just saw this news story that was shared by one of my family on facebook.sad that she lost her life to an attempted car jacking.https://abc7chicago.com/3773297/.
Here's the worst part - Witnesses will say one of two things; 1) "Time and unforeseen circumstances" or 2) She must have had a "secret sin".
Now, if she was Murdered going somewhere while she "should have been at the convention" they would say; "See! Going to the meetings/assemblies/conventions is a protection!"
i'm sure most here who've questioned or left behind their belief in god have encountered this question - without god, what basis can there be for morality?
my exwife, when i admitted that i was an atheist, once asked me "if you don't believe in god, what's to stop you from going out and raping and murdering?
" previously, whenever i got this objection, i would tend to turn it around on the other person with a response along the lines of "if fear of god is the only thing that stops you from murdering, that makes me rather nervous to be around you.
Also consider that in your post you refer to "god's rule"? Which god? If you refer to the god of the Bible you are referring to the Judaeo-Christian YHWY and Jesus. The social acceptance that Murder is wrong pre-dates these religions and is found in other religions.
Man has attempted to control the masses since the beginning. Religion was the tool first used. This was followed by government, which first cited religion as the basis for these prohibitions.
Morality is subjective and not objective. Morality is not a constant. Morality is what a majority of people in a society are willing to tolerate.
pimo filmed a marking talk about him.
crazy how the many of things mentioned are the same thing the borg does, like brainwashing and indoctrinating.
what's crazier is how he's saying to the congregation not to do research or look up bad news articles because they are all "fake news.
"So much so, Eve turned her back on Jehovah's organization..."
What organization? Unbelievable!
in fact, only three books of the hebrew scriptures, 1 chronicles, job, and zechariah, mention satan, which means “resister.” why was little said about our enemy prior to the arrival of the messiah?.
3 apparently, jehovah did not want to give satan undue prominence by devoting large portions of the hebrew scriptures to discussing him and his activity.
jehovah’s primary purpose for inspiring that section of the scriptures was to identify the messiah and lead god’s people to him.. .
Imagine for a moment that a foreign power declared open war on your home nation. Now imagine the military leaders of your home nation saying "I only want the troops to know who we are fighting. I don't want them to know too much about our enemy as it would detract from our briefings."
solo: i could have done without it.
lead actor has no charisma.
if you love star wars i guess you have to see it.
I'm behind on my summer movies. I hope to see Ant Man and Wasp this coming weekend. I loved the first one. I also like the minor league superheroes. The Netflix Marvel series are the best.
elon musk has called one of the thai cave rescue divers a 'paedo' on twitter.. this could prove to be a very costly post should the diver sue him for defamation.. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/jul/15/elon-musk-british-diver-thai-cave-rescue-pedo-twitter.
Throwing that term around is uncalled for and highly inappropriate.
i was watching lloyd evans rebuttal to the saturday program of the be courageous convention.
lloyd pointed out something that had occurred to me as well:.
all this talk and examples of courage, whether it be standing up in class defending intelligent design, putting up with being imprisoned, not running away from bullies, always having a reply to someone who tries to ridicule your faith... the young ones are encourages - nay, commanded - to stand their ground and be courageous.
This is a powerful post. Well done Pale Emperor! Clear and concise. Right to the point. Easy to remember and share.
some who are not disfellowshipped are still shunned i also know there’ are disfellowshipped ones that family still associate with..
Yes.
I had very low attendance before leaving. Maybe one meet a month. I notice at the very tail end friends in the congregation would not talk to me at meetings.
Shortly after that I moved out of state. I talk with my father maybe twice a year on the phone. I haven't spoken to my mother in about 10 years. My sister will take my calls, but doesn't try to maintain a relationship. Her husband was my best friend for about 20 years. We never talk. I talk to my brother occasionally, though he hasn't been active either for years.
beccah hendrickson of wgal comes thru again!
a fabulous interview with barbara anderson, all the pieces of the puzzle are coming together!
watch out watchtower!
A "no comment" reply for the AG's Office is a standard reply. Government investigative/regulatory agencies are prohibited from making comments until after a case is adjudicated. This is to maintain the integrity of a case. The media knows this, but insists on asking and publishing the "no comment" response.
i thought this was all about the 18th century.
but its current or just post current times.
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I am finishing season 2. I think it is a great and original show. Season 1 is based on a novel of the same name.
