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This article should be required reading for all JWs who graduate from high school
by neverendingjourney inhttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/14/business/14schools.html.
the gist of the article is that trade schools are becoming increasingly poplular in our down economy, and that many of them deceptively market themselves, to put it nicely.
far too many students graduate from these outfits with tens of thousands of dollars of debt and zero job prospects.. when i was 19 years old, i decided to take the "spiritual" and "theocratic" route by foregoing a college education in favor of a quick trade school program.
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Do You Personally Know Of Anyone That Committed Suicide?
by minimus inlately, i've come to find out that a more than a few people in the area had killed themselves.
most of the people i know of were in their early twenties or forties.
for those loved ones surviving them, it was mostly a shock!
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Me, the WT, and the "Separating Work"...
by AGuest inmay you all have peace!.
a little while ago a dear one referred to my trip to "bethel" and discussion with carey barber.
he asked if he could read them.
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Apologies To Gladiator, Et Al
by snowbird ini can't post on cameo-d's topic - are you a fallen angel?
- anymore.. soooooo, i started this thread to apologize for the testy remark i made about men.. please forgive me.
i should have known that you were being sarcastically humorous.. thanks.. sylvia.
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Just had JW come to the door to invite me to memorial
by tec inthis is the first time that i ever refused to go the memorial.
usually i make excuses or fall back on the 'maybe'.
in fact, i have never stated an opinion that differs with anything that a jw at my door says.
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Does hell exist?
by notverylikely inthread for nasticanasta to have at with proof that it does..
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Resistance to WT
by snowbird inafter reading the threads on fading vs speaking out openly against wt policies, i was struck by how similar this is to the underground railroad during slavery, and later, resistance to jim crow.. in both situations, some jumped at the opportunity to escape bondage or oppression.
others chose a more indirect approach and were often reproached for doing so.. in the case of the underground railroad, several factors kept slaves rooted to the plantation - fear of the unknown, concern for families left behind, a sense of loyalty and indebtedness to their masters, a deep hope that things would, must, get better.. resistance to jim crow operated along similar lines.
those who had the least to lose were at the front of the battle.
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For people who use the OT to try and prove that God is an awful tyrant...
by tec inthe people in the ot made mistakes about what god wanted and expected from them.
some of the laws that were given were in place because they were too hard-hearted to accept anything more merciful.
jesus clearly states this:.
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Response to the Argument that Jehovah's Witnesses are not Cult Members
by bluecanary inthis is in response to the ezine article the argument that jehovah's witnesses are not cult members:.
this article is dangerously misinformed about (a) what constitutes a cult and (b) that the jws do in fact fit this category.
there is ample evidence of mind control, manipulation and cult tactics in this group, but you will not see it by casually chatting with a witness.
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Do they still teach them to Discipline their children?
by Snoozy ini was reading some older posts on a thread about beating your children.
i noticed some on there commented that the witnesses no longer teach that.. they did however say that the fact to not "spare the rod" is handed down to the next generation.. anyone have the current teaching of the witnesses on this?.
a funny thing i read in the thread was an example the wtbts gave of how animals discipline their kids..they spank them..for thier own good!.