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  How many here were homeschooled?

  by Highlander in

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  i'm quite new here, so i apologize if this topic has been covered.. the reason i ask this,, i was raised in the midwest.

  a majority(more than 50%) of the children at the local congregation were homeschooled.. the end result was that these homeschooled kids had social problems, found it difficult making and keeping friends and were completely out of touch with the world.. as these kids became adults, rarely did they stay on as witnesses and usually went to the other extreme,, you know the old saying,, sex drugs and rock n' roll..

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  Here in the US you can homeschool from gradeschool to highschool. The rules vary from state to state, however there is usually a bit of oversight from the local school

  system or a government office regarding what is taught at home. I think there are state sanctioned homeschool organizations that provide the books/tests and basic

  'platform' needed to do the home schooling. A close family member of mine originally homeschooled their kids. Finally they saw the light and sent their kids off to real

  school. They were young enough they adjusted quite well. I'm pleased they are in public school now.

  Believe me,, I think it should be illegal, but it's not here. I've met many witness kids and not witness kids that were home schooled,, the majority of which have trouble

  fitting in and being comfortable in social situations. I was screwed up enough being a 'weird witness' among the school kids in public school. I can't imagein how bad

  my social skills would be had I been home schooled.

  BTW,,, to answer your question about who teaches them,, it's the stay at home mom, who typically has her share of social skill problems.. Staying at home to teach the kids allows the mom/or dad in some cases to 'hide' from the big bad worldly people or whatever their phobia may be.
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  Do You Fear That Islamic Fundamentalists Will Start WWIII ???

  by minimus in

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  a lot of people are worrying about these uprisings, riots and violence being done----it seems everywhere.

  i've read how some feel that europe does not have the ability as a union to fight against this.

  is this like it was in germany prior to ww!!

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  George Bush will start WWIII
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  I'm officially a Junior!

  by Highlander in

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  take that all you newbies!!

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  I don't consider myself a JW so by definition that would make me an apostate.
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  I'm officially a Junior!

  by Highlander in

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  take that all you newbies!!

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  Take that all you Newbies!!
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  Would you want Jesus as a friend?

  by scout575 in

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  whilst christians like to portray jesus as the supreme example of love and mercy ( as opposed to a supposedly wicked 'watchtower god' ), does the bible's presentation of jesus cast him in quite the same flattering light that christians like to believe?

  for instance, at revelation 19:15 jesus is described as 'smiting the nations and ruling them with a rod of iron and treading the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of almighty god.

  ' does jesus sound just as bad as the 'wicked watchtower god'?

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  Only if he shaved his beard, wore only suits, worked as a window cleaner and preached 144 hours a month.
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  About Tattoos...

  by Mastodon in

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  somebody was asking me about tattoos and what the biblical rules about them are.

  i also remember that a magazine (an awake!?

  ) mentioned that getting a tattoo is a matter of conscience.

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  At least the spider web is on your ankle,, I see them on the elbow out here.

  May I ask what you were in prison for?

  I've been to jail before,, when I was young I tried out running the police on my motorcylce,,, the police cars couldn't keep up,, but the helicopter did.
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  This question is not meant to be..well..weird but....

  by stillAwitness in

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  do any of you parents and/or sons and daughters feel weird about sleeping in the same bed as your parent and/or son or daughter?

  is there a certain age that this behavior becomes inappropriate?

  i ask this because the c.o and his wife that are staying with us this week: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/9/107349/1.ashx brought along their 18 year old daugher.

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  Hell no! I ain't sleepin' naked in the same room as my parents!
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  This question is not meant to be..well..weird but....

  by stillAwitness in

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  do any of you parents and/or sons and daughters feel weird about sleeping in the same bed as your parent and/or son or daughter?

  is there a certain age that this behavior becomes inappropriate?

  i ask this because the c.o and his wife that are staying with us this week: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/9/107349/1.ashx brought along their 18 year old daugher.

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  I remember sharing a hotel room with my mom,, separate beds though.

  I'll never do that again... She snores way too LOUD!!!!
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  How many here were homeschooled?

  by Highlander in

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  i'm quite new here, so i apologize if this topic has been covered.. the reason i ask this,, i was raised in the midwest.

  a majority(more than 50%) of the children at the local congregation were homeschooled.. the end result was that these homeschooled kids had social problems, found it difficult making and keeping friends and were completely out of touch with the world.. as these kids became adults, rarely did they stay on as witnesses and usually went to the other extreme,, you know the old saying,, sex drugs and rock n' roll..

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  Highlander

  I'm quite new here, so I apologize if this topic has been covered.

  The reason I ask this,, I was raised in the midwest. A majority(more than 50%) of the children at the local congregation were homeschooled.

  The end result was that these homeschooled kids had social problems, found it difficult making and keeping friends and were completely out of touch with the world.

  As these kids became adults, rarely did they stay on as witnesses and usually went to the other extreme,, you know the old saying,, sex drugs and rock n' roll.
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  Dist. Conventions and Circuit Assemblies ~ Questions...

  by Riverwatcher in

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  i've got some questions about district conventions and circuit assemblies.

  are j/w's required to attend them?

  what if they can't afford to go?

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  Highlander

  The sad thing is that we would never allow anyone to care for our little ones even if they offered. It is important for the brainwashing to begin in infancy the WTS Leaders believe.

  So true,, where I was raised,, a majority of the witness children were homeschooled. Thos parents that homeschooled their children wouldn't even consider

  letting someone babysit the kids.