by Metamorphosis 9 Replies latest jw friends
Received my Voter's ID card today for the first time ever - just my next step on seperation from my former life! I'm excited about getting involved in the community now and helping shape my city/state/country for the better instead of sitting around and lamenting on how "evil" everything is :)
Morph
Hip Hip Ho-rah!
Rather liberating isn't it....
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Go Obama!
Got my first one, as well.
We need change NOW!
Good for you!!
Can you imagine if Jw's were allowed to vote? Changes definately could be made. Although, they probably would be very conservative.
you might find this a bit interesting.
a bit from an email i recently recieved
every witnesses knows we are not to vote.
> >>
> >
> > That about size it up. It is a matter of semantics, and the reason I
> > was allowing the thread to go thru.
> >
> > Here in the US of A, when we say: "Vote" we are referring to the
> > general elections that will bring in a type of Government. It is
> > Political. Some of the friends on the list using the publication in my
> > humble opinion erroneously will claim, that there is a difference
> > between voting for an individual to rule versus voting for a necessity
> > or item that may effect us as a citizen or not, I.E. the example
> > Steve provided for us from Washington State, and the one Nick provided
> > from Australia.
> >
> > Basically they are saying If you vote for a person or party, it is
> > wrong because it violates neutrality; but if on the same ballot a
> > question to enact into law like allowing the male school crossing
> > guards to wear Kilts in the summer due to it benefits in keeping the
> > human body cool, it is then to be a conscience matter.
> >
> > But is it? When referring to government, local, state, federal as we
> > know it here in the states, the majority of people are elected into
> > their office. Then after they are elected they work on the items they
> > were elected for.
> >
> > For example, City Councilman Beanbag was elected because he promised
> > Kilts for school crossing guards in their plight to fight some heat.
> > If Beanbag lost his election; most likely the Kilt for school crossing
> > guards would not have made the ballot.
> >
> > People who want to be elected to office, do so, promising items and
> > conditions the public wants. This is politics.
>
> The reason that we refrain from this type is that if the politician
> promises something and s/he does
> not do it, we put our faith in him/her and they disappointed us. Well
> what did we expect?
>
I thought that we refrain from this voting, because it would be
treason against God's established kingdom. I could be wrong eh?
> > If you go to a voting
> > booth, just to have your neighbour cut his grass .5 inch off the
> > ground you are supporting the politician who put it on the ballot.
>
> No, it is an individual who got names on a petition and followed the
> rule of law.
>
That is dependant on state or country. It is the polititians who in
the end decides. Not God's kingdom.
> > That is their job, He also will most likely belong to a political
> > party, In essence you are not being neutral. It like buying playboy or
> > playgirl to read news articles, not to look at the pictures. It is
> > still a porn magazine,
>
> Not necessarily. That is another pet peeve of mine. People throw
> around that word pornography.
> What if it is your spouse that the picture or videos is of (and it is
> not distributed), that is not pornography.
No it is plain stupid. Remember The comment I made about bending the obvious?
however if the video of one's spouse hits the net. It is porn.
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What Me Worry? If you were me... You would!
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Got mine a week ago yippee>>>> go Obama!!!!
interesting post purplesofa.... i just wonder how they think the world would currently operate if no one actually voted. then would we all just listen to the governing body to make every decision for every city, county, state, country in the world? like that would work very well?
Morph
I got mine about a month ago. Another step away from the crazy WT world. This will be my first time to vote, feels strange to be saying that considering my age. Oh well, gotta start somewhere.
Purps - I just caught up on some past posts, and saw that you're out in FL. Enjoy it girl! Hopefully you'll dry out from all that rain and enjoy the beach again. Congrats.
Congratulations.
I escaped the tower in 83 and have been voting sinc 84.
I still have never voted for a winner.
I think I will vote for Obama as the lesser of 2 evils.
