Me: “Hi, I’m Steve, and I need to tell you that I am God’s prophet on Earth: the sole source of truth on the planet!” You: “Well, good for you! Have a nice day, now!” Me: “No, really; I can prove it!” You decide that you have a few minutes to kill, and that this… Continue reading It’s About Time II
Is time your master? Are you bound to a set schedule? Do you dread the early-morning tyranny of your alarm-clock? Worse: do you find yourself perpetually waiting for someone or something? I must admit that time is my master. Someday, when I retire, it will be less so. But this seems to be the common… Continue reading It’s About Time III
As you no doubt know, Jehovah rarely grants interviews. It has been about two thousand years since he spoke (other than to the Pope and the Governing Body, of course). So, when he speaks to an underling like me it’s a very special occurrence! Like Paul, I don’t know if the experience I’m about to… Continue reading Jehovah Speaks!
A famous wit was once asked if he believed in having sex before marriage. “Yes,” he replied, “I believe everyone should be male or female prior to marriage.” But when we refer to sex we typically mean much more than just possessing gender. We mean sexual relations between people, or even with oneself in the… Continue reading Sex: All Along the Watchtower
or: Why You May Need to Sacrifice a Goat! A large part of the Bible sets out the laws of the god Yahweh: the war god of the ancient Hebrews. (This is the same god that the Jehovah’s Witnesses insist on calling “Jehovah” much to his chagrin.) Don’t confuse the laws of this god with… Continue reading Did Paul Invent Christianity?
Jehovah, the war god of the ancient Hebrews is dead at the age of 48,108. He died on Wednesday after a long battle against smallpox. He had contracted the disease in the early 20th century shortly after refusing the smallpox vaccine which his Witnesses told him was “filthy pus” and against his own law. A… Continue reading Jehovah God, Dead at 48,108
Jehovah’s Witnesses refer to their religion simply as “the truth.” I’ve always liked that. It is one of the things that initially attracted me to them and was instrumental in my decision to dedicate myself to their organization via baptism. I also liked their definition of “truth” that I read in the Watchtower publication I… Continue reading The Watchtower Sense of “True”
…what is it good for? Absolutely nothing! Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities. —Voltaire Questions sur les miracles (1765) Historically, the main absurdities which have caused people to commit the atrocity of war have been: Patriotism Religion These two things, together or individually, have been responsible — more than… Continue reading War!
(Sorry; there’s nothing funny in this article, because this is a serious topic.) According to Wikipedia: Slavery is a system under which people are treated as property to be bought and sold, and are forced to work. Slaves can be held against their will from the time of their capture, purchase or birth, and deprived… Continue reading Slavery!
Jehovah’s Witnesses need a new name for their religion. I’ve been trying to convince the Governing Body to run a contest to select a new name, the prizes being: A one-week all-expense paid trip to whichever Bethel Jehovah is currently residing at! An autographed first-edition of Vol. 1 No. 1 of Zion’s Watchtower (hermetically sealed… Continue reading Contest: Rename this Religion!