On the "Shrinkage" episode:
Elaine: They shrink?
Jerry: Like a frightened turtle!
Elaine: How do men walk around with those things?
(I give you the gist; I'm not sure I remember the lines perfectly.)
Cate
i may be the only one that posts on this and i'm going to bed but i'm starting this thread anyway.
i love imbd.
*********************************************** ******************************************************************************* george costanza: you ask me to have lunch, tell me you slept with elaine, and then say you're not in the mood for details.
On the "Shrinkage" episode:
Elaine: They shrink?
Jerry: Like a frightened turtle!
Elaine: How do men walk around with those things?
(I give you the gist; I'm not sure I remember the lines perfectly.)
Cate
they brag about the fact that they the don' t baptize their babies because "how can a baby 'know' what religion it wants to believe in the rest of it's life!".
but a 14 year old does?.....they put so much presure on their children to get dunked, that if your not baptize by 18 years old there is something really "wrong" with you.. so the poor kid does it, just to get everyone off their backs.
legally a minor can't be held to a contract if they are under 18 years old and why?
Confession: Great poem. So sad, and so true.
Cate
they brag about the fact that they the don' t baptize their babies because "how can a baby 'know' what religion it wants to believe in the rest of it's life!".
but a 14 year old does?.....they put so much presure on their children to get dunked, that if your not baptize by 18 years old there is something really "wrong" with you.. so the poor kid does it, just to get everyone off their backs.
legally a minor can't be held to a contract if they are under 18 years old and why?
If they are going to push children to be baptized, then like the court system, there should be different consequences/punishments. Instead, make a decision at 12 that turns out to be wrong for you, and you will suffer the consequences your entire life.
I've asked some people who are keen to see children baptized if they would agree to let a child get married. When they say, "No," I've asked, "which is the more important decision?" They have to say, "baptism." I'm not sure if this reasoning sticks with them, however.
I agree with the posters who pointed out that it is about control. If there are truly horrible consequences for leaving, 37% will stay.
Cate
PS I was baptized at 13. Because all my friends were getting baptized.
they brag about the fact that they the don' t baptize their babies because "how can a baby 'know' what religion it wants to believe in the rest of it's life!".
but a 14 year old does?.....they put so much presure on their children to get dunked, that if your not baptize by 18 years old there is something really "wrong" with you.. so the poor kid does it, just to get everyone off their backs.
legally a minor can't be held to a contract if they are under 18 years old and why?
If we are to follow in Christ's footsteps, shouldn't that include noting his age at baptism?
Cate
from shakespeare's hamlet, 1603:.
lord polonius .
this business is well ended.. my liege, and madam, to expostulate.
PS "Brevity is the soul of wit" is one of my favorite lines.
from shakespeare's hamlet, 1603:.
lord polonius .
this business is well ended.. my liege, and madam, to expostulate.
Religion is a snare and a racket.
a few nights ago, mrs. ghost and i joined her family for a nice dinner on the occasion of her parents' anniversary.
they are all witnesses and decent folks--not elders or "big shots," but as far as i can tell they all buy into the jw stuff.
it was a pleasant evening, with a lot of reminiscing on the part of the in-laws.
Someone said to me recently that the "preaching work is more for us than for those we preach to." I said, "So it's just busy work to keep us out of trouble?" She laughed and said "And isn't that a good thing!"
In any other place in life, work, school, etc., a person would be offended to be assigned "busy work." It implies a lack of trust in the person--in his or her abilities, integrity, work ethic, intelligence.
They make me tired.
Cate
the wts has sent a letter to all convention overseers expressing their increasing concern at sisters "directing brothers" at district conventions.. with immediate effect (ie for dc 2008), sisters are no longer to be used as volunteers in parking and security / watchman departments.
any sisters volunteering in other departments (eg toilet cleaning) must be subordinate & follow the direction of appointed brothers.
this move will put a huge burden on the dcs in my area - nearly half the volunteers for parking are sisters and there aren't enough volunteers as it is.
Well, us broads are so vain you know...
why doesn't it occur to my friends and family that.... for one hundred years (give or take) we could prove via scriptures and greek translation that the generation jesus referred to meant that no one born in 1914 would die before the end came.. then that changed (in 1995), but we were able to prove the new "understanding" via scriptures and greek translation.. now the "understanding" is changing again.
but i'm sure we can still prove it via scripture and greek translation.. what will we be able to prove next?.
cate.
Why doesn't it occur to my friends and family that...
For one hundred years (give or take) we could prove via scriptures and Greek translation that the generation Jesus referred to meant that no one born in 1914 would die before the end came.
Then that changed (in 1995), but we were able to prove the new "understanding" via scriptures and Greek translation.
Now the "understanding" is changing again. But I'm sure we can still prove it via scripture and Greek translation.
What will we be able to prove next?
Cate
the wts has sent a letter to all convention overseers expressing their increasing concern at sisters "directing brothers" at district conventions.. with immediate effect (ie for dc 2008), sisters are no longer to be used as volunteers in parking and security / watchman departments.
any sisters volunteering in other departments (eg toilet cleaning) must be subordinate & follow the direction of appointed brothers.
this move will put a huge burden on the dcs in my area - nearly half the volunteers for parking are sisters and there aren't enough volunteers as it is.
This must be a joke, right? I've never seen sisters in parking lot detail. They never would've been considered would they? We can't carry microphones, how could we park cars?
However, I once was allowed to direct sisters to the appropriate stall to pee in. At the district conventions, there was a problem with long lines at the women's restrooms. Naturally, the brothers decided this was because women were too stupid to discern that the next stall was open. Therefore, some of us were assigned as "Restroom Attendants." We stood at the front of the line and when a stall opened up, we ushered the next sister into the stall.
Think that's the funny part? Sorry, no. The funny part was that for awhile we wore an attendant's badge under our name badge. It just said, "Attendant." Then, some brother decided that we were usurping the brothers' roles and changed the tag to "restroom." I loved walking around with my name tag with the label "restroom" under it!
Cate
PS Who remembers when the mirrors in the women's restrooms were covered over with brown paper to keep us from spending all that valuable time "primping?"