191202/news08/912331976/disability-discontinued-for-man-caught-lifting-religious-pamphlets .
petra!
Now I am waiting for the criminal insurance fraud charges to be filed.
was visiting with some old friends a while ago, and got to hear some interesting updates about their congregation.. there is a new family moved in, from the ukraine, and are very zealous.
when giving their experience (they're quite new in the "truth") they feel strongly that the religion has changed their life.. they were ready to divorce, but from studying the bible, etc., they are now a happy family.. its really a yearbook type example that make a lot witnesses feel vindicated.. on the other extreme, in the same congregation, a teenager just graduating (an elders son) just up and left and moved in with a "worldly" family.
he told his parents he doesn't believe it's the truth, and actually believes in evolution.. he was being "encouraged" to get baptized, but he managed to avoid that.
Side note - In Texas a person is considered an adult at age 17, but the parents are legally obligated to make sure the 17 year old completes high school. A 17 year old that graduates high school is considered an adult by the State of Texas.
i think it's really sad that people that wasted countless hours preaching for a cult are deciding to waste more hours on that same cult after leaving it.. get a hobby.
enjoy life.. "the best revenge is a life well-lived.
" - some person said this..
If you were given the knowledge that lead to happiness and joy would you keep it to yourself or share it with others?
Like many religions, Jehovah's Witnesses claim that ultimate happiness is some future event to work towards. Unlike many of those religions, Jehovah's Witnesses teach that nothing in this world brings any happiness. As we have all learned, this is not true.
Happiness is not in the past of the future. Happiness is being in the now. Why not share that with them so they can experience happiness, too?
hi all, a little while back we had a thread on the topic a new baptism contract, specifically question two, in that the "in association with gods spirit directed organisation" has been dropped.
we had two circuit level baptisms in australia since the story started getting around where the old wording was still being used and i was starting to think that it was just a rumor.. the melbourne international convention this passed weekend used the new contract, in which the claim of spirit direction is rolled back.
i would share here if i could post a mp3 file.. what will be next 1914 swept under the carpet?.
i get the feelings that stephen lett tries to come across as mr. rogers but there are times it oozes through that he is a lot more dominant and controlling then he lets on.
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It is hard for me to comprehend how a narcissistic organization that is obsessed with its on image would put Lett out in front as a spokesperson.
at an assembly in texas is it me or are there not too many young folk about 😉.
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I have been out for over a decade. I started to fade in my early thirties and was completely out by 35. I found that people I grew up with were mostly in, but only for show and family. Most of their children got out right after high school.
I know that assembly hall. That is about 1/6th the seating in the auditorium. There is a massive dining area. There is also a paved walkway that you can walk outside that goes around the property like a nature walk. That assembly hall is out in the middle of nowhere and is surround by wild lands as far as the eye can see.
i don’t think many people truly appreciate what veterans have done for their country.
i believe they should be given the best health care over any other group.
members of congress have phenomenal health care.
I think our veterans would be treated better and there would be fewer military actions if everyone was required to serve in the military. In a free society, every citizen has the duty to serve as in both in military and constabulary service. We just lost our way and excuse ourselves from our duty by saying we pay taxes and its not our job.
at least at the moment it looks like no one is dead, but 6 injured (9:00 am pacific time 14 nov 2019).. i don't know if the school allows students to carry weapons, but many will think it would be a good idea for the students to carry concealed weapons to provide personal protection.. we shall see.. rub a dub.
The real issue is a lack of emotional intelligence with a combination of the poorly dubbed psychological issue known as "toxic masculinity".
I've almost finished the eye-opening book "Emotional Intelligence" by Daniel Goleman. I highly recommend reading this book. The author breaks down exactly how the human brain functions on how that affects our thinking.
There has been a recorded steady decline of emotional intelligence in recent generations. Throw into this the change in traditional gender roles since the women's movement began about 50 years ago, and we are left with generations of men who are suffering mentally and emotionally. Men are no longer the sole provider/protector/progenitor as women realized they are not second class citizens. Many men still use the same 4 yardsticks to measure themselves - violence, aggression, social status, and sexual prowess.
So, yes, easy access to firearms will generate more mass murder. However, we also see in nations where private citizens are denied the universal right to defend themselves with arms teenage boys stabbing people to death with screwdrivers. Crime as a whole is decreasing, but violent crimes are increasing.
i know bad cops exist in many cities.
i know some cops who aren’t “bad” but do have an attitude.
however, i prefer to have law and order as opposed to chaos.
I can only speak for policing in the United States; most cops are good and decent people who do their job well. There are over 750,000 sworn law enforcement officers in the United States. When you look at the number of "bad apples" in the barrel, you will see that it is a rather small number versus the whole.
The biggest issues we face in law enforcement in the United States is the decline applicants versus those leaving and a decline in funding for adequate training. Couple this with political pandering by law makers who keep passing legislation that figuratively handcuffs police from doing their jobs to appease a small number of loud mouths who demand reform, but offer no solutions, and we see a noble profession in decline.
Many of my co-workers are ready to quit and let the wolves have their run at the sheep farm.
I highly recommend asking your local agency to see if they have a ride-along program. Spend part of a shift with one of your local constabulary. See what it's like to to deal with drunks, spousal abusers, and general dyed in the wool criminals. Also, see how the average law abiding citizen is treated in a typical police encounter. It is an eye opening experience we all need.
