just in case my link in the thread on the international conventions has been missed by a few i thought you might like this link to a witness in london who has produced a jw themed rap album.... .
http://www.amazon.co.uk/the-jah-project-eddie-t/dp/b00j8m9afm.
it's on itunes as well..
Just in case my link in the thread on the international conventions has been missed by a few I thought you might like this link to a Witness in London who has produced a JW themed rap album...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Jah-Project-Eddie-T/dp/B00J8M9AFM
It's on Itunes as well.
i went to a small non-denominational church yesterday - first time in a church since i left the borg 4 years ago - and this is how i observed several of the members singing.. .
boy... do those people love to sing.. .
i try not to judge the sincerity of others but i was a little put off by the experience because it looked fake, showy display-ish.
That's the picture which if you look at the full picture carefully, appears to have an extra pair of sandalled feet, and no Body to go with them.
haha! You beat me to it. I always enjoyed pointing that one out.
i don't know if this was mentioned but i spoke with a jw from atlanta, georgia that informed me that the great gb has approved jw auditions.. yes, you read that right!
now the jw's will have their own jw idol, jw voice, and dancing with jw stars, lol.. they are using an assembly hall in atlanta and jw's from all over are auditioning from 8am till 6pm.. supposedly the idea is to have live entertainment for the delegates traveling from overseas for the international conventions.. he said they have had jw's who can play all the hits from the beatles, play merengue, salsa, sing, dance, etc.. the gb is trying hard to make their cult look normal.. some of the questions this rises are,.
will it work?
Do you think this brother's new album will make it?
Dub Rap...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Jah-Project-Eddie-T/dp/B00J8M9AFM
snapper creek (miami, fl) congregation, had 2 pioneers (female), partake at the memorial for the first time.
one is 20 years old, the other 23.. the gt delayed again!!
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Strictly speaking they should be counted. The instructions are to count all partakers.
i m a little curious because i have hard to see that every single person has the interest to stand up and sing in the beginning and in the end of every meeting...... what will happen if you are interested in the so called truth, not to stand up and sing a song against your will?!
then, is it okay to sit down like normal when everybody else copy each other (stand up an sing a certain text/song) as parrots?.
I don't sing now. I stand up though.
our memorial was held at a music hall with roughly 1300-1400 in attendance.
there was a guest speaker from bethell, guess who??
andre!
Cheers BU2B. I know the guy you mean.
our memorial was held at a music hall with roughly 1300-1400 in attendance.
there was a guest speaker from bethell, guess who??
andre!
Which video is "Andre" in?
The jw.org stuff whilst passing the emblems did not happen at our hall and sounds incredibly disrepectful.
At least our speaker kept the web marketing until the closing comments.
hey i joined this thread recently and thought this was a good way to introduce myself.
i am 15, still going to school and i live in the uk.
a good chunk of my mum's side of the family are jws.
Duvan - you will have a PM in the next few mins....
when i worked for a book store i became familiar with beka text books for home school.. i spoke with the mothers who came looking for them.
i realized something didn't smell right.. then, i realized there are a couple of generations of fundamentalist kids who have had no exposure.
to the scientific method, science facts or any conversancy with physics or biology or history as a result of beka textbooks.. in a nutshell here is the situation:.
I think it is obvious that it is possible for some home schooled children to far exceed the mean achievement levels of those schooled in public establishments (to use the US phrase).
What none of us should lose sight of is the point of the original post. Home schooling is used by those with narrow agendas, often moulded by religious views, as a mechanism to restrict the exposure of their young ones to a diverse education that encourages critical thinking skills. Home schooling has gained some traction with Witnesses who think they are doing the best for their kids. They think they are providing them with the right level of knowledge, equiping them with just enough education to support a life of full time service to Jehovah (a.k.a the org). They think they are helping them avoid unwholesome influences.
The reality is that they are producing young adults who are at a high risk of not having good critical thinking skills, are ill equipped to deal with life choices outside of the scope of narrow WTS goals and are condemed to perpetuate the prejudices and logical fallicies of their parents.
Having said that, there are plenty of traditionally schooled Witness kids in exactly the same boat.
i was invited by my parents, and even though i have nothing but contempt for this religion, things have been good in our relationship so i was considering going just to appease them.
anyone else?.
Sadly yes. With any luck however it may be the last one.
