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Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 06-22-08 WT Study (MARRIAGE)
by blondie 22 Replies latest jw friends
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lrkr
The orgs meddling in family relationships and decisions is one of the most outrageous invasions of privacy about this religion. Telling people that maybe they shouldn't get married or have children so that they can sell magazines for more hours or work at Bethel is ridiculous.
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RULES & REGULATIONS
According to the WTS, marriage and having children causes: Upheavals in family life would be among the things "hard to deal with" in these critical "last days." (2 Tim. 3:1-4) Being married to someone-even a fellow Christian-who turns out to be very different from what you expected can definitely be difficult. (1 Cor. 7:28) Some couples who marry young find themselves expecting a child when they themselves are barely out of adolescence. They have not really had time to get to know each other properly before the arrival of the baby, who requires attention 24 hours a day. When the newborn quite naturally becomes the primary object of the mother's attention, the young husband may feel jealous. Furthermore' sleepless nights can create tension and stress that put a strain on the couple's relationship. They suddenly realize that they have lost much of their freedom. Now they cannot go places and do things as freely as they did before. How should they view their changed situation? Raising a child involves years of self-sacrifice. It is a big investment in time and energy. The benefits of staying single or childless for a Noble Purpose according to the WTS: Hence, some Christians choose to remain single for life or they decide to remain single for some years before marrying. Commendably, they do not take advantage of the freedom that singleness brings to pursue selfish interests. Many remain single in order to serve Jehovah "without distraction." (Read 1 Corinthians 7:32-35.) Some single Christians serve as pioneers or Bethelites. A number seek to extend their usefulness to Jehovah's organization by qualifying to attend the Ministerial Training School. In fact, those who served as full-time ministers for some time while single and then later decided to marry often feel that their marriage is still benefiting from the valuable lessons they learned during those early years. In some parts of the world, yet another change in family life has occurred-numerous couples have decided to remain childless. Some do so for economic reasons; others do it because they want to be free to pursue a lucrative career. Among Christians, there are also couples who refrain from having children. However, they often do so to be freer to serve Jehovah. This does not mean that such couples do not enjoy a normal married life. They do. Still, they are willing to place Kingdom interests above some of the privileges that go with marriage. (1 Cor. 7:3-5) Some of those couples serve Jehovah and their brothers in the circuit and district work or at Bethel. Others serve as pioneers or as missionaries. Jehovah will not forget their work and the love they show for his name.-Heb. 6:10. BLONDIE: The society just wants you to stay single and serve Jehovah (slave for the society). -
MinisterAmos
>>Nevertheless, marrying when one is not past the youthful stage when sexual feelings are new and especially strong can distort one’s thinking and blind one to potential problems.<<
Nevertheless, BEING BAPTISED A JW when one is not past the youthful stage when SPRITUAL feelings are new and especially strong can distort one’s thinking and blind one to potential problems. (But that's OK?)
Do they not even think when they print this crap? -
Gopher
>>Nevertheless, marrying when one is not past the youthful stage when sexual feelings are new and especially strong can distort one’s thinking and blind one to potential problems.<<
Nevertheless, BEING BAPTISED A JW when one is not past the youthful stage when SPRITUAL feelings are new and especially strong can distort one’s thinking and blind one to potential problems. (But that's OK?)
Do they not even think when they print this crap?Good point, and I'm quite sure the writers are aware of the irony. However the target audience is young JW"s, most having been born in. These ones were discouraged from ever developing critical thinking, which would lead them to rational conclusions about what they're being told by the Witchpower Babble & Crap Society.
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OnTheWayOut
Para 1.
How has the WTS interpretation of the sign of earthquakes been adjusted? Did the average jw see this or do they still use the old interpretation?
The average JW has no idea that there has not been an increase in earthquakes and
that WTS was forced to acknowledge that. If presented with the fact, (I tried it) they
say that the tragedy is magnified in the last days, because of large populations and
large buildings and dependency on communications and stuff like that.Para 2. .....Jehovah God has a completely different view of marriage and divorce than the one generally accepted in the world around us. What, then, is Jehovah's view?
What about the divorce rate of jws during that period?
The average JW will not see the rate in the congs. as higher, and if presented evidence,
will claim that this is influence from the world. They will offer evidence that they see
many divorces after one leaves the JW's.Para 4. 'Why do some young Christians regret that they rushed into marriage?
.....The ungodly world in which we live is obsessed with sex.
Do young jw women get married because of sexual urges or because the clock starts ticking as soon as they hit 18 and every year after that, their choice of a jw man gets less and less because their are just fewer men than women in the WT organization?
I like your question, but I have to say that young people normally want to have sex.
Young JW's are no different. They want to have sex. If they were not exposed
to the "ungodly" world, they would still want to have sex. It is so NORMAL.
Some young women may feel they need to get a man while they are young, but
most men and a good many women just want sex."little in common"--but isn't having "the truth" in common the only thing that matters?
If it were "the truth", it really should be enough. Their lives would revolve around it
and God would bless them and make them happy. -
treadnh2o
Paragraph 9 really got me ticked- So JW's think the wife's job at the KH is to care for the kids while the Husbands are only responsible for making sure his wife gets 10 hours a month so he is not removed? They are retards!!!
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OnTheWayOut
Para 6. ...You can avoid much heartache if you wait until you are physically, mentally, and spiritually ready for marriage before you start a romantic relationship with a Christian of the opposite sex.
So what is the magic age? A jw has been baptized as young as 6; why wait for marriage; isn't baptism more serious than marriage? Is a 6 year old "physically, mentally, and spiritually ready" for baptism? Why can a 6 year old get baptized but be considered too young to date?
Blondie, I love your comment here. It is the best ever that I have heard on the matter.
A perfect example of them talking out of both sides to cover themselves.If a 6 to 15 year old is mature enough to get baptized (which is the most important
decision they will ever make, according to them) then how can they basically encourage
young ones to wait past most if not all of their teenage years because they cannot be
ready?While I have always understood the normalcy of dating in high school (and younger), I
was not really prepared to debate it with a JW. Now I am. -
Frequent_Fader_Miles
Q 6. How should young Christians view the prospect of marriage?
6. Are you young and still unmarried? If so, how should you regard the prospect of marriage? You can avoid much heartache if you wait until you are physically, mentally, and spiritually ready for marriage before you start a romantic relationship with a Christian of the opposite sex.
So what about all those unmarried sisters who've already "past the bloom of youth"? [and I don't mean unmarried by choice] Is there no advice for them?
This makes it seem like marriage is only for teenagers!