TWO-FACED HYPOCRITES!

Terry

http://home.c2i.net/norman/changes.htm

Read this well-written description of Watchtower hypocrites applying one standard to others it won't apply to itself.

T.

Cygnus

Good ol' Norm, his style is unmistakable and always fun to read.

KAYTEE

Thanks Terry

A very interesting and thought-provoking article, written with some wit, but with serious overtones. I don't know who Norm is but he gets top marks!

KT

Today's news what a propaganda puff piece! A family affair: Parents, daughter seek college education together
Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription), GA - 5 hours ago
... Since moving to Alpharetta in 1992, the family has become deeply involved in Bible education work of their church, Jehovah's Witnesses Alpharetta Kingdom Hall. ... A family affair: Parents, daughter seek college education together

By DIANE R. STEPP
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 09/11/05

Shavonne Richardson, 21, never thought she'd be starting her freshman year of college with her parents.

But to the amazement of University of Phoenix officials, higher education is now a family affair for the Alpharetta family.

Don and Lisa Richardson and their daughter Shavonne all enrolled this fall on the Alpharetta campus, beginning work on four-year degrees in business management. Don, a computer software executive, got the higher education bandwagon rolling for his family when he attended the University of Phoenix's open house last month.

"I walked him around and explained about the flexibility of the program that allows students to take courses online, or attend land classes one night a week, or a combination of both," said enrollment counselor Judy Gentry.

"He said, 'OK, let's do it. My wife will also be signed up by midnight.' Lisa did so online, jumping on the opportunity that fit with her busy family, work and church volunteer schedule. "I thought he was kidding," said Gentry, who was even more impressed when Shavonne, a 2001 graduate of Roswell High, enrolled along with them.

The family spends four hours every Tuesday night in class at the campus on Windward Concourse. Then they have homework to do, papers to complete and study groups to meet with, Gentry said.

Their first class together last month was an elective, General 101, a required introductory course that reorients students to academic life and learning skills.

For Don, 48, a software sales executive, the gap between formal education years was about 30 years. He completed a two-year certification program in computer science in a dual enrollment program with his high school on Long Island, N.Y., and Wilson Technological Center.

He quickly landed a job as a computer programmer and married Lisa soon after she graduated from high school, and they began a family of three children. Since moving to Alpharetta in 1992, the family has become deeply involved in Bible education work of their church, Jehovah's Witnesses Alpharetta Kingdom Hall.

As the years rolled by, raising kids, working and volunteering for their church ruled out college for Lisa and Don, but they hoped their children would go.

It was a chance Lisa never thought she'd have. "I always thought about going to college, but I never saw how I could," said the data analyst for a mental health insurance company. She was frustrated when she re-entered the work force after her children got older, working a variety of jobs but seemingly stuck at lower-paying positions. "Every job I had I learned quickly, but couldn't advance because I didn't have the proper education."

Lisa's company, Magellan Behavioral Health, allows for financial assistance and tuition reimbursement that will cover the bulk of the $435-per-credit-hour tuition. The five-week-long courses carry three credits; 120 credits are needed for graduation, said Shane Clem, who directs the University of Phoenix's Georgia operations.

Clem said the Robinsons are testament that it's never too late. "A lot of adults want to go back to college for themselves and to set a role model for their children."

Shavonne said she expects there will be some family study time and friendly competition to see who can get the highest grades.

She and her dad share one reservation: math. "It's never been a good subject for me," she said.

Dad agrees. "I'm dreading it."

But tackling algebra as a family should make it easier.

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Danny Haszard got a medical exemption from school at age 14 (1972 ) because i was too sick to sit in a classroom from unrelenting ulcerative colitis,I was TOLD i didn't need a worldly education because armageddon was going to destroy the world in 1975.

My revenge for all the Watchtower lies,Four years ago i didn't know how to turn the PC ON!

DannyHaszard

On one of my many servers,see if it holds.Yes,i know how to do this not bad for my 7th grade WT education.

WOW! Three decades of reading the Awake mag really did give me a college educ.

Shania

Thank you for sharing that Terry, that one is a keeper for our files..........

Terry

There are so many good websites out there that deserve more exposure!

T.

Cygnus

Norm Hovland has been a prolific author of such pieces exposing WT hypocrisy for at least 10 years on the internet. He was often associated with Kent Steinhaug who ran the huge anti-Watchtower website "Watchtower Observer", and with Jan S. Haugland who opened a critical website of WT policies, doctrines and practices called "All Along the Watchtower", opened in 1996. The latter two are defunct but the pages have been retained and exist somewhere. Timothy Campbell also operated a simple website that had a measure of popularity with ex-JWs or questioning JWs. Edited to add: "Hourglass2 Outpost" run by a fellow nicknamed Rick was the JWD of its time, circa August 1996 to app. April 2001. That board contained a tremendous amount of diversity, argument and debate, fellowship and downright fighting (but nothing nearly as nasty as what has evolved since). Its initial purpose was for current JWs to discuss reform issues regarding the organization with anonymity. It was run with antiquated software and took tremendous amounts of bandwidth when refreshed so Rick changed its software and format and that fatal mistake pretty much killed the essense of the board's uniqueness and "feel" and led to a mass exodus, with many coming here to JWD to post, including myself. Some of its most tenured and prolific posters were myself, COMF, Jan, Kent (who was banned a few times), AlanF, You Know, CoHeRent, Friend, even Shining One/Rex here. Lee Elder who runs www.ajwrb.org posted often in the early going, but by June of 1997 the idea of "reform" died by announcements of myself, COMF and others that we felt the organization was unreformable, or at least we would have nothing to do with it in good conscience any longer. Just some background for those who are newer to the exJW internet experience.

BrendaCloutier

Thanx, Cyg. I've heard the names before, but I appreciate the history. I'm only a little over a year into the cyber ex-JW esperience! even though Ive been out for almost 30 years.

VM44

This picture from Norm's article is so very very true! --VM44

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