i have seldom given money to beggars.
i have often thought that many are people who just do not want to work.
however, i am starting to wonder if i ought to: and how much to give?.
I do give to some beggars/homeless. Most often, I will give $1 or whatever change I have. It makes me nervous to pull out my wallet in front of a stranger who needs money. That sometimes prevents me from doing so.
Where I am from, there are quite a few very poor people, they wait outside stores, on the side of the roads at intersections. It is so sad to me.
..when you got baptised, and when you discovered the truth about the truth?.
me: 20 and 27.
Baptised at 13y-discovered the real 'truth' at 40y
...made an interesting comment last night.. some of you may know that she is not into digging up dirt on the wtbts.
she realizes that there are some things wrong with the organization, but wishes to just ignore them for the sake of stability and preserving friendships.
there's obviously more to it, but in the interest of staying on topic:.
Did she realize what she said?
I remember this change-why did they go to the 'donations only'? What was the real reason for the change?
i was just reading a funny thread posted by fallen_princess about stupid jw directives and something about seat saving came up....it reminded me of how i foiled the crime of seat saving at conventions....i would just save every other seat and it usually worked saving every third seat....i mean who walks in and picks a seat where you have to sit next to sombody else??
?...............i loved breaking rules i guess..................oompa.
That is too funny! I wish I would have thought of that when I was going.
i remember one time when i was about 17 years old, i wanted to arrange a costume party for the young brothers in the congo around my age.
i suggested it to one of my friends and was told that the elders had advised against it because it could be construed as pagan and masks have their roots in demonism.
of course, i was never shown any biblical proof of this but just that response took the wind out of my sails and i decided to just not go through with it.
At our hall, the sisters weren't allowed to wear shirts with prints on them. An example of this is one time my sister had a shirt that had an anchor with some writing about a yacht club. Another sister pulled us aside and said it was inappropriate to wear that.
Now, I wonder what scripture that was based on.
i'm looking for suggestions of songs that make you think about your escape from mind control.
please reply with your suggestion.. here's a youtube playlist i just made.
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=pl4618cce125431c7a.
SCREAM by Michael Jackson-this song has to be about the witnesses.
Tired of injustice
Tired of the schemes
The lies are disgusting
So what does it meanKicking me down
I got to get up
As jacked as it sounds
The whole system sucks
(janet)
Peek in the shadow
Come into the light
You tell me I’m wrong
Then you better prove you’re right
You’re sellin’ out souls but
I care about mine
I’ve got to get stronger
And I won’t give up the fight
(michael)
With such confusions don’t it make you wanna scream
Your bash abusin’ victimize within the scheme
(janet)
You try to cope with every lie they scrutinize
(both)
Somebody please have mercy
’cause I just can’t take it
Stop pressurin’ me
Just stop pressurin’ me
Stop pressurin’ me
Make me wanna screamStop pressurin’ me
Just stop pressurin’ me
Stop pressurin’ me
Make you just wanna scream
(michael)
Tired of you tellin’ the story your way
It’s causin’ confusion
You think it’s okay
(janet)
You keep changin’ the rules
While I keep playin’ the game
I can’t take it much longer
I think I might go insane
(michael)
With such confusion don’t it make you wanna scream
Your bash abusin’ victimize within the scheme
(janet)
You find your pleasure scandalizin’ every lie
(both)
Oh father, please have mercy ’cause I just can’t take it
Stop pressurin’ me
Just stop pressurin’ me
Stop pressurin’ me
Make me wanna scream
Stop pressurin’ me
Just stop pressurin’ me
Stop *? !@#!in’ with me
Make me wanna scream
(janet)
"oh my god, can’t believe what I saw
As I turned on the tv this evening
I was disgusted by all the injustice
All the injustice"
(michael)
"all the injustice"
(news man)
"a man has been brutally beaten to death by
Police after being wrongly identified as a
Robbery suspect. the man was
An 18 year old black male..."
(michael)
With such collusions don’t it make you wanna scream
Your bash abusin’ victimize within the scheme
(janet)
You try to cope with every lie they scrutinize
(both)
Oh brother please have mercy’cause I just can’t take it
Stop pressurin’ mejust stop pressurin’ me
Stop pressurin’ memake me wanna scream
Stop pressurin’ mejust stop pressurin’ me
Stop pressurin’ memake me wanna scream
Stop pressurin’ mejust stop pressurin’ me
Stop pressurin’ memake me wanna scream
how did it turn out?.
I was a 'sinner'. First time, I got DF'd. Second time, Private Reproof.
since i am not yet fully out.....i was at the dc.
the drama was just awful.
for anyone else that saw it....i need your opinion.
As a parent of 3 teenage boys-who would DIE if they thought I was going to do something like that-I can say it would have gotten way worse for him at school.
That story would spread through the school like wildfire. The boys would be ruthless to him and the girls would just feel pity.
Girls feeling pity towards you=low self esteem.
when i was a teenager in the early-mid 80's, rick springfield was popular .
as a teen girl, i was in love with him and his music.
the girl who studied with me was quite verbal about not idol-worshipping him or any pop culture personality.
LOL, just be aware. It has a lot of sex.
That doesn't bother me.
