"Brainless motions" children go through: 1. Drawing thanksgiving day turkeys on paper plates. 2. Singing xmas songs with the class. 3. Painting Easter eggs. 4. Saying the pledge of allegiance. Clear enough? None of those things amount to anything. Even the pledge is bogus. Kids are made to say this from first grad on and by 6th grade or so it stops in any great measure. Even sooner in my experience. The words mean nothing much to a child. It is what is said at home about the subject that makes the impression. No matter how often they say it at school it is simply by wrote unless you make an issue out of it. Hence, quit jerking the kid around. It's either ok or not. Glad SBC isn't giving the child a reason to stop it now that it has been sanctioned. That would make SBC ambiguious and unreliable. That SBC aint.
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How do you feel about the pledge of allegiance now?
by SweetBabyCheezits infor you us citizens (and those whose nations have a similar patriotic oath), how do you feel about your children saying the pledge in school if it's customary?.
my daughter is in 3rd grade and part of her school's morning routine includes the pledge.
when we stopped attending meetings a year ago, my wife and i explained to her that we don't agree with the jw "idolatry" classification so, naturally, she started joining her class in the pledge.. fast forward to the present: my wife and i are both non-theists who want to raise ethical, caring, tolerant children, but also children who aren't afraid to stand apart, especially when that stand isn't popular.
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How do you feel about the pledge of allegiance now?
by SweetBabyCheezits infor you us citizens (and those whose nations have a similar patriotic oath), how do you feel about your children saying the pledge in school if it's customary?.
my daughter is in 3rd grade and part of her school's morning routine includes the pledge.
when we stopped attending meetings a year ago, my wife and i explained to her that we don't agree with the jw "idolatry" classification so, naturally, she started joining her class in the pledge.. fast forward to the present: my wife and i are both non-theists who want to raise ethical, caring, tolerant children, but also children who aren't afraid to stand apart, especially when that stand isn't popular.
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SBC:
"But maybe I'm overthinking (or underthinking) this. Any thoughts?" My point exactly. You are overthinking this. The salute means nothing to the kids. The only thing uncomfortable is the standing out. For me that was the honor of it when I thought I was in the right. In time no child gave it a second thought because it was by wrote. It was a non issue.
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Mom Tries to Kill Kids, Self, Before 'Tribulation' Comes
by whereami inreligion = respected insane madness.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vj8-_jhfaa&feature=player_embedded#at=71.
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You can see the progression of mental illness on her face from the first photo to the second. Why don't these bozos start with themselves and not others? Praise the Lord! Whether killing thousands, or just three, a box cutter is a very handy tool evidently. All she needed was a plane ticket.
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How do you feel about the pledge of allegiance now?
by SweetBabyCheezits infor you us citizens (and those whose nations have a similar patriotic oath), how do you feel about your children saying the pledge in school if it's customary?.
my daughter is in 3rd grade and part of her school's morning routine includes the pledge.
when we stopped attending meetings a year ago, my wife and i explained to her that we don't agree with the jw "idolatry" classification so, naturally, she started joining her class in the pledge.. fast forward to the present: my wife and i are both non-theists who want to raise ethical, caring, tolerant children, but also children who aren't afraid to stand apart, especially when that stand isn't popular.
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I say make up your mind and quit jerking your kid around. Mountain out of molehills. The salute means nothing to the children its another brainless motion they go through. The witnesses make a big deal out of nothing to control their kids. I grew up not saluting and in time the pledge meant nothing to the other kids around me. A non issue.
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Stopping my bible study with the JW's
by salsa girl inthis is my first post after lurking for months.
hopefully i won't make any mistakes while typing and trying to post this so please bear with me!.
i had a bible study with jehovah's witnesses and i stopped the studies with them a couple of years back.
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You nailed it Salsa. Keep posting.
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What's the difference between the invisible enthroned Jesus and no Jesus?
by Terry inthe dragon in my garageby carl sagan.
"a fire-breathing dragon lives in my garage".
suppose (i'm following a group therapy approach by the psychologist richard franklin) i seriously make such an assertion to you.
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About 100 years of wasted paper.
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JW Limericsk - Add your own!
by pirata infeeling a bit silly tonight, so i thought i'd try my hand at some limericks.
feel free to add some more:.
two witnesses just newly wed. tried to get friskie in bed.
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There once was a cult called JW's
Who preached world destruction and other views
The dates they'd proclaim
proved false all the same
and thier children still suffer abuse!
For persecution they wait all thier life
while dominating over thier wife
the persecution it seems
was of thier wives dreams
The Truth is the source of thier strife.
There once was a young man named Ben
who treasured his highlighter pen
the Watchtower he'd mark
while porn he would park
on the PC he kept in his den.
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There are safer ways to boil water.
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For non-believers: What evidence would it take for you to believe in 'god'?
by jay88 init all comes down to evidence (but funny how we tend not to accept the evidence that indicates that what be actually believe to be true might be wrong).. this is a statement made by nick in previous thread of his.. >>>>>>>>>>.
if the ot 'god' reappeared today, would that be evidence of 'god'?.
jay, .
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EXACTLY
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For non-believers: What evidence would it take for you to believe in 'god'?
by jay88 init all comes down to evidence (but funny how we tend not to accept the evidence that indicates that what be actually believe to be true might be wrong).. this is a statement made by nick in previous thread of his.. >>>>>>>>>>.
if the ot 'god' reappeared today, would that be evidence of 'god'?.
jay, .
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Wasanelder Once
Because our experiences are the sum total of chemicals in our brain reacting to chemical balance and imbalance reacting to our environment it is impossible to know no matter what happens. We beleive what we believe. I don't.