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Post by lightnow on May 22, 2012 10:37:16 GMT -5
Friends,can this be right that a profession?brother sells comfirmation,holy communion,dresses,suits shoes and other gifts that represent the believes of that false religion etc in his large drapery store ?wonder if Jesus walked by.
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Post by rational on May 22, 2012 16:31:53 GMT -5
Friends,can this be right that a profession?brother sells comfirmation,holy communion,dresses,suits shoes and other gifts that represent the believes of that false religion etc in his large drapery store ?wonder if Jesus walked by. Does Jesus need a suit? How does the sales of clothes, no matter what they will be used for, present a problem? Would selling yarmulkes be a problem? Character shoes?
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Post by dmmichgood on May 22, 2012 16:58:15 GMT -5
Friends,can this be right that a profession?brother sells comfirmation,holy communion,dresses,suits shoes and other gifts that represent the believes of that false religion etc in his large drapery store ?wonder if Jesus walked by. I've seen professing women sell Avon cosmetics & not even lately, quite awhile ago. Is that a problem for you?
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Post by shushy on May 23, 2012 8:06:23 GMT -5
Friends,can this be right that a profession?brother sells comfirmation,holy communion,dresses,suits shoes and other gifts that represent the believes of that false religion etc in his large drapery store ?wonder if Jesus walked by. Sounds like you are judging another religion.
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Post by apple on May 23, 2012 11:34:03 GMT -5
Friends,can this be right that a profession?brother sells comfirmation,holy communion,dresses,suits shoes and other gifts that represent the believes of that false religion etc in his large drapery store ?wonder if Jesus walked by. It's quite a money making business with the cost of the dresses & veils, the expectation on relations to give the child being confirmed/having communion considerable sums of money, and the parents of the child expected to provide a 3 course meal at a restaurant. I've heard complaints from Godparents about being expected to dish out money to their Godchild at every step of their religious path (baptism, communion, confirmation, birthdays and Christmas). That said... the meetings folks don't behave all that differently when it comes to keeping up appearances. They will go to great lengths to have a selection of new, fashionable outfits for every convention. Many have large sized homes and at meetings and conventions almost all the cars are new and expensive. If you cannot afford to dress expensive enough to 2x2 standards, you get looked down upon for dressing "disrespectful". Yes, it's good to dress with modesty (long skirts for an example) but modesty includes not dressing in a flashy manner (attention seeking tight skirts, expensive brand name clothing). Showing off one's wealth through clothes, homes and cars is immodest, and a big issue in the meetings. Not only that, it makes those with lesser incomes feel unworthy of attending meetings and inclined to go into debt just to appear "modest enough". I doubt everyone in the meetings has the income to afford to dress according to the workers' standards, have a home with a least one worker designated bedroom and a decent car. Some even have a spare car for the workers to use. I wonder, like Catholic parents, how many are in debt because of religious obligations?
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Post by lightnow on May 24, 2012 9:09:55 GMT -5
Yes you are right,its a sad fact that many friends the love Money.big new cars for convention is a must ETC. All are not like thank God.
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