a customer on my route with whom i have had some lively debates was his number 1 complaint is that "the witnesses have so many rules".
last month i agreed with on this issue.
he asked why the change, i told him that i have been doing some soul searching.
I agree, you can instill those things on your own as a parent, as many other parents do. You certainly don't need to teach him the ways of a cult to instill any values.
You're probably teaching him those values anyway because it sounds like your a great parent thinking about your kids the way you do.
are the governing body, 8 pope-ettes, just jealous?.
what group of people doesn't want their finest minds to be educated?
(facepalm) .
Who in their right mind would allow their 13 year old child to become a Jehovah's Witness when they aren't witnesses themselves? Crazy. (If what they are saying is the truth in the first place)
and when it's brought to their attention that its a disfellowshipping offence to be on this board, rather than take that on the chin they come back and quote even more scriptures.
they should go tell the elders they've been enjoying spending a few hours on JWN...
i went to post a packet today.
as i left my house i noticed a couple of jws boring a house holder to death.. as i returned from the post office i saw the area regailed with jws, many of whom i know.
they didn't see me as they were busy trying to foist leaflets onto people.
To hell with missing Star Trek!
in the movie annie hall, written by woody allen, as a young boy, alvy's mother, takes him to see a doctor as he appears to be dealing with some kind of depression.
when the doctor asks alvy what's up, alvy explains that he just found out the universe is expanding, everything will spread out and go cold and die, therefore nothing he does matters, so he is not going to do anything anymore.
most people might see this as a joke, but i think woody is trying to make a serious point.. the point here is about meaning.
Just as King Solomon said, that made me laugh.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1ukz5m-yo4&feature=youtu.be.
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cedars.
'We're not going to say what Jehovah did or did not do' - well, that's a first, you normally would say you know exactly what god did!
my dad is currently attending a week long elders school.
dad is in his 70's and not in great health at the moment so this is adding to my anger that he is having to leave the house at 7am and doesn't return until 6pm and then has to lock himself away to study further in preparation for the next day.. he has also been told he is not to discuss anything about the school with other elders until they have all attended.
what are they learning about that isnt' already out there for all to read anyway.. they can't be learning more bible stuff as the bible is there to be read by the general public so i can only assume that its all top secret stuff that the rest of the congregation can't know about.
ApostateChick - yes they do. I was told of a case (from an elder who was there) of a couple who came to the elders to confess they had sex before they got married. They'd already confessed and yet this one creepy wee elder was asking the girl questions like 'how did you feel when he touched your breasts'
utterly ridiculous that that's allowed, disgraceful. There was absolutely no reason to ask questions of that sort. I personally feel that some do get off on it, that or enjoy putting people in positions to humiliate them.
the man who spent 27 years in prison in his relentless effort to free south africa from apartheid has passed at 94.. he sought peace, understanding and tolerance in his efforts to reconcile the nation and the peoples of south africa.
he learned the africaaners language his captors spoke to be able to communicate and share his ideas for a better future.
when ronald reagan and margaret thatcher wanted him to remain in prison mandela forgave them.
I liked this, a friend of mine posted it on Facebook.
'Mandela will die soon, today, tomorrow, next week...it won't be long. Remember this, he out lived Thatcher. When Cameron (UK Prime Minister) latches on the Mandela bandwagon this week remember that in 1985 he was a top member of the federation of conservative students, who produced the 'hang Mandela' posters.
in 1989 Cameron worked in th Tory policy unit at Central Office and went on a anti sanctions fact finding mission to South Africa with pro apartheid lobby firm that was sponsored by Botha. Remember this when he tells the world he was inspired by Madiba'
i once attended a two day special assembly with my gums bleeding after having 4 widom teeth pulled the day before.
i managed the two days by rinsing out my mouth all day long and placing cotton in my mouth.. one brother had back surgery the week before but attended a two day assembly by laying on a matress in the back of the assembly hall.
why he needed to be there i'll never understand!.
The guy that studied with me in Scotland told me that if I missed the meeting he'd know I had died because that was the only reason to miss the meetings. I used to laugh at that until I realised I was doing it, going to the meeting when I should have been in bed or worse at times, should have been in the hospital.
watch out for armageddon it is going to be numbing to human sensibilities:.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=micq4iqrklm.
i guess he's thinkin jehovah's gonna roast them like a hot dogs burned to a charred ruination over a fire.
I'd recommend two books, firstly Crisis of conscience by Ray Franz. That will help you see the inner workings of the watchtower and shows quite clearly (at least to me it does) that its false.
id also recommend God is not Great by Christopher Hitchens. Completely different I know but once the guilt of not going to the meetings has gone by reading Rays book, this book opens up a lot more to sink your teeth into.
"people tryyyy, to put us doooown,.
- talking 'bout my overlapping generation".
sorry, i'm feeling a bit silly today.. splash..
'I don't need to be forgiven' Baba O'Riley
