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  Does This Board Have A "Teaching"?

  by rocketman in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  having frequented this board for about two years, i've noticed over time that, in a sense, there has come to be almost a 'religion', set of beliefs, or 'teaching' that has kind of evolved here.

  there seem to be certain things that the majority, in some cases even a consensus, of members here agree on.

  some examples that come to mind:.

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  concerned mama

  I don't know if this board has a "Teaching" but it is sure a fascinating place with interesting people. Thank you, Nathan Natas, from one of the brave and curious non JWs who visits this forum.

  People, like all of you, who have examined their religion, and their whole lifestyle and culture, and taught themselves to look at the wider world with open eyes, so often say fascinating things. I am awed and amazed by your courage. Your pleasure in a "Happy Birthday" reminds me that I have had so many joys my whole life and I darn well should appreciate that I didn't have the WT telling me what to do.

  Having examined so much, well....you just keep on analyzing and examining. Thank you for letting me share your forum.
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  Catholics Seeking Lost Catholics

  by blondie in

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  http://www.wcr.ab.ca/news/2003/0303/mission030303.shtml i am standing at the door knocking oblate mission parish seeks out fallen away catholics

  by ramon gonzalez.

  "knocking on people's doors was definitely outside my comfort zone," she explained.

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  concerned mama

  I asked my friend what her experience was with this. She said that it was really low key and casual. As there is no problem with being "inactive"in the Catholic church, people didn't seem to find it threatening or any pressure. Many contacted just seemed to be pleased that the Parish was there for if and when they wanted to get more involved, or if all they needed was the wedding, funeral, baptism stuff. She hadn't heard of anyone upset with being contacted.
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  A Big Canadian Apology

  by jgnat in

  1. social
  2. humour

  i got this as an e-mail joke today, my apologies if you have heard it already.... on behalf of canadians everywhere i'd like to offer an apology to the united states of america.

  we haven't been getting along very well recently and for that, i am truly sorry.. i'm sorry we called george bush a moron.

  he is a moron but, it wasn't nice of us to point it out.

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  concerned mama

  Very true, very politically incorrect. I love it.

  I wonder if anyone is going to get mad.
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  Catholics Seeking Lost Catholics

  by blondie in

  1. jw
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  http://www.wcr.ab.ca/news/2003/0303/mission030303.shtml i am standing at the door knocking oblate mission parish seeks out fallen away catholics

  by ramon gonzalez.

  "knocking on people's doors was definitely outside my comfort zone," she explained.

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  concerned mama

  Oh my gosh, this is my city! I live in the area that one of the parishes mentioned (Good Shepherd) serves and have loads of Catholic friends. I don't recall getting a knock on the door, or anything in the mailbox or hearing about this from any friends. I know it is a very large active parish with lots of young families and I have been to weddings and funerals and friends' kids' First Communion and such there. I'll have to ask if any of them remember this.
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  Are JW kids really better that Christendom's or even the world's?

  by starScream in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i dont mean to put down my cousin but if she and her boyfriend (now husband) have been loyal jws all their lives why is it that he was arrested for cocaine posession, (he was actually trafficking while a jw!!!!

  )she got knocked up by him, and then they got married by a judge instead of an elder.

  do these sound like jw kids or do they sound like the real jw kids that you dont see on the poster or cover of awake.

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  concerned mama

  This "our kids are better than your kids" point is one of the first things that made me wonder about JWs. Double life thing, again. I am not JW and the JW Mom I was speaking to was telling me about the wonderful kids in her congregation and what a good influence on each other they were. Meanwhile, I knew her 14 year old son went out partying and drinking with older JW kids and had all sorts of stories about what these kids were up to. I don't think JW kids are WORSE than other kids, but this parent was in full scale denial.

  This particular boy has cleaned up his act, yet still, hangs out with the wilder kids at school, and self-righteously judges their behavior, and once again talks about how JW kids are better, and yes, some JWs are better than how some of those kids act. Just like some worldly kids are better than some JW kids. Those generalizations are just too big.

  There are parents that choose not to be involved with their kids, or who close their eyes to their kids less desirable behavior. The thing I have noticed with my kids' friends, is the ones who seem to have their head on straight also seem to have involved parents who are willing to drive them around, have other kids over, have standards of behavior, care about marks and doing your best. These kids come from all religions, Jewish to Pentacostal to Buddist, and different backgrounds, but the common factor is that they all have parents who care, who listen and who are willing to be parents, not buddies.
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  this is going beyond a joke what do you think?

  by nelly1 in

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  2. friends

  i was talking to a witness who is still in and she said they gave a talk at the hall, about submissive wives and were told that if the husband wants to go somewhere for the holiday and the wife want to go somewhere else she will need to be respectful and do what the husband wants.

  and she can go on her prefered choice of holiday the following year...... .

  the husband is to make all major decisions such as where they will .

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  concerned mama

  Ok, sigh, my first try at embedding and it didn't work. Maybe the Watchtower Official site won't link to here?

  This was the link http://www.watchtower.org/library/w/1999/3/1/article_02.htm

  It is on Step Families.
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  this is going beyond a joke what do you think?

  by nelly1 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was talking to a witness who is still in and she said they gave a talk at the hall, about submissive wives and were told that if the husband wants to go somewhere for the holiday and the wife want to go somewhere else she will need to be respectful and do what the husband wants.

  and she can go on her prefered choice of holiday the following year...... .

  the husband is to make all major decisions such as where they will .

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  concerned mama

  Thank you, Gopher.

  I just took a quick peek at the official Watchtower sight to see how much they publiclly said about Headship and submissive wives. I found this article. I know this is nothing new to you JWs or ex JWs, but the part down the page, "Parents Need To Communicate" just made me sick. Those poor kids.. How could any mother do this to her kids?
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  this is going beyond a joke what do you think?

  by nelly1 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was talking to a witness who is still in and she said they gave a talk at the hall, about submissive wives and were told that if the husband wants to go somewhere for the holiday and the wife want to go somewhere else she will need to be respectful and do what the husband wants.

  and she can go on her prefered choice of holiday the following year...... .

  the husband is to make all major decisions such as where they will .

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  concerned mama

  Is this talk one of the ones for a local congregation or a talk that everyone all over the world gets?

  Any "worldly" woman who is thinking of marrying a Jehovah's Witness should have to hear that. She should also have to read that chapter in one of the books (Family Life?) about the "submissive wife". Is that the life she wants?
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  Do you or others you know own a home security system? POLL

  by pr_capone in

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  2. friends

  i began working at adt almost 3 months ago and am curious to know how many homeowners actually have a security system.

  if you dont have one, do you want one?

  if you dont want one, how come?

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  concerned mama

  my answer is #1.

  We were broken into twice within a year in our old house. When we built our present home 15 years ago we put in a system and I love it.
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  Today

  by Scully in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  today is the day i realize that i'm being toyed with.

  i hate being a pawn.

  i hate feeling like people have had nothing more than a phony selfish reason for having any interest in me.

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  concerned mama

  Scully,

  You are a wonderful, valuable person who has helped so may others. You do care, and others care about you.

  cm