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aside from the reasons jws give as it being a pagan holiday renamed..... i do not like the fact that parents think nothing of lying to their children about this mythical santa claus.
and the constant hollywood movies making anyone who exposes the gag as an evil monster...while giving children reasons to believe that santa claus really does exist after all...ignore your older friends who have been poisoned by the secular world.. i find it appalling to ever teach a child to simply expect people to give them things just because the calendar says a certain day.. i find the mindless devoution to christmas to be just as appalling as the brainwashing jws do against it... i see people in my office acting like german clocks... the clock strikes easter and the decorate the office, strikes holloween and they decorate again...strikes christmas and more decorations..... then the frets and worries over what to get who and how much to go into debt over it.. i knew one lady who spent over $300 on a child less than two and was very depressed about two weeks later when the novelty wore off and only very inexpensive things returned as the main attraction.
I think Christmas is a neat holiday. Wished I hadn't missed out on it as a child, and even more, I wish my own kids childhood hadn't been deprived of it.
About the only thing I dislike about it, is that some stores and radio stations begin too dang early with the music, shopping ads, etc. Gets on my nerves when they start in late October.
Onintwo
recently my brothers and i located my aging mom in a care facility.
(she's 85 years old) i'm the only apostate one of the bunch.
there's my two twin bro's, my baby bro, and my next younger bro.
Recently my brothers and I located my aging mom in a care facility. (she's 85 years old) I'm the only apostate one of the bunch. There's my two twin bro's, my baby bro, and my next younger bro. Five of us boys. I was kinda wondering how it would go when we all met.
Turns out they treated me cordially. Got into a long debate with one of the twin bros, but baby bro came along and signalled him to come outside the hospital room. Out in the hall he must have said something to him. I presume that it was JW counsel stuff, cuz after that he didn't talk with me, except in very formal terms. It was very obvious baby bro carries the largest JW credentials with the rest of my siblings.
I did get a chance to lay some serious thinking on the one bro who would talk with me, so I don't know what will come of it. They're all so paranoid. But I think I did cause him to think.
Onintwo
the rule on having "large gatherings" was stupid.
because some people abused a "christian get-together" that had a lot of people, we could only get together in smaller groups.
No pastel colored shirts on the platform.
Only four door cars for service.
No playing organized sports.
No pantsuits for ladies. No leisure suits for men.
No longish hair on men. (it shames God) I'ts Ok for women to have very short hair, however. (doesn't shame God)
No beards.
No higher education.
No worldly friends.
No missing meetings.
No reading from other Bibles (at the KH) except to prove that the NWT is superior.
No reading any critical reviews of the WTS.
No taking up martial arts.
i saw that jt, the ex bethel heavy posted again.
i miss his thoughts.
also leander has some very interesting threads.......who would you enjoy seeing posting more often??
I think Seattle Nice Guy always seems to have interesting topics.
Onintwo
is anyone here convinced their physical health problems migth be due to all the walking they did going door to door for years?.
i have some pretty severe foot problems right now.
i think i have artritis in at least one knee and it has been diagnosed in my hands.
Personally, I have not found hard work (including walking) to be destructive to the human body. In fact, that is precisely what makes the human body stronger. When we stress joints and muscle tissue they rebuild, and build back stronger to take the increased load.
I would however agree with Ranch, when she states that there is a close tie between the emotional state and the physical state.
Onintwo
just got my mail order copy of crisis of conscience... got to chapter 2 in the first 20 mins!!!.
who else has read it, and what are your thoughts ???.
i've enjoyed it so far, and am glad to see how respectful ray franz was in his writing, with no 'outright attacks' on the wtbts.. bull!
Read Ray's book about two years ago. One of the most striking things to me was how the GB decides matters by voting on them. They go with a super majority. That's how "new light" emerges! Then when one of the body is replaced and the new guy sees things slightly differently than the guy he's replacing, the vote can swing in a new direction. Aha!.... New Light!
Tried to talk to my bro about this last weekend. He's a diehard dub and woudn't hear any of it. Says that when the GB meet in session they "all speak in agreement". I ask him then "why have a Body of Elders" as it were, when they could get by with just one man. If there's to be no discussion and no dissent. Of course, he's got no answer but the Party Line.
Onintwo
celebrating my first father's day and guess what!
and i'm not making this up.. my wife just handed me .
removable duck tape (yes duck not duct).
Dozen Stratas, Tiger Woods hat, tickets to see Mariner's Game, two golf shirts. My two son's took me to breakfast.
Best Father's day ever!
Onintwo
i was just wondering about the scream mechanism.
if a lady is suddenly taken by surprise and is fearful, she's likely to let out a blood curdling scream.
but that's not the natural reaction for men.
Maybes, Ok,..cool. But aren't there some differences in the screams? When a woman is totally surprised, I've seen her do a "eeeeoooowwww!" Not the "Help, I'm being murdered here" type scream, but more the "hey you scared me!" scream.
Also, interesting about your bf. Never heard a man scream, but I allow that maybe some do.
Onintwo
i was just wondering about the scream mechanism.
if a lady is suddenly taken by surprise and is fearful, she's likely to let out a blood curdling scream.
but that's not the natural reaction for men.
I was just wondering about the scream mechanism. If a lady is suddenly taken by surprise and is fearful, she's likely to let out a blood curdling scream. But that's not the natural reaction for men. So....is it a "learned" behavior? Or is it just "nature".
If it's a learned thing, then at what age? Do mothers tell their daughters about it, or does society just sort of "tell" women that that is the accepted response? When did you first scream?
I'm really desirous to know, this isn't some sort of baiting topic to stir things up. (it has nothing to do with rape, for example)
Onintwo
has anyone here had custom golf clubs made by a certified club maker?
curious about the experience with the fitting and afterwards.
(results).
Hey, Dan-O. Thanks for the comments.
Who does have their swing down really tight? Not me. But I'm actually thinking of the clubs for my wife. She's struggling with her game. Her birthday is coming up this month and about four weeks ago I played with this guy who thinks he can help her. (he let her hit his seven wood and she hits the holy hell out of it never having seen it before)
With the new offset clubs and high tech shafts, swing weights that are matched for your swing speed, proper loft and lie, proper diameter grips, etc, etc, etc, I'm hoping she can play better and thus enjoy herself more. That's the whole thing. If she enjoys the game more.
Her woods are very old, and I actually tried to hit them myself. (they're old steel shaft, persimmons with very worn grips) While I'm no pro, I could tell that they would be tough to score with consistently. Her irons are new. And she got the driver she always wanted last year and hits it 200-210 here in the Northwest.
Onintwo
