rocketman
JoinedTopics Started by rocketman
-
9
The "Times Of The Gentiles"
by rocketman inluke 21:24 reads, in the american standard version: "and jerusalem shall be trodden down of the gentiles until the times of the gentiles be fulfilled".
the nwt refers to this period, as we all know, as the "appointed times of the nations".. i've always wondered about the application of this verse, even when i was a jw elder.
the society applies the beginning these "times" to the destruction of jerusalem by the babylonians in 607 bce (according to jw understanding, of course).
-
7
Crime On The Decrease
by rocketman in.
this headline might put a damper on the jw notion that crime is increasing.
.
-
5
Exodus 16 - Manna
by rocketman inshortly after the exodus from egypt, the bible account of events records that god provided manna for the israelites to eat (exodus 16:10-15).
the israelites asked "what is it?
" (vs 15), and the word manna was derived from that very question.. could manna have been a naturally occuring substance?
-
4
Rock The Vote
by rocketman intoday, for the first time, i voted.
having been a jehovah's witness for three decades, i never had opportunity to cast a vote.
after having left the religion last year, i decided to give registration and voting a try.. .
-
3
Proof of a God of Love?
by rocketman ingregg easterbrook's tuesday morning quarterback column (now found at nfl.com) occasionally tackles subjects other than football, since easterbrook is a religion writer as well.
in this week's column, easterbrook maintains that the human body's release of large quantities of endorphins upon death is proof that there is a benevolent god.. he writes that god is sparing us from an unpleasant, horrible experience by such action, and that darwinian evolution has no explanation for such an occurance.
he reasons that a pleasant feeling at death has no evolutionary advantage over an unpleasant feeling upon dying.. i won't argue the point either way here other than to say that if easterbrook is correct, then god created us to die.
-
3
JW mentioned in latest Newsweek
by rocketman inthe november 10 issue of newsweek contains a cover article entitled "god and health - is religion good medicine?
why science is starting to believe".
the article mentions, on page 50:.
-
3
JWs The Only Ones Who Preach?
by rocketman inhttp://www.time.com/time.covers/1101030630/story.html
looks like jws aren't the only ones who preach, as this article in the latest issue of time magazine shows.. many christian missionaries are going into islamic countries to preach the gospel, in what they feel is a commision by jesus at matthew 28:19, 20.. unfortunately, many governments there have laws against preaching and conversion, plus the region is knwon for much anti-western sentiment.. listening to jws and and reading jw literature, one might think that they are the only ones who bother witnessing and preaching.
this article shows that many missionaries are making an extraordinary effort to reach others with preaching and also humanitarian aid.
-
2
CBS News feature airs tomorrow
by rocketman inwatching the cbs evening news, they just did a promo for their eye on america feature tomorrow (tuesday) night dealing with the child abuse situation in "another" religion.
the news broadcast begins at 6:30 pm edt.
the "eye" feature usually airs about 15 minutes or so after the broadcast begins.
-
Grading The Super Bowl
by rocketman inespn page 2 columnist eric neel grades all the super bowls.
an interesting read:.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=neel/050126
-
CBS Evening News Broadcast
by rocketman intomorrow (tuesday), during the eye on america feature.
6:30 pm edt.
the feature normally airs about 15 minutes into the news broadcast.