I noticed that the reporterette, Anne Thompson, started off her monologue with "Freedom of religion, a bedrock principle of the American way of life...". Why the hell won't they give the SECOND AMENDMENT the same 'reverence'???
As for the death of 501(c)(3) businesses masquerading as churches, it can't come quick enough.
. Why the hell won't they give the SECOND AMENDMENT the same 'reverence'???
Because to them, Jesus was a pacifist wimp that totally failed in His job, according to preachers and theologians.
But I better not get started. I made a promise not to get involved anymore in religious discussions. I hope no one considers this a broken promise because I consider this a Constitutional discussion.
because I consider this a Constitutional discussion.
Which strongly illustrates the difference between me and you; my faith is in Jehovah God, and not in papers written by, for and enforced by men.
And this refers specifically to the Constitution, which is one of the most deeply flawed documents ever written, as I have posted about endlessly, back when.
my faith is in Jehovah God, and not in papers written by, for and enforced by men.
Who is reponsible for "explaining" the scriptures to JWs as well as changing the Bible to make the "correct" JW Bible? Answer: Men. Who are The Watchtower? Answer: Men.
Who is reponsible for "explaining" the scriptures to JWs as well as changing the Bible to make the "correct" JW Bible?
Indie, have you ever read the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures? No? Well, guess what? I have. In addition, as I have mentioned numerous times, I have about 12 different translations of the Bible, AND, I started my studies using a King James, which I checked against the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures. I checked other translations as well. Do you know the difference, Indie? Easier to understand. That is it. OK?
Who are The Watchtower? Answer: Men.
And, who was Jesus Christ? Oh, right, a man.
1 Timothy 2:55 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, a man, Christ Jesus,
So your point is?
And as far as your point about explaining the Scritures to the Witnesses, as many, many have told me after they have been around the Kingdom Hall for some time, they never had any idea before of what it meant to ACTUALLY study the Bible.
No one lies to people who study the Bible for 40 or 50 years, Indie, hard as that is for someone like you to understand. But that means study it! Not set it on a shelf and look at it's cover daily. It means actually opening it and reading what it says, and doing so daily, as most of my friends do.
After you do that for some time, THEN, and only THEN, do you begin to understand the power and the beauty, as well as the great wisdom, within the Bible. You should try it sometime, Indie, with people who actually try and live by what the Bible teaches. You would, just as I was, be amazed at the difference.