atheism = self defeating.
first may we define our terms.
the word atheism comes literally from the greek, alpha the negative and theos [for god], therefore “negative god” or there is no god.
More importantly, if this God was all alone in the beginning, how could he have developed a language that would have allowed him to--
JM: a deist creator would speak Createse, or Makeish. in a monologue.
Our universe started in a point of time, a point in larger field. energy is thought by some to be fundamental also.
That creator would not have to be all-knowing, just intelligent enough to create the universe, a few points higher than the scientist that explain it us.
pinoy jehovah’s witnesses in russia face deportation.
philippine daily inquirer / 05:40 am february 24, 2017. baguio city—jehovah’s witnesses (jw) in the philippines have asked the department of foreign affairs (dfa) to intercede on behalf of filipinos who face arrest or deportation in russia for belonging to their faith.. the watchtower bible and tract society of the philippines, the legal and corporate arm of jw, made the appeal when it met dfa officials this week on behalf of more than 8,000 filipino jehovah’s witnesses in russia.. read more: http://globalnation.inquirer.net/152841/pinoy-jehovahs-witnesses-russia-face-deportation#ixzz4f8s5kznb .
there are 8000 filipino jehovah's witnesses in russia?
Russia banned the org, not the people. If jws behave, as humans, they will be just fine. Do they want to leave? how about the much greater contingent of Filipinos managing "serving" in Saudi Arabia?
Is this a propaganda variant of the wt campaign, now that calligraphy has collapsed? Anything to make the Russians mad. retake those assets.
Acts? -- 1 kings 8:27, even the multiverse does not contain him. so why does it matter you think he has expired?
not endorsing. have seen more uplifting art than that.
so my friends have had free power for years thanks to solar panels and a great contract with power company.
they even get credits for having 20 panels on thier roof!
i put 18 solar panels on my roof cost $9900 dollars.
Solar panels became so successful, they threatened to bankrupt the heavily invested providers of the nighttime power. but energy generated by the Sun's radiation can be stored. All advanced life,- all gas, diesel cars, jet/ prop planes move on stored solar energy, only sailboats, gliders use it (almost) directly.
The food you eat is stored solar energy.
The future is in better & more solar energy storage*. (dams even) after we capture it. fusion? *intercept, capture enough to cool the planet.
sorry for Wo7' experience, its financial, not stellar.
next weeks watchtower.
'who is leading god's people today' is quite incredible.
i am so looking forward to blondie's comments on this one.
Par 12, page 26, " Jesus did not tell us that his faithful slave would produce perfect spiritual food. " "So how can we answer the question "Who really is the f&d s?"
comment: so this is how wt attempts to shut down any criticism of their failed prophecies, flip flop doctrines. saying here: " We are the F&DS no matter what. Even if apostates have for a century badgered us for change, correctly marked our mistakes, --Jesus has answered that question, invisibly. We say so: we are the F&DS. [of 1919}
and we assign to Gehennah any who disagree with us,, even if (or particularly when) they are proving we are, or were wrong.
But Jesus put the Identity of the F&DS in question; so if toxic untruths published are not a reason for disqualification, what is ?
not endorsing, just comparing.
so my friends have had free power for years thanks to solar panels and a great contract with power company.
they even get credits for having 20 panels on thier roof!
i put 18 solar panels on my roof cost $9900 dollars.
Public utility companies in my state have been backing off financial helps...
no wonder, after the west coast's experience with ENRON.
blondie’s comments you will not hear at the april 23, 2017 wt study (february 2017) (leads).
excellent general website: www.jwfacts.com .
bible translations www.biblegateway.com/cgi-bin/bible .
If I may add: par 19. When confronted with religious controversies, he appealed neither to his vast wisdom nor to his unparalleled experience. Instead, he held up the Scriptures as the final authority.
Jesus' unparalleled experience, according to wt, includes the creation of the universe. Why would he have stuck with, and endorsed, the erroneous ancient scriptures and not have exposed the impossible flood story, the life sustaining fish interior, the flat Earth temptation of Satan? and other bible myth?
in par. 19 wt promises to do the same. It is all based on stories, from par 3 on. than you blondi.
some bibles use the term "worship" when refering to jesus...at times people did fall down and bow to him........this doesn't show he was god!
the greek term; proskeyneo, means to prostrate oneself, to bow down and show honour.
now, this was done for jehovah.....and his representatives....jesus israelite kings and priests....but for the honour of jehovah not as creature worship which even angels would refuse.. also i studied the non-biblical early church gospels which really does show a slow decline over 150 years, into the trinity as the watchtower claims...........although i still hate the watchtower society at least i learnt something that wasn't a lie..
split personalities?
today i went to a large talk.. there was no arguing or swearing, just kindness and respect.. it was orderly and calm.. trash was put in the proper place.
people were even picking up litter that wasn't even theirs.. the speakers were passionate and inspiring.. the entire event was orchestrated by volunteers.. it was march for science, not a dub ass-embly.
so much for "only jehoopla's people" behaving like this at large events..
the Oshkosh home - build aircraft meeting billed itself as the largest clean outdoor meeting in the [western] world, and it was, clean fun. dedicated to creativity, not only spirits soaring. and: unregimented, no combat for seats at the starting bell.
Jws have a lot to learn , but "--will they ever learn--?"
*** yb77 pp.
173-174 liberia ***.
after sitting down, the witnesses were told to look at the sun, and soldiers watched their eyes to make sure they were staring at the blazing sun.
At the time of its happening I wrote to Australia's Minster for Foreign Affairs about the Malawi situation. His reply was ambivalent. Did he know something the wt was not telling us?
Did not the Queen greet the president of Malawi later, so: the Commonwealth decided not to interfere in the internal affairs of a member?
