as i was driving home last night, i happened onto a radio station that had two "ministers" answering questions from the listeners.. they were just as clever as the wt in twisting explanations.
i had to laugh as well as shake my head over the manipulation of the scriptures.
the last question was, why does satan attack god's holy city after he is let loose at the end of the 1,000 years.
I was at dinner the other night when a guy at a nearby table started talking loudly about how Satan was messing with him by making him lose his keys and stumble and fall.
I said to my husband it might have more to do with vodka than Satan, but whatever.
our kingdom hall was in a boring town of 30,000 people so to spice things up me and some special pioneers living with us decided to have a fancy dress up party!
what could go wrong?
nice clean fun, and no booze (oh crap!).
I went to several formal parties - just far away from my home congregation. In my area it was a huge no- no, but as long as I was far enough away that no one local would know - it was A-ok. Optics are everything.
our kingdom hall was in a boring town of 30,000 people so to spice things up me and some special pioneers living with us decided to have a fancy dress up party!
what could go wrong?
nice clean fun, and no booze (oh crap!).
Funny they should choose footloose, given the movie was about repressing free thought.
ok i want to pose a question to those who care to discuss this.. imagine a scenario.
you hear of a exjw writing a book, however, before writing this book this exjw is requesting money to publish said book.
you go along with it and help to get this book out to the public as you think that it will be beneficial.
No
i think everyone has the freedom to protest, they also have freedom of speech, these are two fundamental things that make america amazing.
but thinking rationally about what is going on with the nfl, therefore, i have an unfavorable opinion of the league, and the players, not their right to free speech, but their motive and execution of it.
constitutional freedom to protest ends at the workplace door too.
The flag, to me, represents freedom. The opportunities this country has given me are unmatched. The opportunities are endless, there is nothing I cannot do or become because of what that flag stands for. In many other countries my prospects would be limited because of my gender or the fact that I reject religion.., but here none of that matters. So thankful for my life in the USA. I think if they want to protest anything our flag/ national anthem isn't the place.
i think everyone has the freedom to protest, they also have freedom of speech, these are two fundamental things that make america amazing.
but thinking rationally about what is going on with the nfl, therefore, i have an unfavorable opinion of the league, and the players, not their right to free speech, but their motive and execution of it.
constitutional freedom to protest ends at the workplace door too.
To me it's not about free speech, it's about disrespecting our flag. A flag many people died defending so that we have the freedom we have, including the right to protest.
Isn't there a better way than this to bring light to this supposed problem?
i think most witnesses are simple minded.many are ignorant.
there are a lot of basically "good people "in the religion but i believe many are kind of dumb, including many elders.
do you agree with my thoughts??
Ignorant that the disfellowshipping arranagment is not loving, is not bible based, and is in fact judging another person as unworthy of Gods love. Who thinks they have that kind of power?!?!? Being Gods chosen one's sure is hard /s.
i have been faded for 5 years raising my kid after jw wife cheated on me.
i go to the memorial here and there.
my mother is a pioneer.
I am so sorry for your loss. Something I learned early on, JW's will exploit any painful situation to hurt you more. It is intentional and encouraged. I limit what I share with my family ( the ones that still speak to me) because I know they are not capable of support and will cause further trauma.
You were given information about your mother from this interaction, information you can use to make better choices concerning her in the future.
i never thought i would see that in the us, a "free speech rally" (which has distanced itself from and organizers have nothing at all to do with the right, republicans or extremism) is being counter protested by thousands in boston today, the counter protests being organized by a coalition of black supremacists and sjw's.. on the other hand, google is building a database of speech that doesn't align with the left-wing political values.. i'm not sure what youngsters are thinking these days, but free speech used to be the cornerstone of american civilizations only a few decades ago.
the only way to drown out "bad" free speech is more free speech..
I am not sure what the solution is, but we are headed for a civil war. People need to take a step back and realize that our own personal opinions are not always the only opinion, and growth can happen when we come together to find solutions. But the way things are that is not going to happen anytime soon.
When you start silencing views you don't agree with, it's all downhill from there as a society. Throughout history silencing views and restricting free speech has ended badly.
i would like to state publicly, on this forum, i no longer hold the views i had a year ago.. with much thought, research, study and logical examination i have come to a better understanding of my beliefs and where i stand on all these issues.. i'm very happy to announce i have returned to healthful teaching of the holy scriptures and i firmly believe that the governing body of jehovah's witnesses is the faithful slave.. sorry if i have contibuted to any kind of stumbling and know that if i can turn things around then there's hope for all who come to there sence.. phill4:6,7.
When people do this it's all about being superior. Going back makes them feel superior, they have the truth, all the answers, and are so much smarter than all of us.
I would never trade my freedom, to be, say, and do anything, for lies, control, and false teachings. No pipe dream would ever be worth losing my freedom.
